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#30798 21-Feb-2009 19:12

Im about to build my first computer any suggestions about the compatibility of these parts.

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#197164 21-Feb-2009 19:42

Could you please post the components but not copying from the other website? If you must copy, please copy to notepad first otherwise the formatting is all wrong and the content is lost.

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#197218 22-Feb-2009 10:09

Sorry they are

Case & PSU:       MGE XG Sidewinder II Gaming case 450w PSU
Motherboard:      Asus P5KPL/1600 Crossfire capable
CPU:                  Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHZ 45nm
Hard drive:         500GB Western digital 7500rpm
Ram:                 2x 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 800 PC6400 SDRAM
Monitor:             AOC 21.6inc widescreen
DVD reader/writer:Sony black AD7200SOB internal 20x DVD Writer SATA OEM
Graphics card:     Ati HD4670 1gb

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#197315 22-Feb-2009 17:09

What is it that you are worried about?

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#197334 22-Feb-2009 18:53

Also what are you wanting from the computer ? General all rounder, games machine, media ?

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#197473 23-Feb-2009 15:49

I just want to be sure that all the parts like the RAM and the motherboard are compatible before I go ahead and buy the parts.

The computer will be used for 3d modling, animation and game design as well as school work and playing games like Crysis but this is all on a tight budget so if you can recomend any places I can get these parts cheap that would be helpful
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#197858 24-Feb-2009 21:25

Yes the parts will all work together. Pricespy will give you a good general idea of where to get the bits. Places like qmb are reasonably priced generally.

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#198037 25-Feb-2009 18:06

Try to get much as possible from the one place - saves on courier/postage :)

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#198464 28-Feb-2009 05:45

The E8400 is a good CPU. I have one and love it.
If you're looking at doing graphic design and the likes, you may want to go for a quad core, as a lot of those applications benefit from the additional cores.