new PC

[danked]

looking for comments, suggestions, on a new PC build, Overclocking is not a major concern
yes there are a few things missing, no need for a CASE, HD or more RAM atm
the bugget is around $550
I was looking to make something, that would be upgradeable, thats one of the reasons its an SLI mobo
not sure if I really need it, or the dual core. mainly a gaming and home PC,

wanted a 7950GT but went with the 7600GT cause from what ive seen the $100 extra isnt worth the performance

any improvements, suggestions, ideas are wellcome

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16813128301 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128301)
GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard with 1394b - Retail $99.99

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16814143049 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814143049)
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $139.99

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16817371002 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817371002)
Antec True Power Trio TP3-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails - Retail $99.99

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16819103562 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103562)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail $162.00

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16827106055 (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106055)
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM write and LightScribe Technology Black E-IDE/ATAPI Model LH-20A1H-185 - OEM $39.99

Subtotal: $541.96 - $45 in rebates

[Thongsy]

If you're going to be buying a new pc now, why not go AM2 or Core2Duo? Don't want to buy new ram? If so than it looks fine, but you should really reconsider.

[danked]

cause AM2 isnt that great, and no love for intel

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/am24200.php

[Jewelz23]

Intel Core 2 DUO is the best processor out right now tho...

[seththefallen]

The problem was the memory. Look at the CAS latency on the 939, 2-2-2-5. On the AM2 rig they were 5-5-5-12. As soon as low latency DDR2 memory becomes affordable AM2 will score higher benchmarks. In addition AM2 is compatible with AM3 where 939 is fading out.