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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
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
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail $139.99

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

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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