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Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 / 2.66Ghz / 6mb Cache / 1333FSB / LGA775
GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard
Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8mb SATA-2
Kingston 2x1GB RAM
Intech H825 Black Tower Case (500W)
Asus EAH3850-HTDP-512 Radeon HD3870, 512MB, DDR3, PCIE2.0, VGA, DVI, HDMI, HDCP
10/100 Network Adapter
Built By Centercom

Total Price $950.30

Will this all work?

Build it your self

i have a couple of questions/suggestions:
isnt the hard drive a little small?
DDR1 ram is a little old, for 60 dollars you can get 2gb DDR2 i recommend that
How much is the graphics card? do you need 512mb card? will DDR3 graphics card work with your motherboard/processor/ram??

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Originally posted by rm rulz

isnt the hard drive a little small?

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Of course it is but he can easily buy a bigger hdd later on.

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Originally posted by rm rulz

DDR1 ram is a little old, for 60 dollars you can get 2gb DDR2 i recommend that

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He will need DDR2 as I have already stated. $60 is for cheap generic ram. I would always pay a little extra for quality chips. ie micron.

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Originally posted by rm rulz

How much is the graphics card? do you need 512mb card? will DDR3 graphics card work with your motherboard/processor/ram??

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512mb of ram on a gfx card is plenty and if he plans on getting a bigger monitor later on then 512mb of ram will be needed to run games at higher resolutions alot more efficiently. Yes this gfx card will work with his mobo.

I currently have a monitor that runs a resolution of 1280x1024 with no problems [21 or 22" not quite sure], i dont think i will go any bigger than that monitor wise lol, i will buy some new ram as suggested and have changed my mind and am getting the Radeon that was suggested, and i would do a build myself, but im not to confident with putting a pc together. Personally i also feel that the HDD is fine, as im currently using a tiny 60GB HDD and its 90% full, im sure i can handle a 160GB HDD pretty well.

Your welcome.

Another question guys, i just want to clarify this, what is the best graphics card i can get my hand on, on a max budget of $350 Australian Dollars??

8800gt

As far as i can find, they all come to $500 or more, i need max budget of $350

EDIT: Nevermind, thanks phillip, much appreciated

You could save a little bit of money. See if there is a similar motherboard that has an integrated network adaptor ($10 - $30 saved). Also, look out for hard disks on special/clearance at the same and other computer shops ($5 - $50 saved).

One concern i have with that system is the PSU. Intech is a brand I've never heard of, and a price search shows that it's not widely available, but is very cheap ($50). You might want to choose a different case/PSU or buy the same case but also buy a better PSU.