Help Building a Computer

[bleach]

I'm trying to build a computer for my friend, well, I don't really know if this is good:
AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ 3.0 GHz
ASUS M2N32 SLI Deluxe AM2 NVidia nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD
Patriot 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) 240 PIN DDR2 667 MHZ PC 5300 Dual Channel Memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache 3.0GB/s
Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534 KKN2 GP Black Aluminum&Mesh Bazel SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ThermalTake TR2 W007ORUC ATX 430 Watt PSU 115/230 V
BFG Tech Geforce 7950 GT 256 MB GDDR3 PCI-E x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Graphics Card
SONY NEC Optiarc Black 16x DVD ROM 48x CD ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-Bit 96-KHz PCI Sound CardHe's tight on budget and is shopping on newegg.com/ Correct me on anything, he just wants to play H2V on high settings with aa at 1280 x 1024 Resolution and some other games he has. He already has a monitor, mouse, a keyboard and dual speakers. He does need a low price gaming mouse with a scroll wheel, two or three buttons and nothing fancy.

Grand Total: $1,020.00 (Newegg.com!)

[Warsaw]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104051

That mouse is infallible. I have one (actually, I have another on the kitchen computer too), and I loved it. Not as good as my RAZER Plasma (obviously), but it gets the job done extremely well. You can't beat it for the price.

[bleach]

Thanks Warsaw, I can't give reputation out because I need to spread more around. I'm looking for opinions and suggestions to that rig for my friend. :)

[Xetsuei]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029&Tpk=e6750)
eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB KO ACS3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130081)
eVGA nForce 680i SLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188012)
Enermax 550W PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103447)
OCZ Gold 2x1GB DDR2 800 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262)
Rosewill Mid ATX Tower (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811147038)
Sony NEC Black SATA Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827152079)
Total: $1078(w/out mail-in rebates)
He wont need a sound card.

[Cortexian]

Xetsuei™;149773']Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029&Tpk=e6750)
eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB KO ACS3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130081)
eVGA nForce 680i SLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188012)
Enermax 550W PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103447)
OCZ Gold 2x1GB DDR2 800 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262)
Rosewill Mid ATX Tower (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811147038)
Sony NEC Black SATA Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827152079)
Total: $1078(w/out mail-in rebates)
He wont need a sound card.
Just a word of advice, don't include specific cases when you make a computer list up for someone, cases are all about personal opinion and taste. If a component requires a certain size case or feature, notify the person the list is for.

You may also have some RAM/Motherboard conflicts there, the 680i chip set boards tend to dislike OCZ RAM right off the bad, it requires a bit of tweaking to get working. And SATA optical drives are meh, at least they were when I built this computer, may have advanced now.

[FluffyDucky™]

I'm trying to build a computer for my friend, well, I don't really know if this is good:
AMD Athlon X2 64 6000+ 3.0 GHz
ASUS M2N32 SLI Deluxe AM2 NVidia nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD
Patriot 4 GB (2 x 2 GB) 240 PIN DDR2 667 MHZ PC 5300 Dual Channel Memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache 3.0GB/s
Cooler Master Centurion 534 RC-534 KKN2 GP Black Aluminum&Mesh Bazel SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
ThermalTake TR2 W007ORUC ATX 430 Watt PSU 115/230 V
BFG Tech Geforce 7950 GT 256 MB GDDR3 PCI-E x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Graphics Card
SONY NEC Optiarc Black 16x DVD ROM 48x CD ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels 24-Bit 96-KHz PCI Sound CardHe's tight on budget and is shopping on newegg.com/ Correct me on anything, he just wants to play H2V on high settings with aa at 1280 x 1024 Resolution and some other games he has. He already has a monitor, mouse, a keyboard and dual speakers. He does need a low price gaming mouse with a scroll wheel, two or three buttons and nothing fancy.

Grand Total: $1,020.00 (Newegg.com!)

Don't get the things in red. CPU, AMD, no. Intel i find to be a lot better. Go with Intel Core 2 Duo, or Quad Core. Highest available so you will not have to update too soon. Always think ahead. Your motherboard you have put there. Asus, yes, i trust a lot and see it as a good and well know brand. Try and get a motherboard that can support the most latest and greatest Graphics cards which support Direct x 10, vista and etc. In your motherboard also check that it is PCI-E, and ram, try and find one that can hold a large amount. This can help you upgrading in the future. If you get a good enough motherboard the sound card will be in built with it, and automatically installed. Graphics card, if you don't want to spend too much, atleast make sure your it can support vista and dx10. And at VERY VERY least 256mb, i would say go for a 512. If you find a card that can be either ATI Crossfire or SLi for nVidia so you can in the future double your GFX by being able to have two of them. You must also see if your motherboard supports that. There is so much more. But eh, cbf. :)

[Xetsuei]

Just a word of advice, don't include specific cases when you make a computer list up for someone, cases are all about personal opinion and taste. If a component requires a certain size case or feature, notify the person the list is for.

You may also have some RAM/Motherboard conflicts there, the 680i chip set boards tend to dislike OCZ RAM right off the bad, it requires a bit of tweaking to get working. And SATA optical drives are meh, at least they were when I built this computer, may have advanced now.

Doesn't matter, it's a cheap/good case.

[Cortexian]

Xetsuei™;149804']Doesn't matter, it's a cheap/good case.
Even so, picking a case is usually all about what you want personally.

[Xetsuei]

Ever think that he doesn't care?

[Digikid]

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache 3.0GB/s

Thats a no no. Get a Western Digital SE16 250GB SATA 3.0 at the same speed but better in every way.

The Seagate .10 series have problems with overheating, squealing, heads scratching the platters and just plain SUCK.

Avoid Seagate for now until they get their quality up.

Here is the link to the better Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144701)

[InnerGoat]

Xetsuei™;149773']Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029&Tpk=e6750)
eVGA GeForce 8800GTS 640MB KO ACS3 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130081)
eVGA nForce 680i SLI (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188012)
Enermax 550W PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103447)
OCZ Gold 2x1GB DDR2 800 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227124)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262)
Rosewill Mid ATX Tower (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811147038)
Sony NEC Black SATA Burner (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827152079)
Total: $1078(w/out mail-in rebates)
He wont need a sound card.This.

The money from that 4gb kit is better spent on a higher-end video card.

[bleach]

Ok, thanks. +Rep if I can. By the way, my friend said that he is fine with any case as long as it can "Float the Boat".

[Mr Buckshot]

Don't get the things in red. CPU, AMD, no. Intel i find to be a lot better. Go with Intel Core 2 Duo, or Quad Core. Highest available so you will not have to update too soon. Always think ahead. Your motherboard you have put there. Asus, yes, i trust a lot and see it as a good and well know brand. Try and get a motherboard that can support the most latest and greatest Graphics cards which support Direct x 10, vista and etc. In your motherboard also check that it is PCI-E, and ram, try and find one that can hold a large amount. This can help you upgrading in the future. If you get a good enough motherboard the sound card will be in built with it, and automatically installed. Graphics card, if you don't want to spend too much, atleast make sure your it can support vista and dx10. And at VERY VERY least 256mb, i would say go for a 512. If you find a card that can be either ATI Crossfire or SLi for nVidia so you can in the future double your GFX by being able to have two of them. You must also see if your motherboard supports that. There is so much more. But eh, cbf. :)

Quad core won't benefit typical gamers. It simply isn't worth it for people like us. Dual core, especially the C2Ds, is a better and cheaper option (but from the perspective of the mighty genius Kiwidoggie, it is supposed to be spelled duel core and is BS compared to AMD, lol)

Modern motherboards usually carry PCI-express slots. Anyone looking to build a gaming desktop will almost always go for those.

also, Crossfire/SLI is not really worth it compared to simply getting a more powerful card. Crossfire/SLI does NOT double performance - it's usually 30-50% performance gains.