Good machine?

[nylock10]

I'm going to build a mid-range (future mid-range I guess) system so I can play DirectX 9 games at least 1024x768 and DirectX 10 at least 800x600.

Are all the parts here compatible? I think this is a fairly good DirectX 10 computer for the price. Should I get 32 or 64 bit Vista? Whichever one will go faster and is more compatible.

Will I need to buy anything extra? I already have..

Speakers

Keyboard/Mouse

17" VGA LCD Display

Computer specifications:

AMD System - $1,564.87
Processor*
Video Card*
RAM*
Motherboard*
Hard Drive*
Case*
Media*
Power Supply*
Operating System*

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor - $229.99*
3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103773


SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 2900 XT - $429.99*
512MB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP VIVO Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102095


Mushkin 4GB(2 x 2GB) - $359.99*
240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146691


ASUS M2N32-SLI NVIDIA nForce 590 - $219.99*
SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131163


Western Digital Caviar SE - $42.99*
WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822135106


APEVIA X-PLEASURE-BK - $89.99*
Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144128


LITE-ON Black Combo Drive - $25.99*
6X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5MB Cache SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106040


Antec True Power Trio - $99.99*
TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with Three 12V Rails 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, C-tick, CCC, CB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371001


Vista Home Premium - $69.95*
Vista Home Premium Upgrade (Academic)
http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/marketdisp.html?PartNo=784207&qk_srch=Vista

 

[fabulouscoops]

I'd say 2 GB of memory is all you need. Use the savings on RAM to upgrade to a Western Digital Raptor hard drive.
Even if you don't get a raptor, you can get much more bang for the buck in hard drives than the 80 GB 8 MB caviar.

Do you need an SLI motherboard if you are not using dual Nvidia cards?

 

[emceepecks]

For the money you are spending, you'd be better off building a c2d based system

 

[smokie mcpott]

definitely cut the ram in half... you can get 2x1gb 6400 for around 120-150 now
i second that on the mobo as well.. you arent even running one nvidia card do you really need an SLi mobo?
harddrive go with either the raptor or seagate barracuda 7200.10
i dont know what the consensus is on that PSU but i think i am staying away from antec for awhile...i would go with a PSU that has an 8pin pci-e connector for that vid card like the silverstone DA or OP series
or even go with the corsair HX series with one of their 8-pin cables