I will be placing an order tomorrow but before it's 100% set, I would like to know people's opinions on these specs: Mobo - Abit Fatal1ty AN8 (no SLI) - $375 Can Processor - AMD Athlon64 3000+ Socket 939 - $190 Can VideoCard - MSI Radeon X800XL 256MB PCI-E - $390 Can RAM - 512 DDR 3200 (not sure of the company) $70 Can (I know this isn’t good) Antec TrueControle 2.0 550Watts - $150 Can Hard Drive - Western Digital - 160Gig - 7200 - IDE - $119 Can I plan to play HL2, COD, Postal, Swat4 for games and use Adobe Premiere, Vegas 5 and Pinnacle for video editing. This rig isn't only going to be for gaming, I plan to do video editing as well (as you can plainly see). I probably "overkilled" a few items purposely so it can last me for a long time. And yes I know I'm paying a lot now but that honestly doesn't bother me. How does this look so far? Thanks. I Have The Brain Of A Ten-Year-Old -- I Keep It In A Jar On My Desk

"I plan to do video editing as well (as you can plainly see)" Except for the software, I don't see that at all! You need a LOT more RAM that 512MB for video editing & you should have 1GB (2 x 512MB) for gaming. I know these prices are Canadian, but $375 for a board? Where are you buying from? I suggest you look for the DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D or the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum. And get an SATA HDD, not IDE. I'd also go with a 3200+ CPU (Venice core) over the 3000+, the price difference should be minimal. ASUS A7N8X-X Athlon XP 1800+ 8.5 x 200MHz 1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7 Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro SP1

Get a gig of ram. 512 wont cut it.

I'm sorry, I wrote the price wrong for the mobo. It's 275$. For video editing, how much RAM is sufficient? The RAM for gaming will be strongly considered. As for the SATA, there isn't much of a price difference and I believe a little faster? How could I partition a SATA HD? I Have The Brain Of A Ten-Year-Old -- I Keep It In A Jar On My Desk

Almost forgot: "I'd also go with a 3200+ CPU (Venice core) over the 3000+, the price difference should be minimal." The price difference is 100$ which IS a big thing for me also the reason why I chose the 512RAM. I've passed my spending limit by 400$ and I have to stop there. Can't I just overclock the 3000+ to make it equivalent to a 3200+? I Have The Brain Of A Ten-Year-Old -- I Keep It In A Jar On My Desk

you could probably o/c the CPU, but RAM is essential. 512mb RAM willl NOT be sufficient. the 'killer' gaming system i am biulding will have 2gb RAM, but 1gb is okay if you are on a seriuos budget. Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours.

Is the 550Watt PSU too much? I'm thinking I could save a little money and get a 380Watt and get Corsair TwinX1024-3200C2 - $193 Can. I Have The Brain Of A Ten-Year-Old -- I Keep It In A Jar On My Desk