ok. i would like to play world of warcraft, however, i need a computer first. havnt decided to buy or build, however, i did look up building one. promblem is, that the person who will build it, doesnt really no anything about what goes good with what, and im completely lost when it comes to computers. so here is what im looking at, please tell me if it will work: *Thermaltake VA3000 Dream Tower Black VA3000BWA ATX Case with Transparent X type side panel window: ASUS 52x32x52 IDE *Internal CD-RW Drive, Model CRW-5232AS, OEM Black Bulk: *ASUS Black 16X DVD-ROM/ 48X CD-ROM Drive, Model DVD-E616P2, OEM: *Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA *Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only: GIGABYTE "GA-K8NF-9" NVIDIA nForce4 4X *Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU: *Rosewill 500W Black Mirror Power Supply with 1 x 120mm UV Blue LED Fan, Model "RP500" : *AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 939-Pin 64-bit Processor - OEM: *M-AUDIO PCI Sound Card w/ MIDI and Digital I/O, Model "Audiophile 2496" : *GIGABYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "GV-NX66128D"

You might want to check out this article http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1626382,00.asp

Chuck the power supply and get something reliable. http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=17-153-007&DEPA=0 Good deal while it's on sale. "...but in my defense, it was dark, I was drunk, and it was delicious!"

Capt: thank you for the article. i read it and wrote down what they used, but im kindof on a budget right now and cant really afford anything over 1000. i know that makes it harder to get the right computer, but thank you so much, ill difently look into it and if you have any thing else that might be helpful or another article or something, please write.... HeroPshyco: is the power supply the only thing wrong with it? i looked at the one you showed me. it doesnt look tobad, dont know anything about computer though...lol. if you have any other suggestions, like anything else i might need, a monitor or something, please wrrite....

You can get the "backbone" for your PC for about $600. If you're in the US, I suggest shopping online at Newegg.com Here's some rough estimates: Athlon 64 socket 939 (retail) = $150-200 nForce4 motherboard = $125 2 x 512MB PC3200 = $125 power supply = $50 6600 PCI-E video card = $125 I see no reason to get a CD burner AND a DVD-ROM. Why not just get a single DVD burner? It'll handle ALL the duties, probably cost less, & will cut down on the power load. And you really don't need to get a soundcard...most boards have onboard sound. If you're not happy with it, you can always add a card later. Take the money you save from the soundcard & optical drive & put it toward something else, like a better board or better CPU. Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro

I also should have steered you away from the Raptor hard drive. It is a fast hard drive, don't get me wrong, but consider the fact you can get a 250 gig hitachi for less. Most people wouldn't even notice the speed difference of a raptor compared to a good quality SATA like a Seagate or Hitachi. But if you have specific needs, by all means. The sound card, sorta your choice. It depends on what you want to do with the PC. If you have specific needs, go for it. If you want an LCD monitor, this is a REALLY good deal... http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=24-001-171&DEPA=0 "I see no reason to get a CD burner AND a DVD-ROM. Why not just get a single DVD burner?" There are reasons to do this. Maybe he wants to copy CD's a lot. Maybe he wants to watch a DVD movie while running an app requiring a CD. But I agree, if you don't have special needs, one drive would be fine. "...but in my defense, it was dark, I was drunk, and it was delicious!"

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