So I got bored and did some computer shopping and read some reviews on some hardware that I was looking at... all in all I spent just over $1100 including the copy of Windows Vista 64 bit Home Premium... Anyways here is what I got..

GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor

G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 1.5MB Cache SATA Combo Drive

Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD

Acer AL2216WBD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor

Raidmax Smilodon Mid-Tower ATX Case with Front USB, Audio Ports, Clear Side and 500-Watt Power Supply

 

I would have gotten an core 2 duo either e6300 or a 4300 and oced the shit out of it :-P (you can get the 4300 up to 3.0 ghz no problem)

Nice system though and for the price you can beat that, newegg is awsome. i just built a computer for my friend cost him 740 shipped and it a pretty kick as system

 

Sounds really really good smile.gif Enjoy it!

 

Nice system. My only difference would have been to go with a Western Digital Raptor Drive. With a spin speed of 10,000 RPM, they rival faster SCSI systems or RAID arrays with the only downside being the smaller sizes. I noticed a HUGE improvement in performance when I upgraded my main drive to a Raptor and used my bigger drives for storage. That CPU with that RAM is such a great combination! All in all that is a very nice computer setup!

 

From what the reviews said on newegg that this athlon is easily overclocked and stays very cool while you do it, thats why I picked this up... plus it was a good price with free shipping smile.gif

 

The athlon is great for overclocking. However, you really need a good cooling system or should think about going liquid cooled if you plan to overclock. Heat is your enemy!

 

I'm going to see how it runs at the speed it is supposed to.. temperature wise before I overclock it.

 

thats always a good Idea :-P.

I guess im biased towards the intel because I got one :-P. But athlons have always been good for over clocking just when i read reviews on those 2 and were getting 3.0 on air cooling i was like WHA!?!?!


Anyway good luck with the computer its still an amazing system for the price