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Question

Will this set up work okay together?

Jul 2, 2011 7:17AM PDT

Okay, in the past I have always bought pre-made pc systems but I've decided now to build my own set up. I was just wondering if all these components would work together okay?

Case: Cooler master enforcer

Motherboard: Asus M4N68T V2

Processor: AMD Dual Core Athlon II X2 255 3.1GHz 2MB Cache

Optical Drive:









Sony AD-7260S-0B 24x DVD+/-RW SATA

Graphics Card: ATI Radeon 5450 1024MB

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 16MB Cache 6Gb/s

Power Supply: Novatech 500W ATX Power Supply for AMD and Intel Motherboards 20Pin + 4Pin

RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws-X 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit

Moniter: LG E1940S 18.5 inch Wide LCD LED VGA Monitor

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium with Service Pack 1, 64-bit

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Seems like a mild home machine without trying to game.
Jul 2, 2011 7:31AM PDT

Looks like something I'd surf and play cards and videos on.
Bob

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Money
Jul 2, 2011 4:02PM PDT

Im pretty short on cash at tthe moment so i was hoping to get that build before i go off to uni and then uprgrade parts along the way. Do you thiink that the motherboard is up to spec for gaming if other components were upgraded?

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Would have been better, easier for ALCON if you provided
Jul 2, 2011 11:28PM PDT

LINKS to the products from a vendor like Newegg.com so we can check the products, the specs and prices.

VAPCMD

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Should work just fine....
Jul 3, 2011 12:52PM PDT
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Graphics Cards
Jul 3, 2011 6:42PM PDT
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(NT) What's the intended or primary use for the PC ?
Jul 4, 2011 3:20AM PDT
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Use
Jul 4, 2011 4:26AM PDT
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Good change if you're running games as
Jul 4, 2011 7:43AM PDT

gaming performance is very dependent on the graphic card.

Might need to double check to see if the PSU selected is sufficient as the new video card has a greater power draw than the original card(s). I really like the Corsair PSUs

VAPCMD