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Samlaptop

Samlaptop

Samlaptop

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Will this PC be good?

Hi

Is this a good build?

- Asus Vintage V3-M2NC61P Barebones System - AMD64 (Socket AM2)
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600 2.90GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
- Default CPU Cooler (temporarily out of stock)
- Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
- OcUK GeForce 9500 GT Extreme 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
- Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- Sony Floppy Drive - Black
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 - OEM (N09-02215)
- Akasa Serial ATA PSU Converter
- Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard - OEM (FA3-00015)
- Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600)
- No Cooler Selected (temporarily out of stock)
- Monitor Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- Headset Not Selected
- Headset Not Selected
- Symantec Norton Internet Security Suite 2009 - OEM

It's from overclockers themselves.
 
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I have changed the specs completly and used an intel CPU:

Symantec Norton Internet Security Suite 2009 - OEM
- No Office Software
- Headset Not Selected
- Speakers Not Selected
- Monitor Not Selected
- Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black - OEM (953688-1600)
- Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 Keyboard - OEM (FA3-00015)
- Akasa Serial ATA PSU Converter
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP3 - OEM (N09-02215)
- Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
- No Second Hard Drive Option (ZERO Cost)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS)
- OcUK GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
- Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB)
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.33GHz 4MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
- Asus T3 Series T3-P5G31 Barebones System - Intel Core 2 Duo (LGA775)

It would be used for audio recording, video recording, games such as the sims 2 and call of duty modern warfare.

The monitor I have chosen is: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-000-HS
 
There is no good reason to use Norton when the are superior freeware and pay for alternatives. Better to put the money to the hard ware.
 
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A lot of people have been saying bad things about those Seagate drives, apparently they have a high failure rate. There’s a thread dedicated to it somewhere around here…

Also don’t get Norton, it’s the biggest pile of **** you can install on your computer.
 
For games you'll want better than a 8600GT.
I also wouldn't consider buying a new system with less than 4gig RAM nowadays.
 
Personally I don't think the HDD's are bad.. I just think its a simple case of OcUK selling thousands of them more compared to other drives. I know they fit 7200.11's into most of their pre built PC's, and the standalone OEM is cheap.

More sales is obviously going to mean more failures than other drives. Just seems higher than it actually is.
 
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