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tapnout:
Ok here is my final list. I will be connecting to a TV so i'll be purchasing a made my ati s-video out card. Please let me know if anything else is missing besides mouse,keyboard,ect.... Will everything here fit together and work? I going to purchase this if so. Thanks again guys.

 Enlight Beige Mid-Tower ATX Case, Model "EN-7653" -RETAIL  
Item# N82E16811116160
 
 $16.00  

 
 Rosewill 52x32x52x16 CD-RW & DVD Combo Drive, Model C523216, Retail  
 
 $37.00  
 
   
 DIY Blowout Sale!
Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6E040L0, OEM Drive only  
Item# N82E16822140133
 
 $45.99  
 
 
 Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail
 
 $80.00  
 
 
 
 ASRock "K7VT6" VIA KT600 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL  
Item# N82E16813157032
 
 $44.00  
 
 
 
 Fortron 300W Power Supply, Model "FSP300-60PN" -RETAIL  
Item# N82E16817104979

 $27.00  
 
   
 AMD Athlon XP 2200+, 266 FSB, 256K Cache Processor - Retail
 
Item# N82E16819103334
 
 $69.00  
 
 

tapnout:
Also will this be a good computer?

foomench:

--- Quote from: pointdablame on August 14, 2004, 03:38:17 pm ---It is true that you could get the HDD and possibly ram for a few bucks cheaper, but you have to deal with rebates to do so.  Plus, you will also run the risk of getting generic ram.  If I were you, I'd spend the few extra bucks and just get everything in one place, but it's of course up to you.  Also, from my experience, HDD deals sell out QUICK, both online and in stores.  It's a big hassle (IMHO) to wait and get a deal.

--- End quote ---
I agree with just about everything pointdablame has to say. I usually buy the retail CPU as I'm not an overclocker. And if you want to get everything now, newegg is a good place.

As for rebates and hard drives, I haven't had any problems with out of stock or rebates. In the past year I've bought three 120GB drives and a 240GB this way (not for MAME, but a server, a new computer for the wife, and an HD capable HTPC/PVR). These came from CompUSA and OfficeMax.

-foomench

pointdablame:
While I will still sing the praises of the Antec case and power supply, which IMHO are better, your list is perfectly fine.  It will work fine together, be a pretty darn good system for the money, and you have a lot of space for upgrades in the future if you'd like.

A 4x video card will work fine in an 8x slot (to answer Tiger-Heli's question).  It just won't work the other way around I don't believe (8x in a 4x slot)... although I've never tried it, so perhaps even that would work.  Either way, it's not really a concern for you tapnout since I know 4x cards will work in an 8x slot.

And nice move jumping up to 512mb of ram... it really will make a difference.

tapnout:
Alright that's cool guys. I'm going to order it right now. I'll keep you guys updated. I'm sure i'll have a lot of questions when all the parts come in. thanks for all your advice.

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