Got a question about an Acer Desktop

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Ah Alright. You don't have to be a PC GAMER FANATIC to want to build a system that is literally double the CPU power..double the ram...a better card and whatnot. You should know that you will get a far better desktop computer and overall performance this way.

As for a "low-profile" 7600GS I wouldn't worry as they aren't that big at all and would fit in a case such as this if you decide to get one.

Newegg.com - AMS CF-1089BK Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - Retail
 
The Acer will do you if that's all you need. Add the extra RAM and it will run it. The 6150 is actually a sutprising chipset. A guy at work plays Civ4 on his.

Building your own is fun (which you know), but not always necessary. If the Acer meets your requirements, I say go for it. You can always add on to it down the road.
 
Trotter said:
The Acer will do you if that's all you need. Add the extra RAM and it will run it. The 6150 is actually a sutprising chipset. A guy at work plays Civ4 on his.

Building your own is fun (which you know), but not always necessary. If the Acer meets your requirements, I say go for it. You can always add on to it down the road.
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ok, but any opinions on the Shuttle?
 
yes they come with motherboard and PSU, only problem that i can come up with is that they are propriatory (spelling?).

ok, so heres what i got so far (on a side note)

Athlon X2 3600+ (budget i know, but will do for my needs)
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - OEM

ASUS M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX
Newegg.com - ASUS M2NPV-VM Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667
Newegg.com - Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail

LG Black 18X DVD+R
Newegg.com - LG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE Super-Multi DVD Burner - OEM

video card (undecided)

Case (undecided)

I dont need an HD cause i can reuse the one i have now and i dont need a PSU as i have a rather modern one (Thermaltake 430w)
 
Trotter said:
Eh, the Shuttle is a VIA chipset... not that great. Only has a 250W PSU.

Your components look good.

Here's a case to check out:
Newegg.com - APEVIA X-QPACK-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case ATX 420W power supply Power Supply - Retail

As for video card, a 7600 would be more than enough for what you have said.
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Sry, not a big fan of the q-packs, what about the (Antec?) Aria? I like the looks of it but, if i cant find anything that is good i will just get this

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-SKN2-GP Black / Silver Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

oh and about the video card, what about this? i've been wanting to give ATI a try

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-RX165256D-RH Radeon X1650 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
 
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