Building my new PC

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So ive decided to build my own gaming pc this time around and after a while of "shopping" i have come up with these parts:


AMD Athlon Dual Core 4200 AM2
http://pcpacific.net/product_info.p...=1782&osCsid=0c7f1015d78c75a6d44aa9a7fe625f73

Geforce 7900GS 256MB TV out DVI
http://pcpacific.net/product_info.p...=2571&osCsid=0c7f1015d78c75a6d44aa9a7fe625f73

Seagate 160GB SATA2 7200.9

GeIL 1GB DDR2-667 (PC2 5300) Retail

Raidmax Ninja 918 Gaming Tower Case
http://pcsale.co.nz/catalog/product...=3397&osCsid=53c90a71658e0cd882352be801e6732a

ASUS M2NPV-VM MicroATX AMD SK AM2 PCI Express x16 GLAN 1394
http://pcsale.co.nz/catalog/product...=2994&osCsid=53c90a71658e0cd882352be801e6732a

Samsung SH-S182D 18x DVDRW



I would like to know if all the hardware is compatible and if not, reccomendations of similar parts within the same price bracket.

Thankyou very much for you time!
 
Please excuse my lack of understanding but,
How is the Core 2 Duo better than the AMD Athlon Dual Core and if i did decide to choose to swap to Core 2 Duo, what motherboard would be best suited (within the price range of the original mobo).

Any help would be much appreciated
 
Core 2 Duo are the new CPU's from Intel. They use less power, generate less heat and have much more power. You can see reviews and benchmarks for them here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/page12.html
and here
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2802&p=4

As you can see, even the $299NZ Core 2 Duo 6300 will be much more powerful than your $279NZ 4200 AM2.

As it's an Intel CPU, you'd need a different motherboard (socket 775 with support for Core 2 Duo) as well as prefer DDR2-800 memory in dual-channel configuration (i.e. memory in identical pairs).
 
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