guess ill be using the m3a since i already look at all the thing before. ill it be the same price if i get them near mine pc store .

If you can afford to put an 8800 graphics card in there you'd have a nice setup going.

what the name i said when i go into the store to get them is it this?
cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
board:Asus M3A
video card:Gigabyte 8800GT
do they need to know more to get what i want or is it that all they need to know what i want.

That should do it.

The Graphics Card would be: Gigabyte 8800GT 256MB

They make other models with more memory so 256MB will be the least expensive.

i look at the local pc store they dont have those thing, they have AMD 4000 tho. why dont big store like best buy,radioshack, and target have those cpu. i stilll need pc case, RAM, and psu.
hard disk will use the old one and then get a external Hard disk drive
optical drives wiil be one internal DVD-ROM and one external DVD±RW.

how many should ram be and what the psu

This is the CPU support list for the M3A

AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 / Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™
AMD Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron
AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology

This is the RAM:

4 x DIMM, max. 8GB, DDR2 1066 / 800 / 667 / 533, ECC and non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Dual channel memory architecture
* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ CPU only
* Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)

Here is the ASUS page:

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...34&modelmenu=1

Manual here: http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/.../e3422_m3a.zip

I'd suggest 2GB RAM. 2 sticks of 1GB that will be dual channel.

I'd suggest a PSU from 500 to 600 Watts.


I think most computer builders buy on-line so there is not really enough demand for local retailers to stock much of a variety.

http://www.xpcgear.com/wd5000aaks.html hd

http://www.xpcgear.com/ado5000ddbox.html cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...%2bAthlon%2b64

http://www.xpcgear.com/100207l.html video

http://www.xpcgear.com/m3a.html board

http://www.xpcgear.com/1gbddr2800.html memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134218

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147065 case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817709011 psu

Burner
http://www.xpcgear.com/shs202n.html


$560


can the cpu fit in the board ?
how the video card?
which memory is better?
can the board fit in the case?

Everything = Yes except the PSU. Totally not good.

The second RAM is best: 2 X 1GB Kingston.

You need a PSU that is both "dual core" and "PCI_E" Ready.

Dual core offers the 4/8 pin ATX and PCI_E offers the 6 pin PCI_E.

Do not buy a cheap PSU. This price range should be @ $50>$150.

This one is very good if you can afford it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341002

This is a bit cheaper but still good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153028

is everything ok here if so i get them? is there thing i still need or all i need is those thing? do i need this , http://www.xpcgear.com/vaniccoppasd.html ?

http://www.xpcgear.com/wd5000aaks.html hd 105

http://www.xpcgear.com/ado5000ddbox.html cpu 94

http://www.xpcgear.com/100207l.html video 72

http://www.xpcgear.com/m3a.html board 88

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820134218 memory 70

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147065 case 23

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153028 psu 80

http://www.xpcgear.com/shs202n.html Burner 33

http://www.xpcgear.com/arsil535.html
http://www.xpcgear.com/articlean60m.html 14

579

That all looks good.

You do not need item #1 (RAM heat spreader). That Kingston RAM has heat spreaders. They are basically just a metal envelope to distribute the heat release.

The only thing I would consider upgrading is the graphics card. That looks like a good card for the price but if possible I would upgrade it.

To go to the next higher end level would be around $175 such as:

http://www.xpcgear.com/100222l.html