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advice:
check out any reports on how much sound that case makes. if you're going to be in a dorm room, take it from me, a quiet computer is a blessing.
with 2 HDs, a big vidcard, and whatever disk drives... i would definitely go with at least 400W. inadequate system power creates a lot of problems over the long run, even if it it boots fine... there are more complications. plus, if you know you have the right power it always eliminates another factor when diagnosing any system instability.
personally, i wouldn't OC your computer till a couple years down the road. a 2500 will pretty much do anything you ask it to these days. wait till it becomes too slow to run a few applications before you overclock it. that way any residual heat damage that occurs after it has had a useful life. by then, you'll be able to pick up a 3.X Athlon for less than fifty bucks if it breaks.
Any ideas on speakers? don't want to let that sweet audigy 2 go to waste.
am i correct in interpreting a single combo disk drive? if so, pick up a cheap 52X cdrom drive. it is nice to have two for burning purposes with very limited additional cost.
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