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A decent gaming rig for $1000

Sonikku

Sonikku

Lifer
I was curious if I could build a faster gaming machine on a grand so before I placed my order I figured I would ask for comments on my current build. I'll be upgrading from a ABIT Socket A mobo with Sempron 2400+ cpu, gig or corsair value ram and 9600XT.

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM $39.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152047

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail $109
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129155

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380817AS 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148040 $65.25

MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Lite) Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card White Box - OEM $469
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814127187

CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail $89.75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145440

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail 146
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103537

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813123236

CPU + MOBO Combo = $231 ($20 less)

Total: $1,003.99

A 7800GT would have been about a hundread dollars less, but I want the fastest machine I can get for a grand. All and all I'm a little surprised I was even able to cram a 7800GTX into this budget. I think a A64 Socket 939 needs to hit 2.2 Ghz to hit equilibrium with a 7800GTX to not make a bottleneck, but the Venice line of CPU's should over clock to that easily. One thing I am worried about however is whether or not the Antec made 450 watt PSU will be enough to run the GTX at stock speeds with a full load. I don't think I have any reason to OC a card this fast, I'd just want to get the Venice up to speed. As for RAM, I hear Battlefield 2 likes 2 gigs of ram. But that isn't a issue as I can just move the gig of ram I already have in my current PC over to the new one. How does it look?
 
I don't think that power supply will work either... They require a high watt psu... I say invest in a seasonic s12 500w or a tagan 480w.

Get a slk3000b with any of the power supplies chosen above.


But, everything looks fine.
 
AATech Video Card reviews have shown the wattage the cards themselves use, but I don't think they have told what a full PC load uses. Obviously, I'm not paring this Video Card with a FX-55 or anything. Just a 3000+ Venice. So it's just a matter of having a PSU that can run one power hungry card with a less power hungry assortment of parts.
 
I think the psu you will be fine. maybe i am wrong rice do you have any info to back that up?
 
Originally posted by: w00t
I think the psu you will be fine. maybe i am wrong rice do you have any info to back that up?
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Did a check.

400w or 450w with 26 amps +12v rail.
my bad oh well.

I'm just paranoid.
 
So it will work? That'd certainly be a plus as I don't want to spend any more that this unless it's really necessary.
 
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
 
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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why didn't you say that earlier...
Should've backed me up! lol.
 
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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fyi, the 7800 GTX uses less power then the 6800 ultra. and yes, that psu will be perfectly fine.
 
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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why didn't you say that earlier...
Should've backed me up! lol.
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lol 😛, the PSU is enough...but I don't trust ''just enough'' when it comes to PSU. Better be safe than sorry.
 
Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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fyi, the 7800 GTX uses less power then the 6800 ultra. and yes, that psu will be perfectly fine.
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He will be fine the 7800gtx uses less power than the 6800ultra and it wont bottle neck with his 3000+ as long as he oc's at leat to 3500+ speeds.
 
Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: krnxpride83
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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dont listen
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:thumbsup:
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we probably have high standards and won't risk power supplies.
For me
#1 priority is a good power supply.
#2 is good mobo, cpu, and ram.
#3 is video card
#4 is hard drive
#5 is case
#6 is heatsink.
 
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: krnxpride83
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
Click to expand...


dont listen
Click to expand...

:thumbsup:
Click to expand...

we probably have high standards and won't risk power supplies.
For me
#1 priority is a good power supply.
#2 is good mobo, cpu, and ram.
#3 is video card
#4 is hard drive
#5 is case
#6 is heatsink.
Click to expand...

Yup basically.
 
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: krnxpride83
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
Click to expand...


dont listen
Click to expand...

:thumbsup:
Click to expand...

we probably have high standards and won't risk power supplies.
For me
#1 priority is a good power supply.
#2 is good mobo, cpu, and ram.
#3 is video card
#4 is hard drive
#5 is case
#6 is heatsink.
Click to expand...

Yup basically.
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agree to disagree.

here is the Newegg link.

model number: OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
 
Originally posted by: Ricemarine
I don't think that power supply will work either... They require a high watt psu... I say invest in a seasonic s12 500w or a tagan 480w.

Get a slk3000b with any of the power supplies chosen above.


But, everything looks fine.
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HUH? The power supply there is fine!!

Everything looks real nice....I would go for it.
 
Originally posted by: mOeeOm
Unless you are going to overclock that 3000+ I think it will bottleneck your vid card...and I wouldn't trust that PSU with a 7800GTX.
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Did I not outline in my original post that I intend to overclock the 3000+ Venice from 1.8ghz to at least 2.2 Ghz? (2.2ghz is from what I hear the ideal speed for a GTX)

Anyways... How long is the 7800GTX? If it's really long I fear it might cover up the white port that my DVD drive will plug into.

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/13-123-243-02.JPG

Looking at the black slot where the card goes into, and the two inputs for a CD drive and ATA HDD, does it look as though the 7800 will cover up both ports?
If the 7800GT is shorter then the GTX that might be a contributing factor in me going with that card instead. It would also settle the issue of having a weak PSU.
 
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