ABITNF7S Mobilexp 2500+ suggesstions needed

[rakochan]

After reading the results on this forum, I have ordered the mobo and cpu from newegg.com

The below is what i want to build i am not sure about ram muskin,corsair etc and the video card and i
have a thermaltake volcano 12 is that good for this board. Can one of you guys suggest.
Hardware:
Kingwin (3 fan) KT-424 Silver Case with blue neon $86.00

Antec 420w Power Supply $66.00

Abit NF7-S Motherboard @ 200mhz $92.00

Onboard Dolby 5.1 Soundstorm

Onboard 10/100 LAN

AMD 2500+ Overclocked to 2.2ghz
Item # N82E16819103401 Price: $95.00

CPU FAN AMD VENUS12 K8 A1744 $37.00

CPU THERMPASTE ARCTIC SILVER5 3.5G% $7.00

Geil Ultra 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3500
Item # N82E16820144514 $115.00

WD1200BB 120GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM $87.00

LITEON LDW-411S DVD-Dual/ CD ReWritable Drive $126.00

 

[Zebo]

What do you want? quiet? Other than that it looks really good.

I would switch HD to seagate baracuda, switch cd to samsung with dnyamic balancing, switch HSF to coolermaster areo blower. If you want to save some cash and get very good ram uses same modules as mushkin/corsair (winbond ch-5) called buffalo 3200 cas 2.5 at newegg... I'm running 3500 at 2-3-3-11 for $88 YMMV.

also I don't understand getting 2500 since 2400 is $20 cheaper. Stepping is what you care about from my readings..

 

[myocardia]

Geil ram doesn't work at all with NF7-S boards. Geil doesn't work well with any nForce2 boards except Epox's and some people are getting it to work on A7N8X boards, but at higher latencies. If you're looking for good ram with low-latencies for a good price, get OCZ. And like Zebo said, the Buffalo ram is quite decent. Also, why pay $37 for that heatsink? I doubt it would be a bit better than the TT Volcano 12 you already own. If you want a better heatsink, buy a Thermalright SLK-900a link to 900a or an SLK-947u link to 947u for a couple more dollars. Nothing on earth cools better than they do. Plus, they will accept up to a 92mm fan, so if you want quiet, you can keep your overclocked proc. cool as hell without a lot of fan noise. And if you aren't worried about the noise, you can get a 92mm Vantec Tornado and keep your cpu almost frozen, without having to spend $1,000 on a Prometia setup. Oh, and the Antec TruePower 430 is one of the better power supplies made for an Athlon-based system.

 

[dqniel]

The aero blowers are crap to put it simply. Get a 947u if you want to overclock. Also, get a 2400+ mobile for 20 dollars cheaper like the other guy said. Get a SATA hard drive as well (the seagates are nice). Geil ram in an AMD system is a no-no, get something else. If you want to overclock mushkin 222 special is a great choice.