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PSUstoekl

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I'm all set here, guys. Just need your collective opinions.

AMD 64 3200+ Venice (Retail)
MSI K8N Neo4-F
OCZ DDR400 2 x 1GB
eVGA 7800GT
Maxtor Diamondmax10 250GB
NEC DVD Burner
Lite-On DVD Drive
Antec Sonata II (450W PSU)


 
I've always wanted two DVD drives...it's just sexy (actually, it's so I can run a live CD in one and use the other during that time). And the MSI is cheap and has gotten superfluous reviews.
 
epox 9npa+ is one of anandtechs recommendations. 2 optical drives are a waste, while you're burning a cd you should leave as much cpu usage going to the drive as much as possible to avoid errors, thus removing the need for a second drive. maxtor has only what, 3 year warranty? and their products are still questionable. get a seagate w/ 5 year warranty. get a benq dw1640, also anandtech's recommendation over the nec. although the sonata and psu are ok, i'd still say get something like a centurion 5 case and a fortron 450w for more performance.
 
Looks good on the inside, but...
Thermaltake Tsunami is my recommendation on case
I would recommend an Enermax 500-something or high 400 watt psu. Go with seagate or wd on the hard drive.
Don't listen to them on the 2 vs 1 dvd drive thing, it's only like 20 bucks more, and it makes it a lot easier. If you're that concerned with errors, well, then you can make a cd image from the lite-on, and then later burn it to a dvd/cd on the nec (which i have and like). I haven't tried the benq, but it is getting good reviews. Plextor has a sata dvd-burner at newegg which is kind of weird...
 
Originally posted by: PSUstoekl
I'm all set here, guys. Just need your collective opinions.

AMD 64 3200+ Venice (Retail)
MSI K8N Neo4-F
OCZ DDR400 2 x 1GB
eVGA 7800GT
Maxtor Diamondmax10 250GB
NEC DVD Burner
Lite-On DVD Drive
Antec Sonata II (450W PSU)
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The only thing I would change is the HD brand, otherwise everything else looks great. Seagate would be my first choice and Western Digital if budget is tight, but you do not appear to have that problem.
 
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