any advice before I buy?

[ValuedCustomer]

I used to play LOTS of Rainbow 6 and Rouge Spear and I'd like to start playing 1st person shooters again.. I don't want to spend anymore money than $800.. I've got a couple CD Burners and a floppy I'll be using for the drives, btw.. am I missing something? will this be a relativley good kit in regards to (un)needed upgrades in the future? - thanks for the advice all


* RAIDMAX Blue 10-bay Case with 420W Power Supply, Model "ATX-868WUP" - $50.50
* Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD1200JD, OEM Drive Only - $88.50
* Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - $142.10
* GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS Ultra-939" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU - $115.00
* AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 939-Pin 64-bit Processor - OEM - $155.00
* Apollo nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "AGP 6600GT"- $229.00

total before tax: $780.10

 

[Appledrop]

ya all good but i dont think the gigabyte a64 boards have a good reputation - try an asus a8v or MSI K8N ( my a8v is lovely)

 

[nick1985]

take a look at the epox 9nda3+ motherboard if you want a good cheap nforce3 socket 939 board.

also, get a good powersupply. the one that is coming with that case is utter crap.

 

[ValuedCustomer]

thanks to both of you - I'll revise

 

[DaveSimmons]

What Azzy64 said. Also if you buy an OEM A64 instead of retail you'll need a heatsink/fan. Check thread #1 in this forum to see if they list one.

Also, if you get an Antec Sonata case instead, it comes with a solid PSU even though it's "only" rated 380 watt.

 

[JBDan]

Get a better PSU other than that your system will play those games just fine. I like my a8v but it is 129$ or so. Its a fast mobo but is not the greatest oc'er

 

[ValuedCustomer]

Okay, I revised.. thanks for the catch on that heatsink, btw. -- having been out of the gaming thing for an extended period and being a network-guy anyway, can I expect this rig to keep up w/ most/all games out as of today? ** I have no interest in oc'ing, btw **


* COOLMAX 400W CX-400B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply; 1 x 120mm fan, 3 Speed Fan Control Switch ( Auto, Low, Medium). - $38.00
* AMS GMONO BLACK MID-TOWER CASE, Model "CF-2029" -RETAIL - $40.50
* COOLER MASTER CPU Cooler for Athlon64 & Opteron, Model "KK8-7I52A" -RETAIL - $15.49
* Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD1200JD, OEM Drive Only - $88.50
* Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - $142.10
* MSI "K8T NEO2-F" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL - $100.00
* AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 939-Pin 64-bit Processor - OEM - $155.00
* Apollo nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "AGP 6600GT"- $229.00

total before tax: $808.59