Building a new machine and need input?

[segdmd]

I am putting together a new computer for gaming and I need some input. My current wish list is:

Case: undecided, need recommendations

Powersupply: either seasonic s12 series 500 watt or OCZ 600w powerstream

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Plat. nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64 skt939 DDR ATX

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (san diego core)- Would really appreciate input on this one.
Are the higher end AMD chips worth the cost?

RAM: OCZ 2GB kit DDR PC-4000 Plat.- too late got these today.

Video Card: eVGA e-Force 7800 GTX. Big question- Should I hold out for ATI or not?

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160gb w/8mb buffer. Can go smaller or bigger,
but price is nice per mb with this size.


Any input is appreciated. THX

 

[Varun]

Originally posted by: segdmd
I am putting together a new computer for gaming and I need some input. My current wish list is:

Case: undecided, need recommendations

The Antec P180 is a really nice case, everyone that has one seems to love it.

Powersupply: either seasonic s12 series 500 watt or OCZ 600w powerstream

Definately the Seasonic - they are well known to be excellent, quiet power supplies. 500w is more than enough.

Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Plat. nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64 skt939 DDR ATX

Good board

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (san diego core)- Would really appreciate input on this one.
Are the higher end AMD chips worth the cost?

For $100 more than the 3700+, I don't think it is worth it. If you want to spend that much you may as well go dual core.

RAM: OCZ 2GB kit DDR PC-4000 Plat.- too late got these today.

Video Card: eVGA e-Force 7800 GTX. Big question- Should I hold out for ATI or not?

Why hold out for ATI? The 7800GTX is at least as fast (if not faster), cheaper, and available.

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 160gb w/8mb buffer. Can go smaller or bigger,
but price is nice per mb with this size.

Good drive, for the price difference I would go for the Samsung 200GB drive though. Less than $10 more for an extra 40GB.


Any input is appreciated. THX

 

[Firsttime]

looks solid, make sure you have a nice set of speakers and a pretty monitor to enjoy that beast on, for a case:
Something Sharp

Something Windowed

theres my thoughts, hope you enjoy whatever you end up with

 

[Gadzookie]

the PSU you choose is overkill
the MOBO you choose is good but there is better and cheaper out there
4000 san diego isnt worth it get a 3700 san diego and overclock it or go dual core
the ram you got is excellent
the ATI card are horriable IMO i would get a 7800 gt dont go GTX not that much better then gt rights now in games
i would try to get a HD with 16 MB cache now

this is what i would recomend

Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail 49.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129152

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX450-PN ATX12V 450W Power Supply - Retail 49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail 235.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 105.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B250S0 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM 95.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144358

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM 38.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047

XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT Video Card - Retail 359.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150108



Total 932.48

 

[tyborg]

Case: I got the thermaltake kandalf. It's pricy, but both me and a friend of mine agree that it's well worth the hefty pricetag. As for the video card, actually, I would hold out for now, but not for ATI. Wait for the new 512 MB 7800 Ultra and get it. I read somewhere it'll be out in a few weeks. I got the 4000+ SD, but I agree, the 3700 is a better value. you only lose 200 mhz, and it has almost the same OCing potential.

 

[segdmd]

what advantages are there to a dual core? i am even more unsure about my cpu now. 3700, 4000, dual core- ah the madness.