building gaming rig

[stu1811]

Picked out the following components for a gaming rigg. Any suggestions would be apprecitated. I would like to keep the total around 3k with shipping. Right now the total is $3.013.


AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (2.2 GHz) 939 Chipset ($497)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546

Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail ($277)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102189

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) ($253)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210

Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM ($163)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144160

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB ($372)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148108

BFG Tech BFGR78256GTOC Geforce 7800GT ($369)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814143037

Antec Performance Plus PlusView II ($85)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129164#DetailSpecs

Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply ($100)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103932

SAMSUNG 204T-Black 20.1" ($550)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001194

PLEXTOR Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-740A-BP-BL - OEM ($53)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131354

LITE-ON Black IDE Combo Drive ($27)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106992

VANTEC NXP-205-BK Fan Controller($20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813999504

Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive ($25)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813998514

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA ($164)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517

 

[DaveSimmons]

Upgrading to a 7800GTX will probably offer more performance than spending $277 instead of $100 on a Creative soundcard.

 

[Ctrackstar126]

what he said

 

[i1o0i]

Or you can get ati x1800xl because x1800xl beats 7800gt on game performance.

 

[Shizzle]

geee thats not aussie money and im enviuos of your wealth

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Upgrading to a 7800GTX will probably offer more performance than spending $277 instead of $100 on a Creative soundcard.

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Holy crap! I wish I was that rich...

But I still wouldn't get that system, doesn't make economical sense to me.

I would get an 800 dollar system, invest the extra 1700(I already have a monitor), then get another 800 dollar system a year or two later, and still have more money than you

Then again I don't have a "need" for that much performance...

and I am broken record when it comes to new builds.

 

[stu1811]

Currently I have a laptop, so I dont have anything to start from. I have to get new everything.

 

[flyboy84]

welcome to the forums mr w i dont think stu needs a GTX b/c he isn't planning on getting a huge monitor...or are you?

nice avatar choice BTW looks just like you...except non-curly

 

[stu1811]

19" widescreen

 

[alimoalem]

ok that's a good system but you spent too much. you don't need that $277 sound card. settle for $100.

the raptor should not even be considered. if you really want speed, get 15k SCSI for the same price. u save another $160 there.

for your seagate, if you get 2 250gb drives, it'll come out cheaper. might get a couple degrees hotter though

u definitely don't need the $27 drive. just a waste and uselessly takes up a 5.25" drive bay. u can get a 19" but if you need the 20, go with it. very nice, very solid system you have there. use it well

 

[imported_rod]

Replace the ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe with the A8N-SLI premium.

Trust me, the chipset fan on the deluxe is a POS - i had to replace it after it failed on my MoBo. Heaps of other ppl have had the same problem. The premium uses heatpipes instead, so no moving parts to wear out.

RoD