Building New Machine-Need Feedback

[mattyqp]

Here is a list of components I thought would work well together. I am new at this. Does how does this look to everyone else? I am willing to entertain all suggestions. I am not looking to overclock. I just want something solid that looks good and won't choke on Doom3 or some Photoshop work.

Is there a rock solid AMD CPU/Motherboard Combo that would make for a good alternative?

Thanks,
Matty

ANTEC ALUMINUM SERIES SUPER LAN
Antec 480W Power Supply, Model "TRUE480"
Maxtor 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
Intel "D865GBFL" I865G Chipset
Motherboard For Intel Socket 478 CPU
Intel Pentium 4/ 3.2C GHz 800MHz FSB,
512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology
I already have a floppy, DVD Burner, and a DVD/CD burner.

 

[Frew]

AMD is better choice at the moment.

 

[Yanagi]

for doom 3 that cpu would be fins. The most important part would be the graphics card. what graphic card are you going to buy? you could buy an NFORCE 3 mobo with a 3200+ or a via mobo and a 3200+. depends on what your needs are.

 

[zlooop]

What resolution do you want to run Doom3 in ?

Asus motherboards are the best in my opinion.

 

[Tostada]

You need to give a budget before you can get a good mobo/CPU recommendation.

Personally, I'd say an Athlon 2500 Barton and a Shuttle nForce2 board for a low budget. With the budget you seem to have (since you're thinking about a P4 3.2), I'd go with about an Athlon 64 3200 and an nForce3 250Gb board (the $99 Epox board has plenty features for most people). You should be able to get a Raptor 74G and 1G of Corsair CL 2.5 in that price range.

Maxtor drives are nothing special. I'd look at a Seagate or Hitachi 160GB drive with 8MB cache and a 3-year warranty if you're not going to get a Raptor 74.

 

[mattyqp]

Damn, I thought I put the Video Card in there also. Okay, thanks for bothering to read my crap. You guys are helpful and most retail stores are more worried about the sale than the quality. You are on the Christmas list.

I listened, and here are my revisions resubmitted for your approval. This should be a balanced machine at a decent price. I could get it from newegg at $1122. I would be willing to entertain any other suggestions. I would like to keep the machine between 1000-1500. I still need speakers, and a new monitor.

ANTEC ALUMINUM SERIES SUPER LAN
Antec 480W Power Supply, Model "TRUE480"
XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT, 256MB,8X AGP
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512k L2 Cache
EPoX "EP-8KDA3J" nForce3-250Gb Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU
Seagate 160GB 7200 SATA HD, ST3160023AS
eVGA GeForce 6800 128M
Already have 8x DVD+/-RW and DVD-ROM/CD Burner