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Kabouter

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In a month or so I will be buying a new PC, however I can't decide on the parts really (there is so many options it makes your brains want to explode). I will be using this PC mainly for general use and gaming (which at least helps me decide in favour of the AMD 64 S939 platform). The budget I am limited to is some 2500 euros (have to buy everything from printer to screen to input devices) which is pretty much equal to what you would get for $ 2500 in US stores.

Overclocking is also not something I'm into heavily (hence the choice for air instead of water/phase change) but OCing parts slightly should be possible in the new rig.

What I'm currently looking at:
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Venice core)

Processor cooling:
Thermalright XP-120 with Papst 4412 FGL 120mm fan

Motherboard:
DFI Lanparty NF4 SLI-DR (not sure about this one, but someone said it's one of the best)

Memory:
Twinmos 2x 512MB dual channel kit

Video Card:
Asus Radeon X800 XL 256MB DDR3 (PCI-e, 2x DVI, ViVo), AX800XL/2DTV (totally not sure about this one, there is a zillion cards to choose from. Video in is a pro btw, but not necessary)

Video Card Cooling:
Zalman VF700-Cu

TFT:
Xerox XA7-19i-8ms (19", 8ms, D-sub/DVI, Silver/Black)

Hard Drives:
2x Western Digital Caviar WD2500JD, 250GB (7200rpm, SATA, 8MB)

Case:
Antec Performance One P160 (not sure about this one, but I like the clean look of the case and the fact that it uses 120mm fans which means it cools well yet doesn't make extreme amounts of noise like my current case does) Also planning on getting another 120mm papst fan with this as it only comes with one space

PSU:
Tagan TG480-U01 (480W)

DVD Burner:
NEC ND-3520 (16x dual-layer)

Sound Card:
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS

Speakers:
Logitech Z-5500 Digital (5.1)

Printer:
Canon Pixma iP4000

Keyboard:
Logitech UltraX Flat Keyboard

Mouse:
Logitech MX1000

Floppy Drive:
Samsung 3,5" Floppy Drive

Thanks already for any and all help you can give me :).
 
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casper114

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As far as I can tell I think that you have an excellent system lined out for what you say you want to do with it. It will work on any game I have ever seen! Maybe even some bragging rights.
 
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jbyrtus

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looks great to me: then again, you can read my sig to see what i am running currently :)

how much did that come to? do you have more/less room on the budget?

i cannot criticize anything on your list: maybe the logitech, but i love klipsch.

you also did not provide a monitor: or did i miss that?
 
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Kabouter

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Originally posted by: jbyrtus
looks great to me: then again, you can read my sig to see what i am running currently :)

how much did that come to? do you have more/less room on the budget?

i cannot criticize anything on your list: maybe the logitech, but i love klipsch.

you also did not provide a monitor: or did i miss that?
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-It came to some 2450 euros so just within my budget
-Klipsch almost impossible to get here in the Netherlands so for PC speakers it's really a choice between Creative and Logitech
-You missed it:
TFT:
Xerox XA7-19i-8ms (19", 8ms, D-sub/DVI, Silver/Black)
 
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Chosonman

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If you get that motherboard you might want to get a video card that actually WORKS in an SLI board. Or drop the SLI board and just get an regular Nforce4 Board.
 
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Kabouter

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Originally posted by: Chosonman
If you get that motherboard you might want to get a video card that actually WORKS in an SLI board. Or drop the SLI board and just get an regular Nforce4 Board.
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Which regular nforce 4 board would your recommend?
 
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Kabouter

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Originally posted by: Silversierra
I have that psu. It's good, but not quite as good as I was expecting, but a good deal for the price. I would consider this psu too, if available. Site for reference, since they don't ship internationally.
http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103464
Good printer choice.
Yeah, it looks good. Depends on your budget what to change.
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Ok mobo the Chaintech VNF4 ultra
And that specific Enermax PSU is not available here :(
Only regular Enermax PSU's and Noisetakers
 
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exar333

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id go with a 3700 San Diego over the 3800 Venice...just as god OC'er and with more cashe...its a great chip!

the x800XL is a great chip for the price, good choice IMHO
 
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Kabouter

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Originally posted by: ExarKun333
id go with a 3700 San Diego over the 3800 Venice...just as god OC'er and with more cashe...its a great chip!

the x800XL is a great chip for the price, good choice IMHO
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Thanks! Now I just have to hope for good availability for the 3700+ San Diego by the time I buy the rig :)
 
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Kabouter

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Mmmh been wondering about the memory. I know 1GB will suffice for now but is the brand right and should I maybe consider low latency memory? Or is regular PC3200 memory with CAS 2.5 enough as long as I don't do extreme overclocking?
 
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