Building New System

[LiNoX]

I plan on purchasing a new system with the following:

3200+ Venice

.. and thats as far as i can get. im new to everything to say at the least and i heard the 3200 venice can overclock well.. how likely is it to reach or surpass fx speeds without having to spend prenium?

Budget ~ 1000 including monitor

I also plan on getting a

sound audigy 2 zs
and a 6600gt

any suggestions or reccomendations will be appreciated, thanks

 

[AustinMatherne]

PS and Case???


Fishers Webb

 

[LiNoX]

those i dont have much of an idea. but heres one that i have looked at

link

 

[AustinMatherne]

Originally posted by: LiNoX
those i dont have much of an idea. but heres one that i have looked at

link

Umm I was asking if you needed a Power Supply and Case???

Fishers Webb

 

[Nick5324]

You might want to look over mechbgon's guide here

 

[KoolDrew]

Here you go.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ - $190
DFI NF4 Ultra-D - $135
Crucial Value RAM (512MBx2) - $85
6600GT - $170
Audigy 2 ZS - $90
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB - $130
NEC ND-3520A - $50
Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM
Cooler Master Centurion 5 - $50
Antec 500w Smart Power - $65
Logitech Z-5300 speakers

That is probably over your budget, but it is just to give you a basic idea of what to get.

 

[AustinMatherne]

Originally posted by: Nick5324
You might want to look over mechbgon's guide here

 

[LiNoX]

oh thanks everybody, and the guide is pretty useful - i will finish reading when i get my parts :

from what i can gather it will look something like this:

AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ 939 Venice - $190

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (512x2) PC3200 2-3-3-6 - $121

DFI LANPARTY N64 UT ULTRA-D ATX AMD MOTHERBOARD - $135

MSI NX6600GT-TD128E PCI EXPRESS x16 - $175 out of stock

Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - $120

SAMSUNG SPINPOINT 120 GB RPM 7200 3.5" ATA 150 - OEM - $80 i was considering getting a raptor but..

Case- antec, aspire
Monitor - dell, samsung, sony

budget is around $1000-1200. My main priority is to have the venice run @ 2.6ghz and last at least 5 yrs

i will be glad to take any suggestions or reccomendations.. and thanks again everyone
i cant wait

 

[shoRunner]

get some value vx if your gonna go with the dfi board. it will overclock very well.

 

[LiNoX]

o ok thanks but is it better than the one i listed above?

 

[shoRunner]

yes they will overclock better.

the audigy game is the same as the normal one plus 5 games(splinter cell, one of the jedi knights, hitman, tomb raider, and a rainbow 6) so if you want those games its a good deal otherwise save your money.

i like this case
but i'd just get a case that you like. the more important part is the PSU that you get.

and here is a good deal on a psu