Finalizing Comp...(First Build)

[mOeeOm]

Finally have the money to buy a computer, my budget is $1600-$1700, this is the comp I came up with...

http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/4570/rig6jw.jpg

Shipping $51.18
Insurance: $43.68
Subtotal: $1,550.89
GST(7%): $108.56
YOUR TOTAL: $1,659.45

Tell me what you think, I am concerned mostly if the PSU and case is good enough to run it and keep it cool and compatibility issue. Thanks a lot. This will be a gaming rig by the way.

 

[theMan]

get an xp-90c or xp-120 instead of the zalman. otherwise, looks schweet.

 

[mOeeOm]

I would get those, but then I would have to get the fan as well because those are only the heatsinks(unless I'm wrong), so if they are the heatsinks, what fans would you recommend to go along?

 

[furballi]

I'd go with a cheaper board like Abit AN8 or Epox EP-9NPA, AMD 64 3000 Venice, and Corsair Value Select RAM. You should be able to overclock the 3000 to +3700 speed. Also go with the Antec SLK300B case and an Enermax 495 Noisetaker V2.0 PSU. A 500w Fortron is also reasonably priced.

 

[AATRuler]

Hmmm If u can do what Furballi suggests.. u can go for some sweet x850xt or sumshin like that.. maybe even 7800gtx

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: AATRuler
Hmmm If u can do what Furballi suggests.. u can go for some sweet x850xt or sumshin like that.. maybe even 7800gtx

That would totally go over my $1700 budget 🙂. And I only really wanna play half-life 2/doom3/CS:S/BF2 at mid-high settings, so an x800xl will do just fine. And when I get 2GB of OCZ VX gold, I think it will last me quite a while.

 

[AATRuler]

In that case it will ,yes..

 

[GuileVsGuile]

nice build