First build wishlist is FINALLY finished. Please look over it.

[MVasigh]

What I want to know is, is everything compatible? I won't be overclocking at all, so yeah.

COOLER MASTER CAVALIER 3 CAV-T03-UK Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A BLACK - OEM

I/O MAGIC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - Retail

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP1614N 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM

pqi TURBO 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PQI3200-2048DP - Retail

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM

ATI 100-435400 Radeon X850XTPE 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM



Thanks. I probably won't get this for 4-5 more days just to see how the 7800 is, but I won't change main components unless something is incompatible.

EDIT: Oh, and, the X850XT on a SLi board may be temporary. If 6800Ultra prices drop, I'll get Ultra SLI. If they don't drop that much, 6800GT SLI, or a 7800GT.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Everything looks good except for that ram. You might run into problems with that msi too.

 

[Stokes]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Everything looks good except for that ram. You might run into problems with that msi too.

LIES! MSI is a good brand! To be honest, if you are not overclocking, even no name motherboards will be fine and stable. Just find a motherboard that has the bells and whistles you want and you are set. That is if you don't plan to overclock.

You know you wanna... even just a little bit... come on..

 

[akugami]

Seagate HD's would be my recommended choice.

 

[MVasigh]

*sigh* So should I change back to Corsair XMS? Or would Crucial do? Cause Crucial would save me $$$ and score me a free FarCry.

Also, I <3 MSI, but would an ASUS SLi board be better? I'm trying to keep away from DFI cause I heard they're first-timer horrors.

And DAMN Seagates are expensive. I really want 160GB too.

 

[KoolDrew]

*sigh* So should I change back to Corsair XMS? Or would Crucial do? Cause Crucial would save me $$$ and score me a free FarCry.

PQI is fine, but I do prefer Crucial. I guess it really depends on the price difference. Especially with the free game.

Seagate HD's would be my recommended choice.

Samsungs are extremely quiet so it is a good choice.

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: MVasigh
*sigh* So should I change back to Corsair XMS? Or would Crucial do? Cause Crucial would save me $$$ and score me a free FarCry.

Also, I <3 MSI, but would an ASUS SLi board be better? I'm trying to keep away from DFI cause I heard they're first-timer horrors.

And DAMN Seagates are expensive. I really want 160GB too.

Sammie HD's are an excellent choice! MSI is a very good board as well. The first neo's had bugs, but that was long ago. You cannot go wrong w/ an Asus board though IMO. Whatever the RAM you get remember low latency beats speed on a64l. G luck

 

[CheesePoofs]

Originally posted by: Stokes

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Everything looks good except for that ram. You might run into problems with that msi too.

LIES! MSI is a good brand! To be honest, if you are not overclocking, even no name motherboards will be fine and stable. Just find a motherboard that has the bells and whistles you want and you are set. That is if you don't plan to overclock.

You know you wanna... even just a little bit... come on..

I'd have to agree with Pentium Guy. I've had bad experiences with MSI boards, 2 out of 3 arrived DOA, so I suspect they have serious quality control issues. If they work they seem to work well, though.

Everything in that build looks good.

 

[Mrvile]

Build looks great, looks like you invested big on this one - you won't be dissappointed.

Now just reboot the comp...hit del...go to core settings...you know you want to...even just a bit...

 

[MVasigh]

ASUS... MSI... ASUS... MSI... oh god why did you have to make me choose?

Anyway, I've heard the Samsungs are really quiet, and that's good. So I guess I'll keep that.

Onto RAM. The price difference between the PQI and the Crucial is actually more than the cost of FarCry. Although the game isn't really what I'm worried about. I want some quality RAM, and if it would cost me 40 more bucks to get it, I'm fine with that. Now, I am not really familiar with RAM, so here are both of them. It'd be great if someone could go over them real quick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820141182

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=CT2KIT12864Z40B

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Build looks great, looks like you invested big on this one - you won't be dissappointed.

Now just reboot the comp...hit del...go to core settings...you know you want to...even just a bit...

Teehee, . I don't see why I should even need to overclock though. The system seems good enough for at least a year on stock settings.

And I'm upgrading from a P4 1.6GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, GeForce 2 monster to this one

 

[KoolDrew]

Get two sticks of these. It is even cheaper then the PQI.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145505

Teehee, . I don't see why I should even need to overclock though. The system seems good enough for at least a year on stock settings.

But overclocking is so much fun and who could say no to free performance?

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: MVasigh
ASUS... MSI... ASUS... MSI... oh god why did you have to make me choose?

Anyway, I've heard the Samsungs are really quiet, and that's good. So I guess I'll keep that.

Onto RAM. The price difference between the PQI and the Crucial is actually more than the cost of FarCry. Although the game isn't really what I'm worried about. I want some quality RAM, and if it would cost me 40 more bucks to get it, I'm fine with that. Now, I am not really familiar with RAM, so here are both of them. It'd be great if someone could go over them real quick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820141182

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=CT2KIT12864Z40B

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Build looks great, looks like you invested big on this one - you won't be dissappointed.

Now just reboot the comp...hit del...go to core settings...you know you want to...even just a bit...

Teehee, . I don't see why I should even need to overclock though. The system seems good enough for at least a year on stock settings.

And I'm upgrading from a P4 1.6GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, GeForce 2 monster to this one

You're right, you don't need to. But omfg it's so fun!! Then you end up breaking everything like me and you wish you never even started.

 

[KoolDrew]

Just be patient and play it safe and you shouln't break anything when overclocking.

 

[JBDan]

I would go Crucial and the reason for me....the company and their customer support is fantastic.

 

[MVasigh]

Which is exactly why I'm trying to steer away from OCing, I'm afraid I'll pop something <_< >_>

So basically, Corsair, Crucial, and PQI. More opinions?

 

[JBDan]

Originally posted by: MVasigh
ASUS... MSI... ASUS... MSI... oh god why did you have to make me choose?

Anyway, I've heard the Samsungs are really quiet, and that's good. So I guess I'll keep that.

Onto RAM. The price difference between the PQI and the Crucial is actually more than the cost of FarCry. Although the game isn't really what I'm worried about. I want some quality RAM, and if it would cost me 40 more bucks to get it, I'm fine with that. Now, I am not really familiar with RAM, so here are both of them. It'd be great if someone could go over them real quick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820141182

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=CT2KIT12864Z40B

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Build looks great, looks like you invested big on this one - you won't be dissappointed.

Now just reboot the comp...hit del...go to core settings...you know you want to...even just a bit...

Teehee, . I don't see why I should even need to overclock though. The system seems good enough for at least a year on stock settings.

And I'm upgrading from a P4 1.6GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, GeForce 2 monster to this one

lol i thought the same. You start oc tinkering and your an addict b4 ya know it!

 

[suicidalpigeon]

sli mobo with an ati?

 

[MVasigh]

Any more opinions on the MSI and ASUS thing? That and the RAM. I need to pick one =P.

EDIT: The ATI is a placeholder for an estimate price. Waiting a few more days for a possible price drops, and I may go Dual 6800GTs.

 

[MVasigh]

Alrighty, I switched it out for an ASUS A8N, it's a couple dollars cheaper too.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: MVasigh
Which is exactly why I'm trying to steer away from OCing, I'm afraid I'll pop something <_< >_>

So basically, Corsair, Crucial, and PQI. More opinions?

The Corsair VS is the cheapest and probably the most popular RAM at these forums. That would definitely be my choice.

 

[MVasigh]

Corsair VS it is. So, ASUS and Corsair now, anything else?

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: Stokes

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy
Everything looks good except for that ram. You might run into problems with that msi too.

LIES! MSI is a good brand! To be honest, if you are not overclocking, even no name motherboards will be fine and stable. Just find a motherboard that has the bells and whistles you want and you are set. That is if you don't plan to overclock.

You know you wanna... even just a little bit... come on..

MSI is okay, but they do cheap out on components compared to higher-end mobo manufacturers. All motherboards are not created equal - the el cheapo ones tend to have shorter lifetimes and stability issues. At least in my experience...

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: MVasigh
*sigh* So should I change back to Corsair XMS? Or would Crucial do? Cause Crucial would save me $$$ and score me a free FarCry.

Also, I <3 MSI, but would an ASUS SLi board be better? I'm trying to keep away from DFI cause I heard they're first-timer horrors.

And DAMN Seagates are expensive. I really want 160GB too.

The Samsung performs about the same and is the quietest hard drive you can buy - look no further!

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: JBDan

Originally posted by: MVasigh
ASUS... MSI... ASUS... MSI... oh god why did you have to make me choose?

Anyway, I've heard the Samsungs are really quiet, and that's good. So I guess I'll keep that.

Onto RAM. The price difference between the PQI and the Crucial is actually more than the cost of FarCry. Although the game isn't really what I'm worried about. I want some quality RAM, and if it would cost me 40 more bucks to get it, I'm fine with that. Now, I am not really familiar with RAM, so here are both of them. It'd be great if someone could go over them real quick.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820141182

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.Asp?IMODULE=CT2KIT12864Z40B

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Build looks great, looks like you invested big on this one - you won't be dissappointed.

Now just reboot the comp...hit del...go to core settings...you know you want to...even just a bit...

Teehee, . I don't see why I should even need to overclock though. The system seems good enough for at least a year on stock settings.

And I'm upgrading from a P4 1.6GHz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HDD, GeForce 2 monster to this one

lol i thought the same. You start oc tinkering and your an addict b4 ya know it!

Sadly, that is SO true. I can't live without having tweakable BIOS settings anymore... it makes me feel like I bought low end crap if I can't adjust voltages, timings, FSB, etc.

 

[MVasigh]

Tiny little bump.