*First time builder critique my rig*

[DarinA21]

This is my first time building a gaming pc and I have been doing quite a bit of research. I don't think I will be doing any OCing but here is what I am looking at. Thanks in advance

GIGABYTE GA-K8N Ultra-9 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
or
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM

THERMALTAKE SViking VA4000BWS Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

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

LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK - Retail

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/1G - Retail

SAMSUNG 710N-BK Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

SeaSonic S12-380 ATX12V 380W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail

I would like to stay around $1200-$1300. Thanks again.

 

[searingsky]

I think you forgot about the video card. 🙂

 

[DarinA21]

Sorry i thought i put that here

ATI 100-435500 Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - OEM

 

[exar333]

HDD??

i might try a MSI if u dont want to OC...very good board (i love the DFI, but not for newbs)

 

[theMan]

if you get the dfi board, and the 3200 venice, and dont overclock, that would be a total shame 🙁 get a really cheap mobo and a 3700+ SD. also, get the s-12 430. and, get corsair value select instead of kingston.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: ExarKun333
HDD??

i kight try a MSI if u dont want to OC...very good board (i love the DFI, but not for newbs)

yeah the BIOS is a bit of a Duzy

 

[Jeff7181]

Epox has some lower priced motherboards that work well too. They're even fairly overclocker friendly.

 

[selfbuilt]

I second the others on mobo, go DFI if you think you might want to o/c (and you probably will eventually 🙂, otherwise look at some less expensive boards like Epox. Also, why are you getting a DVD burner and a regular DVD reader? Your burner will read too ... in fact, I'd recommend a Lite-on burder over the nec. Rest sounds good to me - enjoy!

 

[theMan]

seriously. when i got my comp, i never thought i would oc, but its like, holy crap, i paid $200 for this processor running at 2000mhz, and all these people have them running past 2.7! they will out perform my computer for the same amount of mony for sure!!! must...not...let...that...happen.... so, i started overclocking like mad. its hard to stop/not do. get a dfi, learn up, and save $700 on an fx-57

 

[sangyup81]

it's really, really hard not to overclock an athlon 64 build