Good value on new system?

[noh0pe]

Hey these are the parts I'm hoping to buy. I think I did a pretty good job of squeezing out alot of power with not a huge budget. How did I do? Anything I should consider changing (and wouldn't increase my cost considerably)

CASE
ANTEC Black Performance Series II SOHO File Server Tower ATX Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "SX1040BII"
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-120&depa=0
$102

MOBO
MSI "K8N Neo4 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-484&depa=0
$159

PROCESSOR
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-502&depa=0
$193

VIDEO CARD
PowerColor ATI Radeon X800 XL Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/VIVO, PCI-Express, Model "R43C-TVD3D" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=14-131-299&depa=0
$370

MEMORY
Mushkin Dual Pack 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-299&depa=0
$132

HARD DRIVE
Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD1600JB, OEM Drive Only
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-203&depa=0
$92

MEDIA
NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-035&depa=0
$62

FLOPPY
Samsung Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model SFD321B/LBL1, OEM Drive Only
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-203&depa=0
$9

MONITOR
ViewSonic VP171B-2 17" LCD Monitor, 8ms ?RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=24-116-347&depa=0
$335

TOTAL $1454

I think I'm getting a great deal here. I'm getting one of the best dollar for dollar video cards out there in the Radeon x800 XL. It outperforms the Geforce 6800GT in everything aside from Doom 3 and is cheaper. I'm getting a quality case and powersupply from Antec and one of the best gaming LCDs.

Any thoughts/suggestions? Thanks!

 

[dheffer]

Hey,
Everything looks good, but I would suggest getting a different case / power supply.
For around the same price ( a little less) you can get an antec sonata, with a better power supply (true 380s)
Also, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but in looking thru your hardware, I noticed that the motherboard you wanted was OOS.
Good luck!

and.... WELCOME TO ANANDTECH!!

 

[aatf510]

You should probably wait a little while since x800xl are still way overpriced.

 

[Bonesdad]

If you have a compusa nearby, the Sonata is available for $40 after rebate.

 

[iamskew]

switch out the western digital for a seagate...5 yr. waranty vs. 3 yr.

 

[Blain]

Here's some feedback for you 😀

 

[Sqube]

The X800XL doesn't outperform the 6800GT in everything.

Check out AnandTech's own review. What makes the card so sexy is that its performance is on par, on most cases, with a card that theoretically costs $100 more.

 

[noh0pe]

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions! Anandtech is easily the best hardware forums I've found. Thanks again!