Help me with this build. . .

[amol]

This will be used for gaming (HL2, flight sim, CS:S) and possibly in the future, I'll add a TV Tuner card

ALL PRICES ARE WITH TAX AND SHIPPING FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ThermalTake Tsunami Black w/ Window - $128.90 (I don't think I'm going to change my mind about this case)

WHAT FANS SHOULD I GET TO REPLACE THE ONES IN THE CASE?

Antec Neopower 480W - $113.93 (i'm bidding on one on eBay, if i dont win, i'll get from store)

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester - $161 BOUGHT

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra - $176 (i'll get one from the next shipment from Newegg)

WHICH RAM SHOULD I GET FOR THE MSI BOARD? I want 1GB STICKS, so that I can upgrade to 2GB later without using all 4 DIMMS

Seagate 200GB Barracuda 7200.8 - $146.13

Pioneer DVR-109 DVD+/-R DL - $100

Win XP Home OEM - $101.60

Black 1.44MB Floppy - $6

x800XL - $350 (should i wait for price to go down more?)


My monitor is the Dell 2005FPw . . . 1680x1050 LCD

 

[amol]

bump onto the first page

BTW, my budget is upto $1600

 

[CheesePoofs]

Why not get a case designed for quietness, so you dont have to replace the fans, like the sonata?

For the ram, just get the cheapest 1gb sticks you can find from a brand you know.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
Why not get a case designed for quietness, so you dont have to replace the fans, like the sonata?

For the ram, just get the cheapest 1gb sticks you can find from a brand you know.

because i dont like the sonata's looks

i dont mind replacing fans, either

 

[amol]

any comments on the rest?

 

[Markfw]

Yes, if you dont get 2x512meg sticks, its won;t run in dual channel, and that will hurt the performance.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
Yes, if you dont get 2x512meg sticks, its won;t run in dual channel, and that will hurt the performance.

is it possible to run 2x1GB in dual channel?

 

[Markfw]

yes
and get XP pro, not home./

 

[thirdlegstump]

Zalmation water cool?

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
yes

then i'll do that . . .

i'll buy 1GB now, then in april or may, once i get some more $$, i'll buy another stick

 

[SrGuapo]

Yes, but I thought you said you would strt with 1 stick? I don't have very much experience with fans, but I thik I've heard that the panaflow fans are some of the best and quietest case fans you can buy. Not too sure though.

Why are you getting the pioneer drive? The NEC is a little faster and much cheaper, though if you ant quiet, I've heard the ben-q drives are nice (and cheaper).

goos luck finding an X800XL at that price that isn't backordered for weeks. If you do manage to find any, I'll bet they will be much more expensive than that. Since they are competing agaist the PCI-e 6800gts, they may be raised to as high a $450...

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: SrGuapo
Why are you getting the pioneer drive? The NEC is a little faster and much cheaper, though if you ant quiet, I've heard the ben-q drives are nice (and cheaper)

yeah, but DVR-109 can do DL DVD+/-R . . . 3520A can only do DL DVD+R

 

[siyan]

SilenX fans are amazing from what I hear. Magnetically suspended bearings or something.

As far as I know, SilenX > Panaflo L1A > Vantec Stealth.

EDIT: typo'd