How is this setup?

[Wags1974]

This is from ZZF, I also look at newegg, mwave, and monarch.

The pieces will probably be coming from a combination of those places, but to keep it simple I did a cut and paste from ZZF.


MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64 Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
Remove $154.99 $154.99



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Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
Remove $142.00 $142.00



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CoolerMaster TAC-T01-E1 Wave Master Aluminum Case Retail
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Coolermaster RS-450-ACLY 450W Real Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
Remove $87.99 $87.99



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Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer and Serial ATA Cable Bundle *** Free 2nd Day ***
Remove $191.00 $191.00



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AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
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Sapphire Radeon X800 XL PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI ***Free 2nd Day***
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Im trying to keep total build under 1900$ I still need a 19"crt an o/s a 3.5" floppy , a dvd/cd reader , and a cd/dvd burner. Not worried about a sound card but I might buy a cheap one, depending on how hoggy the onboard audio is, I know the quality will be fine for the only two games I play. Asherons call , and WoW.

I keep going back and forth on the x800 xl and the 6800gt , I think I want to stick with ati, but I have yet to see benchmarks comparing those two cards in worlds of warcraft.

 

[fstime]

Seems pricey if you ask me, but it looks good.

 

[amol]

are you ordering everything from ZipZoomFly?

that x800XL is GROSSLY OVERPRICED . . . but . . . if you wanna pay $90 extra for it . . .

 

[thegimp03]

You can save money on the processor and easily overclock to the speeds. I'd recommend a 3000+ instead. How many A are on the 12v rail on that coolermaster powersupply? I don't know about their psu's from experience, but you may want to look into that, since, for the money, you can get a Fortron or Enermax which are both good psu's.

 

[Wags1974]

It is pricey

Thats the cheapest videocard I could find between the 6800 gt's and the x800 xl's.
Im very picky about my cases and p/supplies. Already went valu-ram. Hrmmm oh well im still within the budget I set.

 

[amol]

if you wanna OC (and want to save $$), get a 3200+

 

[Wags1974]

Amol, link to cheaper x800 xl please?

I havent seen them at 300$ like alot of people say.

 

[Wags1974]

I do want to overclock, just a little intimidating.

 

[Wags1974]

Still hoping to find someone with a link to a 300$ x800 xl.

Thx

 

[PascalT]

don't think they exist yet..