Just need some help deciding the last couple of things...

[tristanic]

All the pieces for my gaming rig are slowly showing up. I just need some help deciding between these last couple of things. It will mostly be for gaming (ie bf2, hl2, fear, cod2, fear, all the stuff my voodoo 3 and 800mhz processor won't let me play) with some photoshop and illustrator tossed in. I will probably be overclocking a little

RAM = 2gb Corsair xms 3200
Soundcard = Audigy 2zs plat
Optical = hp dvd40 lightscribe dvd/cd
HD = two 74gb raptors
Case = lian li 6010
CPU = AMD Opteron 165 Dual-Core 1.8GHz Processor
Monitor = FW900
GPU = whichever is the cheapest of the 1900 xt/xtx when I buy the last couple things

Mobo = either the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe $225!!
or
DFI Ultra D $123
I'm also open to any other suggestions.

And for the psu I am trying to decide between the

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003">ENERMAX Liberty 500W $110</a>
or
SeaSonic S12-500 $130

Any suggestions on what would play together the best would be great! I am hoping to have all the pieces and start putting it together in under two weeks!! I am pretty excited about that and just don't want to ruin the experience with incompatability issues.

 

[markkleb]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813153030

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817101208

I read some reviews on the mobo and they loved it. I have never used Jetway but this mobo has some GREAT new ideas on it.(the main trick thing is you can use 1 vid card or sli and it worked better than the asus and the dfi cause there is no jumpers).

This is my new ps, Its modular and ALL the cables have emi filters on them.

 

[tristanic]

Anyone else?? I've never heard of this company. Any thoughts on the items I listed or Jetway?

 

[Mong0]

Unless you are going to go SLI then I would say sticking with the DFI is the best bet. I just bought a whole new rig and my layout is very similiar to yours. You will not see a big enough difference between the A8N and the Ultra-D. I also bought the Enermax Liberty 500W and love the modular cable management.

 

[Skott]

Some of the Lian Li cases (the 1000 series comes to mind) require the mobo upside down (inverted). If this case requires the same thing then you can scratch the A8N32 mobo. It doesnt do well upside down due to the heatpipe system. May want to check into it.

 

[markkleb]

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2506

This is the review from anandtech, read this first..