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My First Build

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KarmaPolice

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Hey I am about to build a new computer and i would like some input on it. If i should change some parts..or maybe wait a bit for pcie or something else. Any input would be helpful. The max amount of money i can spend is around 2000g.

DVD: NEC 8X Black DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model ND-2500A, OEM Bulk $68.99

Hard Drives:Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD1200JD, OEM Drive Only $96.00
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD360GD, OEM Drive Only $111.50

Memory:Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail $254.00

Monitor: PHILIPS 201B4074 21" CRT Monitor -RETAIL $349.00
AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
$499.00

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack SP1a - OEM - $135.00

Video Card: ATI RADEON X800 PRO Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL $461.00

Mother Board: ASUS "A8V Deluxe Wi-Fi" K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL ($171.00 )

Now i picked a 939 socket motherboard. Do you think i should go with that or should i just stick with that 754. I really dont upgrade a lot. At the moment i have a 1.4 gzh computer. I usually buy a kick ass computer and then just stick with it for a long time. Is that a good system or is upgrading slowly the best?

Right now its a bit over 2grand...mostly becuase of the monitor which i really dont need..lol but it would be nice.
 
no kidding shady. The xt should be available in the next few weeks. I know you can back order them through compusa and cdw.
 
why are you getting a raptor and a regular 120? If you raid 0 the two you will lose all the extra storage of the 120. Or are you going to use the raptor as the program drive and the 120 as the storage drive?
 
that is a sweet system! are 21 crt's really 350 dollars? that seems expensive. that is pretty much what i would buy if i had the dough (and get a 450-500W power supply too)
for dvd rw the 2510 might offer an edge
 
939's are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy overpriced at the moment but offer the best upgrade path. If you can hold off for a month the 939 nforce 3 motherboards should be rolling out and you can get a better selection and multiplier lock the bring that 3500 to 3800 speeds and hopefully the AMD delusion will end and their prices will moderate a bit
 
Because of problems with the last two ASUS motherboards I bought I will never buy another one and would advise anyone to do the same.
After fighting a KV8 SE Deluxe for over a week, I gave up and ordered a MSI KT8 Neo
In just a few hours it was up and running. I put together an ASUS KV8 Deluxe right at six months ago... had trouble with it but got it going with out too much trouble... Quality seems to have slipped.
 
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