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My first build

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Cheezeit

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Hi guys,

im building my first rig. ive done tons of research and spent time on the fourms here at anandtech, and i think im finally ready to put this thing together. here is what im planning to get:

Mobo- Dfi sck939 NF4 Ultra-D chiefvalue-128
Cpu- AMD 3000+ venice (should I go with the 3200?) newegg-153
Video Card- EVGA 6600gt already ordered monarch-138AR
Cd drive- NEC 3520a newegg-48
Memory- Corsair VS 2x512 already ordered newegg-79
HDD- Seagate 7200.8 200gig
PSU- fortron Blue Storm 500 already ordered actbuy-78
Case- Antec p160 already ordered compusa-80AR
OS- Windows xp pro

I will mainly use this for some gaming,web browsing, and home work. im trying to keep this around $1000 w/o monitor (already have one). my max is probably a little over 1000.
What do you guys think of it? Should I make any changes?

Thanks in advance
 
Perhaps replacing the 200 GB Seagate with a small, fast system drive and a separate, large, slower is ok, storage drive?

And you don't have any memory listed (my guess is everyone will refer you to the Corsair Value Select 2 x 512 MB dual channel kit that is readily available under $80: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...tid=40&threadid=1557247&enterthread=y)

May also help to specify what you are going to use the computer for and what your target and maximal budget are.
 
ah,

sry i forgot to mention I already have corsair Value Select (gig)

i edited the OP to answer those questions.
 
Well, all those parts look really nice. The 3200+ Venice isn't necessary, but the performance increase is a pretty good bang for your buck, unlike the transition from a 3200+ to a 3500+. I'm assuming that you're going to be overclocking, based on your mobo choice. You don't really need a 500W PSU though; 400-450 should be enough.
 
that ram will work but won't oc particularly well. check the stickies and some user sigs at dfi.street. it works ok but if you got some extra bank i'd get some mushkin or ocz or patriot.
 
I am not really a gamer, but I think if you list exactly what games you like to play and what sort of resolutions and eye candy you like, this may help others to chime in.

Is this computer going to be on all of the time? If it is, noise levels may become important to you. A great website to learn about silent computing (or at least quieting your computer to tolerable levels) would be http://www.silentpcreview.com.

If you want to learn about sound cards and headphones, http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=59 is a great resource (they will tell you it is probably best to get a separate card, such as the Audigy 2 ZS, for gaming, and something such as the E-Mu 404 for music playback).

Hope this helps!
 
wow, so many replies in so little time, you guys are really the best.

I already ordered the fortron and ram, so theres no changing that. they seemed the best bang for the buck.

I think the ram is okay, because I only want a mild overclock, not something like 2.6ghz.

the games i will play are just things like rise of nations and counter strike. i dont really need everything at max and best resolutions. heck, right now my "gaming" rig is an old pentium 3 700mhz with integrated gfx. lol.

ive already checked out spcr, thats what made me decide on the case and ps. silence is not top priority for me, so thats why i got them.
 
sounds like you have a good bead on it then. nice rig too. if you haven't tho check out dfi.street anyway it might save you some headaches on set up.

good luck!
 
That RAM is fine. Even though it won't overclock as well as like $200/GB RAM, you can always run a divider to get the most out of your CPU overclock.
 
You might consider a socket 754 system instead of socket 939. That way, you can afford the next model CPU, an Athlon 64 3200+. If you have a bit more, you might possibly afford an Athlon 64 3400+. None of that is possible with socket 939, unless you have enough for a 3700+ or 3800+.
 
Originally posted by: hurtstotalktoyou
You might consider a socket 754 system instead of socket 939. That way, you can afford the next model CPU, an Athlon 64 3200+. If you have a bit more, you might possibly afford an Athlon 64 3400+. None of that is possible with socket 939, unless you have enough for a 3700+ or 3800+.
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you got it backwards socket 754 is not going to handle the venice san diego cores. the socket 939 will. and will be able to handle the x2 when it also comes out.
 
man i got the nec 3520A and it has problem reading certain DVD medias even with latest firmware to date. If you got the extra bucks get lite-on, only cost like 4 more bucks at the time i bought my DVDR. Hands down the lite-on 1673s is better than NEC 3520A and i own both.
 
Originally posted by: knothead34

you got it backwards socket 754 is not going to handle the venice san diego cores. the socket 939 will. and will be able to handle the x2 when it also comes out.
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What are you talking about? When did I mention "San Diego" or "Venice"? And didn't you read what I said about 939 being the choice for 3800+ and above?

Anyway, the "San Diego" core is very expensive, and out of this fellow's budget. As for "Venice," it is overpriced and overrated.
 
pioneer is expensive, lite-on all ze way! Lite-On also make Sony brand named ones that are rebagged. Sony only make very expensive DVD burners, and remember they own the market and sell more than anyone despite the fact that its much higher priced, but their DVD burners have good firmware that can praticaly read any DVD.
 
My DVD+/-RW drive is the Pioneer DVR-109, and my DVD-ROM is a lite-on. The Lite-on drive seems really noisey compared to the Pioneer, though apart from that, it works perfectly.

RoD
 
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