My System

[Confusednewbie1552]

All right, so I?m done picking my parts, so now I have a few more questions and I need an ok for this build. Also for each item you see linked is where I am going to buy it. Anyway here it is:

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System:
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CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Questions:
1) Will I notice any difference between the 3200+ and the 3400+ ?
2) Is there any reason not to buy from Zip Zoom Fly?

Comment:
I want retail because I am going to play around with the heatsink later on, so don't bother telling me why get retail and a seperate heatsink/fan.
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Motherboard:
Asus K8N-E Deluxe

Comment: Well it was either this or the Gigabyte board and I am finding that the Asus board is getting better and better with each bios update while the Gigabyte doesn't seem to be improvin. I also got it from Newegg because I've heard that this board sometimes doesn't work and I hear that Neweggs RMA service is excellent.
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Heatsink/Fan
Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu

Question:
1) Does anyone know where I can buy the CNPS7000B-AlCu? I can't find it at any reputable place.
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Thermal Paste:
Artic Silver 5
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RAM:
2 sticks of Corsair Value Select

Question:
1) This will work in my motherboard in full DDR 400 speeds right?
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Sound Card:
Audigy 2 ZS

Question:
Will my case's front speaker and microphone port work using the Audigy 2 ZS?
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Video Card:
EVGA 6800 GT
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
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Hard Drive:
Western Digital Raptor 74 Gigabytes
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Case:
Cooler Master Praetorian
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Optical Drives:
NEC 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive and Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM

OR

NEC 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive and NEC 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive
Silence is the important thing here.
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PSU:
ENERMAX Noisetaker 470W

Enermax is a good brand from what i've heard and 470 watts seems like enough.

So this is my system.

To Blain: I will make polls later.

 

[Corporate Thug]

CPU: get the 3200+, ZZF is fine

mobo: good mobo

ram: it'll run DDR400 but you might want to look into pc3500 if you are going to overclock

sound: case speaker goes into mobo

video card: BFG > all

HDD: nice

Case: **drool**

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

I can't find a BFG 6800 GT in stock for under 450$

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Bump

 

[jpeyton]

Check out my sig for more components.

I like your CPU choices. ZZF is a good retailer.

Like the motherboard as well.

Good heatsink, paste.

Corsair works great at DDR400 at 2.5/3/3/7

Compatibility with the Audigy depends on what kind of connectors the case uses to connect to the mic/headphone ports.

Go with the 6800GT.

Skip the Raptor and get a good 160GB or larger 7200RPM SATA drive from Seagate, Maxtor, or Hitachi.

If you're going for quiet, get a case with 120mm fan mounts. Silverstone makes good aluminum ones; Antec makes good steel ones.

I would rate Samsung DVD-ROMs as quieter than Lite-On. If you have the money and want to be future-proof, you can get the 16X DVD DL (NEC 3500A) for $94 at the Egg.

Love the PSU.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

I only really need 74 Gigabytes. I'll also look into the samsung dvd roms and silverstone cases. Btw does anyone know if the K8N-E Deluxes Gigabit Ethernet thing works with Mandrake/Suse/Gentoo Linux?

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

So this is all good? Ok so I'm gonna go and buy theese parts in like a hour.

 

[jpeyton]

Yup, buy them and let us know how the build turns out.

 

[wfbberzerker]

theres no need to get the retail if you're getting a different HSF, if you dont use the hsf that comes with the retail, you void the warranty anyways.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Originally posted by: wfbberzerker
theres no need to get the retail if you're getting a different HSF, if you dont use the hsf that comes with the retail, you void the warranty anyways.

If you read my post you would know that I already know that. Will I notice the difference betweem the 3200+ and the 3400+?

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

c'mon someone

 

[Arcanedeath]

Prob. not save some cash and go w/ the 3200+

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

ok i bought it!!! I'll let you guys know how it turns out.