Need Help Building My computer

[FacelessDrummer]

Here are the parts I have chosen, if you have an ideas or other comments please make them. I need to know if I can get anything better for the same price as the parts I'm getting now...also if anyone knows where to get things cheap as I'm new at this, it would be appreciated.

Parts:


Case and Power supply: yet to be determined

Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe SE

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Memory: Corsair 1GB 400 Mghz

Video Card: Geforce Fx5500, 256 Megs

Sound Card:Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS

Ethernet Card:Built in

Hard Drive: 2 Harddrives in raid 0 format

Speakers: Logitech Z-680

Floppy: Mitsusumi 7 in 1.

Dvd: Sony DVD±RW/±R/CD DVD+R Double Layer Burner

cd: Maybe use my old one.

Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech Wireless and Optical mouse

 

[moomoo40moo]

I would definitely go with a different video card. Will be bottleneck in most games. Would get 6800 if you can afford it, otherwise a 9800 pro/xt will be good. Everything else seems fine.

Edit: Places to look for cheap stuff: Pricewatch.com (make sure you only use reputable places, check www.resellerratings.com for who is reputable), newegg.com, zipzoomfly.com

 

[FacelessDrummer]

Originally posted by: moomoo40moo
I would definitely go with a different video card. Will be bottleneck in most games. Would get 6800 if you can afford it, otherwise a 9800 pro/xt will be good. Everything else seems fine.

Edit: Places to look for cheap stuff: Pricewatch.com (make sure you only use reputable places, check www.resellerratings.com for who is reputable), newegg.com, zipzoomfly.com

Alright thanks alot. I'll take a look into the other video cards... If anyone else has opinions, keep em coming🙂

 

[Blazer]

go ahead and purchase a good case,one that is longer/deeper than it is tall ! these provide great cooling and plenty of space for todays video cards.

buy a namebrand quality power supply that will have a min of 30amps on the 12.0/5.0/3.3 volt rails {see specs}.

 

[FacelessDrummer]

Originally posted by: blazer
go ahead and purchase a good case,one that is longer/deeper than it is tall ! these provide great cooling and plenty of space for todays video cards.

buy a namebrand quality power supply that will have a min of 30amps on the 12.0/5.0/3.3 volt rails {see specs}.

Do you have any ideas with regards to cases and power supplys? Sorry I'm such a noob lol...

 

[Blazer]

enermax {my case and psu} comes to mind,both case & PSUs,coolermax was the last case i purchased for the wife and a execellent case{all aluminium},thermaltake have some nice cases and are now making what looks like good PSUs although i have no direct exp with either,i dont think you can get a Good PSU under $50.00 most likely $75-$125 for what you will need,cases will fall around that same $ amount.