Now that I don't need a laptop anymore I decided to sell that and buy a desktop. I have about $1400 to spend and i decided on these parts but its not concrete if there is a better deal.
Mobo: MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
Memory: Patriot Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB(512MB x 2) DDR PC-3200 w/ XBL Technology - Retail
GPU: eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N344-AX" -RETAIL
HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only
Optical: NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black w/ Software, Model ND-3520A, OEM
All these parts total $1241.40 including shipping at NewEgg.
I still need suggestions on a nice cool case and a power supply with plaenty of power.
My goals witht the sytem are mainly gaming but one day i do want to overclock this sysyem but not right away.
All advice is appreciated thx.
Mobo: MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail
Memory: Patriot Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB(512MB x 2) DDR PC-3200 w/ XBL Technology - Retail
GPU: eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N344-AX" -RETAIL
HD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only
Optical: NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black w/ Software, Model ND-3520A, OEM
All these parts total $1241.40 including shipping at NewEgg.
I still need suggestions on a nice cool case and a power supply with plaenty of power.
My goals witht the sytem are mainly gaming but one day i do want to overclock this sysyem but not right away.
All advice is appreciated thx.
