new computer build for a friend need help

[Gadzookie]

my friend wants me to build him a new comp tell me what you think of this build
his comp is mostly for gaming and downloading huge amounts of porn (no joke)

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt
SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply 99.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor 233.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

Motherboard EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 105.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236

CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)179.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145486

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622AS 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 149.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148110

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622AS 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 149.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148110

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP 9.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16821103116

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A 42.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055

eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express 270.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130256

Logitech X-530 70 Watts 5.1 Speaker - Retail 58.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836121118

Microsoft Black Wired Keyboard W/mouse 42.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823109161

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM 93.95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102059

SAMSUNG 740N-Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor 209.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001072

TOTAL 1642.90




he wants a GTX i told him that its kinda a waste that a 7800 gt preforms almost as good and is cheaper

is everything compatiable ?

thanks for all your help !

also can you guys recomend a good gaming LCD screen ? 8ms or 12ms dont know much about lcds im a CRT man

also im trying to trim some money off this buidl so anywhere i can save would be good

 

[fire400]

get xp pro

 

[Gadzookie]

what does pro have that home doesnt ? i dont want to go crazy with windows vista on the horizon

 

[fire400]

pro is better in everyway, find out for yourself, www.microsoft.com

 

[996GT2]

For gaming or OCing I think a Fortran 450W PSU would be better than the Antec (esp since the Antec is a SmartPower and not a TruePowerII)

 

[Gadzookie]

yeah im looking for a better case power supply combo now

 

[Rockhound1]

Here is a comparison of XP Home and XP Pro Link

 

[imported_electron]

Originally posted by: fire400
pro is better in everyway, find out for yourself, www.microsoft.com

Pro just has features you probably don't need. Go with Home, especially with Vista is on the horizon.

 

[Gadzookie]

what do you guys think of my part picks ?

 

[narutofan36]

600 gigs of pr0n. nice... i mean SICk

 

[stevty2889]

Looks good. The power supply in the sonata II does just fine for overclocking my X2 and 7800GT. The 7800GT is plenty for a 17" or 19" LCD since they run at 1280x1024 native resolution. That samsung monitor is fine, 8ms is plenty good enough, I don't have any problems even with my 16ms LCD's.

 

[Gadzookie]

lol my friend is sick
ok i updated my orginal post with better psu and case

 

[imported_electron]

I have that Epox board and it's nice. Good mobo for the price. I have a 7800GT running a 19" LCD at 1280x1024 and I set everything on high so I think the GTX is a waste of money at this res. The GT handles it just fine. Plus the 7900 should be out sometime soon so you might not want to blow a wad on the GTX when you can get the GT now, and if you need somethingn faster later trade it up for a 7900 then.

 

[narutofan36]

btw, i would like to meet your friend ^_^ lol im jp. im not sick =D

 

[Gadzookie]

rofl

 

[Gadzookie]

is the PSU in that antec case good enough for the graphics card ? the minimum for a 7800 gt is 450 watts ?