new computer specs, help me out

[andrewt1187]

hey,

im getting a new computer soon, and want to make sure i get everything the first time around. also, i wanted to make sure i got all the cables and everything, like power cables. im getting everything retail except the HD's cause those only come OEM, but ill get the power cables for those. thanks. ill be using it for mild to hardcore gaming mostly.

RAIDMAX Black 10-bay Case, Model "268WBP" -RETAIL
Lite-On White DVD+/-RW Drive, Model SOHW-812S, Retail
Asus 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DVD-E616P1, Retail
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD360GD, OEM Drive Only
2x Seagate 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3120026AS, OEM RAID 0
ASUS K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8V" -RETAIL
Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W, ( Active PFC ), ATX power supply.Intel Pentium 4 Compliant
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
ATI RADEON 9800XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL
CORSAIR XMS PC 3200 1 stick of 1 gb RAM

what fans should i get and should i go with a 9800 pro instead?

thanks

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: andrewt1187
hey,

im getting a new computer soon, and want to make sure i get everything the first time around. also, i wanted to make sure i got all the cables and everything, like power cables. im getting everything retail except the HD's cause those only come OEM, but ill get the power cables for those. thanks. ill be using it for mild to hardcore gaming mostly.

RAIDMAX Black 10-bay Case, Model "268WBP" -RETAIL
Lite-On White DVD+/-RW Drive, Model SOHW-812S, Retail
Asus 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DVD-E616P1, Retail
Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD360GD, OEM Drive Only
2x Seagate 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3120026AS, OEM RAID 0
ASUS K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8V" -RETAIL
Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W, ( Active PFC ), ATX power supply.Intel Pentium 4 Compliant
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
ATI RADEON 9800XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL
CORSAIR XMS PC 3200 1 stick of 1 gb RAM

what fans should i get and should i go with a 9800 pro instead?

thanks

everything looks great....BUT...

if you want to save a butt-load of cash,

get a 9800pro, not XT
get 2*512 instead of a 1 gig module

 

[andrewt1187]

i probably will end up going with the 9800 pro, and as far as the RAM goes, its only like 30$ diff. and i want to add another gig by years end and all 754 mobos only have 3 RAM slots so getting 1 gig on 1 stick will make it easier.

 

[jerome12345]

raid 0 not as reliable... performance gains are not much
use 160GB drives... they are more cost efficient
9800 pro instead of XT... XT is a waste of mony
get 74GB Raptors... faster, more space, and more cost efficient

check my next build out for some ideas...
my next machine

your stuff adds up pretty expensive for not very much performance


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