New Gaming Computer

[James Bond]

Asus K8N-E Deluxe -$120
Athlon XP 3200+ -$193.00
BFG GeForce 6800 -300?
Corsair 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM -$147.00
WD 80GB SATA -$66

I like this setup a lot but its ringing in at ~800+
Anything I can cut down on?

 

[James Bond]

That should be Athlon64 by the way, typo.

 

[James Bond]

http://www.partspc.com/store/product29.html
What does everyone have to say about that?
It's the Neo MB quiz mentioned, bundled with the Athlon64 3200+ and a fan: ~$251.86

 

[ayman]

Originally posted by: flamingspinach

Originally posted by: ayman
Hey tizyler, i heard XFX isn't that great. I'd go for eVGA or Leadtek. BFG for any other model besides the 6600's.

Please don't double-post! ^_^ But, I totally agree with this info. Dunno about that XFX, I'd suggest an eVGA or Leadtek (unfortunately BFG doesn't make 6600 GT cards)...

-fs

lol wow, my mistake. i honestly didnt see that haha

sry wont happen again

-ayman

 

[ayman]

hey tizyler, if your going with 754 for sure then i'd really suggest the DFI Lanparty. Its a very good and stable board and has many features. Great OC'er too! I just bought a 939skt board/cpu and if they had the DFI 939 board then i would have went DFI for sure! I ended up going with the MSI neo 2 platinum. I dont have my rig put together yet but i should have the rest of the stuff this Monday so i cant tell you whats good and whats bad yet

plus the DFI looks really cool in the dark

 

[James Bond]

Yeah I really like those Lanparty boards. http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/...rds&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch
That look right?

 

[ayman]

that's it! really cool looking board for a good price too!

 

[flamingspinach]

Well, both the DFI Lanparty and the Asus K8N-E Deluxe are based on the nVidia nForce3 250Gb chipset, as are many other boards. So they're all pretty similar in features. However, I still maintain that the K8N-E Deluxe will be the most stable board you can get. Asus is very well known for the stability of their boards. Also it has some great BIOS features.

-fs