New System - Take a Look

[Waylay00]

Hey, I am going to be getting parts for my new PC for Xmas. Here goes -


Case ? Thermaltake Silver Xaser V Damier Full-Tower Case, Model "V6000A" All Aluminum

PSU ? OCZ Powerstream 470w

CPU ? AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 90nm

CPU Heatsink ? Thermalright XP-90

CPU Fan ? Vantec Tornado 92mm

CPU Paste ? Arctic Silver 5

Motherboard ? MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum for Socket 939 Nforce 3 Ultra

Memory ? 1GB (2x512MB) Dual Channel Kit OCZ EL Platinum Rev. 2 PC-3200 DDR RAM

HDD ? 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000rpm SATA Hard Drive

Video Card ? ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb (currently using)

Video Card Cooler ? Arctic Cooling ATI Silencer 1

Sound Card ? Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS (currently using)

Floppy - Alps Silver 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive

DVD Drive - SONY 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DDU1613

Mouse ? Logitech MX510 Red

Keyboard ? Logitech Elite

Monitor ? Gateway 17? LCD Flat Panel (Currently Using)

Vantec Fan Vibration Dampener Kits (80mm) x 2

Vantec Fan Vibration Dampener Kits (92mm) x 2 (one for the 92mm Tornado)

Vantec Power Supply Vibration Dampener Kit

OS ? Microsoft XP Home (Currently Using)


So what'd ya think? My budget is near $1200 and this comes very close. BTW, please DO NOT mention PCIx for I cannot afford to buy a new GFX Card.

 

[jpeyton]

I know cases are a personal preference, but with the prices being about equal, why do people choose the older Xaser model cases when the Tsunami's look 10x sweeter? Oh well.

Everything looks spot on, but I would ditch the single Raptor for however much you're paying and get a good 200/250GB SATA drive. I really have yet to see a compelling "real world" argument for the Raptor. In most cases, if people really do need instant access to their data they are better off getting more RAM or a SCSI setup. But the Raptor will not give you more FPS in games, and it really only saves you a second or two in level loading times(according to Anandtech's own reviews).

You could knock off another $50 by getting PDP Dual Channel XBL memory, which is rated just slightly below the OCZ Rev. 2 (they both use TCCD ICs).

Does that Vantec Tornado come with a fan controller? You seem to be pretty interested in lowering system noise (with all the damper kits) and the Tornado is loud.

 

[Waylay00]

Yeah, the Xaser V comes with a fan controller (one of the reasons I chose that) Yes I know You can buy one seperately but I'd rather it already be in the case. Also the Xaser has 5 fans and I'll be OC'ing that Winchester.

 

[Waylay00]

Oh yeah, I currentlu have an 80gb Ultra ATA HD. Can I use an Ultra ATA an an SATA drive in the same setup?

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: Waylay00
Oh yeah, I currentlu have an 80gb Ultra ATA HD. Can I use an Ultra ATA an an SATA drive in the same setup?

yes you can.

 

[Blain]

Go with XP Pro

 

[Stangs55]

Personally, I'd ditch that Gateway monitor before I did anything. Get a nice lil' viewsonic, dell, or samsung--you won't believe the difference.