nForce4 System Plan

[apsd]

A high-end system primarily for gaming.

Motherboard:
- DFI "LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR" NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-151&depa=1
$210

CPU:
- AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939 Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-514&depa=1
$267

Memory:
- Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-440&depa=0
$86

Videocard:
- eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, Dual DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "256-P2-N376-AX" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-215&depa=1
$379

Hard drive:
- Maxtor 300GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model 6B300S0, OEM Drive Only
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-359&depa=1
$200

Optical Drive:
- NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-035&depa=1
$52

Case:
$150 reserved

PSU
$110 reserved

Total (no tax/shipping): $1454

Any comments/suggestions?
Budget is about $1750.

Thanks for reading.

 

[apsd]

bump

 

[ribbon13]

PSU? RAM?

 

[apsd]

heh... whoops

 

[ribbon13]

For RAM get TwinMOS or OCZ VX. Winbond UTT + 3.2vDIMM rocks.

For a PSU, I'd reccomend a Seasonic S12-500 or S12-600 if you really plan for SLI

 

[apsd]

ribbon13, hmm....

I'm not so concerned with the memory. Is that RAM really worth it? Or is two sets of 1gb(512mbx2) corsair value select stuff okay?

 

[nick1985]

4 sticks of RAM = no no on an athlon 64. anything over 2 requires you to run in 2t mode, which is a big performance hit

 

[apsd]

Alright,

a step down to 1gb then.