Ok, Final Advice Needed

[Aldraxis]

Thanks to many of you and your good advice, my new computer is just about ready to go.

Here's what we're looking at currently ...

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 512K 90nm (939)
CPU Heatsink/Fan - Zalman 7000A Al-Cu
MotherBoard - Asus A8V Deluxe v2.0
RAM - Corsair 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select x2
HD1 - Samsung 160 Gb SATA 7200RPM 8Mb
HD2 - Samsung 160 Gb SATA 7200RPM 8Mb
Video Card - SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, 8X AGP
Sound Card - SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 PCI
Speakers - Logitech z-640 5.1
Wireless Network Card - ASUS PCI WiFi-G 802.11g Adapter (Free w/ Motherboard)
DVD+/-RW - NEC DVD+/-RW 16X ND-3500A
DVD - ROM - LiteOn DVD-ROM/CDRW 52X
Floppy - NEC 1.44Mb
Case - Thermaltake VA3000 Dream Tower Black Tsunami
PSU - Antec P4 ATX12V 400 Watt
Wireless Router - LINKSYS Wireless G 54Mbps Broadband Router

* - Will be using my current Wireless Mouse/Keyboard and my current Moniter. And everything but the Case and PSU are already on the way.

So ... Where did I screw up??
Incompatibilities?
Any parts not going to work or not work right?
Am I missing anything important?

Thanks for all the help in choosing parts and giving advice.

EDIT - BTW, I was shooting for around $1250 ... and this will end up being near $1300 ... perfect for me.

 

[Appledrop]

i dislike the 9600.. but if you only do light gaming its pretty good i guess btw when u get it, set the mem onto the "1:1 (ddr200) divider", and put the cpu voltage to 1.6 for total stabilty, and set fsb to 290..

 

[ApacheChief]

That's almost my EXACT setup, I'd go with the 3000+ if you plan to overclock, cheaper then the 3200+ and it'll go just as high.

 

[Aldraxis]

No plans to overclock currently ... (wouldn't even know how to) ... maybe later if everything works out ok.

Azzy, I barely understand half of what you said. ... When It's all here and I'm putting it together, I'll come back and you can tell me what it all means. lol

 

[ApacheChief]

You should... the board your getting has a ton of OC'ing features.

You should get a cheaper s939 board if you don't plan to OC.

 

[Aldraxis]

Well, I'd like to ... but I thought I'd hold off in part because there's alot that I'm still learning ... I figured if I got a good board, I could upgrade/OC later.
Plus, I was pretty happy getting that board for around $125 ... especially with the free Wireless Card that came with it. (Don't know if that card is any good, but it was free, so ... )

 

[Aldraxis]

And out of curiosity ... is there anything in particular that's wrong with the Video Card?
I do game, but not "seriously" ... most importantly I guess, will it play World of Warcraft?!

 

[LtPage1]

yes, it will. probably not on highest settings, but it will. with all mmorpgs, once youve got a decent video card, the more RAM the better.

 

[TopAce]

Originally posted by: Aldraxis
And out of curiosity ... is there anything in particular that's wrong with the Video Card?
I do game, but not "seriously" ... most importantly I guess, will it play World of Warcraft?!

I'm not sure if it will play World of Warcraft because i'm more of a nVidia guy. The video card is not one of the more popular one. There is awesome 9800 PRO card that you can get cheap. Here is the link if you wan't to look at it.



Powercolor 9800 PRO

 

[Aldraxis]

Need more thoughts ...

 

[AnotherGuy]

Originally posted by: Azzy64
i dislike the 9600.. but if you only do light gaming its pretty good i guess btw when u get it, set the mem onto the "1:1 (ddr200) divider", and put the cpu voltage to 1.6 for total stabilty, and set fsb to 290..

Hey Azzy64 i like ur setup.
I just got a 3000+ (939) and im waiting for the restock of MSI Neo 2 on Newegg... I thought this board was the only one that could get me anywhere close to fsb 290...
Did u get to that far with ur own Asus?

Is there any links to reviews of this Asus board doing that kind of overclock?

And also what is ur RAM speed set to, and FSB:RAM ratios there?

 

[Aldraxis]

Can I get a "decent job" or a "well done" at least?

 

[Aldraxis]

Guess I'm gonna have to assume that I did ok.

*Final bump disguised as a serious post*