Opinions on my setup?

[Yoojoo3119]

I've been doing a lot of looking through forums and reviews and this is what I'm planning to order. Tell me what ya think. I don't plan to overclock, and use this computer for school work, movies, and gaming once in a while.

Athlon 64 3200+ (754)
Soltek nf3 250gb motherboard
Leadtek 6600GT
Thermaltake 480w pure silent power PSU
Corsair value select 1gb (2x512mb) pc3200
Sound blaster audigy2 zs
just have to decide on a hard drive

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Looks good.

Going 939/PCI-e would allow more upgrade options in the future, but you probably know that if you've been looking around.

I've got nothing against 754 though, it's a good way to get good performance/$ now.

Check out Seagate harddrives. From your "Silent" powersupply I assume you're looking for silence

XClio is another PSU to look at in your pricerange. It uses a 120mm fan and would be quieter than the dual smaller fans in the Thermaltake you mentioned.

 

[Yoojoo3119]

Yeah, I was looking into the seagate 160gb SATA hd

I chose the 754 over the 939 because of price and I don't plan to upgrade in a while. and when I decide to, it'll probably be time to redo everything

And for silence, yeah, my xp 2100 system right now drives me nuts because of it's high pitched cpu fan sound.

 

[Machine350]

I think that system looks pretty sweet. I went with a 754 system also because every time I upgrade my cpu, I put in a new board anyway, might as well go with low price now.

 

[Melchior]

How much does the 754 + mobo cost?

I believe a 3000+ and a DFI Ultra-D costs 300, and that overclocks usually to 2.4 ghz or up.. ANd you got a full upgrade path.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Melchior
How much does the 754 + mobo cost?

I believe a 3000+ and a DFI Ultra-D costs 300, and that overclocks usually to 2.4 ghz or up.. ANd you got a full upgrade path.

Looks like it's going to run about $260. With no plans to overclock or upgrade soon I think 754 is a good idea.

 

[Yoojoo3119]

I found the 3200 for $159.72 from Portatech from pricewatch, and the Soltlek for about $78 shipped from Newegg

oh yeah, i'm a noob so I don't think I could handle overclocking without busting something. plus don't have too much time to mess with it because of school

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Yoojoo3119
I found the 3200 for $159.72 from Portatech from pricewatch, and the Soltlek for about $78 shipped from Newegg

oh yeah, i'm a noob so I don't think I could handle overclocking without busting something. plus don't have too much time to mess with it because of school

Reseller ratings on portatech are craptastic

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Are you also aware that it's an OEM CPU = no Heatsink/Fan, no 3 year warranty from AMD?

 

[Yoojoo3119]

Thanks for the portatech info. Yeah, I know it's an OEM and was going to get the thermaltake silent boost.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Pricewatch and Froogle are great resources when you pair them with reseller ratings. On their own they're pretty scary though