Review my build list + ques.? thanks

[KelComma]

- AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail...........................$190
- EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail.........................................$95
- Lian-Li PC-7H PC Case Black...................................................................................$99
- CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail.............................................................................................$97
- SAPPHIRE Radeon X800GT 100126L Video Card - Retail.....................................$164
- NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM..........................................$40
- SAMSUNG Black Internal Floppy Drive Model SFD321B/LBL1 - OEM................$10
- HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM.................$52
- SeaSonic S12-430 430W Power Supply - Retail........................................................$100
- Logitech 980240-0403 Black Desktop Microphone - Retail......................................$9
- ViewSonic VX924 Black/Silver 19" 3ms gray-to-gray (avg.); 6ms white-black-white (typ)' LCD Monitor - Retail.........................................................................................$376
- Link Depot DVI-D male to DVI-D male dual link Cable, 10ft, Black - OEM............$15

This is my first comp build.

Since my Hard drive is oem, do I need to buy appropriate sata
cables, or will they come with PSU/ mobo? thanks.

All comments, suggestions -- anything -- appreciated.

 

[Hacp]

1) I would get a cheaper 6600GT rather than the overpriced x800GT
2) I would use the saved money and buy better ram. CVS just sucks! For 20 dollars more, you can get 2-2-3-5 ram that can possible go to 2-2-2-5 with some more volts.

 

[theMan]

1) even if your ram "sucks" it only will hurt performance by 1 or 2 percent.

2) 6600gt all the way

3) the mobo comes with all the cables you need

4) make sure you get a venice core chip

 

[aiya24]

for the a little more than the x800GT you can get the x800 vanilla or 6800nu for alittle bit more than the x800. they have more pipes than the x800gt so your better off with that.

Corsair VS isnt that bad its pretty good ram for the price IMO.

if your gonna oc, i would suggest get a venice 3000+ over the 3200+ and use that money towards a better vid card.

other than that looks good to me :thumbsup:

 

[superfly27]

I read SATA not recommended for beginner.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Hey, a noob actually made a decent system. :thumbsup:

 

[rise]

aside from the video recommends...

yes, you'll get sata cables with the mobo.

you can get the 3200+ oem right now for ~ 140 from ewiz if you can wait a week for ground shipping. get a hsf and you're good to go.

looks good though.

and imo, i'd spend the extra 30 or so and get a 160gb hdd.

 

[imported_rod]

Nice system overall. Looks like you did your homework.

Only one big comment - change the VC. The x800gt is overpriced. Get the 6600GT, or if you want to pay a bit more, the X800XL.

Also, Depending on budget, you may want to consider the folllowing:
1) Get 2GB of RAM. While it wont affect performance much in most of todays games, games in the future will really benefit (as we can already see in "Battlefield 2").
2) Upgrade to a 120GB HDD. It's not much more expensive, but it is 50% bigger. (Also, if you get a HDD bigger than 137GB, you will only be able to access the first 137GB unless you are using winXP-SP1 or win2K-SP3).

RoD

 

[KelComma]

Thanks all. Yeah, I'm getting a Venice core, and I might go down to a 3000+ to save money because I do plan to overclock (maybe not right away though). VC suggestions taken. I plan to add more RAM and HDD in the future. I'll probably stick with the corsiar RAM, but might consider something with lower timings.

 

[KelComma]

Here' why I had the x800gt listed: review

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: superfly27
I read SATA not recommended for beginner.

How so? nf4 SATA is plug and play.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Originally posted by: Kensai

Originally posted by: superfly27
I read SATA not recommended for beginner.

How so? nf4 SATA is plug and play.

Sata is easier, cable managements best friends, and plug and play like Kensai said. How can you go wrong? Not hard to isntall at all.

 

[theMan]

if you get more ram, you will probably end up selling yours and getting a 2x1gb kit. the speed lowers when you use 4 sticks. so, it may be easier to just get the 2gb now. also, for the hd, it would be cheaper to buy a big hd now instead of getting a second one, unless you plan on setting up a raid array.