summer gamer

[bobsmith1492]

Here's what I was thinking:

DFI UT NF3 ULTRA-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce3 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136161
$126

OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227213
$106.25

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103537
$147.99

PNY VCG6800APB-BLK Geforce 6800 128MB 256-bit DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814133148
$156

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103928
$65

I've got a Silent Boost for S754 (which I hear works on 939 too) that I bought on accident that should help with the cooling; I was planning on replacing my current guts, so I've got a box and drives.

I wanted to replace the supply though; my Vantec 420 watter only has 18A on the rails.

I was hoping to unlock the video card and OC the proc and ram a good bit (the ram is the VX value stuff).

Does anyone have any recommendations for the PS other than that one, and does that DFI board support mega-voltage like the NForce4 one?

 

[CheesePoofs]

Looks good, although you might want to consider switching the board to the nF4 Ultra-d and getting an X800XL, if you've got the money. Other PS's would me the OCZ Powerstream.

 

[Matt2]

You're building a very similar system to the one I am getting the parts for right now.

Upgrade your motherboard to the DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D motherboard.

go to MonarchComputer and get their mobo/cpu bundle. 3000+ Venice + DFI NF4 comes preassembled and tested for $285. You get retail boxes, warranties, Far Cry DVD version (full version) Half-Life 2 bronze edition and 4 moths of Napster free.

I like the RAM, same RAM I got, supposed to be overclocker's dream on the DFI NF4 board.

Get yourself a PCI-E card instead of AGP. This is worth it as you will future proof yourself, which is very important when building a budget gaming PC.