this is the pc im going to be building, what do you think?

[Lionheart1827]

any suggestions will be appreciated:

-ENERMAX BLACK ATX 10-BAY MID-TOWER CASE with 400W Power Supply

-AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor

-AOpen "AK86-L" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU

-Geil Value Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200(getting another stick in the near future)

-MSI ATI RX9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/S-Video, 8X AGP

-Thermaltake W0014 Silent Purepower 480W with Black housing - Xaser Edition ATX 2-Fan Power Supply

-Seagate 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive

-2 Thermaltake "Blue-Eye" High Performance 80mm LED Case Fan

-Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm (BLUE) LED High Performance DC fan

-SilverStone (BLACK) Aluminum Multifunction Panel(fan controller)

-Arctic Silver Premium Silver Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, Model "Arctic Silver 5", 3.5-gram

stuff from current computer that i am using: windows xp home soundblaster live 5.1, altec lansing speakers plus sub, dell 17in monitor, dell quietkey keyboard, logitech ergonomic mouse, printer

what do you think?

 

[nickmarine]

Very nice and well thought out, looks like all the parts are available too

Nice

Nick

 

[Mik3y]

y do u want to get the thermaltake psu when enermax makes some of the best and quietest psu's out there? the thermaltake is good too, but not worth it unless you get a case wtihout a psu. other than that, it looks very good.

 

[Lionheart1827]

well, the enermax case comes with a 400watt psu, should i skip the thermaltake and just use the enermax that comes with the case?

 

[Mik3y]

yes you should. just to let you know, 350W is even fine for your system. i'm sure a good 300W will do fine too.

 

[Lionheart1827]

i have one other question, for the past week i was set on getting a P4 3.0ghz, 800fsb 512kb cache northwood. is the athlon 64 3000+ faster/better than the P4? just wondering because the AMD's are cheaper than the intels, yet it seems the AMD's are better for gaming. so whats the verdict?

 

[Frew]

Originally posted by: Lionheart1827
i have one other question, for the past week i was set on getting a P4 3.0ghz, 800fsb 512kb cache northwood. is the athlon 64 3000+ faster/better than the P4? just wondering because the AMD's are cheaper than the intels, yet it seems the AMD's are better for gaming. so whats the verdict?

YES!

 

[Stlr23]

Nice system.


So ya gonna upgrade that 17" monitor of yours any time soon???

 

[Gurck]

Nice rig Lion, I wouldn't take advice abotu the psu from someone young enough to think y and u are words Enermax makes nice PSUs, but if you want 480w you want 480w. I'd definitely go with a gb of ram over 512mb asap.

 

[Lionheart1827]

i would buy the extra ram now, but i really cant stretch my budget right now. my budget is max 860, and the one above is around 815 i think. the reason i cant stretch is 2 reasons-college books are EXPENSIVE, an i have some insurance payments coming up. but not to worry, ill get the ram probably around september.

also about the monitor, i dont really need a bigger monitor, 17in is enough. my friend has a 19in and it hurts my eyes. the only way ill get a new monitor is if it doesnt work with my new system or it blows up while im while watching porno.


*runs away*

 

[Kishan]

lion heart hold up-is that case the one with automotive paint? is its the one thats in the 50-60 dollar range, thats an enermax case, but NOT AN ENERMAX POWER SUPPLY!!i had that one and it crapped out in 2 weeks

 

[Lionheart1827]

really? it is the one with the gloss type paint. thanks for spotting that for me, but I was gonna go with a seperate PSU.

 

[40Hands]

i have that thermaltake psu and it works great and looks great....

 

[Paratus]

Nice rig!

Pretty close the AnandTech Recommend Intel Gaming Rig!

 

[Kishan]

yup the one with automotive paint-i like it, but just upgraded it to an antec 430truewatt

 

[Lionheart1827]

thanks for the replies guys. unlike some other boards(i wont name any names) this board actually took the time to reply with suggestions and other things.