trying to build a new comp

[Gadzookie]

im on a crappy 900 mhz geforce 2 computer and i decided its time to build a new one !
so far this is what i got after a week of research been out of the lopp for a while all items are retail and from newegg.com
i will not be overclocking

Antec Solution SLK3000-B 50.00
ENERMAX Whisper II 24pin 460W Power Supply 76.00

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Deigo 339.00
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 125.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 80.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 80GB 62.00
NEC Black Floppy Drive 6.99
NEC ND-3520A Black DL DVD Burner 49.99
MSI Geforce 6600GT 176.00

Total 964.98

what do you guys think did i miss anything ? will that motherboard suport the san diego core ? i cant tell

my budget is 1000 bucks btw

 

[imported_Kensai]

You, uh.. Don't need a floppy drive.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

If this is for gaming, the only thing I'd change is bump the CPU down and bump the Videocard up.

 

[SonicIce]

looks nice. maybe back off on the cpu and spend more on the videocard. get a 3200+ winchester for $190 and a leadtek 6800 GT for $289 and you computer will be much faster and $54 less.

 

[krcat1]

The 3200+ and the 6800GT is a good idea.

Make sure the Valuemem is the 2.5 type and not the 3. They seem to be about the same price.

You might consider getting memory that is 2. Link to HyperX.

I have had good results with this at 2-3-3-6. Some people prefer Patriot or Geil brands.

 

[Gadzookie]

Antec Solution SLK3000-B 50.00
ENERMAX Whisper II 24pin 460W Power Supply 76.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 202.99
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 125.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 80.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 80GB 62.00
NEC Black Floppy Drive 6.99
NEC ND-3520A Black DL DVD Burner 49.99
Rosewill Radeon X800XL PCI-E 269.99

Total 922.96

better ? i read the x800xl is almost as good as the 6800 gt and its cheaper i really dont wanna go crazy ont he grpchics card cuase i heard the next genereation of graphics cards come out this summer ?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: Gadzookie
Antec Solution SLK3000-B 50.00
ENERMAX Whisper II 24pin 460W Power Supply 76.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 202.99
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 125.00
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 80.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 80GB 62.00
NEC Black Floppy Drive 6.99
NEC ND-3520A Black DL DVD Burner 49.99
Rosewill Radeon X800XL PCI-E 269.99

Total 922.96

better ? i read the x800xl is almost as good as the 6800 gt and its cheaper i really dont wanna go crazy ont he grpchics card cuase i heard the next genereation of graphics cards come out this summer ?

:thumbsup: I like it

 

[thegimp03]

Looks good.

 

[Gadzookie]

wow i got some good hardware and cheaper then i expected ! i hope the venice core works with my mobo i need to do a bios flash i think i never done it before is it hard to do ?

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: SonicIce
looks nice. maybe back off on the cpu and spend more on the videocard. get a 3200+ winchester for $190 and a leadtek 6800 GT for $289 and you computer will be much faster and $54 less.

I think you can get a venice for around $190.

I would go with the x800xl myself

 

[Gadzookie]

the venice i picked is the retail version with hsf can i get that cheaper ?

also i just check on asus website that motherboard DOES suport the new cpus

seems out of all the nforce 4 ultra boards i looked at the ASUS and the DFI ones are the only one that offically suport the new cpus soo far

msi i cant tell the website sucks and the forums are full of tardos
chaintech has horriable webpage and bios havent been updated in awhile

so it looks like im sticken with the asus

 

[theMan]

Originally posted by: Kensai
You, uh.. Don't need a floppy drive.

you dont, but its a nice thing to have. especially for installing sata drivers, and flashing the bios.

 

[mechBgon]

The Corsair ValueSelect is specifically noted as not passing in 2-module setups (although oddly it does pass in four-module configurations), in Asus's Qualified Vendor List for this motherboard. You might want to splurge for Corsair XMS 3200C2, which I happen to know works fine in the A8N-E in a single pair (at least mine does fine). Or Kingston's got a 512MB ValueRAM module that passes. You might want to DL the QVL from Asus here and scope it out.

I'd also look at the BenQ DVD burner that comes with the OEM Nero software. I got one and it seems a little nicer than my NEC 3520A that's in my work rig... quieter, for one thing.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: Gadzookie
the venice i picked is the retail version with hsf can i get that cheaper ?

also i just check on asus website that motherboard DOES suport the new cpus

seems out of all the nforce 4 ultra boards i looked at the ASUS and the DFI ones are the only one that offically suport the new cpus soo far

msi i cant tell the website sucks and the forums are full of tardos
chaintech has horriable webpage and bios havent been updated in awhile

so it looks like im sticken with the asus

nah, stick with what you got. That's a good price for a venice retail.

I think you're good to go

 

[Gadzookie]

the ram i got wont work with my motherboard can anyon recomend good cheap ram im not overclocking

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Gadzookiecan anyon recomend good cheap ram im not overclocking

Yeah, Asus can Kingston ValueRAM KVR400X64C3A/512.

 

[Gadzookie]

the cas latency on the kingston is 3 and the corsair is 2.5 does that matter sorry i always ahve trouble picking out ram and thank you all for your help !

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: Gadzookie
the cas latency on the kingston is 3 and the corsair is 2.5 does that matter sorry i always ahve trouble picking out ram and thank you all for your help !

Higher latency doesn't affect an A64's performance nearly as much as it would affect a CPU without an integrated memory controller.

I don't think you'd notice the .5 difference in latency.

 

[Gadzookie]

yep i thin i will get the kingston ram then thanks guys for all your help

Antec Solution SLK3000-B 50.00
ENERMAX Whisper II 24pin 460W Power Supply 76.00

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 202.99
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra 125.00
Kingston ValueRAM 512MB KVR400X64C3A/512 39.55 x2
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ 80GB 62.00
NEC Black Floppy Drive 6.99
NEC ND-3520A Black DL DVD Burner 49.99
Rosewill Radeon X800XL PCI-E 269.99

Total 922.06

 

[knothead34]

if your budget is 1000.00 why not get non value select ram. looks like you got a little more to spend if you wish.

 

[Gadzookie]

im tryign to go for as cheap as possiable lol