will this setup melt?

[Mik3y]

* AMD Athlon 64 3400+, 1MB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor $340

* Shuttle XPC Barebone System for Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 CPU $305

* ASUS ATI RADEON 9800XT Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/VIVO,
8X AGP, Model "9800XT/TVD" $470

* 2 Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive $470

* Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro PCI Sound Card
$210

* Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Platinum Series, Low Latency (Twin
Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-4400 $390

 

[Maleficus]

melt...?

no

 

[MDE]

It won't melt, but I wouldn't spend the extra cash on a 9800XT, just get a 9800 Pro and you won't be missing much performance and you'll have a bunch of cash left over in your pocket.

EDIT: Like Shady06 said below, PC4400 is WAY overkill, go for PC3500 or PC3200.

 

[Mik3y]

all i'm worried about is heat. i read that sumbody's 9700 pro burned out cuz of the heat.

 

[Mik3y]

anyways. its an xpc

 

[Corporate Thug]

lots of bad decsions: the 9800XT is a waste of money since you can get a 9800 pro 128 for ~$200, the pc-4400 is a waste with that setup

 

[JBT]

Yeah the XT and Ram is over kill save your self 250 bucks and get a sapphire 9800 Pro and the RAM is useless because an A64 systems can't use that high of FSB attm. PC3500 or possibly PC3700 is alright. I would go with Muskin PC3500 Level 1 personlly. it will also save you about 200 bucks