Looking for opinions/advices/comments on my plans for building first computer:
Intended Use:
Games: F.E.A.R, Heroes 5, Civ 4, future MMORPGs (Vanguard, etc)
Apps: Visual Studio .NET; Driver debugging w/ serial link to my old P4 1.6GHz....
Resolution up to 1280x1024. (Actually my CRT monitor reasonable resolution/refresh rate combo is 1152x864 @ 85Hz).
Newegg Wishlist:
Athlon X2 3800; 7600GT; 2 Gb Ram
When I was looking for components I passed on SLI and O.C. capabilities - I am not into overclocking or SLI.
So, here is a list of parts:
AMS Gmono CF-2029SW-S Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM
Does is it look like solid/balanced build (balance between budget & gaming performance)?
Is anything could be replaced with cheaper components without loosing much quality? Though I am fine with loosing overclocking features/potential.
Intended Use:
Games: F.E.A.R, Heroes 5, Civ 4, future MMORPGs (Vanguard, etc)
Apps: Visual Studio .NET; Driver debugging w/ serial link to my old P4 1.6GHz....
Resolution up to 1280x1024. (Actually my CRT monitor reasonable resolution/refresh rate combo is 1152x864 @ 85Hz).
Newegg Wishlist:
Athlon X2 3800; 7600GT; 2 Gb Ram
When I was looking for components I passed on SLI and O.C. capabilities - I am not into overclocking or SLI.
So, here is a list of parts:
AMS Gmono CF-2029SW-S Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W Power Supply - Retail
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
eVGA 256-P2-N553-AX Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM
Does is it look like solid/balanced build (balance between budget & gaming performance)?
Is anything could be replaced with cheaper components without loosing much quality? Though I am fine with loosing overclocking features/potential.