hi ppl,

I;m putting together a new system i was wondering if u gurus can maybe point out any weaknesses or bottlenecks u'd get from looking at it first glance. I wan tto build this system for optimum speed all without being too pricy.
here goes:

Mobo: Asus P5LD2 S775 i945P DDR2 PCI-E/SATA2/Raid/GLan Full ATX MB

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 64-bit 939 pin w/Fan

Ram: 2x SAMSUNG 1GB DDR2 PC2-4200 533Mhz 240PIN

Hard disks: 2 x "Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA 2 Festplatte 200 GB 16MB 7200" set with RAID

Graphics: NVIDIA GEFORCE 6800 ULTRA 256MB PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD

Your commends are appreciated

Well, for starters, I anticipate great difficulties in running a socket 939 Athlon processor in a LGA775 Intel board designed for the Intel P4...

Either change mainboards and memory to accomodate the A64 (a socket 939 NF4 board uses standard 184 pin DDR PC3200, not DDR2), or processors...or both.

The 6800 Ultras are outdated...

Find a 7600GT for $200-ish), or a 7900GT if you can afford the extra $100 (they are about $300) and really like 3d gaming...

Well i have an Athlon 3700 and its alright, but something is slowing down my system... Im not an expert or anything but if you havnt orded yet then i suggest you go a bit higher on the CPU. Although theres always a chance that my 3700 is just bottlenecking my system so dont take my word on it alone.

FYI- the motherboard you have listed is for an Intel CPU not an AMD.

in fact i havent chosen a mobo yet i saw specification for this one which looked ok but missed the amd-intel bit

If you can make that work, you are an amazing person. lol

Make the follow changes:

Motherboard: Asus A8N-E Socket 939- $89
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131530
RAM- Corsair XMS 2x 1GB DDR-400 - $189 before $50 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145575

Unless you are doing video editing or something that requires large writes to your drive, RAID is useless and only increases the chances of failure. If either hard drive or the controller fails all your data is gone. Unless you are doing large drive writes the speed gain is an illusion anyway. So if you really need that much space get 1 500GB drive. Like this Segate for under $300:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822148108

As the other poster said also, that video card is long outdated. Pick up a 7600GT or if you are serious about gaming a 7900GT. Here is a good eVGA 7600GT for under $200 with a $10 MIR:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130283

Hope this helps you.

shadowducks builds looks great

go for that pentium D 805 th just reviewed. crank it to 3.5 or 4 GHz and youll be set for cheap

.. that is until you get that power bill!

I'm also inclined to agree with Shadowduck on all points. You don't need the RAID for gaming, and it isn't worth the extra point of failure. His video card suggestions are also solid.

rHy0, my guess on your "slow" 3700 CPU would be that other processes are running, whether intended or not. If it isn't spyware/adware, it could be a virus scanner (and its updates), firewall, or any number of other programs that like to connect to the net to check for updates (even my Logitech drivers want to do that sometimes).
This is, to me, the number one argument in favor of a dual-core CPU. While games may not yet use them, or not enough to make a difference, all this other stuff DOES make a difference.

Oh yeah, and the comments about the AMD on an Intel mobo were pretty funny.

.. that is until you get that power bill!

.. yeah i suppose oh well just run extension cord from neighbors without them knowing

.. that is until you get that power bill!

.. yeah i suppose oh well just run extension cord from neighbors without them knowing

Haha! touche'! A point for you.