Final Decisions

[woody83340]

This is what I plan on getting for my new computer I am building. I do need all the necessary steps like monitor and os. The total is about $1200 (without shipping)

Mobo:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Cpu:
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail

Psu:
ASUS Atlas A-55GA ATX12V 2.0 550W Power Supply - Retail

Hard Drives (80g) & (320G):
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Case:
XCLIO 6020BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish Chassis: 0.6 mm SECC ; Frontpanel: ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Video Card:
XFX PV-T71G-UDF7 GeForce 7900 GT (470MHz) 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

RAM:
Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PSD1G400KH - Retail

Burner x2:
NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM

Other Stuff:
MASSCOOL FD08025S1M4 80mm Sleeve Case Cooling Fan - Retail

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM

DCT Factory 03M-OPT-BCLI 2-Tone 3 Buttons 1x Wheel PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail

Wise Wing W702B Black 17" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

Rosewill RK660 Black USB Wired Slim Keyboard - Retail


I just really want to make sure that I will be compatible with everything and that The PSU is high enought o power the geforce 7900 series. Also I think that 1gb ram will cover it for now and later I will put in another 1gb think. Also should I get a cheap sound card?

 

[The_Prophecy]

System looks good, but I would change the RAM for some OCZ Enhanced Latency 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR400. AMD systems work best with RAM that has lower timings.

The 550W supply you picked out should be more than enough to handle a 7900GT. In fact, you could even get away with a 500W... or maybe even a 450W.

 

[shadowduck]

Nice system. My question would be though how often do you upgrade? If you want to go dual core in December when 65nm CPUs are released or quad core next year with only a CPU change, go AM2.

 

[gman01]

Nice system. My question would be though how often do you upgrade? If you want to go dual core in December when 65nm CPUs are released or quad core next year with only a CPU change, go AM2.

I concur whole heartedly OR get a dual core 939 next month when the price drops 50%

 

[MrsD]

Nice system. My question would be though how often do you upgrade? If you want to go dual core in December when 65nm CPUs are released or quad core next year with only a CPU change, go AM2.

Agreed. Dont waste money on 939 and ddr400, you wont be able to upgrade later and you wont be able to use the ram either.

 

[woody83340]

I just want a gaming computer that is going to last for a good while. I will also prolly upgrade here and there. It is interesting to wait though. I am working for the summer and will prolly buy the system in August so I just might go dual core. I hardly upgrade and to have a system that is 2 years behind is fine. I mean I use my computer lots and I currently have 2.0 cpu and I would like to go higher but the prices are a bit steap for my budget.

 

[enforcerfx]

bottomline, upgrade your CPU, it seems a bit low for the rest of the parts your using on the rest of your build, i suggest for single core, a 3700, 3800 or 4000, for dualcore, 3800,4200 or 4400