First build. (please review)

[bob10571]

Ok. So I've been doing my share of research and I am going to try to piece together a computer for the first time. I will mainly use this computer for multimedia (internet, music, random things) and gaming in my spare time (mostly mmorpgs like Vanguard, EQII). I want it to be as future compatible as possible. Thats why I dont have the top of the line cpu, mobo, or graphics card. I figure in a year or two I can change just these parts to keep it running fast (bearing that the other parts are still compatible/working. Switch might be to an intel, C2D, GeForce build). I went with AMD on this because of the price cuts coming soon and I don't plan on overclocking it to start with. Well here it is. Let me know what you all think, or if I have any problems that just wont work together. Thanks in advance.


AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5200CSBOX - Retail
BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 550 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
SAPPHIRE 100185L Radeon X1950XT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply - Retail
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ - Retail
ViewSonic pro Series VP930b Black 19" 8ms gray-to-gray (avg); 20ms black-white-black (typ) DVI LCD Monitor - Retail
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail
Intel PWLA8391GT 10/100/1000Mbps PCI PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter - Retail
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker - Retail

 

[akhilles]

2 things: the ram is a total waste if you don't overclock. Get the much cheaper Corsair of the same size & speed; the Gb lan card is not needed. The onboard is Gb as well. While it's Gb, you won't take full advantage of it unless you have Gb router/switch. The average DSL is 5Mb down.

 

[runswindows95]

The ONLY reason to buy a PCI NIC is because the onboard went down. The onboard works just as well.

 

[dsidious]

Don't know about that monitor. For about the same money you can get something with 1680x1050 and 5 ms response time instead of 1280x1024/8ms. Viewsonic is a good brand. So is LG, as far as I can tell from personal experience. Samsung gets the best reviews but it's usually more expensive.

 

[bob10571]

Ok. Didn't notice the NIC on the MB. Will canx that out. Maybe look around at some monitors and memory a little more. The rest I think I'm gonna go ahead and order then. Thanks for the help.

 

[Orion63]

If you aren't overclocking, then I'd stick with generic RAM. No need to spend what you aren't going to use. Get 2GB of ram though. In my opinion of course.