looking to build a system

[corey0803]

hello everyone,
I am looking to build a system. I am thinking about going with the amd athlon 2700+. Here is what i am looking at. Does it look like i am missing anything;

AMD Athlon 2700+ 333fsb (Processor)
Asus A7N8X Delux (Motherboard)
Volcano 9 Heatsink (Cooler)
2Dimms of Corsair 256meg DDR-3200 (Memory)
Maxtor 120GB ATA 133 7200RPM (Hard Drive)
ATI Radeon 9700pro (Video Card)
Sound Blaster Live 5.1 (Sound Card)
Pioneer DVD AO5 Recorder (Dvd Recorder)
16X DVD / 40X Cd OEM (Dvd/Cd)
Thermaltake Xaxer II (Case)

Any suggestions on what fan i should use?
thanks,
corey

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by corey0803 on 12/28/02 11:37 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[andlcs]

Great system... This HD is the most quiet i've ever seen, the mobo and CPU are awesome and the xaser II case A6000A (aluminium) is very good too.
I would get the Thermalright SLK-800 Heatsynk w/ Tt Smart Fan II. And Corsair PC3500 CL2 or OCZ EL DDR PC3500.

 

[Scout]

I'd use the on board sound... this board has the MCP-T chip and that's supposed to provide some pretty good sound.

Scout
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[corey0803]

just a quick question,
Would it make more sense for me to buy a bare bones system and start from there? If so any suggestions on which one i should buy (based on what i want in the system) or should i just buy individual pieces?

thanks again,
corey

 

[Spitfire_x86]

Don't waste money after the SB Live! Use the onboard audio. It's far better than SB Liveand should be better than Audigy.

What about Sony's DRU-500A? This burner burns to all DVD formats except DVD-RAM. And the price is not that high.

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[zabomb4163]

are you on crack?
Onboard Audio: Realtek ALC650 6-ch w/built in amplifier, integrated APU (Audio Processor Unit), Soundstorm Encoder

that isnt better than audigy. might be close to SBlive but don't insult his intellgence saying its better than audigy.

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[MeTaLrOcKeR]

umm im pretty sure thats the sound chip for the NON DELUZE version of the A7N8X.....the Deluxe uses the nForce's chipsets sound chip which ir totaly stellar...........

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[Rob423]

the sound is pretty sweet on that board

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