New system : Need advice

Ok i am going to get a new system at the end of this summer. Here are the specs:
(Price are in Canadian)

Cpu : AMD ATHLON64 3200+ 1024K SK-754 RET 414.00
Motherboard : ASUS K8V VIA K8T800 SK-754 DDR AGP8X 139.75
Memory : 2x 512 MB DDR PC-400 184 PIN 118.25
Video card : Geforce fx6800ultra (guess : 900$)
Case : MED-TOWER+ CM PRAETORIAN (NO PWS) BLK 178.75
Sound card : CREATIVE LABS AUDIGY-2 ZS RETAIL 117.75
Harddisk: W/DIGITAL 200G 7200RPM SATA-150 3 YEARS 214.75
Screen : LG F700P 17" DP.24 1920X1440 FLAT 216.00

2 question : I think its good but is there anything i should change?
Do we have any link to 6800 review with the latest drivers?



Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb)
Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/360)
1024mb pc3200 (5-3-3-2)
Asus A7N8X-X

atic has Athlon64 for 394, piece of crap motherboard, go for MSI K8N Platinum, NCIX got it first, go for 2x120G harddrives and put them on Raid0, I'm sure you can get Audigy 2 for cheaper, from any of the smaller resellers in Vancouver, I'm currently selling PC3200 Hynix 2x512mb rams for $80/stick, if you're interested contact me, if you're not then atic has generic stuff for 104 for 512mb.

Prices all you CAD.

<A HREF="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/myrig.php?do=view&id=17301" target="_new">My PC</A><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by scottchen on 06/06/04 02:55 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

The coolermaster praetorian is cheaper at vibecomputers.

And what are you planning for your power?

<A HREF="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/myrig.php?do=view&id=17301" target="_new">My PC</A>

scottchen is right ... eerr ... and why would you go with a mid-tower case? Go full tower. What is your power supply? And 6800 Ultra is US$499...

<font color=green>"The creative powers of English morphology are pathetic compared to what we find in other languages." (Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct)</font color=green>

The only reason why i would get the K8V would be the deluxe version for its features. If you're into overclocking at all, the Asus board wouldn't be ideal, just because VIA chipset, you won't be able to OC at all, most reviewers said they had trouble breaking 210mhz on that board.

<A HREF="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/myrig.php?do=view&id=17301" target="_new">My PC</A>

I said it was in canadian . Learn the art of READING.

Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb)
Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/360)
1024mb pc3200 (5-3-3-2)
Asus A7N8X-X

I am thinking about it. BTW i want to buy this at the end of summer so i have plenty of time to think about it.

Since socket 939 seem to be a waste of money i think i'll stick with a socket 754 board.

Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb)
Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/360)
1024mb pc3200 (5-3-3-2)
Asus A7N8X-X

If i cant oc on that board then i am going with the other option.

Since i cant get msi from my retailler what about this one <A HREF="http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket754/k8n-e_d/overview.htm" target="_new">http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket754/k8n-e_d/overview.htm</A>

Athlon 2700xp+ (oc: 3200xp+ with 200fsb)
Radeon 9800pro (oc: 410/360)
1024mb pc3200 (5-3-3-2)
Asus A7N8X-X<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by coylter on 06/06/04 04:51 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

I haven't read any reviews on it, and haven't got my hands on one yet.

<A HREF="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/myrig.php?do=view&id=17301" target="_new">My PC</A>

I have personally never seen any comparison with overclocked 3200+, only 3000+. With stockcooling, you can run at 1.7Vcore no problem, which probably gets you to about 2.4Ghz, but that's depending on luck.

For a cheap and easy to install heatsink i recommend the Thermaltake Venus 12

For expensive and hard to install heatsink i recommend Thermalright SLK948U with 92mm fan that has a good 60CFM rating on it.

<A HREF="http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/myrig.php?do=view&id=17301" target="_new">My PC</A>

Why would he want to spend more money on the Antec True Power 550W with the Fortron Source 530W puts out more power?

<font color=blue>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to a hero as big as Crashman!</font color=blue>
<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>

Well the 3200+ is the first AMD with 1 mb l2 cache and that should bring a nice punch for performance

Fortron Source power supplies are rated at 70% of peak load, and the 530W unit is tested at 600W continuous load, this information is/was available at retailers such as newegg and holds true when you read reviews of various Fortron Source power supplies at sites that actually test their maximum capabilities (such as Toms).

<font color=blue>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to a hero as big as Crashman!</font color=blue>
<font color=red>Only a place as big as the internet could be home to an ego as large as Crashman's!</font color=red>

Damn. My guys don't carry Fortron Source ( Oh, well.

WOW. Just looked. Those

"Fortron 530W Power Supply, Model "FSP530-60GNA"

look really impressive. Are they reliable?
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Slava on 06/07/04 00:28 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

I guess I'll get it from newegg.com then. Thanks, Crashman. You rule!

<font color=green>"The creative powers of English morphology are pathetic compared to what we find in other languages." (Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct)</font color=green>