AMD 3200+ and ATI x1800

[shelling]

Hi, recently, i wanna get a new desktop and i am searching the components right now, finally, i came up with:

mobo: ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939

Videocard: ATI Radeon X1800XL 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16

memory: CORSAIR XMS 1G(2 x 512M) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400(PC 3200)Dual Channel Kit

hardrive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

lcd: Sony 17" Flat-Panel LCD Monitor

my buget is about $1200, i am not good at computer

can you guys give me some advice, appreciated

Btw, how to do the OC stuff on this settings?
Thank you.

 

[shelling]

what is the drive you use?
Raid?
is it better? can you use it in my system?

 

[CompGeek]

Nice choices. I'll say you can OC pretty well. You might also look at a 7800GT, which is probably better than a X1800XL.

This subject is debatable.
Have you heard of X3: The Reunion.
Great game,best graphics ever(IMO and very gfx card hungry) and it works better on a X1800XL.(see Anand Tech)
@shelling
If your mobo supports RAID then you can have 2 HDs working together and faster than 1 HD.
You can get 2 cheap ones(120 GB) and they'll be faster than your current drive.
As for the rig,it is decent, good at gaming and it should last for 1 year at least. You might save up for a better CPU though. An AMD 64 3700 would be better and the price difference is 100 $ at most[/quote] .