Critique This 2.1K Build

[estat]

Hi. Long time reader, first time poster. I'm building this for a friend. There will be minimal to no overclocking. I'll probably just tweak the RAM/other BIOS settings when I set it up.

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With the motherboard, I kept going back and forth between that and the Asus A8N-SLI Premium. I also considered the SLI-DR and Ultra-D. I'm still kinda open to those, I guess. Anyway, feedback would be appreciated.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by estat on 08/14/05 12:08 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[estat]

Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $139.00

DFI nF4 SLI Infinity Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard $126.00

BFG Tech BFGR78256GTXOC Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $535.00

OCZ OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W Power Supply $135.00

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX $559.00

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K $259.95 (2-3-2-5)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive $111.00

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A $42.99

CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card $71.00

Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 $146.95

Subtotal: $2,125.89

 

[RichPLS]

Looks good, I would say you don't need the add on sound card, unless you are doing professional quality sound mixing.
On-board works great for games and CD's.

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[shawnlizzle =]]

whats up with teh DFI nf4 infinity?

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[estat]

DFI has had an Infinity line of older nforce boards, but they just released the nF4 Infinity and I read a few positive reviews. I was going to try it out, but instead I've decided to go with the Asus because I have extensive use with that board and there will be no OCing (pretty much that board's only weak point IMO).

 

[mozzartusm]

Since OCZ couldnt make the cut in the PSU showdown I would reconsider that one.

ASUS P5WD2 Premium
Intel 3.73 EE @ 5.6Ghz
XMS2 DDR2 @ 1180Mhz

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[ChipDeath]

You could throw in another DVD-ROM so he can copy on the fly, but aside from that I can't think of anything else.

I take it he's not going to use an ancient 15" monitor and some el-cheapo speakers? I built a system for a friend who 'already had a monitor'.. and it turned out to be an ancient 15" screen with a max res of 800x600. Hardly the best way to show off pretty graphics I doubt this is the same situation though...

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[estat]

Yeah, the monitor will most likely be a Dell 2405FPW.

Ok, now for PSUs - I only have one question on the Xclio (found here: <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189001" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189001</A> ). On output, it shows this: +12V1@19A, +12V2@18A. The BFG 7800GTX says that it needs 26 or more amps on the 12V rail. Would this be fine? (the OCZ is rated +12V@33A)

 

[mozzartusm]

The numbers look good on that PSU but I dont have any experience with that brand. I would choose one from the PSU Stress test that has passed. The last two on this page should be good <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manufactory=1697&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&PropertyCodeValue=0&description=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=58&Submit=Property" target="_new">here</A>

ASUS P5WD2 Premium
Intel 3.73 EE @ 5.6Ghz
XMS2 DDR2 @ 1180Mhz

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