First build ever need advice...

[husker4life]

Heres the stuff im thinking about getting:
http://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?DEPA=0&submit=view

 

[endyen]

Nothing there.

 

[Johanthegnarler]

It's a secured link ^^

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46,400 , movin on up. 48k new goal.

 

[husker4life]

ANTEC Black Solution Series ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "SLK3700-BQE" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: Steel
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2,3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2
Power Supply: 350W
Cooling System: 120mm x1
Motherboard Compatibility: Standard ATX
Dimensions: 18.3''Hx8.25''Wx18.6''D more info>
N82E16811129140 $74.00
$74.00

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
Lite-On Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S, OEM
Specifications:
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
OS Support: Windows 95/98/NT/ME/XP/2000
Features: Innovated SMART-BURN technology
Remark: OEM pack (see pictures for details) more info>
N82E16827106197 $35.50
$35.50

CD/DVD ROM Drives
Lite-On Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model XJ-HD166, OEM
Specifications:
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI
Buffer: Not specified
Access Time: 120ms ( typical )
Data Transfer Rate: DVD-ROM 8600~21600 KB/sec, CD-ROM 3000~7200 KB/sec
Features: SMART-X Technology, Easy-Tray Design for Both Horizontally & Vertically Use
Remark: OEM (see pictures for details) more info>
N82E16827131603 $29.00
$29.00

Hard Drives
Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y120P0, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 120GB
Average Seek Time: 9.3 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA133
Features: Maxtor Shock Protection and Data Protection Systems
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Remark: OEM Drive Only more info>
N82E16822144148 $96.50
$96.50

Memory (System Memory)
Corsair Value Select Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM
Specification
Manufacturer: Corsair
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 3
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime more info>
N82E16820145480 $168.00
$168.00

Motherboards - AMD
ASUS VIA K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8V SE Deluxe" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 Processors
Chipset: VIA K8T800 + VT8237
FSB: Hyper Transport
RAM: 3x DIMM for DDR400/333/266 Max 3GB
IDE: 3x ATA 133(1 from Promise 20378) up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI, 1x Wi-Fi
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,8xUSB2.0(rear 4),1xLAN,2x1394(rear 1),SPDIF Out,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: AD1980 6-Channel audio CODEC
Onboard LAN: Marvell GbE
Onboard SATA/RAID: VT8237, 2xSATA, RAID 0/1; Promise R20378, 2x SATA, RAID 0/1/0+1
Onboard 1394: VIA VT6307, 2x 1394
Form Factor: ATX more info>
N82E16813131490 $144.00
$144.00

Processors
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail
Specification
Model: AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Operating Frequency: 2GHz
FSB: Integrated into Chip
Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512KB
Voltage: 1.5V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 754
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
Packaging: Retail Box (Heatsink and Fan included) more info>
N82E16819103424 $224.00
$224.00

Sound Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Channels: 7.1
Max Sampling Rate: 192kHz
Signal-Noise Ratio: 108dB(SNR)
Hardware Decode: Dolby Digital EX
Digital Audio: 24-bit
Hardware Polyphony: 64 Voices
PC Interface: PCI
Connectors: Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in, Digital Out(5.1), Firewire(IEEE1394), Analog/Digital CD Audio in, Telephone Answering Device in, GAME/MIDI port via extension header, Internal IEEE1394 header and AD_EXT extension header to Audigy 2 ZS Internal I/O Drive(See Details)
External Box: N/A
Remote Control: N/A
Special Features: DVD Audio, THX certified, EAX more info>
N82E16829102162 $88.25
$88.25

Video Cards
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -BULK
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: ATI RADEON 9800PRO/380MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/680MHz
BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub)+TV-Out(S-Video Out)+DVI Connector
Support 3D API: DirectX®9, OpenGL®2.0
Cable/Accessories: 4 Cables, VGA via DVI Adapter, PowerDVD, Driver CD
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz more info>
N82E16814102268 $211.00
$211.00

Extend my Standard Warranty on the above qualified items: $64.22


Subtotal » $ 1,070.25
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[husker4life]

Im currently using a p3 1.0 ghz, the games i play run fine now but its showing its age for sure, i can wait until socket 939 comes out so it gives me more upgrade options down the road. When is socket 939 supposed to be released?

 

[Crashman]

I wouldn't ruin such a nice system with a VIA chipset board when the nForce3 250 was just released. In case you didn't know, that's their second A64/A64FX chipset series, the most feature-packed ever produced, and from a more reliable company. Boards should hit the market very quickly on this one. You've waited this long, no point in jumping the gun only to wish you hadn't later.

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[Spitfire_x86]

Though I don't think VIA K8T800 is a terrible chipset, I agree with you

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[SidVicious]

I would strongly suggest you to buy two 60GB or three 40GB instead of a single 120GB HDD.

Having multiple smaller HDDs in a RAID array make a lot of sense, depending on what you plan to do with computer, a RAID-0 Stripping array will boost the file transfer speed and RAID-1 Mirroring will increase the reliability of your file storage system.

Considering that HDDs are the most obvious bottleneck in today's computers, a RAID-0 Array will most likely bring you the most noticeable performance increase, files will be loaded in memory much faster, nearly halving the time required to load a file into the system memory.

I personally use two 40GB in a RAID-0 array for my OS & games and an other 40GB for long term media file storage.

Keep in mind that a RAID-0 array is more likely to fail than a single HDD, it's all about risk management.

Fok Speling Misstake

 

[pauldh]

Great case choice.

I agree with Crash, nice system, wait for a NF3-250 mobo though.


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