First PC build, Any changes?

[stevefromLa]

This will be my first Pc build, any reccomendations or changes?


Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail

ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-SLI

eVGA 256-P2-N386-AX Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card -

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PT - Retail

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA NCQ 3Gb/s ST3160812AS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

SONY Combo Drive Black IDE Model CRX320EE/B2S W/O SW - OEM

Update Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

 

[stevefromLa]

Thanks for the info prozac. If I get a non-SLI what would you reccomend? My budget is around $1000-1100.

 

[clue69less]

Maybe try to squeeze in 2 x 1GB RAM. Watch for sales and it won't add much to the budget.

 

[Ralkthor]

You could take a look at this ONE from ASUS also. It's a little cheaper than the one you have picked and still has pretty much all the same functionality.

If you are looking to overclock a bunch then you may want to go with a DFI, but most any ASUS mobo you get will be rock solid.

 

[engrpiman]

HI,

I have a few suggestions.

1. I like ASUS and would get an ASUS graphics Card with a NVIDIA Chipset.
2. I also like Intel and would get the P4 650 or something like that I think that I would be cheaper and just as good.
3. iF you want to cool your CPU for cheep the ASUS star ICE Heat sink + fan works great and works on Intel and AMD.
4. Get a Plexter or ASUS CD/DVD (RW) drive. I have had 2 sony drives go bad on me.
5. If you want great sound get a Creative Sound Card. I have onboard 7.1 sound on my ASUS motherboard but i use a creative sound card.

have fun and remember to use arctic silver to attach the heat sink to the CPU