My New Rig

[kurosh]

Is there ANYTHING I'm missing here I need besides software? Do I need a soundcard? Any suggestions on anything to change? I'll be doing some gaming. Changes preferably for cheaper things, not more expensive. I'm looking for bang for buck. Will the PSU in that case be able to handle this? There'll be an additional HDD, same model, that I'll be transferring over.


AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - Retail $185.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-452&depa=1

ASUS "K8V SE Deluxe" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU $115.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-490&depa=1

2X Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 $158.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-219&depa=1

Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y120P0 $90.50
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-148&depa=0

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800 PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP $194
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-268&depa=1

NU Technology Black 8X DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model DDW-082 BLK $66.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-154-009&depa=1

MSI Black 16X DVD-ROM, Model MS-P8216S-050, Retail $32.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-100-037&depa=1

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920 $12.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-116&depa=1

ANTEC Black Solution Series ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "SLK3700-BQE" -RETAIL $76
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-129-140&depa=0

ViewSonic P95F+B 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor $239.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-116-232&depa=0

Logitech Z640 5.1 Speakers $55.00
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=36-121-104&depa=1

Cooler Master Thermal Compounds, Model "HTK-001" $4.05
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=35-100-100&depa=1

RatPadz Model GS Mousing Surface/ Mouse Pad, OEM $16.5
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-114-151&depa=0

Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB/ PS/2 104keys -RETAIL $73
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-126-124&depa=0

Total cost: $1316

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by kurosh on 07/16/04 07:40 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[endyen]

I would think about getting the built by Ati card instead. At $149 it's a great deal at <A HREF="http://shop.ati.com/tradeup.asp" target="_new">http://shop.ati.com/tradeup.asp</A>

 

[Spitfire_x86]

MSI K8N Neo Platinum is a better mobo

Buy LiteOn SOHW-812S instead of NuTech DVD burner

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[Obtuse]

Why are you buying thermal compound? AMD retail already has thermal pad on the heatsink. Unless you are planning to remove the thermal pad (wouldn't recommend it), you don't need the compound. Other than that, get the lite-on instead of NU DVD.

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