My system...

[mio82]

Hey there!! I"m new here so i dont't really know where to post this but i think its a good start.Just gonna list some specs for my system im thinking about...would love input!! thanks

-AMD Athlon64 3500+ (2.2Ghz) 512kb L2 Cache,*Venice*
-Asus A8V-E Deluxe VIA K8T890 PCI-Express
-Kingston HyperX PC3200 (DDR400) 1024MB CL 2-2-2-5(KHX3200ULK2/1G)
- Sapphire Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express w/DVI, TV-Out (OEM)
-Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 200GB-7200RPM,16MB Cache,SATA150
-Viewsonic G90FB 19" Flat (Black) Monitor 1920x1440
-Logitech elite keyboard
-Logitech MX-510 (Blue)
-LG GSA-4163B (Black) - 16x DVD +/-R/RW/RAM, DoubleLayer
-LG 16x DVD-ROM
-Mitsumi Internal Memory Card Reader/Writer+1.44MB Floppy
- Cooler Master Cavalier 3 (CAV-T03-WK) w/Side Window
-OCZ ModStream 450 Watts Power Supply
-Logitech Z-5300e THX Certified 5.1
-GlacialTech SilentBlade 120mm and 80mm Case Fan
- 24" Round UV Blue IDE Cable

think that just anout does it!! what do you guys think??!
oh and ill be running XP Pro.

 

[dunklegend]

A mobo with a nforce 4 ultra will be better.
My <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236" target="_new">EPOX</A> even included the round cables so you could save that money for something else.

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one thath will go wrong first will be the one that will do the most possible damage

 

[scottchen]

I would recommend OCZ ram over Kingston, the gold series is good, but VX even better.

Harddrive go with a pair of 76G WD Raptors, and you can use Raid0.

I'd recommend Liteon Optical drives, LG has problems reading some disks.

Go with Powerstream instead of Modstream power supply

 

[scottchen]

Doesn't epox offer 3.0+ vdimm as well?

 

[scottchen]

I don't know... saving 50 dollars on the motherboard could be a good idea. But then again there is the possibility that crossfire works on Nforce4 boards. So the DFI in the end is probably a good idea.

 

[mio82]

OK you guys made a few changes.... kept some though as well.

-AMD Athlon64 3500+ (2.2Ghz) 512kb L2 Cache,*Venice*
-DFI LanParty UT nForce4 Ultra-D
-Mushkin Xtreme Performance Black Series 1GB PC-3200
- Sapphire Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express w/DVI, TV-Out (OEM)
-Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 200GB-7200RPM,16MB Cache,SATA150
-Viewsonic G90FB 19" Flat (Black) Monitor 1920x1440
-Logitech elite keyboard
-Logitech MX-510 (Blue)
-LiteOn SOHW-1673S(Black)-16xDVD+R/16xDVD-R,4xDouble-Layer
-LiteOn 16x DVD-ROM
-Mitsumi Internal Memory Card Reader/Writer+1.44MB Floppy
-Cooler Master Cavalier 3 (CAV-T03-WK) w/Side Window
-OCZ ModStream 450 Watts Power Supply
-Logitech Z-5300e THX Certified 5.1
-GlacialTech SilentBlade 120mm and 80mm Case Fan
- 24" Round UV Blue IDE Cable

Im keeping the power supply for its look and nice cables, have read reviews it works pretty good..one question the 450 or 520 watt version?? as for the ram i've also heard that the mushkin is awsome...and i dont want rid..just a personal choice..but thanks for all the input!! and more is always welcome!!

 

[theholylancer]

to wusy: i though plextor was suppose to be a bad burner.... with no sheep burning!!!!!(the people who likes to burn protected stuff would no what it is) usually its sheep 1 or 2 for a burner (3 is uber) but i though plextor suppose to screw up big time this time... its just what i had gether from a buring forum