Advice on Build

[Sharik]

Finally the day has come and I've decided to get a new computer. So here I am, after restless months of scavenging for various parts, I'm ready to put them all together. My dilemma is that the parts cost me a pretty large amount and this is only my second build (first one was under $500 ) So I am in desperate need of your advice, comments, and warnings on how to avoid a potential disaster.

Currently the parts in my possesion:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester Socket 939 CPU (retail box)
Gigabyte K8 Triton GA-K8NF-9 Motherboard
Corsair 1GB PC 3200 XMS dual channel RAM
Enermax 460w EG465P-VE FM 24-Pin Dual Fan PSU
Seagate 200GB SATA HD
Thermaltake Tsunami Dream Case
and last but not least a retail ATI RADEON X800 XL

there's also the monitor, floppy, cd drives, but i dont think they should be my main priority just yet.

Thank you for your assistance, hope to get alot of replies

 

[Hate_Bot]

How much do you intend to spend on all this?

I arranged my own XL system (I have 3 diffrent systems planned, depending on how much money I have in 2 months, the only diffrence between them is that one is an X800XL system, one is an X800XT system, and another is a X850XT system)

the parts you laid out are pretty much exactly like mine

...................$1524 FULL EVERYTHING TOTAL..................


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Corsair Value Select 1GB (2x512MB)......$197| Canada Computers |
Compaq Black PS/2 Multimedia Keyboard....$10| |
Seagate 80GB S-ATA, 8MB cache............$87| |
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Blue 350W.....$115| |
........................................$471|* Total |
|
LOGITECH MX500 OPTICAL MOUSE.............$25| Factory Direct |
.........................................$29|* Total |
|
........................................$500|** Full Total+www.adpmods.com |

Gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 nF4 4X...............$149| |
Athlon 64+ 3200 RETAIL BOX..............$242| |
Sapphire Radeon X800XL..................$499| |
.......................................$1024|** Total |

So ya its a prety good setup, the only problem is that the XL, from what I hear, Isnt a great OCer
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[Sharik]

I spent around $1700-1800 CDN, didnt buy the monitor yet (another $400- 500 CDN) and my savings gone. That's why I need your aid, so I don't screw up something important and go bankrupt for nothing...

btw, these guys claim that the XL is very much underclocked, therefore it could be clocked to beat x800 pro and almost match x850

http://guru3d.com/article/Videocards/177/7/

Quote: "We pushed everything to 443/563 where things remained 100% stable."

Edit: Hate_bot, are those CANADIAN prices?

 

[Sharik]

I'm also planning on buying a LCD monitor. Are there any benefits of it over the CRT besided the width?

 

[kirbyrj]

I'm also planning on buying a LCD monitor. Are there any benefits of it over the CRT besided the width?

It uses less power which is helpful if you have everything plugged into a UPS or something like that. Personally, I have a 19" CRT (which I could probably use to heat my apartment), but I'm definitely looking at a 19" LCD if I can get a good deal on one .