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zwbuntster

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Ok, so I am planning to build a new PC and I was thinking of this comfiguration:

AMD 3000+ or 3200+
DFI Lanparty Nforce 4 Ultra-D
1Gb of Corsair Pc3200 ram
120 Gb Maxtor/Seagate/WD HDD (8 or 16 mb cache)
16x dual layer dvd+-rw
Not sure what case or powersupply
Either X800/ 6600GT/ maybe 6800 if I can find a good deal

So What do you think is good and what should be changed?

Thanks
 
Doesn't sound too bad. Just make sure you get the newer 3200+ if you go that route. As for PSU, there are alot of good choices, the top IMO being PCP&C and OCZ.

The HDD is good, but for slightly more, you can get a bigger drive, upwards of 250gb. The DVD drive, I believe, should either be NEC or LiteOn. I've never used better drives, and the media compatibility is great.

Over all, sounds good to me. :) Just make sure you don't go cheap on the PSU, cuz you'll end up regretting it.
 
Now that I think about it, I am not sure about the DFI, but what other motherboards would be good with this system and still have similar capabilities and price?
 
I'm using an MSI board. Really, there are a TON of really good boards. DFI's are excellent, and unless I've gone retarded, I believe Gigabyte has a board out that doesn't suck. I'm very pleased with my MSI neo4 plat SLI. [H]ardOCP has some really good mobo reviews, and their info can be trusted as far as I know (I've never encountered bad info). Really, it's a matter of whether or not you'll be OCing, and how many "features" you'd like the board to have.
 
I think that the Antec Sonata is a great bang-for-the-buck. The included PSU (380W TP) should be more than enough for what you need.
 
sac_tagg said:
I think that the Antec Sonata is a great bang-for-the-buck. The included PSU (380W TP) should be more than enough for what you need.
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It's not just the wattage that counts, it's how clean the power is...that's not to say that PSU's packaged with cases are garbage, but I tend to stay away from them. Some deals are too good to be true. :) But hey, taht's just my opinion.
 
I think I may go with a 3000+ and an ASUS A8n-SLI Deluxe and if I need to, overclock it a little but not too much.
 
You could, of course, get a 3200 and easily squeeze out 3500 speeds. :) But hey, unless you're a speed freak and need every ounce, the 3000 will work just fine. Really, it all comes down to what you want your machine to do. Just make sure you're happy with it is the best thing to do.
 
I have a question about HDDs. I am pretty sure that I want SATA right? But is an 80 GB 8mb cache HDD for 20 bucks a good deal and even worth it? It's new by the way
 
zwbuntster said:
I have a question about HDDs. I am pretty sure that I want SATA right? But is an 80 GB 8mb cache HDD for 20 bucks a good deal and even worth it? It's new by the way
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Is it SATA? If so, yeah.
 
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