another "help me build a gaming rig" thread :D

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chomnom

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Hey guys, my first time building a rig, and I'm having some trouble on which parts to get. Here are my options:

mobo:
LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR
cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice
video card: eVGA Geforce 7800GT
hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB SATA3G 16MB Cache
RAM: 2 gigs of: GeIL Value 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400
4 sticks of 512 is cheaper than the 2 sticks of 1 gig, I'm never gonna go over 2 gigs of ram anyway.
power supply: Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
case: Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black


money actually is a factor, but I found a correlation between the amount of time I spent researching and how much I was willing to spend. My budget started out at 1k, now it's at like 1.5k, I keep finding cooler things to buy :( Depending on prices, I might just do a mobo/cpu combo from monarch and have them install the thermal grease for me too. As for overclocking,I'm probably not gonna do it, but it's nice to have that option available. I've looked into a few lcd monitors also (samsung 940b or hyundai L90d)
Any comments would be greatly appreciated.
 
Mobo is good. CPU is good. Video is good. For RAM I'd personally get the OCZ, but G.Skill is supposed to be really good too..maybe more people will have an opinion on it. And get a Maxtor HDD from ZZF with a 16 meg cache. PSU is good. Case is ugly as hell, but if you like it then go with it.
 
looks good. if u wanted to conserve some $$, u could take the gamble and go with a 3000+ venice. my runs stable 2.6ghz, no problem, (alot of people are hitting this). but then again some only do like 2.25ghz or so so it is a gamble. if u dont wanna worry about that stuff go ahead and stick with current proccesor.
 
yah but stock 3700+ speed is only 2.2 so id go with the 3000 + .... save alot of money
my 3700+ overclocks like ass anyways , max it hits is 2.5
 
hmm, yeah go with a 3000+ and use that $$ saved to get a 7800 gtx instead of the gt. pretty much garentied to hit the speed of that 3700+ no problem. just read eclips's guide to oc'ing a64's.
 
The parts you listed look great. I'd go with the G-Skill, personally.

I've heard enough bad stories about tearing in the L90D that I'd get the Samsung over it.
 
I wouldn't downgrade the RAM. 1 gig is a good amount, but if you want a serious gaming rig that'll last you a while then 2 is the way to go.
 
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