best system for about $1000

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in1ine5k/\t3r

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I've got about $1000 to buy parts, I'm thinking:

Asus A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
Corsair ValueSelect 1gb
eVGA GeForce 6800GS 256mb PCI-E
Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB 7200rpm
Antec TruePower 550w
NEC DVD burner
not sure on case yet
onboard sound

Any suggestions or reccomended systems would be much appriciated !!
 
in1ine5k/\t3r said:
I've got about $1000 to buy parts, I'm thinking:

Asus A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
Corsair ValueSelect 1gb
eVGA GeForce 6800GS 256mb PCI-E
Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB 7200rpm
Antec TruePower 550w
NEC DVD burner
not sure on case yet
onboard sound

Any suggestions or reccomended systems would be much appriciated !!
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The mods are going to kill you for posting this twice :D

For the case, I have an Antec P180 and LOVE it. It's a little hard to initially set up, but works great once it's going.
 
in1ine5k/\t3r said:
hahah that case kinda looks like a refrigerator
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That is the general idea ;)
It's not supposed to look like a computer, and it is nearly silent so it doesn't sound like a computer either.
 
i just went to compusa and looked at that case, it seemed really good, but i defenetly want a case with a side window
 
I was in a similar position and was planning to purchase pretty much what you were... I asked for help here and got a bunch... this is what I'm ordering... comes out to a little under 1100.00 if you can squeak our a few more $...

Cooler Master Centurion 5
Enermax Whisper II 535W
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
eVGA nForce4 SLI Mobo (FREE with video card!)
Crucial 1GB PC3200 (I'm going with 2GB in mine)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB
Western Digital Caviar 250GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II, 16MB Cache
NEC 3550 DVD Burner
Sony 3.5" Floppy
 
ImStillDave said:
I was in a similar position and was planning to purchase pretty much what you were... I asked for help here and got a bunch... this is what I'm ordering... comes out to a little under 1100.00 if you can squeak our a few more $...

Cooler Master Centurion 5
Enermax Whisper II 535W
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
eVGA nForce4 SLI Mobo (FREE with video card!)
Crucial 1GB PC3200 (I'm going with 2GB in mine)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB
Western Digital Caviar 250GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II, 16MB Cache
NEC 3550 DVD Burner
Sony 3.5" Floppy
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I like this one much better. The free motherboard and dual-core CPU, along with the 7800GT, really make this worth buying.
 
Bona Fide said:
I like this one much better. The free motherboard and dual-core CPU, along with the 7800GT, really make this worth buying.
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QFT. If you can get the extra cash, this would be much more worth it.
 
yea i defenetly like some of those parts but i checked out the free mobo that comes w/ the video card and it really didn;t look that good, at least compared to an asus a8n or somthing
 
Yeah, if you can squeeze in a X2 3800+ and a 7800GT, you're setting yourself up better for the future than a 3200+ Venice and 6800GS.
 
in1ine5k/\t3r said:
yea i defenetly like some of those parts but i checked out the free mobo that comes w/ the video card and it really didn;t look that good, at least compared to an asus a8n or somthing
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The board that comes with the 7800GT is (I believe) a rebranded Jetway. AnandTech had a review of the it at one point. It's supposed to be pretty good.
 
sc00ter said:
The board that comes with the 7800GT is (I believe) a rebranded Jetway. AnandTech had a review of the it at one point. It's supposed to be pretty good.
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in that case, i guess i'll do a little more reseach on that card cuz i do like that setup, especially with that 7800gt
 
definitely go for the 7800gt w/ free mobo combo. get a decent venice or single core opty if you choose not to shell out the money for dual core and you have a great gaming rig for cheap.
 
ImStillDave said:
I was in a similar position and was planning to purchase pretty much what you were... I asked for help here and got a bunch... this is what I'm ordering... comes out to a little under 1100.00 if you can squeak our a few more $...

Cooler Master Centurion 5
Enermax Whisper II 535W
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
eVGA nForce4 SLI Mobo (FREE with video card!)
Crucial 1GB PC3200 (I'm going with 2GB in mine)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB
Western Digital Caviar 250GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II, 16MB Cache
NEC 3550 DVD Burner
Sony 3.5" Floppy
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Where are you ordering that stuff from? newegg?
 
ImStillDave said:
I was in a similar position and was planning to purchase pretty much what you were... I asked for help here and got a bunch... this is what I'm ordering... comes out to a little under 1100.00 if you can squeak our a few more $...

Cooler Master Centurion 5
Enermax Whisper II 535W
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
eVGA nForce4 SLI Mobo (FREE with video card!)
Crucial 1GB PC3200 (I'm going with 2GB in mine)
eVGA 7800GT 256MB
Western Digital Caviar 250GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II, 16MB Cache
NEC 3550 DVD Burner
Sony 3.5" Floppy
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Wow, this is pretty much the same system I just built. (3800x2, 7800GT, Free MB, 2gig ram, coolermaster case, etc). It's almost the EXACT same. I have it all built, runs GREAT for what I do. 7300 (about) 3dmark2005 FYI
 
If you have qualms about the motherboard, this should set them at ease.
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2506

The eVGA board is basically a rebadged Jetway SLI board, as previously mentioned. And the Jetway is a solid performer. Considering you get that kind of performance for free, you'd be crazy not to jump on it. :)
 
Im getting a pc for under 1000 bucks with the same processor but im getting a XFX 7800 gt along with it. You probably dont need an SLI motherboard.
 
fastfood15 said:
Im getting a pc for under 1000 bucks with the same processor but im getting a XFX 7800 gt along with it. You probably dont need an SLI motherboard.
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It comes for free with the video card, so why not? :)
 
Bona Fide said:
If you have qualms about the motherboard, this should set them at ease.
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2506

The eVGA board is basically a rebadged Jetway SLI board, as previously mentioned. And the Jetway is a solid performer. Considering you get that kind of performance for free, you'd be crazy not to jump on it. :)
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the review sounded great, but how do you know that the eVGA board is a rebadged Jetway SLI board ??
 
i think they might have changed the deal, because now the eVGA 7800GT comes with a free copy of quake 4, i dont see anything about the mobo
 
in1ine5k/\t3r said:
the review sounded great, but how do you know that the eVGA board is a rebadged Jetway SLI board ??
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I believe Anandtech wrote an "insider brief" on the eVGA motherboard deal. They said it was a re-colored and re-badged Jetway board, and even provided a link to their review of the Jetway board. Plus, if you look at the two, they are identical.
 
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