DC Opty build

[pOwErEd By NOS]

I just wanted to see what people thought of my upcoming build before I hit the buy button.

SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB Floppy Drive $7.25
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000KD $197.50
Can I use the other PCIxpresess 16 slot for a x8 RAID 5 card?
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra $125.00
eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 $319.00
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SV $19.99
SeaSonic S12-430 ATX12V 430W Power Supply $99.00
I can't decide if I want 2gb of memory. What do you think? I don't game that much.
2xCrucial 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $118.50
G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $214.00
AMD Opteron 170 Denmark 1GHz FSB Socket 939 $402.00 maybe the 165 if I can find it anywhere
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black $39.88
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BNA Black Case $109.00

 

[KoolDrew]

I would get something like a Seasonic S12-500. Last I recall the price difference was really small anyway. So, even if it is overkill, it would be wise to go with the 500w.

I doubt you will need 2GB if you don't game much. You could always just buy a single 1GB stick and then add another one later. However, you lose the advantage of dual-channel during he time you have 1GB.

For the burner, I would suggest the NEC 3540A. Also, that case definitely wouldn't be one of my choices, but since case is basically all personal preference I guess it is fine. I would suggest looking at other alternatives though, such as Antec, Cooler Master, and Lian-Li.

 

[pOwErEd By NOS]

Thanks for the advice.

I don't plan on going SLI so thats why I was going to get the 430w and not the 500w version.

Why wouldn't you recommend that case? Any technical reason?

 

[KoolDrew]

Why wouldn't you recommend that case? Any technical reason?

No real technical reasons. It is just, I hate the way they look. I have heard from some people that the build quality sucks, but I have no personal experience with the case, so I cannot say whether this is true or not.

Pick whatever case that you like. Just read reviews about it and other peoples experiences.

 

[Bona Fide]

It's a decent case. And I'm not sure why you want a Seasonic PSU. Sure they're quiet, but you have to pay for that. I would go with a Fortron Bluestorm 500W.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS500A

Has dual +12V rails, sleeved cables, and it's a Fortron. Can't go wrong

And about the case, it's really personal preference. I think the Tsunami's are a bit gaudy with the big window and flashy LEDs and stuff. I like my case to be understated elegance. But, if you go for that stuff, power to you.