First time builder - Got any suggestions?

[dajaney]

Just looking for any suggestions for improvement without having to spend a lot more money. I figure this is a good place to get some solid information.


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe 939 nForce4 SLI
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ClawHammer/Hammer Socket 939
eVGA Geforece 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCIE-16X [2 -> SLI]
Thermaltake Kandalf silve aluminum case (
Thermaltake Venus 12 80mm CPU fan
WD 73GB Raptor 10k RPM SATA150 [2 - Raid 0] -> OS
WD 120GB 7200 RPM SATA150 [2 - Raid 1] -> Repository
Note: The two 120GB drives will be replaced with 2 SATA2-300s when more come out.
Corsair XMS (4 x 512MB) DDR400 (PC 3200) Cas-2 Dual Channel [4 for 2 GB total]
Antex True 550W power supply
Plextor PX-716A DVD/CD burner


Thanks!

 

[evilcartman]

Depending how much extra money you're willing to spend you could always upgrade to the 3700+ San Diego core for about $100 more. Also, you could go with BFG 6800 GT's for a slight performance boost seeing as they are overclocked right out of the box (that is unless you want to try and overclock the eVGAs yourself). Other than that the rest of the system looks pretty solid.

 

[dajaney]

Yea, my buddy suggested I spend the extra $ on the BFG 6800 GTs, so I might just do that. Having never overclocked anything before, it might be better if I don't mess with it at all myself.