I would just like to get some second opinions on whether or not this is a "well balanced" system. Don't worry too much about the prices because I'm in Canada and there's a ton of price gouging (so even though I'm posting the prices in American they will still be high).
I will be using this system mainly for gaming (Doom3, Halo, UT2K4, NFSU, and probably NFS:MW), plus regular day-to-day use.
(things that I already have are in green)
Samsung SyncMaster997DF 19 Inch CRT
Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu HSF
Asus A8NE nforce4 ultra..........$120.89
OCZ 2x512MB PC3200 Premier Series Dual channel..........$112.25
Athlon X2 3800+ ..........$328.20
Tt Tsunami Dream mid-ATX case
LG Black DVD Writer (OEM)..........$39.69
WinXP Pro (OEM)..........$129.53
Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.8 SATA..........$103.61
ATI Radeon X1800XL(retail)..........$405.94
Enermax EG565P-VE 535W SLI..........$94.97
Logitech V900 optical/cordless mouse
1.44MB Black Floppy Drive (OEM)..........$12.91
Black OEM keyboard..........$17.23
I'm mainly concerned with the RAM/mobo/CPU combo:
1)How is the RAM that I'm buying? (ie. will it be compatible with mobo? Can I expect any OC out of it?)
2)Because my CPU is a San Diego will I have to worry about the latency problem if I decide to add another 2x512MB of OCZ down the road (ie. having 4 dimms occupied)?
3)I've heard certain people claim that ATI cards will perform worse on Nvidia chipsets (my past experience with a nf2+9600XT has shown me that there can be driver conflicts). Can I expect any difficulties with a nf4 and a X1800XL?
Also, while I'm in Canada, feel free to link me to Newegg.com links (I can just find the Canadian equivalent either locally or on NCIX
).
Any other recomendations are welcome (even if I've already bought the particular product).
Thanks for your help.
I will be using this system mainly for gaming (Doom3, Halo, UT2K4, NFSU, and probably NFS:MW), plus regular day-to-day use.
(things that I already have are in green)
Samsung SyncMaster997DF 19 Inch CRT
Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu HSF
Asus A8NE nforce4 ultra..........$120.89
OCZ 2x512MB PC3200 Premier Series Dual channel..........$112.25
Athlon X2 3800+ ..........$328.20
Tt Tsunami Dream mid-ATX case
LG Black DVD Writer (OEM)..........$39.69
WinXP Pro (OEM)..........$129.53
Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.8 SATA..........$103.61
ATI Radeon X1800XL(retail)..........$405.94
Enermax EG565P-VE 535W SLI..........$94.97
Logitech V900 optical/cordless mouse
1.44MB Black Floppy Drive (OEM)..........$12.91
Black OEM keyboard..........$17.23
I'm mainly concerned with the RAM/mobo/CPU combo:
1)How is the RAM that I'm buying? (ie. will it be compatible with mobo? Can I expect any OC out of it?)
2)Because my CPU is a San Diego will I have to worry about the latency problem if I decide to add another 2x512MB of OCZ down the road (ie. having 4 dimms occupied)?
3)I've heard certain people claim that ATI cards will perform worse on Nvidia chipsets (my past experience with a nf2+9600XT has shown me that there can be driver conflicts). Can I expect any difficulties with a nf4 and a X1800XL?
Also, while I'm in Canada, feel free to link me to Newegg.com links (I can just find the Canadian equivalent either locally or on NCIX
Any other recomendations are welcome (even if I've already bought the particular product).
Thanks for your help.