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This is a first time build for me and I would like to make sure I order the best parts for what I want to do. Please let me know what you think and feel free to make any suggestions.

I want a good fast gaming comp with good top of the line hardware. I also don’t plan on doing any over clocking so if you see something I have in the list that is good for OC but there is better w/o oc and you think it would work better for me - let me know. I also want to make this comp look very cool and flashy. I’m willing to spend up to around 1.7k (without monitor keyboard etc) I want nice stuff but I don’t need to spend the extra $ for the hardware that will just give me something that I wont even notice.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103529 AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail (Will the 3700 work just fine for me or should I stick with the 4000?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103908 Antec TRUE430 ATX 430W Power Supply 115/230 V UL, TUV, CB, VDE, FCC CLASS B, DEMKO, NEMKO, SEMKO - Retail (Will 430W work? is there better out there?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145505 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail (I plan on getting 2)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150108 XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (This is one of the most important choices for me - should I just go with the 6800? or maybe get a 800XT please let me know what the best choice in a video card would be for best gaming performance with NO OCing)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131517 ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (Good motherboard? is there better for what I want?)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148033 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3200822AS 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM (Hows this HD?)

http://aspireusa.net/product.php?pid=154&xcSID=a250876cd9b16bc3657f3654123c1a7a ATXB8KLW-GN Aspire X-Plorer Metal Case w/ Side Window-Green (I like this case. I won’t be using the psu that comes with it... will the one I had before work better?)

I’m going to go with a Pioneer dvd burner - get a floppy drive modem and speakers...

Please let me know... if you have the time use links to help me out

Thanks
 
Actually, processor wise, I would go with an Athlon 64 3800. It runs at the same clockspeed as the 4000, but only has 512k cache. However, I have not heard that the extra 512k cache on the 4000 makes any difference in games anyway. Also, it saves you some money that you could put towards a 7800GT or 7800GTX ($328.01for 3800 vs $375.99 for 4000). BTW, the card you have in mind is perfect for the job IMO. The Geforce 6800 series cards and the Radeon X800/X850 cards can not match the power of a Geforce 7800GT or 7800GTX, so you are good in the video card department as far as I can tell. The mobo selection is fine also as far as I can tell. The PSU looks good as well. Good luck man.
 
Everything looks good to me except personally if I was going as far as you on the money department, I would save just a hair longer and get some ram that was not the value series and I would upgrade to the 7800GTX. In the end it's your call, and whatever will make you happy, but I would think in the long run you would appreciate the little extra performance longevity.
 
The system looks great. If you can afford it, go for the 7800GTX, which has better performance over the 7800GT. Either way, they still beat a 6800 or a x800 (all flavours), so theres no worries there. If you aren't going to be running a lot off the power supply, a 430W should be heaps, but if you're worried (and can afford it) then look at something like a 450W or higher PSU, preferably from Antec again but there are also other good PSU manufacturers out there.

Also, I noticed you have a Seagate drive... I personally have had some bad experiences with Seagates, and so have a quite a few other people I know. I would look at Western Digital, I have one and have had no issues, and where I work we sell WDs. I have only seen 2 broken WDs, and both were bought overseas. They all come with a 8MB cache starndard, and they have a 3 year warranty now. They have a heap of SATA drives, from 40GB to 250GB (maybe bigger). Just something to consider...
 
I would look at an Antec True Power II 550W for about 85 right now at newegg with 20 MIR. Also, try to get the A8N-SLI Premium if you can as well as the 7800GTX like everyone says. As for the ram, look at the Corsair XMS or something similar and look into the X2 3800 as well as it is dual core and future proof.
 
My comp parts are set and ready to order. Now I need to find some speakers, keyboard and mouse (wireless), and a nice LCD monitor. If you know of good deals or just nice good to have quality item let me know. Could really use some suggestions on a monitor especially.
 
For a monitor, defenitely look at the Dell 2005FPW or the 2405FPW if you can afford that. There should be some deal if you look aroung the Hotdeals section.
 
Yeah get a 2005 of 2405. I don't thnk there are any deals out right now but they should be out soon if you can just wait a bit.
 
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