New computer... what do you think?

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I'm heading off to college in a month, and I'm building a new gaming system to replace the P4 rig in my signature (which my dad will use). I'm already working on a project case, and I'm taking the hard drives out of my Intel machine. I have about $2000 to work with, and this is what I've come up with so far. Tell me what you guys think:

Monarch

Motherboard: Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe - $165

Processor: Athlon64 3700+ OEM - $290

Memory: 2GB (1GB x 2) Patriot PC3200 - $232

Heatsink: Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu - $42

Free Hl2, Far Cry

Shipping: $7.90

Speakers: Logitech Z-5500

Shipping: $22.30


ZipZoomFly

Power Supply: Enermax 485W NoiseTaker - $88.99

Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB SATA - $147.90

Sound Card: Audigy2 ZS Retail - $83.99

DVD Burner: Sony Dual Layer DVD+/RW - $51

DVD/CD Burner Combo: Sony 16x52x32x52 Combo - $37

Shipping: $0


Dell

1905FP - $327.09 ---- Already ordered.

Verbatim 16x DVD+R 25 Pack Spindle - $17.18 ---- Already ordered.


TigerDirect

Video Card: Connect3d X850XT PE - $349.99

Shipping: $10.99


Newegg

Wireless Network Adapter (already have one, need another): Linksys WUSB54G - $49.99

Shipping: $0


Total: $2197.22

I went a little over budget, but what do you guys think?
 
1) You don't need 2GB of RAM.

2) Those speakers are overkill in the wallet. You don't need to spend $278 on computer speakers for a college dorm room. Save $230 and get the Logitech X-530's
 
I plan on getting into BF2, and from what I keep hearing, 2GB is the way to go. As for the speakers, I wanted a good set that will last me a while. I'll probably only be in a dorm for the first year or two, I might get an apartment after that.
 
2GB is not necessary to play Battlefield 2. You should have no problems playing it with 1GB.

Speakers aren't really something that needs to be upgraded, so spending $278 on them isn't going to make them last any longer, as you can get longevity for far less money.

If that's what you want, then it's ultimately up to you, but I strongly urge you to reconsider and get the X-530's since you want 5.1. You're using them for a gaming machine, not an HTPC, and the price performance ratio for what you're doing is better with the X-530's.
 
get 2gb now save yourself the trouble later, and yes 2gb does help with bf2 load times decrease significantly
 
I never said it doesn't help at all, but it isn't worth spending twice the money on RAM just so one game will load a little faster.

BF2 and every other game play just fine with 1GB. 2GB is not a necessity to run the latest games decently, and I doubt there will be any matter of "trouble" upgrading to it later on.
 
whats up with the anti 2 gig ram nazis? They only have 512 and dont want you to have something better perhaps.

I had 1 gig ddr333 and loading took forever. 2 days ago i trashed that and bought 2 gigs of Patriot ddr400 and i can crank everything up on BF2, loading times cut in half. Do it.
 
saqdeez said:
whats up with the anti 2 gig ram nazis? They only have 512 and dont want you to have something better perhaps.

I had 1 gig ddr333 and loading took forever. 2 days ago i trashed that and bought 2 gigs of Patriot ddr400 and i can crank everything up on BF2, loading times cut in half. Do it.
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I have 1 gig, I just don't feel updating my sig at the moment.

I honestly don't care whether or not he has more or less RAM than I do, but since he was asking for opinions, I gave it to him.

If he wants 2 gigs, then as I said, it's up to him, I just don't feel it's necessary due to the fact that I and many other people play BF2 just fine with one gig.
 
I figured that 2 gigs would help with things such as transcoding and burning XviD movies to DVD, even though I understand it's mostly a processor thing.
 
Would you guys recommend going with a 3500+, 1GB of RAM and a 7800GTX instead of a 3700+, 2GB of RAM and an X850XT PE?
 
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