New Decent System under $1100?

[Evilot]

Here is what I was thinking of getting (every thing after the first case is from memoryexpress.com:

CASE:
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ASPIRE X-Navigator - $84.99 + shipping $15.00 in U.S.

^^^ I am not sure if newegg.com ships anywhere to Canada, but here is a nice case for a reasonable price I found on memoryexpress.com but unfortunately there is no power supply included, I choose this case because it was one of the cheapest ones (the other cheap ones were too cheap in design):

ASPIRE X-Plorer Mid Tower Black with SIlver Front - $89.95
ASPIRE X-Plorer Mid Tower Black Fully - $89.95

This is a case that I really like but it is too expensive for me:
Koolance PC3-725SL Professional Aluminum Water Cooling System, Silver - $579.95
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PSU
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Enermax 535W EG565P-VE All In One ATX 12V v2.0 - $104.95
The cheapest quality one for the necessary wattage.
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MOBO:
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Asus A8N-SLI Premium w/ DualDDR400, 7.1 Audio, Dual GB Lan, 2 x PCI-E x16 SLI, Cool-Pipe - $209.95
Not too sure about this, I am thinking about an SLI because of the cheaper nVidia video cards that are SLI, but I like the idea of dual channel memory.
OR
Asus A8N-E w/ DualDDR400, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA2.0, PCI-E x16 - $119.95
This one is very similar to the one above, but it is not SLI, I am not too sure yet about getting two nVidia SLI capable video cards or just one of the newer ATI video cards.
OR
Asus A8N5X w/ DualDDR400, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, SATA, PCI-E x16 - $114.95
Maybe this one, the difference between this one and the previous one is that this one is just SATA, and the previous one is SATA2.0.
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CPU
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AMD Athlon 64 3500+ w/ 512K Cache (Retail Box) - $239.95
I think this one is reasonable for a 939 socket.
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RAM
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Corsair 2048MB TwinX PC3200 CAS 2 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 1024MB) - $269.95
Dual channel 2Gb, there will not be much need to upgrade in the near future.
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GPU
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Sapphire Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB AGP w/ TV-Out, DVI (Lite Retail) - $179.95
I am not sure about it yet, but 512MB RAM for 179.95! That sounds pretty good.
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Hard Drive / Optical Drive
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As of now just planning to keep my two current 20GB hard drives and using my SCSI card to add four more 2GB hard drives.
I will just use the DVD reader and the CD-RW optical drive.
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The system would cost approximately:
$1070
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What do you guys think of this? I am not sure about the video card it seem cheap.... too cheap... for a 512mb ram

 

[WhyYouLoveMe]

2 things:

1. Don't get that vid card for the 512mb RAM. You're right, it's cheap. I'd go for a X1800GTO instead or a 7600GT.
2. Don't get that expensive RAM unless you're really going to push an overclock. If you're going to just put the RAM in and run it at stock settings then get the value RAM brand name stuff.

 

[Evilot]

I was hoping to get a 512mb no more than $200 for it... unfortunatly there are none like that....

Does any one know why then one I listed is so cheap?

 

[WhyYouLoveMe]

It's cheap because it only has 128-bit memory interface and it uses slower GDDR2 RAM and it's an older generation core.

 

[Evilot]

It's cheap because it only has 128-bit memory interface and it uses slower GDDR2 RAM and it's an older generation core.

So, I guess will have to spend $350 on a decent video card.

 

[krameriffic]

So, I guess will have to spend $350 on a decent video card.

$290 on a 7900GT or an X1800XT is your best bet. That RAM is a terrible waste of money. You'd be fine with a $150 2gig set of OCZ.

Like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227084
$153 after mail-in rebate.

 

[cyks]

If you get the X-navigator, switch the direction of the rear and side fan(s). Be patient and connect all 5 fans to the RPM controller, it helps for all the noise.