New System

[hutch3184]

I know this question probably gets asked a few times a day, but I just don’t have the time to search forums all day long, especially with 2 little kids. I’m planning to buy a new computer soon, mainly for gaming, so could you guys please give me some comments/suggestions for what to get. Also have a few questions.

CPU: AMD Athlon64 3700+ (Do Athlon64s run cooler than P4s?)

M/B: Gigabyte K8NF-9

RAM: 2x512MB DDR400 PC3200 (Are OCZ, Geil or Corsair brands ok?)

STORAGE: 200GB Seagate or Western Digital 7200RPM SATA HD

VIDEO CARD: 256MB Geforce 7800GT
(What brand is a good one. I’m not into overclocking)
(Silly question probably but my monitor only has a 15 pin connector, will this work on the latest cards? Or do I have to get a monitor with DVI?)

SOUND: I’m planning to keep my old SB Live! Is it worth getting an Audigy 2 Value?

CASE: Antec TX640B with 400W PS
(Is this case good enough for cooling?)
(Is 400W powerful enough for this system?)

Thanks in advance

 

[MaMMa]

all do respect, sounds more like laziness then you being busy. Time to game but no time for research?

anyways, the system sounds good. as far as the sound, are you using speakers or headphones? I never bought an antec case before but i'm gonna assume they'd have an antec PSU in there as well, 400w should be ok but if you have some extra change, get something better. Go with the seagate HD. I believe intel runs cooler then AMD, not sure though.

 

[discochan]

I know this question probably gets asked a few times a day, but I just don’t have the time to search forums all day long, especially with 2 little kids. I’m planning to buy a new computer soon, mainly for gaming, so could you guys please give me some comments/suggestions for what to get. Also have a few questions.

CPU: AMD Athlon64 3700+ (Do Athlon64s run cooler than P4s?)

M/B: Gigabyte K8NF-9

RAM: 2x512MB DDR400 PC3200 (Are OCZ, Geil or Corsair brands ok?)

STORAGE: 200GB Seagate or Western Digital 7200RPM SATA HD

VIDEO CARD: 256MB Geforce 7800GT
(What brand is a good one. I’m not into overclocking)
(Silly question probably but my monitor only has a 15 pin connector, will this work on the latest cards? Or do I have to get a monitor with DVI?)

SOUND: I’m planning to keep my old SB Live! Is it worth getting an Audigy 2 Value?

CASE: Antec TX640B with 400W PS
(Is this case good enough for cooling?)
(Is 400W powerful enough for this system?)

Thanks in advance

All of those ram brands listed are good companies. I personally Iike OCZ a lot, but Geil is a lot cheaper and I havent had a problem yet

 

[GeForceX]

Answering accordingly line by line:

Fine. Yes.

Fine.

Fine. Yes.

Fine.
eVGA.
Yes. No.

Fine. Yes.

Fine.
Yes.
Most likely.

So much for laziness.

-J.