Originaly my plan was to wait for the dual cores, but someone offered me a pretty fair price for my current system and I think I should sell it while I can get money for it. So, I'm considering building up an Athlon 64 System. I need to keep it under 1000.00. Overclocking is not of great importance, but having the ability to do so would be nice.
What should I be looking at? I spent a few minutes looking around and I think the basics will be:
Nforce4 Mobo (maybe SLI, though I doubt I would use it.)
939 A64 3000/3200 (not sure, depends on cost of other components)
1 Gig PC3200 (2x 512)
Hard Drives... No idea. Either the WD3200 or 2x 200GB drives (Whats Faster and Should I go for SATA or stick with IDE?)
Video 6600GT (I like ATI, but this is the best bang for the buck I think)
Oh, and cases... I saw one Silverstone case which really caught my eye.
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj06.htm
I like the layout, but its pricey. Has anyone used one? The only potential problem I see is the lack of cooling i nthe hard drive bay. I guess a PSU with a 120mm fan would help.
So, can you guys help me out?
Thanks,
Matt
What should I be looking at? I spent a few minutes looking around and I think the basics will be:
Nforce4 Mobo (maybe SLI, though I doubt I would use it.)
939 A64 3000/3200 (not sure, depends on cost of other components)
1 Gig PC3200 (2x 512)
Hard Drives... No idea. Either the WD3200 or 2x 200GB drives (Whats Faster and Should I go for SATA or stick with IDE?)
Video 6600GT (I like ATI, but this is the best bang for the buck I think)
Oh, and cases... I saw one Silverstone case which really caught my eye.
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-tj06.htm
I like the layout, but its pricey. Has anyone used one? The only potential problem I see is the lack of cooling i nthe hard drive bay. I guess a PSU with a 120mm fan would help.
So, can you guys help me out?
Thanks,
Matt