Heres my rig... what do you think?

millhouse

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Im building my first rig and would like to show what it is just in case so that i dont buy something that is know to be bad or anything like that. If you think anything should be changed, let me know so that i can change it if necessary! Thanks, and enjoy!!!

Monitor: Dell 20.1" widescreen!!!
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4111&category_id=4009

CPU: Getting a used AMD Clawhammer 3200+ from my bro.

Video Card: nVidia GeForce 5950 XX XXX x from my brother also.

MOBO: DFI Lanparty UT nF3 250GB s754
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136147

PSU: FortronSource Bluestorm AX500-A Powersupply
http://www.actbuy.com/details.asp?item=FS17500-2.0

Memory: OCZ EL PLatinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512) 184-pin RAM (TCCD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820146890

Case: Lian Li PC-7077B Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112050

HDD: Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 73GB 10k rpm Serial ATA150
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144160

Heatsink: Thermalright XP-120 for Intel and AMD boards
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thxpforinp4.html

Fans: 3 Panaflo High Speeds. 2 for case fans, and one for heatsink.
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/pa12hisp.html

DVD: NEC ND-3520A Black IDE DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152035

Floppy: I dont really care, (If i had a choice, i wouldnt get one.)

Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 watts RMS 5.1 speakers
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16836121121

Sunbeam Fan conroller, some ide cables, S-ATA cable, keyboard and mouse are also in their but i dont think you guys really care about those!

Well, there ya go! Did i miss anything? If so, please post a reply and tell me. I dont want to mess this up. Thanks!

 

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Lately I have seena lot of people buying OCZ EL PLatinum Revision 2 and them not being TCCD, so I would buy something else like G.skill.

Also I would just make sure the XP-120 is compatible with that mobo. You probably did, but just making sure.

 

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Looks good to me

 

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BrutalDrew said:

Lately I have seena lot of people buying OCZ EL PLatinum Revision 2 and them not being TCCD, so I would buy something else like G.skill.

Also I would just make sure the XP-120 is compatible with that mobo. You probably did, but just making sure.

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Yep... i checked to see if the mobo works with the heatsink. Its A-Okay!
Thanks...

Edit: its fine with me if its not tccd. But my brother reccommended it for me.

 

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Would you guys reccomend getting a new CPU soon. It seems like a good idea but i dont have the money. I had the venice in mind, but i dont know much about it.

 

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search around the cpu forums. people have been getting great results from that core

 

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If you want to use the Video Card and Processor that you got from your brother then I think that is a very nice setup. I agree that the GSkill would be a good alternative to the OCZ RAM. If you can I would recommend moving to socket 939 with a Venice 3000+ or 3200+ and a DFI NF4 Ultra D. Other than that sounds good. Good luck and enjoy.

 

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qwertyuiop said:

If you want to use the Video Card and Processor that you got from your brother then I think that is a very nice setup. I agree that the GSkill would be a good alternative to the OCZ RAM. If you can I would recommend moving to socket 939 with a Venice 3000+ or 3200+ and a DFI NF4 Ultra D. Other than that sounds good. Good luck and enjoy.

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Eventually, i will replace the proccessor and mobo. but i wont have any extra cash unless i ditch the monitor.

Edit: or i could delay my purchase and save up about 200 bucks...

 

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I would delay your purshase.

 

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well... im not quite sure what to do at the moment. I will be ordering in about a month or less.

 

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If you can keep the monitor it is a really nice one!

 

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yeah... i know its a nice monitor. Im waiting for one of those deals that dell will have that will bring the price down to 400. I saw it happen before but it went back to retail price before i could grab it. So... im waiting patietly.

Also, sometimes if you get a dell of their site, find the monitor you want under home office and then go try to find it in the business section. I found that sometimes the same monitor can be two different prices on the same site.

Here are the links...

Home, Home Office- http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4111&category_id=4009

Small business- http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=320-4111&category_id=4009

As you can see, one is on sale and the other isnt! It doesnt really make sense but hey! might as go with the cheaper one!!