New Computer $1,600

hey guys!! im building a computer for my friend. he wanted a around 1,600 computer. how does the gear i picked out sound?

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Thermaltake Tsunami
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811133132

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16813136152

SAPPHIRE 100105U-BL Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Ultimate Edition
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16814102538
(either sapphire or msi)

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A ATX12V 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16817104934

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16819103539

OCZ 1GB GOLD VX(2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227206

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16822144152

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16827152047

THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835109119

im getting OCZ EL PLAT REV.2 now! beside gold vx

x850xtpe

XP-120

If your overclocking you can get a cheaper CPU such as the 3000+. I'd also loser the Raptor as it is not much faster in real-world performance while costing a lot more. Also why spend so much on RAM? You can get 2GB for that price. Just get the XP-90 w/ 92mm Panaflo and get a X800XL from Monarch for $250.

he's a non clocker. x850xtpe? well i know its the best but by how much does it really out perform the other cards

im also leading forward to a 3700+ san diego

Sounds like a killer system

he's a non clocker. x850xtpe? well i know its the best but by how much does it really out perform the other cards

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It is not worth it unless he plans on gaming at really high resolutions.

ok right now its SAPPHIRE x800xl or Msi? san diego 3700+ and xp-90 with panaflo. any other ideas?

If he's gonna run at stock get something else besides from the DFI board, they're kinda finicky but they're great for OCers. Also, if you're going to spend that much on high end stuff, I'd get a bigger harddrive then a 160gb (or 2 harddrives) unless of course he really doesn't need the space.