Critique my new build... Gaming Build

[Setsukos]

I ordered this stuff last night from NewEgg.. total cost after savings, rebates, promo codes = $495

This will be my first time building a computer, I'm pretty excited!

• Raidmax Smilodon ATX-612WBP Black SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156062
• Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128034
• EVGA 256-P2-N624-AR GeForce 7900GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 KO Video Card
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130056
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 Processor
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103774
• OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227124
• Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JS 200GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144416
• Logitech 967738-0403 Black USB Standard Deluxe 250 Keyboard
• Sony NEC Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s

 

[djrussell]

i've got that board and used it for my first build as well. it works great for me so far.

definitely beware the psu in that case. all the reviews i read of the one in my raidmax sagitta case were great. it popped on me after about 10 seconds though. you won't need anything super high end but don't cheap out in this area. good stable power is really important.

 

[OkydOky]

Looks Good.

I would look into getting a better power supply though.

 

[lukeman89]

i agree with the first 2 replies...get a more reliable and stable power supply

 

[Setsukos]

Thanks guys for the replies.

What about this PSU:

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153052

 

[Weary Memory]

I would encourage you to check out this quality sticky regarding PS's: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=458204

I know that the following seems to gather a lot of interest as a budget PS: http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-E5150GH

 

[jblunck54]

MY raidmax psu has worked great for about 3 years now. I have no complaints, maybe I got a good one?

 

[PrometheuSBoxeR]

MY raidmax psu has worked great for about 3 years now. I have no complaints, maybe I got a good one?

We'll there are a lot of parts to a PSU. Some brands build PSU's better then others. It's all about risk vs reward. Your gonna pay a bit more for a PSU that is well made and will have little to no risk on your hardwares life from a power point of view. A cheaper, crappier made PSU dosen't mean it won't work. It's a matter of how stable is it? 3 years on a Raidmax PSU sounds like a good one to me. Problem is, if someone drops $1500.00 into a new system, why even risk it? Because you shaved a few dollars on a crappy PSU?

 

[jblunck54]

We'll there are a lot of parts to a PSU. Some brands build PSU's better then others. It's all about risk vs reward. Your gonna pay a bit more for a PSU that is well made and will have little to no risk on your hardwares life from a power point of view. A cheaper, crappier made PSU dosen't mean it won't work. It's a matter of how stable is it? 3 years on a Raidmax PSU sounds like a good one to me. Problem is, if someone drops $1500.00 into a new system, why even risk it? Because you shaved a few dollars on a crappy PSU?

I couldnt agree more. That is why Im basicly going with your setup on my new build, Im still on an Old AGP VPU and Im looking to get on pci-x as well as going from an old northwood to the C2D

 

[JamesXP]

Oh and btw PCI-X is a server thing, I beleive your talking about pci-e

 

[Goshawk]

Can't go wrong with Seasonic or Corsair supplies I used Antec supplies for quite a while and haven't had any issues either.


~ Gos

 

[Setsukos]

I ended up going with the Thermaltake Purepower 500w supply which cost me $35 after rebates

The customer reviews on it were good and it was the only listed Thermaltake on that PSU review thread.

 

[djrussell]

don't forget the free shipping. i think that's about as good as you're going to get at that price point.