New Gaming Computer

[JBistodeau]

Hey guys im looking at a gaming computer for under 1500...Check this out


Im looking at: ENERMAX Green ATX Mid Tower Case, Model "CS-800TA-A7w"
ABIT "KV8" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Athlon64 CPU
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N344-AX"
Sparkle Power "Power Q" 350W Power Supply, MODEL "ATX-350GU" -OEM
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512k L2 Cache, The Only 64-bit Windows Compatible Processor
Kingston ValueRAM 240-Pin 512MB DDR2 PC2-4200
Seagate 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3120026AS, OEM
ADVUEU 723A 17" LCD Monitor with Speakers
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 128 PCI Sound Card
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pac

Anything better i can get for a better price

 

[dicecca112]

yeah get this mobo instead http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-152-043&depa=1, 82$ and it is the Nforce Chipset and not the VIA
Secondly why do you have DDR2 memory, when you don't need it for this processor?
You could get a gig http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-218-062&depa=0s

 

[Keiron]

Can that 350W PSU handle a that much load? I would deffinatly go for something 450 or greater, as I just blew out my 350 on an XP-M 2600+.

 

[dicecca112]

yeah Keiron is right. I would even say go with like a 550W Antec PSU. or a Fortron 500+W if you need to save some money

 

[David]

Looks good except I would also suggest an Nforce based board with DDR RAM (not DDR2). Also a better PSU (400W+) may help.

 

[9mmCensor]

Drop the LCD and get a good CRT. It will be cheaper and better for gaming. Get the mentioned 1024MB of DDR(1) Ram, PC-3200 is the speed you need or if you want to overclick 3500. Also that sound card isn't great, atleast get an Audigy. And a nForce board is preferable.

 

[JBistodeau]

whats the difference between DDR and DDR2?

 

[JBistodeau]

whats better..the motherboard here http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=13-150-045&DEPA=1 or http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-150&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

 

[dicecca112]

supposedly more bandwidth, but the only platform that uses it right now is the i915 Intel Chipset. right now DDR2 is in its infancy so it's not much of a performace boost over DDR

 

[dicecca112]

neither board can use the AMD64 chip

 

[JBistodeau]

here it is updated any comments?

 

[JBistodeau]

Aspire X-Dreamer II(Black) ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, With Window, Model "ATXB4KLW-BK/350"
Seagate 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3120026AS, OEM
The memory mentioned above
SAMSUNG SyncMaster 997DF-T/T 19" DynaFlat CRT Monitor
ABIT "NF7-M" nForce2 IGP Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU
Antec 550W Power Supply, 24-Pin, Model "TRUE550 EPS12V"
AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512k L2 Cache, The Only 64-bit Windows Compatible Processor -
Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack SP1a -
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0244"
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "256-A8-N344-AX"

 

[dicecca112]

again the mobo is a socket A and the CPU is a socket 754. they don't work together.

 

[JBistodeau]

yeah i got the memory you recomemded

 

[dicecca112]

but what about the mobo?

 

[Cheesehead]

I would wait a month. The Nforce4 is coming, as well as 90nm 3000+ and 3200+ chips.

 

[JBistodeau]

what is the mobo?

 

[dicecca112]

motherboard

 

[JBistodeau]

what Mobo do u recommend?

 

[dicecca112]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-152-043&depa=1