Building new gaming computer. PLZ help

[trance565]

ballistix is 2-2-2-2 i think, which means its better

 

[jac006]

what happened to geil? i thoguth that wuz the best?

 

[joeyw368]

ok heres wut i came up with remember im not looking for the best pc and i already have an ATI FireGL X3 Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, Dual DVI, 8X AGP.
so heres my new system tell me if everything is compatable...

Case: LOGISYS Black PHANTOM ATX Mid Tower Case With 480W PSU= $72.49

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3500+, Socket 939, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor= $247.00

mobo: CHAINTECH "S1689" ALi M1689 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU= $72.00

tv tuner: Kworld PCI TV Tuner Card, Model "STUDIO TV Terminator VS-LTV7131R, VS-LTV7131RF(W/FM)= $29.50

RAM: Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200= $69.62

hard drives:
1:SAMSUNG 40GB 7200RPM Light and Slim IDE Hard Drive, Model SP0411N, OEM Drive only= $45.89
2:SAMSUNG 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model SP0802N, OEM Drive only= $56.49

keyboard: Logitech Cordless Internet Pro Desktop= $24.95

monitor: ACER AL1912b 19" Black LCD Monitor= $314.99

dvd burner: Aopen 16X Double Layer DVD+/- RW Black Burner, Model DUW1608= $57.99

sound card (sound quality doesnt bother me so its a cheap card lol)
:AOpen 4-Channel PCI Sound Card, Model "Cobra AW840= $7.75 lol

cpu fan: ZALMAN CNPS7000B-AlCu Aluminum + Copper CPU Cooler for Socket 478/462/754/939/940 CPUs= $36.99

speakers: DCT OG-1050 2.1 Black Speaker System= $8.25

microphone: YOMMO MP-018B Black Microphone= $3.00

TOTAL IS IN USD!!!
TOTAL= $1,046.91

 

[TRDCorolla1]

You have 5.1 channel on that motherboard so you don't really need a sound card. Save some money on that for shipping. Make sure you get Arctic Silver thermal grease for the CPU.

Are you planning on going RAID 0 with the 2 hard drives? I would get them the same size.

I'm spending about that much, maybe $300 more for my new setup. Not including monitor, keyboard, and mouse though. Not bad for a $1300 system, but in your case, that's not bad either. Everything else seem fine. I'm looking at your specs, primarily the CPU/motherboard/memory combination to see if it will work and looks good. Everything else is up to you.

 

[trance565]

dont get chaintech mobo, not very good company from what i ehre, go with msi gigabyte or asus, they the best

 

[mr.monger]

theres only one problem... were u gonna get the drivers 4 ur hd? u could get em from internet but tht would mean dling thm and writing to disk...just spend the few extra bucks and buy the whole thing

 

[joeyw368]

i changed it im gettin a 120 gig hdd!!! i was just thinking how can i (if i can) over clock my cpu???

 

[TRDCorolla1]

When overclocking, you access the BIOS menu and somewhere in there you should be able to increase the frontside bus speed or CPU multiplier.

 

[The_Necromancer1]

"fool http://www.zipzoomfly.com owns NewEgg."
no www.newegg.com has better shiping better quality and you know you are not buying it off of a 12 year old girl from bangladish

 

[jac006]

yeah, newegg is totally the better place. i love newwegg. super fast shipping, good quality, and just all around good customer satisfaction.