New computer advice

[Molson]

-- All prices Canadian --

I recently bought an X800 Pro for $350 from my teacher (he has connections). So naturally I need a new computer. I need advice on parts. I know what I want, I just need to know what companies to get it from.

However I made this list up from www.canadacomputers.com who seem to sell parts cheap and are close to where I live. I need advice because I don't know if what I am getting is good or if I can get better prices or hardware. I already have a cd/dvd drive from my old comp + monitor etc.


Asus A8V-E Deluxe Socket 939 VIA K8T890 $165
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 2.4GHz w/1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 $669
Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS Mid-Tower (Black) $119
OCZ (OCZ45012U) ModStream 450 Watt Power Supply $99
OCZ PC-3200 DDR400 Premier Series 1GB (2x512MB) $163
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 SATA/150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Buffer $116

Total $1,331
Tax 199.65
Total $1,531


Any input is appreciated.

 

[Mental Liberator]

Nice, but I would go for a FX-55 if you had a little bit more money. But if not, that looks mighty fine my friend.

 

[winterfreshpwnz]

Yeah that shit is friggin ownage man. But I'd go with a different mobo. Maybe the MSI Neo4 Platinum or something.

 

[Molson]

The reason I didn't choose the 55 is because it's $400 more and I read this review: http://www.nordichardware.com/Reviews/?skrivelse=362&page=3 and it hardly seems worth about 0-10 fps increase when what I have will get me pretty high ones.

Thanks for the replies. I will check out that mobo

 

[prosser13]

If your not planning on overclocking the RAM isn't needed. Find the cheapest 1GB (2 x 512MB) of RAM you can and buy that. You might wanna check out the Seagate Barracuda 200GB 7200rpm 8MB cache SATA hard drive, which is around £80, and very good value. Not sure how much that is in Canadian dollars though.

BTW, is the graphics card AGP or PCI-E?

 

[Swift1]

Good ol' Canadacomputers. Canadacomputers is to us Canadians like Newegg is like to you Americans.

 

[mighty_chick]

wait wheres your case? or is the old case an ATX case? also why are you in need of a 4000+? do you do graphic design or something...i'd get eh amd 3000+ and oc it

 

[alvino]

Nice setup...the 4000+ is actually pretty good. It has about the same performance (if not less) as the FX-55. Although I think the FX-55 can OC higher because it's multipliers are unlocked and all the Athlon 64's are locked.

 

[mighty_chick]

nope the 4000+ is 2.4ghz while the FX-55 is 2.6ghz but u were close alvino, i wouldnt spend the $600.00 on the 4000+ though when he could get the 3000+ and have it up to 2.6ghz in no time

 

[Molson]

I'm new to AMD so I know nothing about them. I don't know how to overclock either (all I know is change some BIOS settings). And my x800 is PCI-express. For the RAM: the cheapest stuff I can find is no name for $55 each. There's Crosair value series for $70 and OCZ value for $69.

So for my processor, getting the 4000 really isn't worth it?
Here are the prices from the site:

3000+ $186
3200+ $240
3500+ $335
3800+ $469
4000+ $669

Again I'm not familiar with AMD like i am with p4s.

Thanks for the replies.

-Oh, and I'm trying to build a gaming machine while not going to a high high price. You know, all settings on full, AAx8 or whatever.