Decided on Chip and Video

[DarkBlade1]

Wow. Ya, Thx for All the INFO Bro.

The Only thing about DFI is i hear they are hard to setup and im no wizard at that myself, so i have opted against DFI, but that Other Board Looks Great Except for the Fact that it is over $200 and that is Out of My League. I Dont mind flashing for the BIOS thing if i know how it is done, but i am already over my $2000 budget but $200 and my Present mobo is $124, so is there one in that range that is easy to setup, it prly will require flashing for BIOS buts that ok.

May I suggest you downgrading or switching components a bit? Then getting the FATALITY board?? Yes I may..

Hang on while I make you a parts list with some revisions and links to newegg.com. BRB!

 

[pffft?]

May I suggest you downgrading or switching components a bit? Then getting the FATALITY board?? Yes I may..

Hang on while I make you a parts list with some revisions and links to newegg.com. BRB!

Haha, your the Best Bro, Thx.

 

[The_Necromancer1]

well you spend all this money on CPU and GPU and you fall behind on the mobo and HDD, for 10 bucks more you can get a 200Gb harddrive, also get @ leats a DFI lan party, but the Falat1ty would be Ideal, trust me, it will help you in the long run.

 

[pffft?]

Im prly get the Fatal1ty although its not in stock. Is the HDD Bad? I just put the 200gb in my cart instead of the 160 gb one.

is the dvd burner good as well? i dont want SATA

 

[DarkBlade1]

EXTREME OCing Board for LESS MOOLAH!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127212

EXTREME OCing RAM for some MOOLAH!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227206
This RAM is known as VX (VOLTAGE XTREME) and is the BEST RAM around PERIOD.

7800GTX! OH YEAH!! I LOVE MINE!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150104
BTW, this is XFXs newest one, OCed further STOCK then even BFGs, but yet, CHEAPER. 490/1300!!!

EAT THIS POWER HUNGRY AMD ATHLON 4200+ OCed!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817193003
This PSU is what I use, it is phenomenal! Voltages are PERFECT, within .01-.02 of what they should be except my 5v, which 5.08, but I dont mind since my RAM is power hungry anyways!

Here is the pretty pride and joy!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103543
These things scream, no doubt. I got 21,620 with mine in AquaMark3!

The CPU COOLER FROM GOD, the Zalman 7700CU!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118115
This cooler is what I use, and even when my room is 37C (our AC is broken right now) my AMD Dual Core AthlonX2 4800+ OCed at 2.6GHz (had to pull back the OCing "NEED TO UPDATE SIG!!") runs at full load at 50C!!! Love this cooler!

AH, as to your HDD. Use this BIATCH, it screams and is dead silent and reliable as hell. Western Digital sucks, they sound like 747s taking off, and screech a lot! Need I mention, this is an SATAII drive??
Samsung SATAII Spinpoint 200GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822152022

 

[DarkBlade1]

Oh, and with that, NO FLASHY FLASH required, because BIOS flashes are a pain in the ass if I do say so myself, and I do..

 

[pffft?]

Ya thx.

Are Those all good names because some of those things are kinda keep, like the psu and HDD.

Those are all high quality brands?

So with all the stuff you listed i would replace in my first list and use the stuff you didnt replace?

 

[pffft?]

Setup With My RAM

ASUS Black IDE DVD Burner Model DRW-1608P BLACK - Retail

ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BL Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

SAMSUNG 915N-Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail

ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Sky Hawk/Eagle Tech ATX-GM620SC ATX 12V, EPS 12V, AMD ATX-GES 620W Power Supply - Retail

ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail

Logitech 967502-0403 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Value Keyboard - OEM

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX1024-3200C2PRO - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail

XFX PVT70FUNDE Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card with Battlefield 2 - Retail

Battlefield 2 PC Game EA - Retail

For $2147.

 

[pffft?]

I hear that SATA Drives have some trouble installing.
is this true?

how about the setup above?

 

[DarkBlade1]

No, SATA is just like ATA. SCSI is hard to install, that is probably what you mean.

Also, don't use that RAM. Use the RAM I showed you. Corsair is half rate RAM that runs hot and is like Intel, backed by a name. If you want better RAM for a cheaper price, then use this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220006