Suggestions on new pc build!!

[myles363]

this is my second computer build, first time posting here. i just like to get input and comments. please post anything you think about it. thanks.

so far, i have this:

-Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
-ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model DRW-2014L1T
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Brisbane 2.8GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core black edition Processor Model ADO5400DSWOF
-Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
-MSI K9N2 SLI Platinum AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
-COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
-Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
-BFG Tech BFGE96512GTOCXFE GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card


i know its long. im still kinda stuck on a video card, because i am going to have SLI going but i have a feeling that with 2 of those, they will hit my ps with that case. im still looking, and ideas or input on any of it.

thanks, myles

 

[JogaBonito1502]

Switch out the Antec Three Hundred for the CM Centurion 5. Far better case in my opinion. Great choice on processor . Instead of the Seagate I would pick the Samsung Spinpoint F1. Memory choice looks fine. Instead of that motherboard, I would go with a 780G chipset. You won't really need 650W so I would go with this Antec. Unless you love your music a lot, you won't need a sound card. Lastly, with some money saved, I would get the HD4850 instead of the 9600GT.

P.S: SLI only gives you an increase of 40% in performance. An HD4850 would easily out-do 2 9600GTs in SLI. If you want you can even upgrade to an HD4870.

 

[myles363]

oh yeah, i should have kinda mentioned, i allready have that cpu and ps, i got them for dirt cheap from a friend when he bought them off new egg. anyway, im looking into the other stuff.

thanks, myles

 

[worshipme]

Switch out the Antec Three Hundred for the CM Centurion 5. Far better case in my opinion. Great choice on processor . Instead of the Seagate I would pick the Samsung Spinpoint F1. Memory choice looks fine. Instead of that motherboard, I would go with a 780G chipset. You won't really need 650W so I would go with this Antec. Unless you love your music a lot, you won't need a sound card. Lastly, with some money saved, I would get the HD4850 instead of the 9600GT.

+1. Except his graphics card choice depends on what his monitor's native res is.