Gaming Computer

[Fiji_icle]

I am building a gaming computer and I have made a list,
I have heard that AMD is the better way to go, so I used an AMD.
COuld you please tell me if this would be the best way to go and what case and power supply unit would be the best to go for. Any changes or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

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Plextor PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52 PX-Premium/SW E-IDE/ATAPI Internal CD-RW Drive Retail
$90.50 $90.50
173204
Artec DHM-G48-BR 16X IDE DVD-ROM w/Software (Black) Retail
$28.99 $28.99
80097-26
Corsair TWINX1024-3200LLPRO 1GB Kit DDR400 XMS3200 Ultra Low Latency Dual-Channel Proseries Memory w/Heat Spreader Retail ***
$299.00 $299.00
80717-R
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor Socket 939 Retail
$268.00 $268.00
240140
Abit AV8 Via K8T800 Pro Athlon 64(FX) Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail
$118.50 $118.50
326004
BFG GeForce 6800 GT OC AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail
$439.99 $439.99
101221-316603
Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer and Serial ATA Signal Cable Bundle
$111.00 $111.00

Subtotal: $1355.98

[dot]

I strongly disagree with the hard drive, Fo 111.00 you can get a bigger hard drive, although it wont be 10,000 rpm. A case i would go with is my own:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...129-122&DEPA=1

[tOny mOnt4n4]

Originally posted by dot
I strongly disagree with the hard drive, Fo 111.00 you can get a bigger hard drive, although it wont be 10,000 rpm. A case i would go with is my own:
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...129-122&DEPA=1

You can obviously get a bigger hard drive cheaper that the point is with 10,000 rpm's he will have faster performance

[beedubaya]

Wow, nice rig! I would go with a Thermaltake Xaser case and a Butterfly PSU.

[4W4K3]

Originally posted by tOny mOnt4n4
You can obviously get a bigger hard drive cheaper that the point is with 10,000 rpm's he will have faster performance

Yah, it's faster. But it can be 20K RPM's, if he runs out of space (easy to do on a 40GB drive) the RPM's aren't going to matter. I'd suggest at least a 60GB drive unless you have very little stuff on your computer.

[Nubius]

If you can afford one Lian-Li cases are some of the absolute best but the most expensive. High quality constructed pure aluminum cases and (not sure which model) but one or some have a completely removable slideable motherboard tray which is a VERY nice and handy feature.

Also that butterfly PSU is pretty good, but my suggestions are

Thermaltake 560w PurePower PSU
Ultra 500w modular Connect PSU ( even though a thread was just posted regarding these and seems to have mixed reviews ) I've actually built a system with both of the above PSU's and each performed wonderfully.

Yah, it's faster. But it can be 20K RPM's, if he runs out of space (easy to do on a 40GB drive) the RPM's aren't going to matter. I'd suggest at least a 60GB drive unless you have very little stuff on your computer.

He makes a very good and valid point, if you know that you aren't going to fill up the space and would rather have windows load in 10 seconds then yes go with 36gb SATA Drive....otherwise I'd say get a bigger drive...but hey...Currently I have a 20gb 7200 RPM Drive as my master with an 80gb 7200 as a data storage slave drive, so you could always throw $100 for that 36gb and another $60 for an 80gb drive to have a similar setup to mine and you'd have plenty of space and speed when it comes to loading games or copying files on your SATA drive, remember though copying from the SATA to the 80gb would only be as fast as the 80gb so the 10,000RPM wouldn't matter, but as far as copying files on the SATA drive, installations, loading windows, games loading, it hauls ***

[Fiji_icle]

Thank you all very very much for all your input!

[U-Toast]

ok a few things. For the ram, go for the XLPRO
for HD, get a seagate, i read an article saying the barracuda performs as well as 10k hds. and they are the most silent hds also. but i love the rators, as u can see i have 1

[t3rk1sh]

i just purchased pretty much the same set up; except a bigger hardrive (76.5 gig 10k rpm raptor) and 2gig of ram.

going to set up as soon as it arrives tommorow; ill get back to you