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I'm building a gaming computer from scratch and I'm wondering what you guys think about what i've chosen so far, I don't know too much about this stuff, so I'm open to any suggestions you guys may have for these parts, or any other parts I may need,or if some of these aren't compatible blah blah blah. keep in mind that by time I raise the money, at earliest it will be in December probably and I want the computer to last a while without me having to upgrade it
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535
CHAINTECH VNF4 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152053
CHAINTECH SE6600G Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152053
COOLMAX CR-450B ATX 450W "140mm Fan" Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CSA, FCC, TUV http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817159031
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440
Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000SNA Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133136
GIGABYTE GH-ED821-LC 94 mm Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan/Heatsink http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835128007
Thats what i have so far, so any suggestions?
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Haven't had great luck with Chaintech for quality.
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I don't have an issue with Chaintech, but I do think you should get a board based on the nForce4 Ultra, rather than the plain nForce4.
Also, get a different PSU. That one doesn't conform to the new ATX12v 2.0 standard. New boards use a 24-pin ATX main power connector, that PSU only has a 20-pin.
ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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I'm with jam.
The psu is VERY important!Also beware of value ram.
Apparently nforce4 boards are very picky when it comes to ram?
They prefer TCCD chips.Tt Lanfire
MSI K8N Diamond
AMD64 3000+'Winnie'
1gb pc4400
OCZ Powerstream 520w
6600GT
WDCaviar 160gb sata
WDCaviar 160gb sata;~}
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ok thanks, and just so you know, I was using some suggestions from my friends but I wanted to know what other people thought.I'll be switching to nForce4 Ultra probably since it doesn't cost that much more. now I looked it up on newegg, which one should i get? I don't know which brands are better...and also could anyone give me some suggestions for the psu too?? And should I get different RAM than what I have there? One last thing, what do you think about my other parts, will they be good for gaming? Thanks for the help so far guys
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psu-Rosewill RP550 ATX 550W Power Supply-57
ASPIRE ATX-AS520W BLACK ATX 520W Power Supply-55
at neweggASPIRE ATXB4KLW-AL Antec 400W
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
AMD 3700+ San Diego
Corsair 1GB 2x512
eVGA 6600GT
250GB Hard Drive
Sound Blaster Audigy
Windows XP HOME W/SP2
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You might want to look at these ram......
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231001
I have these.......http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145551
but everything else you have is good.
Tt Lanfire
MSI K8N Diamond
AMD64 3000+'Winnie'
1gb pc4400
OCZ Powerstream 520w
6600GT
WDCaviar 160gb sata
WDCaviar 160gb sata;~}
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I know newegg carries a lot of Rosewill stuff, I don't know how good it is. The Aspire PSUs get poor reviews though...maybe not so bad at newegg, but from sites that actually test hardware
ASUS A7N8X-X
Athlon XP 1800+
8.5 x 200MHz
1024MB PC3200 2.5-3-3-7
Asus A9550GE/TD 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro SP1
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Aspire and Rosewill power supplies aren't very good. If you're trying to save money, check out the Thermaltake 480W.
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Thanks everybody for all the help, I've switch ed my PSU to the Thermaltake 480W, which I think is cheaper than the one I had at first, a Chaintech nVidia nForce4 Ultra motherboard and I'm still considering what RAM to get because I'm trying to keep it fairly cheap...but I want good RAM which makes it hard. Also, how well will that video card I have play high graphic games? Thanks again for all the help
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I've had good results with the RAM you were considering as well as Mushkin. Little better compatibility with Mushkin, but that was with NForce2 boards. I have had no issues with either with NForce4 Ultra boards. I have, however, had less Mushkin sticks go bad on me than Corsair as well over the last year, so I tend to recommend Mushkin. This isn't slapping Corsair; they've been very good, too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146299
After rebate it comes out to about what the Corsair is. *shrug* Your call, but both are good.
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If you are still monitoring this thread ingore most of the replies.
I have 2 socket 939 VNF4s, both running Corsair Valueram and they work fine.
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