Hey guys! I'm currently wanting to build an amd rig and looking to spend $1200. I have some ideas but would like some of your opinions. I want to be able to do some heavy gaming if that feeling arrises in my blood!! I heard the video card i chose was a very good mid-ranged card... Heres what I've came up with so far and none of it is set in stone.. CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester socket 939 CPU HEATSINK & FAN - Thermaltake Venus 12 MOBO - Abit AV8 AMD 64 K8T800 Pro Socket 939 CASE - ThermalRock Dragon Black/Silver RH-M020-1SW PSU -Thermaltake W0013 Silent Purepower 480W HDD - Maxtor 200GB HDD w/ SATA-II and NCQ Floppy Drive - SONY Model MPF920 Black Video Card - XFX 6600GT RAM - OCZ Performance Series pc3500 1GB (512x2) Need some suggestions for monitors and optical drives. Would like the ability to burn cd/dvd's. Thanks and give me some ideas!! :P

I'd do an Nforce4 ultra or SLI based motherboard for better performance and to do PCI-E for hyour graphics card. Seagate and Hitachi are more reliable than Maxtor at the moment. For optical drives, Lite On's are good, you can gegt a DVD dual layer and format for about $65 shipped. Newegg.com has a samsung 17" LCD for about $225 shipped after rebate. 12ms response time, so it's pretty good for gaming. "...but in my defense, it was dark, I was drunk, and it was delicious!"

Go with an nForce based board & PCI-E video card. And why not get the retail CPU that comes with it's own HSF & 3 yr warranty, instead of plunking down $40+ for the Tt Venus? Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 512MB PC3200 Asus Ti4800SE 128MB WinME/WinXP Pro