hey everybody, i was just wondering if some of you guys would critique my set up for a gaming computer im putting together this winter break... id like to know things such as... what should i add/remove? are the parts compatible? ... are their better yet equally priced substitutes?.. or anything you consider note worthy.. oh and lets not forget that im a noob in every sense of the word...
here is a list of the parts so far:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail ($235)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539
ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail ($92)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569
eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256-P2-N516 Video Card - Retail ($299)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130256
Western Digital Raptor 74GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM ($136)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144160
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail ($77)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440
LITE-ON Black IDE Combo Drive Model SOHC-5236V BK RTL - Retail ($30)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106992
LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-1635S - OEM ($39)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131419
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 Sound Card - OEM ($70)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102178
Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker - Retail ($54)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16836121118
the grand total comes to about $1033.. without shipping.. fyi, my desired price range is $1000-1200..
So, would this set up meet today's most performance demanding games?
Any advice is much appreciated.