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04-09-2006, 03:20 AM
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Gaming pc for under 1000K...how's this?
edit: sorry about the title, i got mixed between saying $1000 and $1k
 What do you guys think of this rig? I was going to add a creative labs 24-bit (extreme music) chip and some sennheisers, but i dont REALLY need them and I could always add on later. Basically I'm wondering about the cpu. I'm pretty sure the RAM and MOBO will do good (I only say good because I've heard that DFI's SLI boards arent as nice as their standard ones), i'm more wondering about the cpu and perhaps the cooling (i will be o/cing it) Here we are so far: Coolermaster centurion case (think the cooling will be sufficient?): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 Samsung DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151121 WD caviar 250Gb SE SATA3g: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144417 DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136158 Antec TrupowerII 550W: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931 AMD athlon 54 3700+ San Diego http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539 G.Skill DDR2 533 2x1Gb Dual channel (runs at 4-4-4-12...which seems low, but does it matter as much when it's pc4200? Probably a stupid question. I just know that i'll be overclocking and don't want to have to 'slow down 'my ram alot by using dividers). : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231018 XFX 7900GT extreme (@ 520/1500 stock) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150139 all that added together is like $1100, which might be a little much, but prices may go down (i'll be buying it in a few months probably). I don't know alot about san diego chips, i was initially just going to go with a venice. is the 3800+ a venice? Anyways, some input would be much appreciated. thanks!
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04-09-2006, 03:30 AM
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Your motherboard and RAM are incompatible. You can't use DDR2 RAM with AMD boards (at least not until AM2 comes out).
And yes, the 3800+ (regular, not X2) is a Venice.
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04-09-2006, 03:32 AM
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Otherwise, it looks good to me.
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04-09-2006, 03:34 AM
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and u really don't need that much expencive of a case unless you really like that one... you could get a $50 case instead and get a x2 3800+... |
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04-09-2006, 03:38 AM
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04-09-2006, 03:41 AM
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04-09-2006, 03:47 AM
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well i have to pump my ddr400 RAM down to ddr333 or ddr300 to get it to actually overclock, so i'd like to get RAM that will already have plenty of room to work with (so i technically wont have to lower it).
Encore, i've had some great experience with my coolermaster, and if you look closely, that is actually a $45 case.
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04-09-2006, 03:57 AM
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04-09-2006, 04:25 AM
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