Computer Build Help

[cabocarl]

Hi this will be my first computer build and I would Love for the forum experts to look it over for any errors I have made.

I will be using the computer to run a small business, play games (mainly wow), and do some CAD (getting ready to build a house and am plaing around with some home/lanscape design programs)

Money is not really an issue, although i would rather not waste any.

I will be using a samsung SyncMaster 172N monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers that I currently own.

Total is $1300 at newegg

Thanks in advance for your help.


AMD-compatible Motherboards

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #:LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultr
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $104.99 $104.99


ATX Computer Cases

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Thermaltake Matrix VX VD3000BNA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #:VD3000BNA
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $79.99 $79.99


CD / DVD Burners (RW Drives)

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 LG 18X DVD±R Super-Multi DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black IDE Model GSAH22N-BK - OEM
Model #:GSAH22N-BK
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $30.99 $30.99


Cooling Device - RAM Heatspreaders / Heatsinks

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
2 COOLMAX 12100 Aluminium RAM Heatsink, Black - Retail
Model #:12100
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $1.89 $3.78


CPU Cooling

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Thermaltake Big Typhoon CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Model #:CL-P0114
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $42.99 $42.99


CPU Thermal Paste / Grease

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Model #:ARCTIC SILVER 5
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $15.99 $15.99


Desktop Memory

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Crucial Technology 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model CT2KIT12864Z40B - OEM
Model #:CT2KIT12864Z40B
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $229.99 $229.99


Power Supplies

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 ENERMAX EG651P-VE FM(24P) ATX 550W Power Supply - Retail
Model #:EG651P-VE FM(24P)
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $119.99 -$10.00 Instant
$109.99


Video Cards

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 SAPPHIRE 100177L Radeon X1950XTX 512MB GDDR4 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card - Retail
Model #:100177L
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Add this item to your cart $399.99 $399.99


Combo

Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 San Diego 2.6GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADAFX55DAA5BN - OEM
Model #:ADAFX55DAA5BN
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy

Add this combo to your cart $273.99 -$74.99 Combo
$199.00
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3250824AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3250824AS

 

[Jet]

Instead of that, I would strongly suggest getting:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard
Corsair 2GB DDR2 800 Dual channel Memory
ATI X1900XT (It will be plenty for any games you play)
320GB SATA Hard drive
If you want cooling, get the Thermaltake Big Typhoon, but forget the RAM heatsinks, as the Corsair memory will include them.

All that plus your case and PSU should be under $1300

 

[cabocarl]

more questions

Thanks for the reply,

The X1950XT was only $100 more than the X1900XT, so i figured it was worth the upgarde. If i go with your component choices do you feel that the extra cooling is an over kill?

 

[ceewi1]

The Typhoon is a great addition if you intend to overclock. As for the video card, if you're going to spend $100 more on the X1950, i'd spend the extra $30 on an 8800GTS.

 

[cabocarl]

Looked on new egg with the components you two have recomended, comes to about $1600.00. (with the 8800GTS)

I am really unsure what do do GPU wise, the X1900XT is $300 ish, the 8800GTS is $450 is that $150 a good investment?

Thanks again for your comments

 

[ETSA]

I agree with JET on this, my build below cost me 1500.00, with monitor.