Final Decision for Build... PLZ CHECK

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Alright, here is my final decisions, just wanted to make sure that everything is compatible, and that everything will work for my needs. I play games almost never, so i don't need a good video card. I watch tons of movies,play tons of music, and surf the internet ALL the time. Let me know if this is a good setup ASAP as i want to order.

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ $384
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103465

MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 $142
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130484

KINGMAX SuperRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820156020

SAPPHIRE 587L Radeon X600PRO 128MB $83
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102417

NEC DVD BURNER 3250A $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152047

Nec floppy $9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=21-152-005&depa=0

Seagate 200GB 7200RPM $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=22-148-032&DEPA=1

Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply $116
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=17-103-924&depa=0

Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Computer Case $102
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811133132

Acer AL1912b Black 19" 16ms LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824009035

TOTAL w/ TAX AND SHIPPING: $1,488.39
 
I don't know about that processor. For simply watching videos, playing music, and surfing the web you might want to save money and go with a much cheaper Athlon XP/Sempron or Pentium 4 setup. A processor that fast would be justifiable if you were a heavy gamer, but really...overkill and a half there...
 
I concur entirely: machine is quite overkill for those tasks, you could probably scale back $600 easy if you got a machine more tailored to the needs :)
 
ok Praetor, i trust you, so what would u recommend instead? i use the computer ALL the time, and while i do not use it very often to play games, i am constantly on it, constantly doing tons of things at once, etc. what would u suggest instead?
 
i think that your harddrive wont be compatible with your mobo becasue your mobo's interface is SATA and your harddrive is IDE. i dont know if it mattters or not you might just wanna look into it before buying
 
from link:

PATA 2 x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
PATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
SATA 4 x SATA2
SATA RAID NV RAID 0/1/0+1 JBOD
Additional SATA 4 x SATA 150
Additional SATA RAID RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD

You can use the hard drive (and all the other drives), just plug it into the PATA ports on the motherboard, not the smaller SATA ports.
 
I think the machine is so powerful to meet your needs."I play games almost never, so i don't need a good video card. " So, the SAPPHIRE 587L Radeon X600PRO 128MB $83 is overkill,and ATI9700 is ok. Memory is so large ,and 512MB is OK. Then,you can save a lot:)
 
So, the SAPPHIRE 587L Radeon X600PRO 128MB $83 is overkill,and ATI9700 is ok.
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Id argue the 9700 (assuming its a 9700Pro since plain jane 9700s are a pain to find) is a superior card


In any case, a quick rundown of some specs:
Pentium 4 540J @ 210USD
PQI Turbo 2x512MB @70USD after rebate
Maxtor 200GB 8MB SATA @ 105USD
NEC 3520A @ 45USD
XClio 450W 12V@15+17 @ 50USD
Floppy, case and monitor you originally had (because im not concerned about these) @ 380USD

ASUS P5GPL @100USD
Sapphire X300SE 32MB->128MB PCIe @ 50USD
or​
ASUS P5GD1-VM @ 105USD


Totals = 960USD for the onboard video route or 1165USD for discrete video route
 
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