is this build good?

[kensc]

$3,497
Details
YOUR SYSTEM DETAIL X

Case
• [New !!!] Nzxt Apollo Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
Case Lighting
• Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue
Power Supply
• ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** NZXT PF-500 500 Watt Power Supply
Processor
• [Socket-AM2] AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
Free Software/Game
• Free Game - [Hero]
• Free Games - [Age of Empires III] and [Rise Of Nations: Rise Of Legend] with purchase of any AMD Athlon-64 X2 or Mobile Turion based system

Processor Cooling
• CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit
Motherboard
• ATI Crossfire 3200 Chipset w/7.1 Audio , Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E MB
Memory
• 2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair XMS2 Xtreme w/Heat Spreader
Video Card
• 2x ATI Radeon X1600XT 256MB PCI-Express x16 - running CrossFire mode
Hard Drive
• 500 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
2nd Hard Drive
• 1TB (500GB x2) HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 16M Cache]
Raid Configuration
• Raid-1 [Data Mirroring] With 2X Hard Drives
CD/DVD Drive

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive
• [** Special !!! ***] 16X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black
Sound Card
• Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
Speaker System
• [Black] Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer
Fax Modem

Network Card
• Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
Floppy Drive
• Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Blue
Monitor
• LCD Monitor ViewSonic 19" VX922 TFT LCD Monitor [Extreme Gaming; 2 ms; Silver/Black 2-Tone]
2nd Monitor

Keyboard
• Combo: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3000 Laser (MX3000 Cordless Keyboard + MX600 Cordless Laser Mouse) Silver/Black 2-Tone Color
Mouse

USB 2.0 Accessories

Meter Display
• Thermal Temperature LCD Display Black
Flash Media Reader/Writer
• 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black
Flashcards & SmartMedia

Operation System
• MS Windows XP Professional Edition w/Service Pack-2
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner

Additional Software

Case Round Cable

IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card
• IEEE-1394 Firewire PCI Card w/Cable + Software
USB Flash Drive

TV Tuner
• [USB 2.0] Kworld Xpert TV-PVR TV-Tuner w/Remote
Video Camera
• Creative Labs Webcam Instant Digital USB Retail
Headset
• Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Audio Headset
Power Protection
• ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator
Printer
• HP Deskjet D4160 Printer
Printer Cable
• USB A/B Printer Cable 6-Ft
Wireless Network Adapter

Wireless Network Access Point/Router

Warranty
• Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support
Rush Service
• Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 3 Business Days

is that good? or should I buy some hwere else or change something? help please. what virus protection and maintanence is the best too?

 

[The_Other_One]

$3500 and only 1600s? And only a 3800? No way! That's a horrible deal! And why on earth do you need 1.5TB of HD space?

Give me a bit... I'm going to configure you one though newegg.

 

[kensc]

lol thats why i asked because i never bought a computer before and i dont know what im doing.

 

[The_Other_One]

I'm skimming over it again and I see you do have more stuff in there than I originally thought, but it still is rather overpriced... Still working on one for you...

 

[The_Other_One]

OK, I finished for the most part. Hopfully someone can double check my work because I'm not quite as familar with the Core 2 Duo. However, this system would SLAUGHTER the one you posted. It is about $100 more, but with this budget, I didn't think it'd matter too much

ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP Socket T Intel P965 Express ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131028
(wasn't my top choice, maybe someone knows a better one?)

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115002

OCZ Gold Series 2 x 1GB DDR2 667
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227047

(2x)HIS Hightech H190CFQ512 Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814161023

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 MCE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16815116631

ViewSonic VX922 Black/Silver 19"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824116375

ENERMAX Liberty ELT500AWT
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817194003

(3x)Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136014

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119068
(I got this case, it's nice )

Koutech 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813998514

NEC ND-3550A 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16823109144

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102188

Logitech Z-5500
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16836121120

HP Deskjet D4160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16828104479

USB cable
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16812116117

Windows XP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16832116056

$3,669.36, not including shipping or rebates.

*edit*
I just realized I had two cross fire edition cards. I'm fairly new to crossfire, you only need one Crossfire compatable one, or does it matter if you have two? It's too late for me to check on that. Plus I'm feeling a little sick...

 

[computerhakk]

Wow, what will you be using this thing for? From the looks of it you want pure power and games, games, and more games. Hopefully this isn't just for school work and such; if it is, you really need to reconsider your options because it's over the top if it just for school

 

[ceewi1]

The_Other_One's config looks good, only a couple of things i'd change.

1. No need for two X1900 CF cards. Get one of the ones indicated, and a regular X1900XT.

2. You'd get better performance from a decent DDR2-800 kit.

3. I'd drop the CPU to an E6600, it brings you within budget and gives you a little more to spend on the RAM.

4. That PSU is inadequate for Crossfired X1900s (+12V@32A). Given the budget, i'd look at the OCZ GameXStream 700W

5. I'm assuming that this is a gaming machine ...

 

[kensc]

thanks alot the other one and ceewi. I will post my new build later.

 

[The_Other_One]

1. Ah, yeah... After posting that, I thought I rememberd it being something like that...

2. Woops I changed motherboards, previous one used 667

4. They require that much power

 

[Archangel]

funny tough... first you ask him why the hel he would need 1,5Tb space.. and then you put him 1,5Tb in the build you suggested..
i think 500Gb is more than enough already.. its a shame of having a load of unused HD space, and its wasted power consumption too

 

[The_Other_One]

funny tough... first you ask him why the hel he would need 1,5Tb space.. and then you put him 1,5Tb in the build you suggested..

Yeah, I totally agree 500G would be PLEANTY(considering I hardly fill the 60G on my laptop ) However, if you noticed I tried to keep many things fairly similar in his build. Same monitor, printer, sound card... I figured he must have a reason to have that much space

 

[kensc]

nah, I just figured if im going to have alot of games ill need alot of space. what i need to know most is how does one pay for it? do they alow monthly payments on each part? I dont know.