New Computer

well i have given up on asking for suggestions so im just going to list the things that i think i'm going to buy:
case: Lian Li PC-61 USB Black Computer Case
mobo: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard
GPU: XFX Geforce 7900GT PV-T71G-UCE7 Video Card
PS: OCZ PowerStream OCZ520ADJSLI 520W Power Supply
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor
RAM: G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory
HDD(2 of them): Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Monitor: BenQ FP93GX Black 19" 2ms LCD Monitor
Mouse: Logitech G5 Laser 2-Tone Mouse
Optical: LITE-ON Combo Drive Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SOHC-5236V-61
I think all the parts are compatible but tell me if their not. The total without shipping comes to $1702 and then i will get like $85 in mail in rebates. Any suggestions?
 
Ok, it looks good very good. But look at this.
http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=48010
This drop in prices will allow you to go with these hdds. Personally I do not think the raptors are worth it. You might be able to go with one of these, but the space is kinda of small (Even though plenty for me, depends on what you are doing).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822141139R
But otherwise it looks very nice, and you might just want to go with that set-up. If you do decide to wait for price drops which I do recommend, then you could upgrade to like a am2 x24600 or x25000.
 
thanks alot for responding to this thread. i appreciate it.
i don't think im patient enough to wait that long, although i might because i don't know when my dad will give in to letting me use his credit card. he insists that if i clean out my hard drive it will go real fast. its a pentium 4 1.7 ghz p.o.s. with 256mb of ram and a 64mb video card. i can't even play games on it. i really want a new computer and i have the money but you know how ignorant parents are. so who knows. im pretty impacient so i don't know if i can wait until then but if im forced to wait that long anyways ill probably go with the better stuff. I was planning on putting the drives in RAID 0 so i don't know how much faster that will be. which would u suggest if i wait until the price drops: better cpu or better hdd's?
 
I would probably go with what you have as goes with the hdds. As in waiting get better cpu. I would actually wait. As for you dad yes cleaning would help it go a little faster if you like defragmented some. But you won't notice an increase in performance becuase it it probably an old hdd like mine anyways.
 
this thing is pretty old and i REALLY want to play some of the newer games and this computer just doesn't cut it
 
Decadence said:
this thing is pretty old and i REALLY want to play some of the newer games and this computer just doesn't cut it
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Just be patient. Wait until Jules 24th. It'll save you money and performance ;)
 
idea:since i will be spending around 350 on a cpu, do you think it would be best to get one of the new conroe's in that pricerange or a x2 4600/4800?
 
Why don't you use the edit button?? You don't have to bump that much....
Wait until July to get the X2 5000+ which will be by far superior to the 4200+ or 3800+
 
Help!

Hi guys! I am just starting to get a computer [from www.ibuypower.com] and I was wondering I chose everything that it offers (well to what I can afford) and I was wondering if you computer geniuses out there help me if everything I chose is good? Also wondering if you could tell me that all the components that I chose will go together...because my brother who is smarter than me said to do research and I have but I guess asking of forums is good also.

Processor: [939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 4000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
Mother Board: Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4-SLI Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB
Memory: 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair XMS w/ Heat Spreader
Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 7300GT 512MB w/ DVI + TV Out Video
Hard Drive: 200 GB HARD DRIVE [Serial-ATA-II, 3Gb, 7200 RPM, 8M Cache]
CD/DVD Drive: 16X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive: 16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW Combo Drive
Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Operation System: MS Windows XP Professional Edition w/Service Pack-2
Cost: $1,231.00

Ps: the CD/DVD Drive: 16X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive: 16x DVD-ROM + 52x32x52 CD-RW Combo Drive
Could switch those around right and that wouldn’t be a problem?...

Thanks!
 
thankyou for hijacking my thread??
j.k., but you might be more successful by starting your own because people rarely answer this thread anyways
 
Decadence said:
thankyou for hijacking my thread??
j.k., but you might be more successful by starting your own because people rarely answer this thread anyways
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O sorry I dont know what I am doing:D
 
fade2green514 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131013
asus SLI motherboard, AM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747
X2 4200+ AM2 (no X2 3800+ for AM2 on newegg)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822135106
80gb sata2 8mb buffer, get 2 or 3 of them and put em in RAID 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231073
2x1gb ddr2 800 4-4-4-12 (g.skill)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150144
XFX 7900gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
Creative Labs X-Fi sound card, surround sound audio! :D lol
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341002
OCZ gameXstream 700watt psu, with 4*12v 18A rails!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104191
what would i do without mine? logitech G5 laser mouse, make sure youre right handed though! lol

:D that ought to get you started!
its at $1400 plus shipping if you get two of those hdd's... $1450 with 3 of them! :D
you'll need a case, keyboard, and monitor if you plan on it though!
pick and choose as you like, im only here to help! lol
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Be aware that the GSkill RAM you chose out only works for Intels as some of the reviewers say.
 
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