Computer Planning on Building

[frostgiant]

Hi, I am helping a friend build a computer and he has picked out all the following items:
http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishHistoryReview.asp?position=HISTORY&submit=VIEW&ID=326154

Just wondering if we are missing anything important. On the HD, when it says drive only, I assume you need your own IDE cable?

Also, would some more fans be necessary?

 

[xSauronx]

im sorry
but its crazy to spend that much damned money on a p4 3ghz system and get a freaking radeon 9200, for christs sake...the 9100 should be better (based on radeon 8500le, the 9200 is a agp8x radeon 9000 iirc) and is the same price

get a radeon 9500/9600, even if you have to cut the cpu back a little, hell, even a gf4 4200 would be better than that

 

[Grminalac]

Yeah, seems like overkill on the processor. xsauronx is right, the video card directly affects how well your games will play moreso than a difference in comparable processor speeds. You would be leagues better to go for a 2.4-2.6 and invest the extra money on a faster video card.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

definately drop the 3ghz processor. you can get a 2.6ghz for less than half the cost and OC it to 3 if you want. (no HT though)

 

[Turkish]

also the harddrive has only 2 mb cache, he should try something with 8 mb cache, western digital special editions are your best bet.