Good computer, maybe better?

[imported_ubigosong]

Hello, this is my first actual good computer i am putting time and money into. And im almost finished, but i would like to ask for help one last time before i complete it. so here it is.......

Asus P5W DH - Deluxe http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=202820024

Intel core 2 duo 6600 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=202730357

ATI Radeon X1900XTX(planning on crossfire)
http://www.buy.com/prod/ati_radeon_x190...ard_dual_dvi_/q/loc/101/202211859.html

Buffalo - 2 gb - PC 6400 - DDR2 - 800 "fire stix" (2.1 volts) http://buffalotech.com/products/firestix.php

Antec Phantom 500watts (enough power?)

Hitatchi - 250 gb - SATA - 7200 rpm (is this some random off brand?)

and some other stuff thats not important,(like fans, cd drives and stuff).
Over all, this will cost me about $1200, and I was wondering if it was a pretty good build. I am almost at my final descision about the last 3 parts.

I have already bought the ram, the hard drive, the case, and power supply. And i dont think I can change what I already have.

But I could use some advice about the ram( is it good?),
the video card(how do I do cross fire? is it possible with this one?)
And the Mother board(I heard this one was good for crossfire).

All help is appreciated. Thx

 

[lxskllr]

Worst build I've ever seen. You can be more creative than that

 

[pkme2]

Sorry about that, couldn't read your thread for a moment.

Wait to build, when RAM prices go down and you can get decent RAM.

 

[imported_ubigosong]

yea.......Iv'e already bought it, but can you tell me if its good ram?

 

[NYslipstream]

Looks similar to the one I'm putting together this weekend.


Nice.

 

[lxskllr]

PSU

Memory


Edit: I have a Hitachi drive and I'm very happy with it. If it were me I'd pick the best price of Hitachi, Seagate, or Samsung

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
Buffalo - 2 gb - PC 6400 - DDR2 - 800 (2.1 volts)

DDR2 800 is a bit more then is nesscary. It will give you a bit more performance then 677 but the price is most likely not worth it.

Originally posted by: ubigosong
Antec Phantom 500watts (enough power?)

500 Watts is plenty but I wouldn?t recommend the Phantom or any Antec PSU for that matter.

If you intend to go Crossfire I would suggest the new Energy Plus Seasonic S12; the 550 watt version should cover you nicely.

 

[imported_ubigosong]

I've already bought the power supply. Could you tell me why Antec is bad?

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
yea.......Iv'e already bought it, but can you tell me if its good ram?

I don't know tbh. That was the reason I picked the Corsair. I'm familiar with that brand, and have heard good reports of it with that particular board.

 

[Operandi]

Buffalo is a good brand, it should be fine.

 

[stelleg151]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
I've already bought the power supply. Could you tell me why Antec is bad?

Its not.

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
I've already bought the power supply. Could you tell me why Antec is bad?

Two reasons; they are overpriced and use low quality components (namely capacitors) that tend to fail far sooner then they should.

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
Hello, this is my first actual good computer i am putting time and money into. And im almost finished, but i would like to ask for help one last time before i complete it. so here it is.......

Asus P5W DH - Deluxe http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=202820024

Intel core 2 duo 6600 http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?loc=101&sku=202730357

ATI Radeon X1900XTX(planning on crossfire)
http://www.buy.com/prod/ati_radeon_x190...ard_dual_dvi_/q/loc/101/202211859.html

Buffalo - 2 gb - PC 6400 - DDR2 - 800 "fire stix" (2.1 volts) http://buffalotech.com/products/firestix.php

Antec Phantom 500watts (enough power?)

Hitatchi - 250 gb - SATA - 7200 rpm (is this some random off brand?)

and some other stuff thats not important,(like fans, cd drives and stuff).
Over all, this will cost me about $1200, and I was wondering if it was a pretty good build. I am almost at my final descision about the last 3 parts.

I have already bought the ram, the hard drive, the case, and power supply. And i dont think I can change what I already have.

But I could use some advice about the ram( is it good?),
the video card(how do I do cross fire? is it possible with this one?)
And the Mother board(I heard this one was good for crossfire).

All help is appreciated. Thx

That E-Tailer has a really poor Rating,


http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2107.html


You might want to check that out before you get in too deep.....


That PSU is on the Light side to Do SLI/Crossfire...

Look at at Least a 550 to 600 watt and Reputable such as Thermaltake....Corsair,

 

[crimson117]

Originally posted by: Mr Fox
That E-Tailer has a really poor Rating,

http://www.resellerratings.com/seller2107.html

Nah, buy.com is fine. They've been around nearly 10 years. I've never had a problem.

 

[Atheus]

If you've already bought everything why even bother asking?

You could have done better on the power supply and RAM, but since you can't change them, there's no point even taking about it is there?

 

[imported_ubigosong]

Ive only bought the power supply hard drive and ram, im asking about the other 4 parts.

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: ubigosong
Ive only bought the power supply hard drive and ram, im asking about the other 4 parts.

The rest looks good. I buy Nvidia only, but that's just for personal reasons. I don't really follow what ATI is doing, so I can't comment on the gfx.