New Box...

[Supafreak]

Suggestions for any parts i should change??
too much money for what im getting??

MSI KT3 Ultra-ARU (MS-6380e)
512 MB Corsair PC3000
Athlon XP 2200+
Alpha PAL 8045 w/ super loud delta 68cfm fan
MSI Geforce 4 ti4600
Soundblaster Audigy Platinum
Pioneer Slotload 16x DVD Rom
TDK VeloCD 40x12x48
Pioneer DVRa04
Western Digital 80 gig HD Special Edition
Maxtor 80 gig ATA133
Antec Performance Plus 1080
430 watt PS onboard case
all parts are retail...

For about 1900 bux....enjoy trashing my proposed rig

Supafreak

 

[microAmp]

It stinks, just because it's better than mine
Seriously though, then only thing I might change is the TDK and compare the reviews of that to a Lite-On and/or Plextor.

Oh, why 2 different HDD's? Carry over from another system?

 

[kc2gub]

na man, i have a 24x tdk and their great, your 40x is fine as well.

 

[acejj26]

why the DVD-ROM drive and the DVD-burner?? the DVD burner can play DVD's too....that's $50 in your pocket

plus, i wouldn't get such a loud fan....a Vantec Stealth 80mm will work just fine with that heatsink....and you won't be able to O/C that core for sh*t anyways....or you could get a 2100+ and O/C it....that can put an extra $40 in your pocket as well

also, y not just get a Ti4400 and O/C it? you'll be able to push it past Ti4600 speeds anyways....plus, you'll put another $50 in your pocket

what kind of speakers?? with the extra $140 from my recommendations, you have yourself some Z560's!!!

 

[Supafreak]

2 HD's cuz i do alot of photoshopping and need a lotta space for my pics
i looked into the liteon and plex but i rip a lot of music and the none of the other drives boast huge ripping speeds like the tdk
im still not sure whether i want the dvd burner but i need the 16x DVD for dvd back ups
i got klipsh 4.1 's waitin at home
and im still searching for a good fan for the heatsink but that fan and xp2100+ look very possible

 

[HGC]

Agree with kc2gub, my TDK 32X burner is a very solid performer.

 

[mrchaotica]

If that mobo has onboard RAID, you ought to get two identical hard drives (I think the Western Digital Special Edition would be better than the Maxtor) and do a RAID 0 setup. If it doesn't, you should get one that does. I recommend a Gigabyte 7VRXP (it's what I just got). Just make sure that if you do you get the newest revision you can find (like 2.0).

I also belive the Lite-On 40x burner is the best (once again, it is what I have). Of course, that DVD burner should burn CDs too; I personally would only get one or the other.

I have heard stories about the 2200+ not being able to overclock as much as the 2100+, so that a maxed out 2100+ might go faster... but I don't really know about it that much.

Finally, I like the Antec Plus880 better, because I don't like fooling with the door and it has 3 fans in front instead of two (so it can have one more fan than the 1080 if you buy the vented side panel). I don't need more than 8 drive bays anyway.