PC Build.. good or bad.

[Ropes4u]

Case - SilverStone Wind Tunnel w/ Window SST-TJ06-SW SILVER

Motherboard - ABIT AN8 SLI

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice

CPU Heatsink - Thermalright XP-90

RAM - OCZ Gold Series 1GB 184-Pin DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit

Video Card - eVGA 6600GT

Video Card Cooler - Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer

Hard Drive (1) - Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard

Hard Drive (2) - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6B250S0 250GB 16MB Cache
or Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 250GB SATA II

Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy ZS Platinum

Burner - NEC ND-3500A

Floppy Drive - yes

Power Supply - ENERMAX Whisper II EG565P-VE FMA2.0 ATX12V 535W

Monitor - Hyundai L90D+

Mouse - Logitech MX518

Keyboard - Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard

Mouse Pad - Func

Haedphones - SENNHEISER PC 150

USB/Firewaire panel - Sunbeam 20-in-1 Superior Panel


I am open to suggestions and if you see anything I am wasting cash on please let me know.. PC will be used for gaming, cadd and mastercam

Thanks, Ropes

 

[nick1985]

if you got some value RAM instead of that OCZ gold stuff, and dropped that raptor, you could afford a 6800GT over that 6600GT. you could get MUCH better gaming performance that way

 

[theMan]

get the dfi lanparty sli-dr if overclocking. or, get the msi k8n neo4 platinum sli. get the nd-3520a or wait for the 3540a. dont waste money on the vga cooler. get a 6800gt.

what is your budget? also, put prices next to your items.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: nick1985
if you got some value RAM instead of that OCZ gold stuff, and dropped that raptor, you could afford a 6800GT over that 6600GT. you could get MUCH better gaming performance that way

QFT x 100

Also I have a used XP-90 with a 92mm Panaflo fan for sale, 30 bucks shipped. PM me if interested.

 

[LiNoX]

i dont know about audigy 2 platinum..

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: nick1985
if you got some value RAM instead of that OCZ gold stuff, and dropped that raptor, you could afford a 6800GT over that 6600GT. you could get MUCH better gaming performance that way

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: LiNoX
i dont know about audigy 2 platinum..

Yeah, actually now looking over your build more extensively it looks like you're spending your money in the wrong places.

First, I see that you'll be using...cadd? Is this CAD? For that you'll need 2GB of ram, I recommend Corsair Value Select or Crucial Value. For the sound card, get an Audigy2 ZS at max, you don't really need a Platinum unless you're doing sound editing/recording and whatnot. And drop the Raptor again, definately not worth it.

With all the money you saved you can get a 6800GT, which is a thousands times better than having a 6600GT with all that extra crap.

 

[Ropes4u]

Updated - I almost never overclock if that can save me some cash.. no budget just trying not to break the bank.. CAD and Mastercam are running fine on my 2.4c / Abit IS7 / 512 ram pc now. I only use CAD and Mastercam to make knives on so it is not that tough on a computer.



Case - SilverStone Wind Tunnel w/ Window SST-TJ06-SW SILVER $136.00

Motherboard - MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum/SLI Motherboard $169.00

Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice $200.00

CPU Heatsink - Thermalright XP-90 $37.00

RAM - OCZ Value Series 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 Kit $105.00

Video Card - BFG 6800GT OC $326.00

Hard Drive (1) - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 $140.00

Sound Card - CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS $58.00

Burner - NEC ND-3520A $50.00

Floppy Drive - $8.00

Power Supply - ENERMAX Whisper II EG565P-VE FMA2.0 ATX12V 535W $83.00

Monitor - Hyundai L90D+ $344.00

Mouse - Logitech MX518 $40.00

Keyboard - Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard $40.00

Mouse Pad - Func $20.00

Haedphones - SENNHEISER PC 150 $55.00

USB/Firewaire panel Sunbeam 20-in-1 Superior Panel $27.00

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

If you almost never overclock, then you don't need the XP-90... Stock cooling is perfectly fine.

 

[l Xes l]

if u r going to OC.. go for DFI board... if not go for NEO4...
or save money and get Gigabyte K8NF-9 or Epox 9NPA+.. they are great for non-OC'ers
save some money on raptor and get x800 xl instead of 6600gt...
x800 xl is the best bang for the buck right now.. it will blaze 6600gt in dust..

 

[Remedy]

I don't quite understand. Why buy an SLI based board if you're going to run an SLI graphics array? Or do you plan on purchasing another 6800GT?

$105 for 1GB of that memory? If you almost never overclock, Why not just purchase something of low level CAS3 base? $38(512MB PC3200 Supertalent) each, the minimum last time I checked from most vendors. $38x4 DIMMs=$153. An increase of $48, but you end up of with 2GB of memory rather than 1GB of OCZ memory for your CAD base application. As stated by Mrville.

Or 1GB PC3200 DIMM(1 stick, not a pair) Supertalent can be purchased for $83. If you're really serious about CAD/CAM,then I wouldn't hesitate to purchase the 1GB module @ $83 each. Would equal 4GB of memory and extend the life and performance of the PC. But, that's just an afterthought here.

And, if you're not going to run SLI, why not just buy a basic socket 939 board for $100 or less?

MSI K8N Neo4 for example. Fits your criteria of requested features.

So, 2GB(512MBx4) PC3200 for $152+ $79 for the simplified motherboard=$232. Rather than $105 for 1GB of OCZ and $169 for a motherboard=$275

Also, I believe you can purchase a Western Digital 3200JB or JD series for a similar price if you look around. It's 320GB verse that of the 250GB of the Maxtor. (Nothing against Maxtor, I use em, the price is ridiculous to me here).

Western Digital 320GB ATA133. The SATA150 version is about $5 more I believe here.

Last, I see you're going for a Hyundai LCD for $344. But, IIRC, Dell has or had a deal going on their widescreen LCD FP2005W for $500 after coupon(s) and $400 and under for their 20.1 FP2001 panels. It might be worth investigating in the hot deals forum if that peaks your interest.

Just my honest opinion on your selection of components.

 

[Remedy]

Originally posted by: krnxpride83
if u r going to OC.. go for DFI board... if not go for NEO4...
or save money and get Gigabyte K8NF-9 or Epox 9NPA+.. they are great for non-OC'ers
save some money on raptor and get x800 xl instead of 6600gt...
x800 xl is the best bang for the buck right now.. it will blaze 6600gt in dust..

I would agree with his post about the Video. Try this link on the x800XL $259 here.

The XP-90 should only be used if you're going for very quiet cooling over the stock. (When not overclocking)

 

[tfinch2]

What are you getting an SLI board for if you're only getting 1 video card?

 

[Ropes4u]

I was planing on adding another 6800gt in a few months.. but after reading all about SLI today I see there really is no point, so I will change the mobo to a non-sli mobo.

I have never bought value ram for no real reason, but I might give it a shot.

The monitor was one that came recomended for gaming.. I will check out the Dell.

Again,

Thank You all for the help..

Ropes