You guys are going to hate this...

[WRXFanatic]

Hey guys....haven't posted in a LONG time...

well i'm about to buy parts tonight...so I'd really appreciate some feeback!

this system is going to be used for normal activity and gaming (mild-HL2, farcry, CS:S)

CPU: A64 3200+ 939 90nm
Mobo: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
Memory: Corsair Value Select 1gb pc3200
Hard Drive: WD Raptor 74GB
Vid Card: XFX 6600GT
Case: Antec Sonata
DVD: NEC 3500A
CD-RW/DVD: Samsung 52x
Speakers: Creative I-Trigue 3300 2.1
Monitor: Samsung 172x

Already have keyboard and mouse....
any comments/suggestions would be more than welcome!

 

[Gusty987]

That looks like a killer system, I wouldn't change anything. It will pwn those games. Where are you ordering from?

 

[DanRydell]

That looks good. I don't know about the speakers or monitor but that's a solid set-up at a good price/performance ratio (ie, I plan on getting a system very much like that one).

 

[WRXFanatic]

mostly newegg...but for the CPU, Mobo, and Vid card....zipzoomfly is cheaper...so i'll be doing that!

 

[Thegonagle]

It's better than yet another "which 600 watt PSU?" thread.

At any rate, I don't see anything majorly wrong with your hardware choices, but I'm no AMD expert.

Speakers are a personal thing, but I've got no love for that choice; with no properly sized midrange driver, you may find it lacking for mid range. I paid the restocking fee and returned some Creative Inspire T2900 speakers to Newegg for the same reason: No midrange because the satellite speakers were like 1.5 inches. (It was a much cheaper set than the 3300 set you're considering though, so the 3300s might be fine.)

EDIT: Check these out, discussed in this thread. They might be a great alternative for just a few bucks more.

EDIT 2: OK, they're about $20 more if shipping isn't combined somehow (you know Newegg--you never know whether shipping will be combined until you get your entire order together), but probably worth it.

 

[CheesePoofs]

that looks sweet, but now im getting jealous cause i have to wait until jaunary to upgrade

 

[laurenlex]

Hit "place order"

 

[Mik3y]

looks great!

 

[Gusty987]

Can't miss w/ newegg...enjoy that rig!

 

[klah]

You may want to try and get the 6800 for $200 from CompUSA.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...0&threadid=1464167

 

[WRXFanatic]

Originally posted by: klah
You may want to try and get the 6800 for $200 from CompUSA.

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...0&threadid=1464167

I would...but it's not available near me....near Raleigh NC...they don't carry it or something

okay so now i'm going to go w/ the Cyber Acoustics A3780 2.1 Speaker System....any other thoughts?

thanks for the quick responses...i'm always amazed at the response time of you fellas...i appreciate it

 

[BlackEvo]

WRX: I'm trying to PM you, but your account isn't enabled. It's about your mobo, I might have a good deal for you because I have an extra MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum that's brand new. Send me a PM when you get your profile in order.

That's a nice system, but I would go with the 6800 or 6800 OC and then softmod to unlock the extra pipes/vertex shaders. Are you looking to OC the RAM, because you might need to spend a bit more money to do that.

BlackEvo

 

[BentValve]

CPU: A64 3200+ 939 90nm
Mobo: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
Memory: Corsair Value Select 1gb pc3200
Hard Drive: WD Raptor 74GB
Vid Card: XFX 6600GT
Case: Antec Sonata
DVD: NEC 3500A
CD-RW/DVD: Samsung 52x
Speakers: Creative I-Trigue 3300 2.1
Monitor: Samsung 172x
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Nice, I will have about the same set-up this week , I ordered the CPU and MOBO yesterday
from Monarch.

A64 3200+ 90nm
MSI k8N Neo 2 Plat.
2gb Corsair Value (already have it)
120gb Seagate SATA (already have it)
eVGA 6800 GT (already have it)
Case Rosewill $29 jobber from Newegg , black.
Enermax Coolergiant 480 watt PSU (also bought from Monarch yesterday)

Monitor Dell 2001FP
Speakers , Logitech Z3s

 

[WRXFanatic]

nice...you beat me haha

but my case is better

 

[WRXFanatic]

alright fellas it's done...ordered!

can't wait to get it all...except all AGP 6600GTs are OOS at newegg and zzf....guess i'll just have to wait!

peace

 

[w00t]

nice

 

[BentValve]

Well after 3 or 4 Antec's you too will tire of them.