What ya think of this New Build(AM2 Socket)

[$uperman]

Hiya Dudes

I'm ordering the parts for my new build and before the order goes through I would like your opinions on my choice. All parts are in my budget and as mutch as I would like the GTX video card I just can't afford it, I've been away from PC building for awhile so just need to know if everything will go together ok, gonna go with the AM2 socket :) am concerned if my choice of power supply will be ok with the 8800.

AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+

MSI K9N SLI Platinum Socket AM2 Motherboard

Corsair XMS2 Dual Channel kit 2x 512MB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800Mhz) Memory

XFX nVidia GeForce 8800GTS PV-T80G-THF9 640MB PCI-Express 16x Video Card

Samsung Spinpoint SP2504C 250GB 7200RPM SATA-II Hard Disk Drive

Thermaltake Mambo (Black) Mid-Tower Case

Enermax Liberty 400W (P4 & AMD) ATX 2.2 Modular Power Supply Unit (nVIDIA SLI / ATI Crossfire Ready)

Samsung 940BW (Silver) 19" Widescreen TFT Flat Panel Display 1440x900 4ms response time


Anything you would change? any downfalls to having a widescreen monitor?

thanks in advance guys :)

[cheechm]

I think that you should get a 10,000RPM hard drive, instead. There is a noted improved performance.
Secondly, PSU. You should get something like this:

Thermaltake ToughPower (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2532306&sku=TC3J-2194)

For the 8800, you PC wouldn't probably start, with only a 400 watt power supply.

Otherwise it looks good.

[$uperman]

updated powersupply :)

now has:

Power Supply Unit: Thermaltake Toughpower 650W (P4 & AMD) ATX 2.2 Black Power Supply Unit with 14cm Fan

cheers :)

[newbuilder14]

Still may want to look into the 750w version from Thermaltake or another reputable manufacturer. If you want two of those in SLI, they will be power hungry.

[SuprchargdMazda]

Still may want to look into the 750w version from Thermaltake or another reputable manufacturer. If you want two of those in SLI, they will be power hungry.

+1 on this, I wouldn't be too keen on building a PC with two 8800s with less than a 700W PSU.

[Mr.Ferrari]

If your thinking about a single card, a nice 500w would be more then sufficient.

For SLI, your looking at a very high quality 700-750w. OR a quality 750-850W.

[MaxRat]

That hard drive he has listed will run as fast as a 10,000rpm raptor...and do it cheaper...

I've benched both....I'd get the Seagate...

kb/s are the same but the Seagate has a better burst...

[$uperman]

Hiya guys

Due to supplier issues I've had to change a few parts, gonna add a 10000rpm when they come down in price abit.


AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+ AM2
Abit Fatal1ty AN9 32X AM2
Corsair TWIN2X1024-6400C4 DDR2-800 1GB Kit 4-4-4-12
Leadtek PX 8800GTS 640MB DDR3
Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB 7200RPM 8MB SATAII
Samsung SyncMaster 19" 940BW TFT LCD 4ms Silver
Thermaltake Mambo (Black) Mid-Tower Case
Asus DRW-1608P3S Dual Layer Dual Format
Thermaltake Toughpower 650W (P4 & AMD) ATX 2.2 PSU
Cooler Master Q Alloy USB Silver Keyboard
Creative I-trigue 5600 Speaker System


All ordered now and on the way :)
What do ya think? Will I be able to play halflife 2? :P