Final Desscion On Parts

[Darkkon]

OK here is what i am planning on getting i went back from intel to AMD so here is the list

Case: Thermatake shark full tower atx (on it's way in the mail by ups)
Psu: Enermax wisper 2 535 watts
MoBo: ASUS A8N-Sli Deluxe
CPU: AMD Athalon 64 FX55
RAM: CORSAIR Value Select dual 1g
HDD: WD Raptor 74g 10k rpm SATA 150
HDD: WD Cavair SE 250g SATA 150
FDD: NEC Internal 3.5 Floppy Drive
OD: NEC DVD Dual Layer buner (orderd with case)
VGA: (2) XFX GeForce 6600 GT (X-Mas Present)
Mointor: Hyundai L90d+ 19" (X-Mas gift as well)
OS: Windows XP Pro w/ SP2

I plan on ordering more at the end of the holiday's and the first week after new years so everything can come on time

[Dark Nova]

nice everything seems in order, good luck with your build

[jayb1234]

Looks good, just be sure to check the list at ASUS or use the Corsair configurator to be sure the RAM you order is a compatible part number.

[doctorgonzo]

Nice list, that is going to be one smoking build!

The only thing I would say is that if you plan on doing some serious overclocking, you may want to go with memory of a bit higher quality than the Value Select. If not, though, then that memory is just fine as long as it is compatible with your motherboard.

[Darkkon]

I plan on doing some serious overcloking what be some good ram for what i need to do also need a good HS&F for my cpu any recamendations would help out also would i need heatspreader for the ram if i plan on overcloking it , but for right now i juts wont to overclock the cpu and the 2 vga

[Darkkon]

Well i have started ordered some parts for my PC

1st order was case and optic drive
2nd order is HS&F, XP Pro, artic silver 5, and FDD
3rd oder i am getting in is my 250GB wd HD my Enermax wisper 2 PSU and my dual 512MB of ram

I have several question regarding a good CPU i was thinking of getting the FX55 but then i thought to my self i can save some $$$ and get the AMD Athalon 64 3700 but then agian the X2 are new and soon the game will be on the X2 in near future. I could get the a8n32 sli deluxe and when the X2 get ready for games all i have to do is switch out the CPU. Any advice on this matter would me help a lot. Thanks for your time

[blue60007]

Get whatever CPU you want now...it wouldn't be feasible to get one CPU now and then get another one later on. The FX55 seems a little out of balance with the rest of the system, so I'd say the 3700+ or an X2 would be plenty powerful enough.

[nicolaus corelius]

before they make games for dual-core cpus the currect ones will be a bit outdated

[blue60007]

How will they be "outdated"? Games are already starting to come with optmizations for dual core systems. If you always wait for the newest technologies, you'll never buy anything.

I think a 3700+ will be fine.

[nicolaus corelius]

but for the near future he'll be better off for gaming with a single-core rather than a dual-core. Althrough dual-core is definitely is here to stay.

[Darkkon]

I think i agree with Blue on this i read in a PC mag that game devlopers are getting ready to make games for dual core cpu's but that is latter down the road. So the 3700 would be a good fit for the rig i am building and should i stick with the mobo i have already ,or get one that supports X2 ready; for when the devlopers start brenging games out that requiers the dual core cpu and all i have to do is buy X2

[nicolaus corelius]

what u mean?
ur mobo is "X2 ready".

[Dark Nova]

Originally Posted by nicolaus corelius what u mean? ur mobo is "X2 ready".

he says that he wants a mobo thats supports dual core (X2 is dual core for AMD)

[nicolaus corelius]

right, and the board he chose does support dual core.

[Darkkon]

yep here it the mobo i plan on getting http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131524

[Darkkon]

what is everyone take on the ASUS A8N32 Sli Deluxe compared to the ASUS A8N Sli both MoBo uses the FX athalon and the X2 cpus

[doctorgonzo]

Originally Posted by Darkkon what is everyone take on the ASUS A8N32 Sli Deluxe compared to the ASUS A8N Sli both MoBo uses the FX athalon and the X2 cpus

It's a good board too, the question is whether you want to pay the extra money for it.

[BigRed CC Dually]

Originally Posted by doctorgonzo It's a good board too, the question is whether you want to pay the extra money for it.

I haven't had it long but so far I absolutely LOVE it!!!

[Darkkon]

I just orderd mine today while it was in stock at newegg here is the board and the CPU i plan on getting is the X2 or should i just stick to the 3700 AMD

[blue60007]

If you can afford it, get the 4400+ X2, I believe it's the same as the 3700+ (two of them of course).

[rspassey]

Go for the dual core 4400+ if you have the $, else, the 3700+ will suffice. You made a good choice with the 32SLI board - though the A8N SLI would have been enough, the 32 version boasts upwards of 10% increases in performance... I don't know if it is even noticible yet, but I am sure it might be in the future.

[Darkkon]

If I order the X2 4400+ or the 3700+ i still will be with in my budget randge for the build as well just got the CPU and my Raptor to order now would the X2 be good for dvd edating and burning as well and what not

[blue60007]

Either one will do whatever you want just fine.

[Darkkon]

well i have decide to go with X2 4400+ for more power and speed. what is some good burning software for makeing dvd and the like for i well have to pick some of those up as well

[nicolaus corelius]

nero 7 is an exellent app.

[Darkkon]

Ok I have not decided to get the Raptor yet for i plan on getting the build up and running first. My question is can i get the raptor later on and can i make it my main hdd and move evreything form the 250GB drive or what ever you have to do to it so i can make the raptor the main drive

[Darkkon]

OK strach the last the post i had made i just got some more money in and i had decided to go ahead and get the raptor and i will be ordering my X2 4400+ tommory as well so i will start building on machine by next wensday or thursday just got to wait for newegg to send in the parts i need

[messiah34]

You have already made an error just buy ordering parts before you have decided on what your final pc hardware will be. You have limited yourself to what you can change. Make sure everything will fit into your case. Your going to have a bottleneck for sure with x2 and those video cards for sure. especially with only 1 gig of ram. Don't take poeples word for it on here you need to do your own research and make sure everything will work. You made the first mistake everyone makes. You wanted to just jump into buying parts and u don't have a clue as to what you really want. You need to do research and decide what your going for. Gaming ok then the three parts you need to focus on are your mobo if you want sli or whatever then videocard then a cpu with your ram following. not ur case. who wants to build a computer around a case! Hope it works out but do ur homework next time! Buy your parts all at once to save on shipping. Also to save on headache after you switch the parts around so they aren't compatible

[Entsure]

If you're after further opinions on Nero 7, there's a review of the well featured Premium version (it has tons of extras) here:

http://www.itreviews.co.uk/software/s337.htm

Good luck with the new machine, hope it all goes smoothly for you...

[Darkkon]

Thanks for showing my the info on the nero 7 Entsure i have read it and i like how it it sounds looks like it well do every thing i ask for it. By the way what is the deferance between optical and laser on a mice. could i go ahead and put together some of the stuff on my case like my psu my od fdd hdd and my fan control/temp gauge while I wait for the rest of the stuff to come in.