planing to bulid gaming pc help

[alien_hunter812006]

can someone please tell me if this list of pc parts would be good for a gaming pc?

(1) Asus A8N 32-SLI-Deluxe NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI / WiFi / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / Dual RAID

(2) Ultra Dual Channel 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB)

(3) Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 OEM

(4) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz / 1MB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Dual-Core (Manchester) / Processor with Fan

(5) Maxtor / 300GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-150 / OEM / Hard Drive

(6) NEC ND3550A / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 6x DVD-R DL / 48x32x48x CD-RW / Black / Dual Layer / Retail Box DVD Burner with Software

(7) Lite-on SOHC-5236K / 52x32x52x CD-RW / 16x DVD-ROM / Black / Combo Drive

(8) eVGA GeForce 7800 GT / 256MB GDDR3 / PCI Express / SLI / Dual DVI / VIVO / Video Card

(9) SPARKLE FSP550PLG-SLI ATX12V/ EPS12V 550W Power Supply 90~265V AC, Full Range Input UL60950, CSA C22.2 NO.60950, TUV, EN60950, NEMKO EN60950 (CB Report), CE - OEM

(10) ASUS X-Mars Heat Pipes CPU Light Cooler for Socket 754/939/940 - OEM

(11) Ultra Silver Aluminus ATX Full-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports

(12) Ultra Titanium Finish 120mm Ball Bearing Fan

please let me know if any of them parts are good for a gaming pc or if i need to get better parts or if i am missing any part let me know thanks

[Darkkon]

Look like a good build to me I would change that RAM plus it will save you some cash as well plus the X2 will give you all the power you need but you might wont to see what the veterans say about your build first before you listen to me. To me i think 2GB of Ram is over kill for a gameing machine.

[pc master]

Tests show that some games like battlefield 2 benefit from 2gb of RAM. It is a worthwile investment.


If possible try and go for a 7800GTX

[jayb1234]

As far as the RAM goes, check the QVL for that motherboard at the ASUS website to be sure what you order is a compatible part number.

[pam123]

Is this the hard drive you want :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144421

Don't get this hard drive for an nForce4 motherboard the DiamondMax 10 (and 11) hard drives have on going incompatibilty problems with them.
Switch to Western Digital or Seagate.

[Khalil]

Originally Posted by alien_hunter812006 can someone please tell me if this list of pc parts would be good for a gaming pc? (1) Asus A8N 32-SLI-Deluxe NVIDIA Socket 939 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / SLI / WiFi / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 / Serial ATA / Dual RAID (2) Ultra Dual Channel 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) (3) Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 OEM (4) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz / 1MB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Dual-Core (Manchester) / Processor with Fan (5) Maxtor / 300GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-150 / OEM / Hard Drive (6) NEC ND3550A / 16x8x16x DVD+RW / 16x6x16x DVD-RW / 8x DVD+R DL / 6x DVD-R DL / 48x32x48x CD-RW / Black / Dual Layer / Retail Box DVD Burner with Software (7) Lite-on SOHC-5236K / 52x32x52x CD-RW / 16x DVD-ROM / Black / Combo Drive (8) eVGA GeForce 7800 GT / 256MB GDDR3 / PCI Express / SLI / Dual DVI / VIVO / Video Card (9) SPARKLE FSP550PLG-SLI ATX12V/ EPS12V 550W Power Supply 90~265V AC, Full Range Input UL60950, CSA C22.2 NO.60950, TUV, EN60950, NEMKO EN60950 (CB Report), CE - OEM (10) ASUS X-Mars Heat Pipes CPU Light Cooler for Socket 754/939/940 - OEM (11) Ultra Silver Aluminus ATX Full-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports (12) Ultra Titanium Finish 120mm Ball Bearing Fan please let me know if any of them parts are good for a gaming pc or if i need to get better parts or if i am missing any part let me know thanks

I love the processor that is a very good choice.

[FireByyrd]

(4) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz / 1MB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Dual-Core (Manchester) / Processor with Fan

You don't need that for gaming. Single core will be your best bet.
Go with the 4000+ or a 3700+, its much better for gaming. Dual-core is for multi tasking and with gaming.. you'll probably be only running AIM, Music player possibly in the background so its a waste for a dualcore, it actually might hinder performance unless game producers bring out patches for dual-core utilizeing it, and they have don't get me wrong, but its still a better choice to get a single core such as a 3700+ or a 4000+.

[Hitokiri]

That list looks very good. If you aren't sure about the HDD, Seagate is a good company.

For a little more, you could get a lot more power with a 7800GTX.

As for the processor, a single core would do a very good job. I'd recommend the 3800+, since the gaming performance is about the same as my 4000+.

I would also stick with 2GB RAM, but do make sure it is listed as compatible on asus.com for that motherboard. If you aren't sure it is compatible, go with Corsair.

[pam123]

Originally Posted by FireByyrd (4) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0GHz / 1MB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Dual-Core (Manchester) / Processor with Fan You don't need that for gaming. Single core will be your best bet. Go with the 4000+ or a 3700+, its much better for gaming. Dual-core is for multi tasking and with gaming.. you'll probably be only running AIM, Music player possibly in the background so its a waste for a dualcore, it actually might hinder performance unless game producers bring out patches for dual-core utilizeing it, and they have don't get me wrong, but its still a better choice to get a single core such as a 3700+ or a 4000+.

This is no longer true.
Oblivion, out on March 20, is coded to take advantage of a dual processor as are recent updates for COD2 and Quake4.
AMD is now discontinuing it's single core processor line
Read this for new developments : http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1909497,00.asp
You don't have to have a dual core cpu but it's going to be future insurance if you buy one.