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[Riker999]

I am building a computer I have gotten everything, except the memory. All the other parts were purchased with help from this group.. I have only the memory and processor left to get. The mother board I have is Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra Athlon 64(FX) Skt939 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530
and the memory I am looking at is .. CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)..http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440
and the processor I am looking at is
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539
I just want to make sure b4 I buy this is the correct type of memory to go with this motherboard. From the research I have done the lower the cas latency the better? as far as the rest of the parts they are
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition WD2500JB
THERMALTAKE TR2 W0090RU 470W Power Supply ATX12V V2.0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153027
MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal USB 2.0 digital card reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821104104
JPAC Vodoo BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811217003
pny geforce 6600 gt video card
I have the keyboard trackball and monitor and windows xp sp2 home edition

[jimmyrules712]

all looks fine for me. Personally I would upgrade your CPU to the X2 3800 Dual Core, I think it would be worth the extra $50. But that's your call.

[Riker999]

Thanks for the look, I am getting the AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz now as I can always upgrade later... as prices come down even further. Is there really going to be that much difference between the 2? At this time I have a p3 733 mhz.. so even going to the AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz will be a dramatic change for me.

[newbuilder14]

Go for the dual core Athlon 64 3800+ x2 if you can afford it. Dual core is the way to go now.

[jimmyrules712]

the difference won't be HUGE but it should be noticable if you ever do any multitasking.

now would I buy the 3700 and later on 'upgrade' to the 3800? no that would be a waste of money (you'd in the end spend like $250).

either get the 3700 now and dont bother upgrading until you can get something that is twice as fast, or go straight to the 3800.

we are advocating dual cores a lot because it's like your getting 2 processors for the price of one.

[glc]

Doesn't really matter which processor you get - they are both fast. The video card is going to be your limiting factor if you are a gamer, it's not current generation. Buy that ram NOW before the price goes up again, DDR is getting more and more expensive by the day. You also bought an IDE hard drive, not optimum, everything is going SATA these days.

No optical drive? You need one, I recommend a Lite-On DVD burner.

When you build, do NOT connect the card reader until AFTER Windows is installed or you will have drive letter issues.

[Riker999]

I forgot to post about the optical drive.. I have a sony 16x dvd rom and a plextor dvd/cd burner. As far as the processor is this the one you are referring to ... AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103562
and will my mb support this processor?

[Alaron]

Yes, thats the processor, and yes it will work with your motherboard.

[Mr.Ferrari]

While not exactly a bad psu, the TR2's arent known for their long term reliability. I would highly suggest something in the 400W range from FSP/SparklePower, Silverstsone, Seasonic, Antec, Enermax, Enhance, Zalman...