Final check before i order

[piXel]

My 1st home built budget gamer rig

Everything compatable?

Western Digital WD1600JS Caviar SE 160GB 7200RPM SATA2/300 8MB Cache - OEM 094406 523 in stock £31.51 £31.51
Remove from cart CoolerMaster Centurion 5 Silver Trim With Side Window - NO PSU 085282 94 in stock £34.03 £34.03
Remove from cart Sony AW-G170AB2 18xDVD±RW/RAM Dual Layer Writer Black - Bare Drive 116255 184 in stock £16.99 £16.99
Remove from cart Sapphire X1950Pro 256MB 256bit GDDR3 Dual DVI TVO PCI-E 119203 53 in stock £110.62 £110.62
Remove from cart Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 110 - USB/PS2 093725 6303 in stock £14.45 £14.45
Remove from cart Gigabyte GA-M55PLUS-S3G SKT AM2 Nvidia C51G+430 onboard VGA 8Channel audio ATX 113845 3 in stock £47.95 £47.95
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and from overclokers

Hyundai ImageQuest Q770S 17'' Perfectly Flat CRT Monitor - Black/Silver £66.99
(£78.71) £66.99
(£78.71)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
FSP Sparkle Blue Storm 2 500W ATX2.0 PSU FSP Sparkle Blue Storm 2 500W ATX2.0 PSU £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2) Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC5300 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) (VS2GBKIT667D2)

[Mr.Ferrari]

Why are you opting for a lower end onboard video motherboard when your already using a higher end video card? I would highly suggest something in the likes of Asus or even Abit.

And get this PSU instead: Akasa 500W PaxPower
Same price as the FSP but better.

[piXel]

Originally Posted by Mr.Ferrari Why are you opting for a lower end onboard video motherboard when your already using a higher end video card? I would highly suggest something in the likes of Asus or even Abit. And get this PSU instead: Akasa 500W PaxPower Same price as the FSP but better.

ok then what about this mobo http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112169

[Mr.Ferrari]

Its gonna be really hard to get a decent board for that price range. But even though VIA isnt horrible for AMD. I still prefer native chipsets whenever possible. I.E nvidia.

This is the minimum I would suggest:
ASUS M2NPV-MX

The best and preferred choice would definately be this:
Asus M2N-E

[piXel]

Originally Posted by Mr.Ferrari Its gonna be really hard to get a decent board for that price range. But even though VIA isnt horrible for AMD. I still prefer native chipsets whenever possible. I.E nvidia. This is the minimum I would suggest: ASUS M2NPV-MX The best and preferred choice would definately be this: Asus M2N-E

I will go for the second one then but does it support SATA 2 because isnt the hdd im getting Sata 2, i dont understand what you meen with the native chipsets do you meen i shold go for a Nvidea gfx card rather then ATI ?

[Alaron]

The M2N-E supports Sata 3Gbps, you're all set there.

Mr. F was referring to the chipset on the motherboard. Nvidia chipsets are more stable then VIA. Again, going with the M2N-E, you're all set.

[DarkPacMan77]

I second the M2N-E

VIA chipset = just a no-no if you are building a new machine. One of my new rules of thumb. I would use that chipset if I were not planning on gaming or anything too intense with graphics.

[piXel]

Originally Posted by Alaron The M2N-E supports Sata 3Gbps, you're all set there. Mr. F was referring to the chipset on the motherboard. Nvidia chipsets are more stable then VIA. Again, going with the M2N-E, you're all set.

Alright thanks for that i will defintly get the M2N-E.

[piXel]

Well aparantly the onboard sound on the Asus mobo hogs quite alot of the cpu up when its on, so couldent i use a Creative external sound device with a USB connection i know its somewhere in my house would this not hog up as much cpu power?

[newbuilder14]

Try the onboard sound first - if you have enough memory it shouldn't matter.

[piXel]

Originally Posted by newbuilder14 Try the onboard sound first - if you have enough memory it shouldn't matter.

Alright then i think i will go for the Abit KN9S for the mobo though, it looks better as far as OC options go.

[newbuilder14]

Stick with the M2N-E for stability.

[piXel]

Originally Posted by newbuilder14 Stick with the M2N-E for stability.

Yeah but to be honest for £8 more the Abit just seems so much better check this review out. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?pag...item=530&num=1

[flanzig1]

I would take that review with a grain of salt. One, they were using Linux. Two, the guy say in the conclusion that the Abit "managed to pound" the Asus in the benchmarks but if you look at the all of the charts, there is probably only a few percentage points difference between the two. The reviewer sounds more like a paid Abit pitchman than a objective tester.

[piXel]

Originally Posted by flanzig1 I would take that review with a grain of salt. One, they were using Linux. Two, the guy say in the conclusion that the Abit "managed to pound" the Asus in the benchmarks but if you look at the all of the charts, there is probably only a few percentage points difference between the two. The reviewer sounds more like a paid Abit pitchman than a objective tester.

Alright then i will take your word for it, i think my dad is considering getting an LCD monitor for me so if you were going too choose one what would it be perferably under £140 i know it needs too have a good response rate etc but i have no idea what too go for can you recomend any that wont ghost in games and i dont really mind about the size.