Request for opinions on AMD rig

[mortey]

Good afternoon/morning/evening.

I'm pretty new to the forums but have been lurking for a while. I see a lot of posts about gaming rigs and the information and options for different set ups is really incredible. I have also took notice about what are the good brands to buy and such. I am aware the the Intel 6600 is in the lead so far right now but I have and always will be an AMD supporter. I am sure some of you know what I mean.

Anyways, I will greatly appreciate all your input!

The following items are the core components, many of which were taken from previous posts. I am not sure if my two existing hard drives are SATA or not so I may/may not need to buy new ones. Also, not too sure on what case to get ($100 or less unless the case is the second coming of Christ)

Asus SLi Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131013

Evga 8800gts 320mb: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130082

Corsair 520 Watt PSU: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817139001

AMD 64 X2 5600: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103771

G Skill 2(1*2GB) Ram: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820231098


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[jer888]

Buying from them even though their product is not competitive is probably not the best way to support them. By not buying from them you are saying "You know I love ya AMD, but you gotta step it up a notch". If your really loyal to AMD, wait until they have something more competitive with the Core 2 duos.

[Mr.Ferrari]

I understand what you mean, but keep in mind, AMD is a company just like intel, it will do whatever is best for it to make money. Its not gonna support YOU during your rainy days .

The list looks good, check out the Coolermaster Centurion 5 for a quality budget case. Otherwise its all a personal choice.

[BeepBeep2]

i kind of like apevia's cases...they are pretty sturdy....pretty too...

I know people like ASUS and all...but i bought this xfx 590 sli board and have been very happy.:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813141001

in my favor, i like super talent memory: this has the same timings as that g skill:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820609226
but i use this:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820609026

[Windu]

I used the 590 chipset and corsair ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131011
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

[mortey]

Thank you all so far for your replies. I understand about the AMD/Intel comparison and maybe I should just go with intel. Mr. Ferrari, I like the case you mentioned a lot. Great price and all the product reviews were positive. BeepBeep2, I took a look at those links, the super talent memory is quite a bit more expensive than the Gskill and I can't seem to find the advantage choosing Super Talent over Gskill

Is there anything else I should be looking for?

[BeepBeep2]

hmm, the super talent is $77.99(same 5-5-5-15) and $119(4-4-3-8 timings), g skill(5-5-5-15) is $80.99

the mobo i have is a nice $120 590 Sli: $89.99 after rebate, you link a 570 sli $140.

with a mobo that is better and $50 cheaper+ even the $119 memory means you still save $15

it REALLY is a steal....

[mortey]

Another question

I have cd-rw and a dvd-rw drives that I purchased some years ago as well as two hard drives so I'm wondering since the intel P5B only supports one IDE, am I going to have a problem? I am quite noobish when it comes to this and I have no idea if they would be at all compatible with my new setup. Thanks

[jer888]

Yeah I think you can only have 2 IDE devices per IDE channel. You'l probably want to get new SATA hard drives.