building my new PC, spec's ok?

[asmodous]

Ok so this is my first post
Im pretty techno savvy however I've never built my own computer before. I speced out my wish list on new egg but thought I'd get some feedback from you guys first.

I wanted to stay under $2200 total. I do a lot of graphic design work and a lot of 3d modeling and rendering, in the near future I will be starting some animation and maybe some light video editing. I dont game much on my PC but i would like to be able to play HL2 and even doom3(doesnt have to run it perfect or anything)

I am open to any ideas however i do need to have...
dual monitors (crt's)
and i would like to stay with 2, 1 gig ram dims.

other then that let me know if theirs anything i should change before i go ahead and order

thanks everyone
-Chuck









KINGWIN Black Aluminum 10-Bay Mid-Tower Case with a Large Side Window, Model "KT-424-BK-WM"
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: Aluminum alloy
Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,Firewire Ports x1
Cooling System: 80mm Fan x3
Motherboard Compatibility: Standard ATX
Dimensions: 20''x8.6''x17.7'' (DxWxH)
$93.00

MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Supported CPU: Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64FX/64 processor
Chipset: nForce3 ULTRA
RAM: 4x DIMM Supports dual channel DDR266/333/400 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x AGP 4X/8X, 5x PCI
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 8x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x IEEE1394, 2xRJ45, 1x S/PDIF Out, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 Devices
SATA/RAID: 4x SATA RAID with 0,1,0+1
Onboard Audio: ALC850 8-Ch
Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E1111 1000Mbps, Realtek 8110S 1000Mbps
Onboard IEEE1394: 3x ports by VIA 6306
$139.50

Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, AGP 8X, Model "SA6600G" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT/500MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB GDDR3/900MHz
BUS: AGP 8x
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video/Composite) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9(Shader Model 3.0), OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz
RAMDACs: 400MHz
$225.00

COOLMAX 450W CX-450B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply; 1 x 120mm fan, 3 Speed Fan Control Switch ( Auto, Low, Medium).
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 450W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Efficiency: >65% at full load
Over Voltage Protection: on all output
Overload Protection: on all output
$46.50

AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939 Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor - Retail
Model: AMD Athlon 64
Core: Newcastle
Operating Frequency: 2.2GHz
FSB: Integrated into Chip
Cache: L1/64+64KB; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.5V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket 939
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
$270.00

PDP Systems Memory Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 2GB (1GB x 2) DDR PC-3200, Model PDC2G3200ELK - Retail
Specifications:
Manufacturer: PDP Systems
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 3-3-3-7-T1
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 128M x 64 -Bit
$380.00


Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD2000JD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 200GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
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Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD740GD, OEM Drive Only
Capacity: 74GB
Average Seek Time: 4.5 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: High Performance SATA Interface
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2 ViewSonic G90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor -RETAIL
CRT Type: PerfectFlat® screen
Dot Pitch: 0.25mm diagonal
Max / Optimal resolution: 1920x1440 @ 64Hz / 1600x1200 @ 77Hz
Features: SuperClear® technology, ARAG® screen treatment
Dimensions & Weight: 17.6" x 18.3" x 18.1" (WxHxD), 48.5 lbs
$437.00


Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH, OEM
Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB
$34.99

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM
Write Speed: 16X DVD+R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R9, 16X DVD-R, 4X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: ATAPI / E-IDE
Buffer: 2MB

$66.00





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about $2000

 

[YourPrinter]

nice xcept i woulda gone with a better known brand of ram

 

[lazerman]

I normally wouldn't recommend Intel but in this case it seems it would be much more suited to your needs. That would mean a new mobo and cpu. I'll go look and see whats out right now in that area...

Here is a good cpu- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-183&depa=1

Here is a good mobo for that cpu- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-180&depa=1 .

That will work better for you than the AMD system you pieced together. AMD is okay at everything but GAMING which it OWNS Intel in. Intel is OWNS in mostly everything but gaming, which it still does okay at. And with the mobo I suggested you can get a better brand of video card with PCI Express like this one (my favorite brand)- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-130-214&depa=1

 

[SiZcO]

looks good.

 

[asmodous]

I normally wouldn't recommend Intel but in this case it seems it would be much more suited to your needs.

hmm ok, well thanks for your help, let me know what mobo i should check out. if i do switch over ill need to change ram as well eh?
"nice xcept i woulda gone with a better known brand of ram"--- what brands should i check out? i would like to stay in the same price range too

 

[lazerman]

The same memory will work well on the intel system I put together above.

 

[asmodous]

great help!
so the mem i had picked out was 184-Pin DDR SDRAM, the new mobo has listed RAM:4 240-pin DIMM for Dual-Channel DDR2 533/400 Max 4GB


do i need to change connection type to match the 240 pin?
and should i worry about upgrading to ddr2 mem if i change over to this intel system? (it seems pretty expensive)

-Chuck

 

[lazerman]

This is the best I could find for that- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-227-020&depa=1

It costs a tad more and it's only 1gb. It will still work very well though. It has the lowest latency settings I could find which should help for the lack of the extra 1gb. It will also run in dual channel very fast... It costs about the same to get a 1gb stick and twice as much to purchase 2gb (1gb x2). And even then they wont be matched to run in dual channel.

 

[GageMW]

ya.... not sure how compatible ram, u probably will have to go ddr2 but i would go for either kingston,corsair,mushkin,ocz, or crucial for memory

 

[GageMW]

if ur set on 2gb...

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-527&depa=0