what mobo would best suit this comp?

[c4sTr0]

alright after a long time of being in this forum this recipe for my gaming/downloading computer has been brewed.
but im still not completely sure which would be the best mobo for this comp.
this is the comp:


-Abit "AN8" NVIDIA nForce4 Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU

-RETAIL -motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-127-197&depa=1
$145.00

-AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor -

Retail (core is a winchester) -cpu
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-103-502&depa=1
$190.00

-Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin

1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail -RAM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-450&depa=1
$115.00

M-AUDIO US99120 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

- Retai
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16829121101
$92

Leadtek A400 GT TDH Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video

Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16814122195
$299

XCLIO XClio-jr CS428BK Silver/Black Computer Case With Side Panel

Window - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16811201003
$40.49

Antec 480 watt 120mm fan ATX 12V v2.0 power supply, Active PFC, Model

"NeoPower" - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-103-924&depa=1
$116.00

HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 14R9463 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16822145072
Hard Drive - OEM
$84.00 x2


-$1267.97


what it outa be?
oo and should i go with a venice cpu instead?

 

[dhw200]

If u can go with a venice, it'll overclock really nice.

Go with the DFI Lanparty nForce4 Ultra-D

 

[c4sTr0]

alright dude i think ill do all that.
im jus gonna make a deposit into my bank acount then order this thing.
but what about cpu fans or hotsink r w/ever
does the cpu come with one?

 

[KnowNothing]

If you buy a retail CPU it should come with a heatsink, fan, and thermal compound.

 

[dhw200]

Stock cooling aint all that great for OCing. Try the Zalman 7700 CU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118115

For thermalpaste, get Arctic Silver Compound 5 (dont know if i got name completely right), its great

 

[c4sTr0]

o shit
i was just putting everything in my shopping cart on newegg and for my corsair i read this review- These are great rams! well.. for my friend anyways. I bought it to use it on my new DFI nf4 Ultra-D board, and these rams were not compatible with it.

thats my mobo!!
nnnoooooooo

what do i do?
is all the corsair like this??

 

[c4sTr0]

and for the sound card...

I feel so bad to have to break up the party here but here goes.

DVD's sound Awesome, but if you listen to mp3's it's horrid. I have a set of Logitech's Z-560 4.1 Speakers and while the front speakers play fine, you have to enable SRS to get rear sound and SRS mode produces a muddy, washed out sound in the rear speakers.

Dispite everyone here saying to get a creative card if you play games, games play just fine with this card if you have a good CPU/ Video Card.

Bottom line:

DVD's - Ok
Games - Ok
Music - No


i plan on having a 200gb archive of every studio recorded music file on the net...

 

[desiboi]

Get the DFI LanParty nForce 4
Venice 3200+
1 GB of TwinMos Dual Channel

 

[c4sTr0]

and do u guys think my massive video card will fit in the slots in my case?

im really sorry to pile my concern on you guys like this... : /

 

[dhw200]

Huh?? Corsair is incompatible with DFI Mobos? What were they smoking? if its DDR SDRAM (which it is), it is compatible. To prove that wrong, read this review on newegg:

I loaded a pair of these into a DFI "LANPARTY UT 915P-T12" 915P Chipset mainboard, and got some great results. Don't let the "Value RAM" tag bother you, this is some quality stuff.

Interestingly enough, I had the opportunity to toss a pair of the CORSAIR XMS, Xtra-Low Latency 2-2-2-5 (Model CMX512-3200XLPT) and run a memtestx86 from boot, and the test results were almost identical! I didn't change anything in the BIOS, both sets were detected at the proper timings. While the XMS may be better for overclocking (I wouldn't know, didn't try), for everyday standard use I could find no difference.

Thanks to newegg for the excellent service once again!

System specs:
Lian-Li Aluminum case PC-65
DFI LANPARTY UT 915P-T12 mainboard (7.1 audio, dual gigabit lan)
3.0Ghz Pentium 4 (530J)
XFX Geforce 6600GT (Pci-express)
1GB DDR400 ram (2x512 Corsair Value RAM)
250GB SATA Hard drive (WD)
250GB IDE Hard drive (WD) - from old system
80GB IDE Hard drive (for backups) - from old system
NEC 3500A 16x DVD-RW+DL
ASUS 16x DVD reader
Thermalrock 450W Power Supply
UV cold cathode 12", 2x blue LED case fans
Windows XP sp2, Nvidia 71.90 driver (beta)
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