I'm in proccess of buying a computer and I wanted to layout my build infront of you and get some feedback and answers, thanks in advance for any help provided =)
This desktop is primerly for gaming.
This is what I was thinking about:
Case: COOLERMASTER Cavalier 1 (350W PSU) w/ Window - Silver -- This case seems pretty nice. Good looking, tower system and includes a power supplier. My thoughts about him are wether the fans are strong enough and how's the power supplier? [costs 165$]
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 (3500+) VENICE - 512 Cache [939 PIN]- RETAIL -- This is what seemed right, I can get the 3200 for 45$ cheaper, are they worth the upgrade? [costs 318$]
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium (nForce4 SLI) - ATX -- How is that for a motherboard? I was thinking, maybe it's too much for what I really need? I can get either: ASUS A8N-E - 939 (nForce4 Ultra) - ATX [85$ cheaper] OR ASUS A8N-SLI - 939 (nForce4) - ATX [22$ cheaper]. [costs 248$]
Video Card: GIGABYTE Radeon X800XL 256MB - VIVO / DVI - PCX - RETAIL -- {I can get Bulk for 7$ cheaper} This is what I chose, it seems pretty neat. Anything better for the same price-range? [costs 430$]
RAM: 2x512MB Samsung DDR PC3200/400 - Samsung Original -- Any comments? [costs 70$ ea,x2 140$]
HardDrive: WD 160GB-8MB JS - 7200RPM S-ATA II -- There's an option to add either "PRIMECOOLER HARD DISK DRIVE WAVE FAN" or "PRIMECOOLER Double fan SUPER HARD DISK DRIVE COOLER" (ofcourse I can also get none, the first one costs about 8$ and second is 11$). Are those needed? It's a pretty low cost, but I'm not sure about how quite they are and how effective they are, need some notes for this please. [costs 117$]
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live 7.1 - 24 BIT - RETAIL -- This one seems like a legitimate choice. It's good enough and even great for gaming/hearing music and rather cheap. [costs 44$]
Speakers: Genius SW-J2.1 330 - 2.1 - They seem okay and they have a good price. [costs 41$]
Burner: LG CD-RW 52X32X52 - Oem -- Any comments on LG's burners? [costs 35$]
DVD Drive: LG DVD-ROM drive X16 - BULK -- Comments?
Screen: BenQ LCD 17" - FP71G+ - 8ms - Ultra Fast - Silver -- Seems like a good choice, any comments on BenQ's screens? [costs 365$]
Keyboard: Genius KB-16E PS2 ENG/HEB - PS2 -- Anyone ever had any bad experience with a Genius keyboard? ^^ I onno, rough buttons or w/e. [costs 20$]
What's the difference between "Bulk" and "Retail"? It's written near some products and I failed to surely understand what that means.
I know they prices probably seems outragous to you ;P it's because I'm from Israel.
Thanks alot for any thoughts
This desktop is primerly for gaming.
This is what I was thinking about:
Case: COOLERMASTER Cavalier 1 (350W PSU) w/ Window - Silver -- This case seems pretty nice. Good looking, tower system and includes a power supplier. My thoughts about him are wether the fans are strong enough and how's the power supplier? [costs 165$]
CPU:AMD Athlon 64 (3500+) VENICE - 512 Cache [939 PIN]- RETAIL -- This is what seemed right, I can get the 3200 for 45$ cheaper, are they worth the upgrade? [costs 318$]
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium (nForce4 SLI) - ATX -- How is that for a motherboard? I was thinking, maybe it's too much for what I really need? I can get either: ASUS A8N-E - 939 (nForce4 Ultra) - ATX [85$ cheaper] OR ASUS A8N-SLI - 939 (nForce4) - ATX [22$ cheaper]. [costs 248$]
Video Card: GIGABYTE Radeon X800XL 256MB - VIVO / DVI - PCX - RETAIL -- {I can get Bulk for 7$ cheaper} This is what I chose, it seems pretty neat. Anything better for the same price-range? [costs 430$]
RAM: 2x512MB Samsung DDR PC3200/400 - Samsung Original -- Any comments? [costs 70$ ea,x2 140$]
HardDrive: WD 160GB-8MB JS - 7200RPM S-ATA II -- There's an option to add either "PRIMECOOLER HARD DISK DRIVE WAVE FAN" or "PRIMECOOLER Double fan SUPER HARD DISK DRIVE COOLER" (ofcourse I can also get none, the first one costs about 8$ and second is 11$). Are those needed? It's a pretty low cost, but I'm not sure about how quite they are and how effective they are, need some notes for this please. [costs 117$]
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live 7.1 - 24 BIT - RETAIL -- This one seems like a legitimate choice. It's good enough and even great for gaming/hearing music and rather cheap. [costs 44$]
Speakers: Genius SW-J2.1 330 - 2.1 - They seem okay and they have a good price. [costs 41$]
Burner: LG CD-RW 52X32X52 - Oem -- Any comments on LG's burners? [costs 35$]
DVD Drive: LG DVD-ROM drive X16 - BULK -- Comments?
Screen: BenQ LCD 17" - FP71G+ - 8ms - Ultra Fast - Silver -- Seems like a good choice, any comments on BenQ's screens? [costs 365$]
Keyboard: Genius KB-16E PS2 ENG/HEB - PS2 -- Anyone ever had any bad experience with a Genius keyboard? ^^ I onno, rough buttons or w/e. [costs 20$]
What's the difference between "Bulk" and "Retail"? It's written near some products and I failed to surely understand what that means.
I know they prices probably seems outragous to you ;P it's because I'm from Israel.
Thanks alot for any thoughts