conclusion on my $1k rig tell me whacha guys think.

[PZEROFGH]

can you show me a setup that's going to pull that off.

DFI nF4 ultra-D - 130

eVGA 6800GT - 290

corsari valueselect 1GB - 90

thermaltake 420W power supply - 36

segate barracuda 80GB sata150 - 65

NEC IDE dvd burner - 40

case - 20

amd athlon 64 3700+ san diego - 260

thats 931 dollars right there, and you can save money to buy a MSI K8N NEO4-F for like 80 dollars if you dont want a DFI board. and you can upgrade the hdd to like 200GB if you like

 

[Jayce]

Get the Nforce 4 Ultra (uses 1ghtz FSB yours has 800mhtz FSB)

480w is overkill, all you need is a 350w antec.

I'm reading here that the very motherboard he posted has 1ghtz FSB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130491

 

[Jayce]

For 1k surely you could get a 6800GT and at least a 3200+ processor? And yea, the hard drive sucks ass..

Does 50 dollars more justify 200 mhz more for the 3200? That's the dilemma I ran into, which is exactly why I chose the 3000.

And yea, nothing wrong with the hard drive.

 

[jcee76]

K made some changes.. Let me know what you guys think..

CASE:

COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: CAC-T05-UW
Item #: N82E16811119068
MOBO:

MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4-4X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: K8N Neo4-F
Item #: N82E16813130491
CPU:

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500BPBOX - Retail


VID CARD:


eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

RAM:

OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
Model #: OCZ4001024PFDC-K
Item #: N82E16820227031

HDD:
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JD 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner - OEM

Model #: ND-3540A Black
Item #: N82E16827152047
In Stock
Power Supply:

Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU ATX 480W Power Supply 100 - 240V - Retail
Model #: W0014RU
Item #: N82E16817153007
Speakers:


The audigy 2zs platinum sound card waiting for buy.com for this card

I'm also waiting for new eggs auto notify to send me an email that the leadtek TV tuner and the MSI nforce4 board is available =(

 

[Amd2800]

u need to get a better sound card

 

[vaderpro]

I dont believe in sounds cards. I would recommend you try the onboard sound and if you think it sucks then buy a soundcard later. You dont have to buy it all at the same time. I do however, believe in good speakers.

Also I would suggest a dvd-rom drive, it'll make burning a lot easier.

So lets see some prices on your last list there.

 

[Elbatrop1]

That latest edition of your build looks good! I still stand by my original statement that if you arent going to overclock, just stick with valueram, and use the saved money elsewhere.

As for your sound card, the one you picked is really good. I dont know what Amd2800 is talking about. In fact, you might even consider using onboard sound. Most new boards come with good quality 7.1 sound. If they dont come with 7.1, they come with no worse than 5.1.

 

[Ste]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954
FSP Group (Fortron Source) 450 Watt ATX 2.0
A cheaper PSU but much better then TT.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103939
Antec NEOHE 430 Watts ATX 2.0
and for about 40 more dollars and even Better power supply

Its got triple 12V rails @ 16 Amps Each.

Also the Antec NeoPower is always a good choice.

 

[mtb2005]

You could use Corsair ValueSelect

 

[GX1_Man]

I hope you are very happy with what you got!