My Somewhat in the near future build

[Ocer 939]

i think this is going to be my new build here in the somewhat near future

cd/dvd drive
Newegg.com - LITE-ON Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD Burner - Retail

Case
Newegg.com - Thermaltake Soprano DX VE7000BWS Black 0.8mm SECC Chassis/ Aluminum Front Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Cpu
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

Gpu x2 (crossfire)
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail

Mobo
Newegg.com - ASRock ALiveXFire-eSATA2 Socket AM2 ATI CrossFire Radeon Xpress 1600 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Hdd
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JSRTL 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Retail

Soundcard
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Powersupply
Newegg.com - Thermaltake W0116RU Complies with ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CE, CB, TUV, FCC, UL, CUL, and BSMI certified - Retail

Ram
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Price: 1,048.91

any suggestions?

 

[Sora]

Where to start....first off why would you get a single core orleans when you can get an X2 3600 Brisbane dual core for 89 bucks? Please get the dual-core. Actually if this is in the near future you might want to go Core 2 Duo as they will be cheaper and they are faster than the X2's

Next....Crossfire is not worth it. Do you know how much one 8800GTS 320 would DESTROY crossfire X1900GT for the same price? Next 750w is completley unneeded for even SLI 8800GTX, not just that its a thermaltake which is NOT recommended PSU's. I suggest for the single 8800GTS 320 get a good 500w PSU or so. There is a Hiper 580w Type-R that is fully modular and awesome for $89.99. The case looks good but there are case's just as good for 50-80 bucks.

The Ram however is exactly what I have and it is awesome.

In short...don't get crossfire...get a cheaper and better PSU...and make SURE you get a dual-core.

 

[Ethereal_Dragon]

As sora mentioned, Intel's Core 2 CPU's are in the lead right now. If it's within the budget, you might want to consider giving them a look. Also as he mentioned, Crossfire & SLI are a moot point on DX9 systems, since you can get a single 8800 series card (R600 hopefully soon to join the race) for the same amount of money, and get MUCCCCH better performance gains.

What is your overall budget?

 

[Ocer 939]

my budget is roughly 1,000 usd

but i would really like to go Ati so i guess ill wait for the new R600 cores and i still will go crossfire ill just wait for the new cores to come out.

How much longer before pcie-2 roughly?

i don't want to needlessly spend money when new things that would put what i would buy now to serious shame.

 

[Ethereal_Dragon]

You will have to wait quite a while for prices to be right once the new ATI cards are released to get Crossfire within a $1000 budget (if thier prices reflect Nvidia's prices)....


Also, if you aren't wanting to needlessly spend money on your build on components that will be put to shame, you will WANT to look at Intel Core 2 CPU's & motherboards right now for your build. The C2's use less power so they run cooler (also means electric bill is less when keeping PC on 24x7), and they are more powerful as well.

 

[turtile]

PCI Express 2 should be out the second half of this year. Just pick up a single card anyway. Its a XFire is a waste unless you want more performance than the fastest card can give you.

The Thermaltake ToughPowers are good.

You may also want to consider waiting for better AMD based motherboards.