Very first build, please comment and revise if needed

[JawnJawn]

Well, I've decided that it's time that I need a new computer. Since Conroe's coming out soon, AMD prices will drop down significantly and it'll be a great time to build a computer. I hear August is the best month to order from Newegg, not sure if that's true or not.

Here's my build:

NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

Lian Li PC-65B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811112040

Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822136033

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136152

eVGA 256-P2-N567 Geforce 7900GT KO Superclocked 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130016

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102178

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103937

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820227210

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562

It's going to be a gaming computer. Are there any changes you guys would make? Or is there anything I can do it improve on it? My budget's around $1,200 (right now it's $1,356, but hopefully when Conroe comes out it'll be under $1,200). Thanks in advance.

 

[jonny_uk]

74gb HDD for a gaming machine? you must be kidding thats not very big for a gaming machine, id get at least 200GB or you will find the 74GB one fills very quick, ive got a 300GB seagate in my new pc and thats more than enough for me.

The rest of your build looks good to me

 

[Nukem]

get a couple of decent sized Sata drive and put them in RAID. That will give you the performance of the Raptor, but double/triple the storage depending on your drive size...

 

[JawnJawn]

How much would that cost? I don't really know much about that, so I just might go with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

Everyone seems to like it.

 

[Nukem]

that'll work... nice 16MB cache... good size for storage... and cheaper than the raptor... Good choice

 

[jonny_uk]

How much would that cost? I don't really know much about that, so I just might go with this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

Everyone seems to like it.

very good

 

[JawnJawn]

So would you say it's good overall? No adjustments that I need to make? Is the part choice good?

 

[Nukem]

yep, I think your good... go for it!

 

[JawnJawn]

Do I need to get any coolers or something? Or upgrade the fans?

 

[Nukem]

if you are thinking of OC'ing, then I personally might get and after market cooler. I like Zalman myself... but Arctic Cooling makes some good ones...