hey every one
iam ready to order the parts for my new pc
use:3d modeling/gaming
budget:$1000-1300 max
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specs
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cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX-$497
ram:CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory -$69
motherboard:ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-$163
videocard:eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Desktop PC-$319
harddrive:seagate barracuda ultra ata/100 8mb cache 7200rpm-$35
DVD writer: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/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM -$40
power supply:Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply-$90
case: Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Computer Case (Black)-$115 or
MGE X-Case - Black $84.99
my quations is...
1)are all the parts compatable with each other?
2)did i miss somehting or are those all the parts that i need?
3)should i go with the cpu that i picked or should i go with opteron?
3)which case should i go with?do i need any extra fans?
4)do i need that much power 550w or should i go with something less?
5)i read this thread
http://techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79791
which made me recosider sli...what do you ?would it be better for my build?
6)lastly what do you think of my build?do you think i would have any problems upgrading later?
thanks
iam ready to order the parts for my new pc
use:3d modeling/gaming
budget:$1000-1300 max
----------------
specs
--------------
cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX-$497
ram:CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory -$69
motherboard:ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-$163
videocard:eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Desktop PC-$319
harddrive:seagate barracuda ultra ata/100 8mb cache 7200rpm-$35
DVD writer: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/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM -$40
power supply:Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply-$90
case: Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Computer Case (Black)-$115 or
MGE X-Case - Black $84.99
my quations is...
1)are all the parts compatable with each other?
2)did i miss somehting or are those all the parts that i need?
3)should i go with the cpu that i picked or should i go with opteron?
3)which case should i go with?do i need any extra fans?
4)do i need that much power 550w or should i go with something less?
5)i read this thread
http://techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79791
which made me recosider sli...what do you ?would it be better for my build?
6)lastly what do you think of my build?do you think i would have any problems upgrading later?
thanks