I intend to build a AMD gaming rig, =<$3000 with these parts, can anyone tell me if these are good choices (compatible, good value for price, etc.)?
Case- ThermalTake VA7000BWA SHARK Black Series ATX Full Tower
PSU- ThermalTake Silent PurePower 680W Power Supply
Mobo- ABIT Fatal1ity AN8
Processor- AMD Athlon 64 3500+
RAM- Corsair 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 DIMM Memory w/ Black Heat Spreader
Video Card- Sapphire Radeon X800 XL
CD Drive- Lite-On 52x/32x/52x CDRW
DVD Drive- Pioneer DVR-109 Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB (x2)
Sound Card- Creative AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM
Monitor- ViewSonic G220fb
Keyboard- Saitek PC Gamers' Keyboard
Mouse- Logitech MX518
Speakers- Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speaker System
With a few other peripherals, it comes to about $2958.
I also have two questions:
Is it worth getting the 21" CRT or should I get a LCD?
I'm trying to decide whether to change the mobo to one of these three:
GigaByte GA-K8NXP-SLI
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR
EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLI nForce 4 SLI
Any opinions on these versus the Fatal1ty?
Thanks,
ionicism
Case- ThermalTake VA7000BWA SHARK Black Series ATX Full Tower
PSU- ThermalTake Silent PurePower 680W Power Supply
Mobo- ABIT Fatal1ity AN8
Processor- AMD Athlon 64 3500+
RAM- Corsair 2GB DDR400 XMS3200 DIMM Memory w/ Black Heat Spreader
Video Card- Sapphire Radeon X800 XL
CD Drive- Lite-On 52x/32x/52x CDRW
DVD Drive- Pioneer DVR-109 Dual Layer DVD±RW Writer
HDD- Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB (x2)
Sound Card- Creative AUDIGY 2 ZS PLATINUM
Monitor- ViewSonic G220fb
Keyboard- Saitek PC Gamers' Keyboard
Mouse- Logitech MX518
Speakers- Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speaker System
With a few other peripherals, it comes to about $2958.
I also have two questions:
Is it worth getting the 21" CRT or should I get a LCD?
I'm trying to decide whether to change the mobo to one of these three:
GigaByte GA-K8NXP-SLI
DFI LANParty NF4 SLI-DR
EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLI nForce 4 SLI
Any opinions on these versus the Fatal1ty?
Thanks,
ionicism