Hey everyone. This is my first time posting here, and after endless suggesting from tech gurus everywhere, I've finally decided to take the plunge and attempt to build my own gaming PC. However, this being my first time, I'm sure that there are some things that I could improve upon/need more of/completely screwed up, so I would really appreciate any advice that you guys could give me. Here's what I have planned so far:
Case/PSU
Thermaltake XaserV Gaming Tower WinGo Full-Tower Case + Antec 550W Power Supply w/ 2 Fans
-$188.00 total
Motherboard
Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 w/ nForce3 Ultra Chipset, Socket 939
-$232.00
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2GHz/512KB L2 Cache
-$498.00
Hard Drives
2 36.7GB Western Digital Raptors (RAID-0 format)
-$226.00 total
GPU
EVGA GeForce 6800GT w/ 256MB GDDR3
-$435.00
RAM
1GB (512MBx2) Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series DDR PC3200 (Twin Pack)
-$253.00
DVD/Floppy Drives
NEC 8x Dual Layer DVD +/- RW Drive + Sony 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
-$96.98 total
Monitor/Speakers
ViewSonic G90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor + Logitech X-620 6.1 Speakers
-$268.00 total
Keyboard/Mouse
Logitech Cordless MX Duo
-$75.00
OS
Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack SP1a
-$141.00
Total- 2437.73
That's what I have planned so far. The difference between the sum of the components I have listed and the total is due to wires and case lighting etc. As I said before, this is my first time, so I'm sure that there is room for improvement in this setup and I would really appreciate any advice that you guys have. Thanks,
Case/PSU
Thermaltake XaserV Gaming Tower WinGo Full-Tower Case + Antec 550W Power Supply w/ 2 Fans
-$188.00 total
Motherboard
Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 w/ nForce3 Ultra Chipset, Socket 939
-$232.00
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 2.2GHz/512KB L2 Cache
-$498.00
Hard Drives
2 36.7GB Western Digital Raptors (RAID-0 format)
-$226.00 total
GPU
EVGA GeForce 6800GT w/ 256MB GDDR3
-$435.00
RAM
1GB (512MBx2) Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series DDR PC3200 (Twin Pack)
-$253.00
DVD/Floppy Drives
NEC 8x Dual Layer DVD +/- RW Drive + Sony 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
-$96.98 total
Monitor/Speakers
ViewSonic G90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor + Logitech X-620 6.1 Speakers
-$268.00 total
Keyboard/Mouse
Logitech Cordless MX Duo
-$75.00
OS
Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack SP1a
-$141.00
Total- 2437.73
That's what I have planned so far. The difference between the sum of the components I have listed and the total is due to wires and case lighting etc. As I said before, this is my first time, so I'm sure that there is room for improvement in this setup and I would really appreciate any advice that you guys have. Thanks,