My New System.....I need your help

[skinna5]

The System i am buying is below.......I would like to find out if you guys think that this will be a good buy, and tell me if there are any bottlenecks that will slow it down......I will use this for everything, including of course, a lot of gaming :D

Your help will be greatly appreciated

ANTEC TRUE BLUE 480W PSU
THERMALTAKE V7000A WINDOW ATX MIDI CASE
LG GSA4160 DVD RW(DUAL LAYER)OEM BLACK
SAMSUNG 1.44MB FLOPPY DRIVE - BLACK
SEAGATE 7200.7PLUS 200GB SATA 3.5LP 8M
WEB EXCEL INTERNAL 56K V.90 MODEM
AMD ATHLON 64 3400 BOXED PROCESSOR
KINGSTON 2X512MB DDR400 (DUAL CHANNEL COMPATIBLE)
ASUS X800PRO 256MB VIDEO CARD
ASUS K8V DELUXE AMD 64 MOTHERBOARD

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[Conan]

Your dial-up modem would be the bottleneck in that system. :D

[skinna5]

but is that all, what about the processor or anything other than the modem....LOL :rolleyes:

[skinna5]

i will be using this for gaming......So what would you say this would play S.T.A.L.K.E.R or HL2 on, low, med, high, high with everything enabled

[GimieGimieGimie]

Your dial-up modem would be the bottleneck in that system. :D

What the hell are you saying!?

Dial ups rule!!! :D

[tarun]

I've heard theyre giving away HL 2 with ATI cards (that play HL 2 ofcourse). So u could consider an ATI card that plays Doom3 at a good res also. Ull be set then.

[GimieGimieGimie]

i will be using this for gaming......So what would you say this would play S.T.A.L.K.E.R or HL2 on, low, med, high, high with everything enabled

Definately!

ASUS X800PRO i would assume was an ATI RADEON BASED CARD, so that should be top of the range.

Other then the 56k modem, this PC is pretty much state of the art! :D

[Zak8022]

i havent heard of that video card before.. but everything else looks great. other than conan's excellent observation about the modem, i would be concerned about the video card, next.

[FastGame]

Looks like a nice setup but........

For starters I wouldn't get that video card, a GeForce 6800 GT is much better for the $$$ ;)

Mother board- Nforce3 250 (DFI,MSI,ASUS)

CPU- A64 3000+ I have yet to hear of one that doesn't easily OC to the A64 3400+, saves you $$ BTW I don't consider it OC'n on AMD with a lesser CPU, I call it setting the CPU to run where it should be :D

Ram- PQI Turbo 3200, PDP SYSTEMS 3200 or Crucial Ballistix 3200/4000...OCZ if you have extra $

Power supply- Antec 550w TrueControl or Enermax 460W, the Antec 480 is a good PS but the Antec 550 TC & Enermax are better suited for A64 & a high end v-card.

DVD drives- BenQ 1620a or NEC 3500a are looked upon as the best and they cost less...

Everything you list looks good and it certainly will be a nice system if thats what you get, if you're only interested in changing one thing do it on the video card...6800 GT ;)

[cash_site]

Your dial-up modem would be the bottleneck in that system. :D
LOL, I was going to say the Floppy Drive... sort of limits your backup capabilities ;)

Nice system though, have fun with it!

[beelzebub]

I like it, but have you considered a socket 939 processor system instead of a socket 754. I realize it is slightly more expencive. But, here is a board for about a dollar less ( i realize not much) with much more capability.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-135-162&depa=1

I also realize that the equivalent CPU for socket 939 is about $60 more but if you have the cash why not.

If you don't feel comfortable with my suggestions by all means don't do what I say go with what ever makes you comfortable. Your system as it stands is great.

[skinna5]

Hey thanks guys, i am on a very tight budget (other than wats here) And im not ging to OC anything cos im afraid i will blow it to bits, oh yea and also an asus x800 pro, is the asus tuned Radeon X800 Pro. A kickass Video card

[PIPER]

What the hell are you saying!?

Dial ups rule!!! :D
:eek: :eek: Say what?.... :D