[jscott398]

Ok i am looking into building my own computer to be used primarily for gaming...
here is a list of the hardware i am looking to purchase

Case
Ultra Black Aluminus ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports $70

Power Supply
Ultra X2 750-Watt Power Supply $130

^^^Combo package $150 w/o fans

Fans
Apevia 120mm UV Blue LED Case Fan $10x2 $20

Motherboard
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFi-AP Motherboard

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 $190

Memory
Corsair TWINX 1024MB PC5400 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 Memory (2 x 512MB) $30x4 $120

Hard Drive
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB Hard Drive $90

Video Card
EVGA GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - 512MB $250

Sound Card
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit... $50

DVD Burner
Lite-On DH-20A4P-04 SuperAllwrite OEM DVD Burner $25

Keyboard
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard $100

Mouse
Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse $55

Windows XP professional $140

________
$1190



Is there anything I might be missing or upgrades that I should look at. Also are there any new parts coming out that I should wait for?
Any and all suggestions help...thanks

[Dave Hybrid]

Nice system, but IMO let down by the AMD chip.

[Cew27]

the keyboard is excellent
agree with dave
(*chants* intel! intel! intel! intel! intel! intel!)

[mcbee]

I agree. At $220 the E8400 would change that from a nice system to a great one. Changing the mobo as well of course.

[Klunk]

failure.
Independent survey by TDC Say AMD's are better for power gaming, and Intel's are best for extreme overclocking.
=P

[mcbee]

Are they not better for power consumption? ie. they use more.

[jscott398]

gahh ive heard so many good things about the amd chip....can anyone give auctual reasons other than personal opinion of why to choose intel over amd?
also do I really need a sound card...i never use sound anyways and i read somewhere most mobos have some sort of mini sound card that is usable if you dont really want to spend the extra cash on a real card....

[alex]

Less TDP
Less power needed.
More efficient architecture.
Better overclocking headroom
Better optimisation of pipeline length
They're not being bought out anytime soon (which has already started with AMD...)
Larger cache for encoding work

[Carbon]

Obligatory link to self-created guide to computer parts.

[Gazmondo]

Originally Posted by alex Less TDP Less power needed. More efficient architecture. Better overclocking headroom Better optimisation of pipeline length They're not being bought out anytime soon (which has already started with AMD...) Larger cache for encoding work

And that's just about owned all the AMD lovers out there.

Anyone want to buy my 6000x2 ?

[Soverntear]

Originally Posted by alex Less TDP Less power needed. More efficient architecture. Better overclocking headroom Better optimisation of pipeline length They're not being bought out anytime soon (which has already started with AMD...) Larger cache for encoding work

feels slapped

[mcbee]

Your memory configuration is wrong. You have listed 8 memory sticks with only 4 slots on the board. Go for faster memory as well. On board sound will be ok you can always add a card later.

[jscott398]

*UPDATED*

Memory
Corsair TWINX 1024MB PC5400 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 Memory (2 x 512MB) $30x2 60
Motherboard
Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe WiFi-AP Motherboard
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400 $190
^^^^^^(Taking out...)
vvvvv(Replacing with...)

CPU
Intel Core2Duo E6600 $220
Motherboard
????- suggestions?
Memory
????- suggestions?

[Carbon]

Intel Core2Duo E6600 $220

Err, why? I'd advise you, but it's really redundant at this point - please just read the guide I linked to.

[mcbee]

Go for the E8400 and an Asus P5K motherboard.