PC hardware forum: New build. I need a second look

I'm not exactly sure i need a PCI express.. but it seems to be 'in.' AGP doesn't seem to be a likely choice anymore.. i mean Newegg only carries one aGP 6800gt card. I guess i'll just reevauate what i have. Thanks!

Roger.. you by anychance. i dunno singaporean or something?

me and him are teenagers and type all kinds of slang words etc. also we are from hawaii and sometimes mix pidgin in our posts.

"Wow, a 6800GT and a Athlon 3000+? I think that the 6800GT will overpower it."

That statement is totally false. The graphics card and cpu work together not against each other. In fact for gaming anything over 1GHz will do. There is nothing wrong with pairing a 6800GT and a Athlon 64 3000+. In fact it is a great way to save money. I've know people who have a 6800GT on a AMD Athlon XP 2800+! What makes you say a 3200+ or 3500+ will work better with a 6800GT? Just look at the benchmarks. You will see a very small difference, unnoticeable.

I just decided to leave the other stuff out because i was mostly afraid of compatability issues. Do you really think that the Video card would overpower the processor? What can that do exactly? I was just putting them together because i wanted to prove that i could build something that's cheaper than the ABS machine that i favored. So i just built a computer that would be able to match it. And i'd be able to customize it to the way i'd like it. I'll put in the updated parts.. all of them i guess.. I think i'll stick with what i have though:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail

Leadtek PX6800GT TDH Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail


EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AeroCool JetMaster Jr - BS Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive - OEM

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Leadtek PX6800GT TDH Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

ENERMAX EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0 ATX12V 420W Power Supply - Retail

Spire FlowCooler HD05010S1M4 50mm Hard Drive Cooler - Retail

FLEXIGLOW CYBER SNIPA Black USB Wired Ergonomics Game Pad - Retail

LITE-ON SK-1788/BS 2-Tone PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail

Logitech MX510 931179-0403 2 tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail

SENNHEISER RS120 3.5mm/ RCA Connector Wireless RF Headphone - Retail

GeIL Value 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model

GIGABYTE Black IDE Combo Drive Model GO-B5232A-B - Retail

Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM

I've got an extra moniter lying around and I'll probably get a printer from tigerdirect. They have the model i want, cuz it's a little older.
I'll just stick with IDE.. i understand them more. Besides, these new ports don't really use all of the bandwidth that is allowed. perhaps sometime in the future.
Is artic silver 5 really needed? I know it's thermal compound for the processor... but i'm not exactly sure how to apply it anyway.
I don't have to burn DVDs.. unless. Could i back up data onto a DVD? haven't really thought of it like that.. could a DVD be a really huge CD?
Anyway, the total price up there is $1,138. I think that's a pretty good price for me.

-Aaron

Get the MSI NEo 4 motherboard, believe its avilable at ABS, but i didn't check. Don't forget some case fans. YOu don't need the as5, the processor already comes with a thermal compound, its just that as5 is better. Definitely get the dvd-burner.

ROger