First PC build please look over

[Schweppes]

Hi this is my first build ever, I'm all ready to order. Do any of you guys have any suggestions or is there any compatability problems i should know about?


Case: Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail - $99.00

PSU: THERMALTAKE Silent Purepower W0014RU 480W Power Supply - Retail -$55.00

Motherboard: ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $120

Processor:AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512K B L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor Retail -$146

Hard disk drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 3.5" Serial ATA II Hard Drive - OEM - $83

RAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail - $81

Pri Optical:
LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK - Retail - $25.00

Sec Optical: AOpen Black IDE Model DUW1616ARR BLK - OEM -$38.99

Video Card: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail - $159

Floppy:
Update SAMSUNG White 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM - $7.99

Monitor: acer AL1912b Black 19" 16ms LCD Monitor - Retail -$250

Speakers: Logitech X530 70-Watt PC Multimedia Home Theater System - $50

OS: Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM -$88


Ok thanks in advance, I relly appreciate it

 

[DonNagual]

Those look like some excellent choices for a budget level gaming machine!

I see no problems at all. Wait and see what some other say as well.

 

[zephead]

i strongly urge you to protect your investment with a name brand top-notch surge supressor. if you live in the US i reccomend APC, but you may live in another country with different types of electricity. you'd be surprised how many people drop $1500 on a new rig and lose it the next month because they didn't buy a $50 surge supressor.

 

[DonNagual]

By the way zephead, I just finished building my computer, and back when I was picking parts you suggested the same thing to me. I followed your advice. Thanks!

 

[abatage]

I'd second the surge protector - can save a whole lot of heartache!
Good choices I think, but I would see if you can get some faster RAM chips, but my own memory of thinking that I have something faster in my own box, might be a bit askew

The only other things I would say are just a matter of personal opinion - I wouldn't go for a LogiTech speaker setup when a Creative Labs speaker set is far superior and still affordable.

Plus, make sure that you are sure about the LCD monitor as well - I prefer CRT displays because they offer much more colour clarity than LCD. This can be especially noticable in gaming with "darker" titles like Doom 3 which just look like they have had the brightness/gamma setting cranked right up when they are played on an LCD - you don't get the same amount of contrast and definition as with a CRT. I run a 19" Flat Viewmaster CRT, which was a lot cheaper than its LCD counterpart at the time, and looks a hell of a lot better for anything that is relying on graphics.

However - that's just my opinion - my house mate loves his Benq 19" LCD, even though he agrees that it looks **** when you put our monitors side by side.

Good system though! Looks like something that will be fun to play with!

 

[numan]

Good system. I think Its well for playing newage games.

 

[flashmonkey]

Good choices, now the fun part! :knock:

BTW, where'd you find this stuff so cheap?

 

[Schweppes]

All of them except for the speakers (tigerdirect.com) are from NewEgg.com, Its a great site and judging from all the reviews they have excellent shipping (Not free though).

Thanks for the advice zephead, I went to best buy and got myself a 2525 eP joule APC surge protector. I just noticed right now it also came with a "$15 value high speed internet cable" phone line thats like 5 feet long heheh

I seached up Creative Labs speakers on Froogle.com and found Creative Labs 51MF4025AA002 - Inspire T5400 5.1 Speaker for $53 at AllInOneDigital.com. It looks like a great deal and comes with alot of extras.. and the total RMS power is 4 watts greater, if that even means anything

mmmmm as for CRT vs LCD, I'm going to college soon and I think a slimmer monitor would be the better choice. I'm on a 18'' viewable CRT monitor right now and its huge, the back extends a foot and a half. Plus lcds look cooler in my opinion

ok Thanks for all the comments u guys are great