Help choosing computer compnents to new rig, custom build

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Hey everyone, I am new to these forums and I would like some help choosing all the right computer components to the new rig i am buying soon. I plan on spending about $1500. These are the parts that i have pre-selected, and i would like ur opinion on how good/bad my choice is. Also if u have a suggestion to what might be better for around the same price please tell me. The total amount I got is about $1300.

Maxtor DiamondMax 250GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer $104.00

Ultra ULT31314 X-Finity 600W ATX Power Supply $89.99

eVGA 256-P2-N538-AX e-Geforce 7800 GTX PCI Express 256MB Video Card & eVGA 133-K8-NF41 nForce 4 Athlon 64(FX) Skt939 Motherboard Bundle
$549.00

3Artec WSM-52X-ER 52x24x52 E-IDE/ATAPI CD-RW $26.99

Thermaltake Shark Series VA7000SWA Full Tower Aluminum Case $147.99

Zalman CNPS7000B-ALCU LED CPU Cooler Retail $35.99

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor (Venice) Socket 939 Open Box $207.99

Patriot PDC1G3200+XBLK 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 Dual Channel Memory, 2 Sticks Of 512 $159.00
 
Hello and welcome to Techspot.

I agree with vnf4ultra your system looks nice.

Stay away from the Ultra psu, they are not of the best quality.

Take a look at this excellent article on psu`s. The psu thread. You will notice that the Ultra brand, is on the psu`s to avoid list.

I would recommend either Enermax, of Antec, for a good quality psu.

Regards Howard :wave: :wave:
 
Hey guys thanks for helping me out. I took everyones suggestion about the ultra psu, and also looked at the psu thread. And I think that mobo that came with the graphics card is SLI. Because if it is I might have a hard time finding the right psu. On the psu thread only certain power supplys are approved for SLI. I only reason i say this is because i consider buying the same card in the future so i can use the dual SLI express. Anyways, since i have thinking about the SLI i have chosen this psu so far....

Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe/SLI
 
I have also been lookin at different CPU's cuz the one i chose is on back order now. I would like some suggestion on this new CPU i have chosen. Also will it run fine with all the other components that i posted earlier in this thread. This CPU is only about 20 bucks more.

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor (Winchester) Socket 939
 
The pcp&c is a very good psu, but I wouldn't spend that much on a psu, unless I was very rich. I'm not saying it's a bad psu, it's an excellent one, but I just think it's overpriced.

The psu I listed, the Tagan 480w, is sli ready, it has 2 pci-e power connectors anyway.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817101516
Reviews
http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cases/other/psu/tagan/tg480/
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/reviews/Miscellaneous/Tagan_TG480-U22/
And in hexus's 34psu roundup it passed.
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMzU5JnVybF9wYWdlPTEz

Here's another cheaper sli psu.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189001

The venice core is newer, and improved, it would be the best choice.
 
Yea I was gonna get the Venice 3500+ but its on back order now, so i dunno for sure. Also if I was wondering if what u guys think about the San Diego 3700+ CPU.
 
squattingbear13 said:
Maxtor DiamondMax 250GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/16MB Buffer $104.00
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You can get a 300 GB Western Digital on Ebay for about $130. I think its a better deal, plus I like Western Digitals better than Maxtors.

Edit: Never mind. I just noticed thats a Serial ATA drive.
 
You didn't say if this PC is intended as a gaming rig but I presume it is. If so, consider including DVD capability with your choice of configurations. The reason is more future high end games will likely come on a DVD instead of multiple CDs.
 
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