My Updated PC Specification Im planning on buying.

[Formula1]

As some may have known , im planning on building my own PC. Im just wondering what you all think of these specs and any suggestion is welcomed. Im trying to make a pc that will cost about $700 in total.

Total Cost So far is $701.27


Ram ( $72.27 ) – Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-026&depa=0

Processor ( $127.00 ) -AMD Athlon 64 2800+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-452&DEPA=1

Motherboard ( $99.00 ) - DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" NVIDIA nForce3 250GB Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 754
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-147&depa=0

Hard Drive ( $114.00 ) – Maxtor 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-324&depa=0

Video Card ( $137.50 ) -SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-338&depa=0

DVD Rom ( $23.00 ) - Lite-On Black 16X DVD-ROM/48X CD-ROM OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-118&depa=1

Floppy Disk ( $7.00 ) - SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model MPF920, OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-116&depa=1

DVD Burner ( $67.00 ) - NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK, OEM http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-032&depa=1

Case ( $53.00 ) -ASPIRE X-Dreamer II Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-144-025&depa=0

[worldpease]

Formula, I think thats a pretty good piece of equipment you are planning.
But again, that´s just me,
I also come here for advice.

Mine is:

--80GB HD
--Intel Celeron 2.5 GHz
--Ram 128Mb
--DVD Burner 8x
--Floppy Unit
--17¨ ViewSonic Monitor
--3 Piece Powered Speaker Sistem
--Transparen sided black case
(the entire set is black)
--Windows Xp Pro.
--CloneDVD, AnyDVD. and PowerDVD
--Corel GraphicSuite 12
--3 fans total

and it cost me $398 Dlls (US) new as it is.
I think its a fair price,
what do you think?

[S!X]

Celeron sucks.

[Samurai]

Formula 1 - Nice specs, but could you raise the 350W Power Supply to 450 w/o a huge price change? I'm sure it's possible.

Edit*

Just found this...

A-Top XBlade Black/Silver Ultimate Gaming Machine With 450W PSU & Side window, Model "AT859A-BK" -RETAIL - $59.49

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-105-113&DEPA=1

http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-105-113-02.jpg

[worldpease]

Hey mofos, you are not the first to say that,
but, why would you say that is so?

[tesco]

the celerons run slower than P4's and athlonx xp (64)'s of the same speed equivelence (ghz).

But cheaper.

Still i hate celerons.


Try to get a power supply that doesn't come with a case. The ones with cases are almost always shitty.
Higher wattage isnt always better. you nee dto buy good brands like enermax, thermal take, antec, fortron, etc.

[Formula1]

Im planning on sticking with the Aspire 350w case cause i found out from a friend of mine , that it should be able to run my pc good , as long as i don't over clock everything in it ( only thing im overclocking is the amd 2800+ ). Later one as time goes by i'll probably buy a good psu (like the 480w thermal take which is 55$) . And also most fans with the come with cheapcases aren't known to be good.

And to worldpease i would also highly recommend not getting a a sempron, just about any pentium would be good (not sure how much they cost) but amd athlon are very good and cheaper than pentium. I would also recommend not getting some of those programs like colnedvd etc , and windows (if you are into p2p ) cause you'll save a 100 bucks , and you could use that to get some better specs. I think atlease a 256mb would be better, but overall i think you are paying the right amount of price for what you are getting.

[worldpease]

yea Formula, I tought so too...
Still, Im very happy with my PC, It plays every game i´ve stuck into it,
great video, burns DVD perfectly,
for the moment, the only thing I would upgrade is the Ram.

[Formula1]

Yeah the ram is main thing i'd recommend on upgrading , btw do you know the graphics/video card you use ?

[Virtualbody1234]

Look into socket 939.

There are new 3000+ socket 939 Athlon 64 CPUs at reasonable prices.

You also don't need a DVD ROM drive if you have a DVD burner.

[zapjb]

Is DFI a mobo Brand? And a noname PSU?

[clocker]

Is DFI a mobo Brand?
Yes they are.
The board in question was designed by Oscar Wu...well-known as the designer of the A7N8X-Dlx. for Asus, from whom he was lured (one presumes that money played a small part....) by DFI.

[Formula1]

Yeah i decided to remove the dvd-rom cause basically copying/burning data directly from a cd is a useless because of copy right protection these days. And also i only do burning from my computer. About the amd 939 socket , i know that amd is no more making 754's , but i think i'll probably stick with the 754 cause its cheaper than 939 i guess ;)

[Mr. Elmo]

nice system, but if you're getting a amd64 cpu, im guessing you want this to last a bit? if that's the case, i suggest getting something higher than the 9600xt.

P.S. i agree with celeron sucking. amd cpu at equal price of celeron is noticebly faster. im looking at a 2500 barton for $85 as oppose to a 2.4 celeron D at somewhere near $85. both are great ocing chip (well, not so much the 2500 now that its multiplier are locked) but at stock speed, the 2500 wins