A lil help please?

[dos]

So I'm building a new computer soon, and I have a budget of about $1,200 for this little project. Combined, these equal about $1,154. I asked a friend to help me come up with some specs that I could afford within that price range, and this is what I got. Does anyone have any suggestions/comments or perhaps other builds? I'm working on getting a system that'll run tfc with 100 fps, and be good enough to play just about any other game currently at a decent rate. Thanks for any help in advance. :o


Motherboard = ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
Processor = AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939
Video Card = SAPPHIRE 100106-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Memory = OCZ Performance Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)

Hard Drive = Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JD 320GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150
NEC Black 16X DVD+R
Case = Thermaltake Tsunami VA3000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply = ntec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
Monitor = NEC Display Solutions AS900-BK Black 19" CRT Monitor
Keyboard = Logitech LX300 967427-0403 Black 86 Normal Keys
Mouse = Logitech MX518


Edit- Bolded information is as good as bought.

[thrash_head]

with tha budget, get a 3700+ SD processor. I would rather have a 7800gt or a 7900... and the rest seem's ok :D

[Janus]

with tha budget, get a 3700+ SD processor. I would rather have a 7800gt or a 7900... and the rest seem's ok :D
agreed. oh and why are you getting a CRT monitor? LCDs have come along way since the age-old days of constant ghosting (read: trails) and then they also take less power, less room, create less eye strain, and put out less heat. Besides that, everything looks good, I don't know much about that mobo though, although it sounds fine.

[dos]

I figured since CRT is cheaper, and less prone to breaking.. I also heard they were better for the fps. Size isn't really an issue, or heat. I just wanted a monitor that worked and was cost-effective.



thrash - Are you sayin' the 3700+ SD processor is comparable in price but superior in preformance?

And what about the mobo Janus?

[thrash_head]

It cost more, but with your budget you should be able to handle it... I built a system for a friend in irc for 900 with dualcore 3800, sli mobo, 2gb ram, 7800gt, and 160gb hd... all for under 1k

[dos]

I do like your suggestion on the 7900 gt, everything I have read about it says it's a superior card for a good price. It's also smaller than most video cards, so it should fit in that particular case better.



Keep em comin' guys, I wanna build this thing in a week :o

[Dave]

From a cost point of view, CRT can't be beat. I like LCD's, but to get the performance you need for playing games they cost double what a CRT will set you back.

[SteelValor]

I've got the Yamakawa DVDRW Y08 (i think) and swear by it. The firmware is upgradeable as well.

This keyboard rapes and is alot cheaper than Logitech http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823175104