Feedback/Help on new PC

Nekokeki

Ok so if this PC is completely bogus than let me know and you're more than welcomed to link me to something that you would recommend instead.  As far as the motherboard, I was really in the dark, the 570ultra seemed to be one of the best, so i just went with that lol.   The DVD burner I dont know very much about either.  The processor I'm pretty set on, the video card I know is a great deal at that price, I've looked on Tom's Hardware.  Also, I don't care to deal with the 8800's problems with vista and it's the first gen of DX10 cards so I'd prefer to wait 2 years and then I will buy a DX10 card.  My memory i'm guessing 2G is what I want?  I dont really know what SATA drives are but that's what my friends have and now that's the majority of whats on newegg so I'm guessing its the kind to get.  The case I'm getting I'm pretty set on, Antec makes good power supplies that cost and much as I'm getting the case and supply for, plus it's a quiet case.  Also, I don't want to deal with the soundcard problems with vista right now, so I'm going to buy the next gen of soundblasters whenever that is.  Also I don't need an OS (already have a copy of vista), monitor (samsung 19" already works great), mouse (just bought a G4), or keyboard either (have had my $10 keyboard for 5 years and love it lol).  Anyways my budget is around $850.



CASE: $99

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 Power Supply - Retail





MOTHERBOARD: $104  - Don't really know what I'm getting lol.

ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 Ultra MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail





CPU: $174

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5600CZBOX - Retail (has the 1MB L2 cache too!)





VIDEO CARD: $149

SAPPHIRE 100186L Radeon X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail





MEMORY: $91

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4 - Retail





HARD DRIVE: $75

HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (0A33435) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM





CD/DVD BURNER:  $39

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM





TOTAL PRICE ( with shipping) = $760.77



BUDGET = around $850



What I should get?  Suggestions?  Feedback?  As I've said the motherboard is what I'm really unsure about....



THANK YOU for any help!

xpyrofuryx

Originally posted by Zidavey

Ok so if this PC is completely bogus than let me know and you're more than welcomed to link me to something that you would recommend instead.  As far as the motherboard, I was really in the dark, the 570ultra seemed to be one of the best, so i just went with that lol.   The DVD burner I dont know very much about either.  The processor I'm pretty set on, the video card I know is a great deal at that price, I've looked on Tom's Hardware.  Also, I don't care to deal with the 8800's problems with vista and it's the first gen of DX10 cards so I'd prefer to wait 2 years and then I will buy a DX10 card.  My memory i'm guessing 2G is what I want?  I dont really know what SATA drives are but that's what my friends have and now that's the majority of whats on newegg so I'm guessing its the kind to get.  The case I'm getting I'm pretty set on, Antec makes good power supplies that cost and much as I'm getting the case and supply for, plus it's a quiet case.  Also, I don't want to deal with the soundcard problems with vista right now, so I'm going to buy the next gen of soundblasters whenever that is.  Also I don't need an OS (already have a copy of vista), monitor (samsung 19" already works great), mouse (just bought a G4), or keyboard either (have had my $10 keyboard for 5 years and love it lol).  Anyways my budget is around $850.

Okay, well



CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 @ 2.0Ghz LGA 775--------$186

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Core 2 Duos are the better choice compared to AMD Athlon 64 X2's right now (even tho i am an AMD fan, Go Barcelona!!)



RAM: 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS2 DDR2 675mhz----------$74.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

This is a really good deal and Corsair XMS sticks are one of the best out there. Also the 667mhz sticks match up better with the Core 2 Duos than the 800mhz sticks



Motherboard: ECS nVidia nForce 650i SLI LGA 775--------$109.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

This board is at a good price, and features the new nVidia nForce 600 series chipset. the only better chipset than this is the 680i and it isnt worth the extra price jump.



Hard Drive: 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA 3Gb/s-----$79.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Western Digital is one of the best brands and my personal favorite. And this thing features SATA at 3Gb/s and a 16mb cache.



Video Card: XFX nVidia GeForce 7900GS 256mb-------$169.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

This thing is probably the best bang for your buck in a video card ever.



CD Drive: Lite-On CD/DVD 52x/16x burner/reader-----$21.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

Lite-On is a good brand, and this is a combo reader/burner



Case: Any case you want really, just make sure it has good airflow, I recommend Apevia



PSU: FSP Group 450watt PSU-------------$57.99

www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx

this is the best quality power supply you can get.