I have been checking the board out for a few days... very nice. I am getting ready to build a new system for gaming and video editing. I am still learning about capture devices so I will be posting in another forum for that. As a system does this setup look ok? Any changes you would suggest? I will be ordering June 10th. Updated 5/24 Antec Performance I P-160WF Silver 1.2mm Anodized Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Model #: P-160WF $130.00 DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR $196.00 MSI NX6800Ultra-T2D256E Geforce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: NX6800Ultra-T2D256E $525.00 PowerColor T55-P03 PCI Interface Video Device - Retail Model #: T55-P03 $85.00 ENERMAX Whisper II EG565P-VE FMA2.0 ATX12V 535W Power Supply - Retail Model #: EG565P-VE FMA2.0 $100.99 AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail Model #: ADA3700BNBOX $335.00 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TwinX 2048-3200PT - Retail Model #: TwinX 2048-3200PT $260.00 SONY MPF920 Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM Model #: MPF920 Black $9.50 Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 73GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD740GD $183.00 Maxtor MaXLine III 7B300S0 300GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #: 7B300S0 $203.00 Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth M54-00013 2-Tone USB Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail Model #: M54-00013 $129.99 SAMSUNG 915N-BK Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail Model #: 915N $349.99 LITE-ON SOHW-1673S Black IDE DVD Burner - Retail Model #: SOHW-1673S BK $59.99 CREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM Model #: 30SB035000000 $69.99 CREATIVE Inspire P7800 90 Watts 7.1 Speaker - Retail Model #: 51MF7025AA000 $79.99 Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 - OEM Model #: E85-03013 $145.95 Subtotal: $2,863.39 System is also built for upgradability... possible next additions: A mobo Flash and a Dual core Athlon A second Western Digital Raptor 73GB 10,000 RPM Hard Drive Running Raid 0 If I feel I need it. When Games start to get more demanding a second MSI Geforce 6800Ultra 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card running in SLI. Of course I still have room to take the ram up if when needed. Updated 5/24/05
nice parts!! look lite-on is not to good i had many of them! try a plextor or lg,cyberdrive etc... ddp is right as always 6800gt is a power hungry beast so be sure to get and bigger or sli tech certified psu!. for the hard drives if i were you i think the best is the raptor 73gb for running winxp and games,programs and a bigger hardd like 200 or 300gb sata for saving all that edited videos and games wich i think editing take a lot of storage!
Both of you mentioned the PSU the one I have listed is one that was tested on this Mobo running SLI GeForce Ultra's here. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2005/05/21/nvidia_sli_pt5/1.html Here is more on the PCU - OCZ OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W Power Supply Model #: OCZ520ADJ $130.00 http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817104152 Further thoughts on this please!! Yes, the thought is to install Windows and programs on the 10,000 RPM disk and use the 7,200 disk for files, video's, and other. Thanks for the feedback so far!!!
should be alright with that amount of power but confirm by running this program & add 30% to total http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/Power_Supply_Calculator.php?cmd=INTEL
