new computer ! =)

[huejas]

Okay so i decided to build myself a nice computer, heres what i came up with:

Case - a nice cheap case with a clear side just the way i like(also can put some nice lights in it )
Power Supply - 400w with lights but is it enough?
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.20GHz
CPU Fan - good cheap fan.....more lighs
Motherboard - now this is the problem, i wanted something like this but this is an intel board and the cheapest amd board i could find was this but it cost $70 more
Graphics Card - sweet card not too expensive
PCI Fan - ofcourse a fan with some nice lights
Hard Drive - 400gb for $90 is all i need
Ram - 4 gb is also enough
Memory Cooler - cheap and they help but unfortunatly no lights
CD/DVD Burner - a good cheap drive

So thats it My total is somewhere from $820-900 depending on the motherboard i get. If you are too lazy to look through all the links just look at the PSU and Mobo and try to help me with that.

NOW what im asking for is some feedback but this is more or less what i want however if you think something will be better please let me know. ALSO i wold appreciate some help picking out a motherboard.
LASTLY is 400 Watt PSU enough for this system?

Thanks for looking and helping

[huejas]

bump...

[cpinney]

everything looks great other then the power supply 400w isnt enough try for at least 500w or higher, u have good choices hope everything works out

[huejas]

what about my motherboard problem...i dont want to pay $200 and i dont want those cheap $80/90 ones. the one i want is an intel board

[Nixweerd]

Then take an intel cpu instead of amd

This one for instance

[cpinney]

its best to get a good mother board that will last a while, the problem with the cheaper ones there memory slots sometimes fail, pci slots fail, and other things that costs u hours of frustration. but as nix posted the dual core is not a bad thing to consider.

[truez]

Well make sure, its a ONE TIME investment on ur COMPUTER ... instead of spending $$$ ...

[huejas]

bump

[huejas]

okay well i changed up a few things:

decided on an Intel CPU, an EVGA Mobo, and and EVGA Video Card
also picked out a new 680 Watt PSU

[cpinney]

good deal

[huejas]

Well found a combo's for a cpu+mobo:

-XFX mobo+CPU
-EVGA mobo+the same CPU

the EVGA mobo is a bit better but is it really worth it? i want a pretty good system but will the EVGA board make much of a difference from the XFX?

I also have the same problem with the graphics card:

EVGA or XFX, there are both roughly the same. Which would you take?


these are the last decisions i have to make before i purchase all the part so please help me out

[cpinney]

i would take the xfx bundle unless u are going to use up most of ur pci slots then i would take the evga

the evga vid card, 256-512 for only 5 bucks... id take it lol

[huejas]

i would take the xfx bundle unless u are going to use up most of ur pci slots then i would take the evga

the evga vid card, 256-512 for only 5 bucks... id take it lol

k thx il prob do that even thought i wanted the matching mobo and vid card but oh well
also i might sli later on