Does this setup look ok?

[farhad_nikkhoo]

Hey guys, I'm trying to get as much help on this setup as possible. Please can you good people advise me if anything can be changed for the better without sending the price sky-high?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ 2.00GHz (Socket AM2)
£89.99

Asus M2N4-SLI (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£64.99

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£119.99

BFG GeForce 7900 GS OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
£124.99

Samsung SpinPoint P HD160JJ 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
£33.95

Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
£24.50

Thermaltake Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black
£63.95

OcUK Value Hanns-G HW191D 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Silver
£107.99

Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (Black)
£5.99

Logitech S96 PS/2 Optical Wheel Mouse Black
£5.50

Tagan TG530-U15 530W ATX2.01 Easycon SLi Compliant Modular Silent PSU
£62.99

Subtotal £654.83
VAT £114.60
Total £769.43

With the help of Meatloaf, I have decided on making a pc based on this setup. Though I am confused about a few things.

Is the Graphics Card ok? In Meatloaf's recommendation, it was a Leadtek GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 (£129.24). Should I stick with what I have selected, or what Meatloaf suggested? Both seem similar, and Meatloaf's recommendation seems cheaper. Is there any big difference between the 2?

And I would also like to know, can I use any fans such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro on the CPU? Everyone's praising it. What thermal compound is best to use?

Thanks

Farhad

 

[Virdi]

As this is new rig you're buying... Why don't you by an Intel Core 2 Duo Setup.?

It'll kill an AMD X2-3800+

You could get one for the same price....

 

[semi-pro waster]

I'd agree with Virdi, changing to a Conroe based system will not cost much, if any more and offers better performance. I'd also change the graphics card to an X1800XT, it costs less and offers either the same performance or greater.

Unless you particularly like the case or PSU I'd consider changing them to allow you to get Conroe if money is the issue and the suggested changes put you over budget.

 

[farhad_nikkhoo]

cheers for the suggestions. If I get the conroe, it will be my first ever ever ever Intel based system lol. It will be new ground for me, but similar to AMD I guess.

Right so I'll take what you've said into consideration, which means I gotta change the motherboard, and I'm not sure what to get for the conroe. Any suggestions?