Mission: Build Nice Gaming Rig For $800; Did I??? (First PC Sale)

[Orcusante]

Processor ~ AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor (2.0 GHz) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103637R)
Motherboard ~ EPoX EP-MF570SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813123005)
RAM ~ CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145566)
Hard Drive ~ SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series HD160JJ 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822152020)
Video Card ~ XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800 XTreme 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814150130)
Sound Card ~ Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102178)
Optical Drive ~ SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI (http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827151118)
Card Reader ~ Rosewill RCR-101 USB 2.0 Card Reader (http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820223071)
Case ~ Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129152)
PSU ~ Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817103931)


Subtotal: $723.09
Shipping: $33.05
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Total: $756.14


I need any and all suggestions, as this will be my first sale and I want the customer to be completely satisfied. :)

[Orcusante]

15 views and no help yet...

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[mjc]

Keyboard?

Mouse?

Monitor?

OS?

Everything else looks like it would make a fairly decent computer...although Asus and Abit are usually the 'better' boards. Epox are usually considered middle to low end...

And for not quite twice the price, but definitely twice the drive...this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148140)

[Orcusante]

^I have all your "?s" already. And thanks for the Hard Drive suggestion, I offered it as an option to the customer.

*waits for more replies*

[123456]

You seem like you're used to typing on IRC.

Anyways, I have the same CORSAIR memory, (PC3200 though). Runs perfect. And your system looks fine, as long as your montior can display 1280x1024.

[saphalline]

Vid card and sound card need work.

The vid card is decent enough, but there are better options for the money these days. The 6800 XT is a full generation behind now. I would suggest a 7600 GT for a bit more money, or a 7600 GS for about the same money as that 6800 XT with the rebate. More overall power, especially when it comes to the latest shader-intensive games. Probably not awesome 1280 x 1024 gaming performance, but that costs $250-300 anyway.

The sound card is also a generation behind. The Audigy's are old news. Now it's all about the X-Fi's! And in my opinion, if you're spending the money on a dedicated sound card to get away from the onboard audio, go for broke. The cheapest X-Fi (the XtremeMusic) is still in the $120-125 range, but the X-Fi sound chip is a full-fledged processor! Over 10,000 MIPs of pure power! It's so powerful it requires a frickin' heatsink on the X-Fi chip itself! :eek: There's no better investment for any gamer with a surround sound system.

Everything else looks good.

[Orcusante]

You seem like you're used to typing on IRC.

Anyways, I have the same CORSAIR memory, (PC3200 though). Runs perfect. And your system looks fine, as long as your montior can display 1280x1024.
^Yeah, I am. LoL...forums are great.

And thanks Saph, I'll talk things over with the buyer today at work. :cool: