Please rate my first build :)

[jpfan18]

(2) SONY 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model DWQ120AB2 - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827131031)

(2) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822144701)

(2) CORSAIR XMS 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CMX1024-3200 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145488)

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103529)

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817103931)

ATI 100-435840 Radeon X1800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814195019)

ABIT AT8 32X Socket 939 ATI CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813127234)

Thermaltake A2017 90mm 1 Ball, 1 Sleeve Blue LED Light Case Cooling Fan - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811999121)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional X64 Edition Single Pack - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16837102065)

TREND MICRO PC Cillin Internet Security 2006 3 Pack - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832108708)

Rosewill TU-155 Black Steel ATX Black 0.8mm SGCC Steel Mid Tower Computer Case 400W(20+4 pin) Power Supply - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147001)


Im pretty sure everything is compatible (this is my first build) I plan on doing a lot of gaming on max settings. I dont plan on OC'ing. Please send all of your thoughts and recommendations. Thank you:)

[soupnatizzle]

well the only thing that i dont agree with is going for socket 939 when AM2 is cheaper (expept for ram) and has the next 2 years or so of upgradability. just a though, other then that, its a good build, i might jump the videocard up to a 1900xt or geforce 7900.

also another thing to keep in mind, if you are planning on playing alot of highend games, like oblivion, and if you want to future proof yourself a little better, you might want to go with 2gs of RAM.

[jlreich]

I think he is getting 2GB ram. I would think that's what the (2) means. But I certainly agree with you on the AM2 suggestion. There is no reason not to go with socket AM2 right now.

Drop the Trend Micro security suite and use a free AV (AVG or Avast) and FW (Kerio or Sygate) and put the cash towards a better video card as soupnatizzle suggested. They work as good or better than the pay AV/FW's. ;) And if gaming with max settings is what you want I would put all the money you can towards the video card.

[jpfan18]

thanx guys for the advice. I really appreciate it :)
I changed a couple things-

motherboard
Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128321)

video card-
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130034

cpu
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA3800CNBOX - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103631)

ram-
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145590)

(I know a bunch of noob questions)
What do you think? Should I stick with the 512MB video card or do you think a 256MB video card will be sufficient? Also, my psu's main connector is a 20+4-Pin and my mobo's power pin is 24. Will that cause problems? Will using one video card on an sli mobo cause problems?

Plz give me your input asap. Im ordering the parts tomorrow!
tyvm

[jlreich]

Looks good to me. :)

You can drop down to a 256MB ram video card if the price is much lower since there are really not any games that can use 512MB, or if there is not that much different in price then go ahead and get it.

No problems using a single card in SLI mobo.

The 20+4 pin connector will work with either a 20 or 24pin mobo. The +4 is a little detachable section of the connector that allows this.

EDIT - I just took another look at that mobo. Nothing wrong with it, but I would go with one that has the latest chipset like this one (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130049). Unless you need support for more than 2 PATA devices, or you just must have SLI. Here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127236) is one with SLI but it's about $30 more. If you don't plan on getting a second video card within the next 6 months we usually recommend you don't worry about SLI.