building a pc

[5tupot]

these are the items im thinking about buying so far:

Thermaltake Tsunami case
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3FCH&PageMode=1

Thermaltake Silent 560W PSU
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=316T&PageMode=1

Asustek A8N-SLI Deluxe
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3KGW&PageMode=1

Sony 1.44MB Internal 3.5"
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2H30&PageMode=1

Western Digital Caviar 250GB S300 16mb 7200rpm
http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...=1&NavigationKey=11154,40113,4294960493,40831

LiteOn DVD+-R/RW 16x Dual Layer LightScribe Black
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...y=11155,41842,4294957141,4294959720&InMerch=1

thats about all i can afford this month!!

any help on improving or lowering the cost

-stu-

 

[Andy]

Western Digital used to have reliability problems, think they're ok now though.

 

[wozzaa]

WD drives are brilliant mines still going fine after 4 years and it runs 24/7 i never turn my computer off as i always have something running.

Rest i can say is good case especially just happens to be the same as mine lol.

I would say get a DFI lanpart SLI DR motherboard though. As good as the ASUS ones are..the DFI boards are the best i have ever used and as a result they now go in every system i build.

 

[5tupot]

wozzaa what psu are you running

 

[wozzaa]

The 480w thermaltake one. Need a new one though well somethign bigger. Get too many stability issues which i have managed to put down to power during my overclocks. However i do run a lot of hardware of it every single molex sata etc cable is used. And some have splitters on them.

 

[H182]

Sounds good to me, what processor r u putting in it? Also do u need a floppy drive? didnt think many people used them these days

 

[5tupot]

not sure what processor yet , dont know whether to go for dual or single core ?? what are your thoughts , im basically using it for gaming and browsing the net .

 

[wozzaa]

Im inclined to tell everyone to go dual core now. multithreaded gaming is already here just very few games support it but buying a single core its already gonna run as fast as it can. Get a dual core and when the games start working properly with it will get a noticeable increase in performance. However decent graphics card is more important.

 

[5tupot]

what about an amd fx 53 or fx 55

 

[wozzaa]

the FX53 is just a 4000+ with an unlocked multiplier. Unless your gonna make use of the fact there very overclock friendly no point buying one if your gonna leave it at stock speeds. fx55 is 200mhz faster.

Unless your overclocking id stay away from the lower X chips now.

 

[5tupot]

i think i'll settle for dual core then !! .whats the best cooling system standard air cooling or water/liquid cooling.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Thermaltake-C...858071006QQcategoryZ80150QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[wozzaa]

Liquid is better but if your not overclocking pointless in buying it the standard heatsink that comes with the dulcores is pretty good to be honest.