New pc specs

[hneaz]

My friend is building a new gaming pc this spring break and he asked my my help. i recommened him to get an AMD CPU cuz it good for gaming. His budget is $1200

Here are the specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor -$213
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539


2 * CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - $69.99 * 2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145505

eVGA 7800 GT 256 mb and eVGA mobo - $349
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130277#Combo

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102178

NEC Beige IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - $37.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152059

Western Digital Caviar SE 160GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144203

ASPIRE ATX-AS520W BLACK 520W Power Supply - $59.99 - $10 rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817148008

Rosewill R912E Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - $259.99 - $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824021019

I dunno what case my friend wants to get, but he said he wants a clear sided panel with an exit fan.

 

[Asus]

Looks great except I would change the power supply and monitor.

I would go with a trusted PSU brand rather than something with a list of 'went bad after a few months' in user reviews. I'd say Thermaltake would be a good performance/cost balance. Otherwise Antec, Enermax, Fortron etc would be best for stability.

As for the monitor. Viewsonic and Samsung are probably the top two brands at the moment for LCDs. This guy is a great screen and not much more.

 

[giant384]

i would go with an sata hardrive over the ide one and what motherboard is he going to buy?

 

[hneaz]

it was originally the eVGA mobo that came free with the 7800 gt, but hes gonna switch to a DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D ATX AMD Motherboard cuz its good for overclocking.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152

Also, i told my friend that the 7900 series will come this month so he should wait till the price of the 7800 gt drop. or he could get a 6800 GS.