building new pc?

[stan4993]

This is my first time building a new PC here is a list of components im planning on using. This is going to be mainly for gaming like doom 3. I want to see if everyting is compatible.

1. Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail

2. AMD ATHLON XP 2400 /266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM

3. ASUS V9280TD Geforce4 Ti4200 128MB 128 bit AGP 8X TV-OUT & DVI RETAIL

4. Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM Hard Drive Model # 6E040L0 OEM, DRIVE ONLY

5. SONY DDU1621(DDU1611) 16X DVD ROM Drive (40X CD-ROM Speed) - OEM

6. Buffalo Technology 512MB PC2700 DDR Memory Module 32X8 (Hynix Module) - OEM

7. ANTEC SOLUTION SERIES MODEL SLK3700AMB w/ANTEC SMART POWER 350W P4/AMD POWER SUPPLY ATX12V - RETAIL

8. Creative Lab Sound Blaster 16 PCI Sound Card

9. Speeze - Socket A Cooling Fan up to XP 2800+

I already have a keyboard, floppy drive, mouse, and monitor.

Thanks.

[jerrygarcia]

1. Good mobo
2. I would think you would want to up your speed and take advantage of the higher fsb of the mobo. With the latest versions or bios upgrade, this board will take up to a 400 fsb.
Maybe a 2500+ Barton at least.
3. Good card
4. No problems, how about a bigger HDD?
5. I prefer the Lite-On myself.
6. I prefer Crucial but depends on if you're oc'ing. Others will have a better opinion of this one.
7. Good
8. There are a lot better sound cards out there for this setup.
Check out the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
9. This is all personal preference. How about ASIII thermal paste?

Just my .02

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[The Terk]

Originally posted by stan4993
This is going to be mainly for gaming like doom 3.
3. ASUS V9280TD Geforce4 Ti4200 128MB 128 bit AGP 8X TV-OUT & DVI RETAIL

maybe its just me, but doesnt doom 3 run off directx 9? if so, you will need a newer card (either ati 9500+ or Geforce fx) to run it, cuz gf4's only do directx 8.1

dump the soundblaster 16 card. the onboard sound card is a great little add on that motherboard!

[jerrygarcia]

What games actually use DX 9? Good point. I have DX9 running on a GF3 Ti500, is doesn't give me any probs. Is this wrong?

[bhath19]

Terk, I have a GeForce 4 card and use Direct X 9, so it is possible to use direct x 9 with a GF4 card.

[vass0922]

Yes you can use DX9 with any video card. You may not get ALL the little perks but its certainly (IMO) not worth an extra hundred bucks or whatever for a few extra pretty pixels.

Its not 'optimized for dx9'

[Scott Tiger]

I think the references to DX9 were meant to imply that only the newer cards that he listed will make use of the new features that came with DX9 (Special graphics effects). If you have an older card it shouldn't hurt to install DX9 (and with many games it will be required) but you won't have access to those new features.

EDIT: Yeah, what Vass said

[Jeordiewhite]

That's the point about doom 3, this game will be using features of direct x 9.
You can still run doom 3 with a decent card, but this game was supposed to be using the full features of direct x 9.
So it's basically your choice, as right now doom 3's leak had to have a high end system to run and my geforce 4 ti 4600 could barely get away with fluid motion. Tho the game wasn't optimised and will run much better when you see it as beta(which the e3 leak was in alpha), or a demo or the final release.

[Scott Tiger]

That's true Jeordie but are those new features of DX9 worth all the extra expense? Not to me...