Need help choosing parts

V-PV-P State College, PA Member
edited January 2006 in Hardware
Hey guys,
I am thinking of building my first system in a few days. I had a few questions. First, is a 3700+ AMD San Diego worth $25 more that the 3500+ Venice. I am planning to over-clock and i heard the Venice does just as good or better than the Sandy core. Next, Should i go with a HIS Radeon X800 GTO or the card i have selectedbelow. I am trying to stay nelow $1,360.00, and if the 3700+ is a better choice, I'll sacrifice the card reader/fan controller. Also if any of you guys is a Newegg veteran and has any promotional codes from catalogs, etc. please post them or if you don't want to you can e-mail them to me. Ask for my email if u want to. HERE IS THE **** IVE COME UP WITH SO FAR (ALL FROM NEWEGG WITH THE ITEM NUMBER SO YOU GUYS CAN EASILY PUT IT IN THE SEARCH BOX):
1. Monitor –
CMV CT-712A (Upgrade) Black/Silver 17" 8ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers – Retail ($204.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16824024008)

2. Anti-Static Wrist Band –
BELKIN F8E093 Anti-Static Wrist Strap – Retail ($5.49 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16899888207)

3. CPU Fan –
ARCTIC COOLING Silencer64UltraTC L 87 x 87 x 33 mm Blue LED Light Cooling Fan - Retail ($22.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16835186123)

4. Power Supply –
Rosewill RV450-2 ATX 2.01 450W Power Supply - Retail ($39.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16817182015)

5. Case –
RAIDMAX X1 ATX-909WB Black/ Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ($49.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16811156179)

6. Extra 120mm Fan –
MASSCOOL BLD12025S1M 120mm Sleeve Blue LED Light Case Cooling Fan – Retail ($6.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16835150066)

7. Motherboard –
ASUS A8N-E ATX AMD MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL ($109.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16813131530)

8. Processor –
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3500CGBOX - Retail ($202.00 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16819103603)

9. Memory –
Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail ($71.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16820220037)

10. Video Card –
SAPPHIRE 100106-RD Radeon X850XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM ($218.00 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16814102483)

11. TV Tuner –
KWORLD VS-TV878RF TV Tuner, Video Capture Card, REMOTE - Retail ($35.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16815100103)

12. Floppy Drives –
MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM ($7.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16821104101)

13. Hard Drive –
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM ($103.00 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16822144417)

14. DVD Burner –
LITE-ON Black ATAPI/E-IDE DVD Burner Model SHW-160P6S - Retail ($41.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16827106013)

15. Mouse –
Sunbeam FireLine Optical Mouse MS-2011-BK-BL Black 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB Optical Mouse w/Blue Light – Retail ($6.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16826178003)

16. Keyboard –
Logisys Computer KB607BK Illuminated 104 Normal Keys USB + PS/2 Wired Slim Black Keyboard - OEM ($19.00 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16823184008)

17. Modem –
Encore ENF656-ESW-NDPR 56Kbps Internal Fax Modem(NetoDragon) - Retail ($5.25 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16825180003)

18. Speakers –
Logitech S200 30 watts 2.1 Speaker - OEM ($17.75 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16836121129)

19. Half-Life 2 –
Half Life 2 PC SIERRA – Retail ($44.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16832128131)

20. Light –
Spire NeonBarII Cold Cathode NeonBar II, Blue - OEM ($5.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16800881201)

21. F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter PC VIVENDI - Retail ($34.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16832202019)

22. Fan Controller/Card Reader –
Sunbeam sp-3.5-sv Silver Superior Panel - Retail ($19.99 on Newegg.com Item #: N82E16811998813)

TOTAL - $1,370.00 MAX

Thanks a lot guys!! (SO MUCH RESEARCH :rant: !!)
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