Buying brand new top the line computer

im buying a kick ass computer and heres the parts i was planning on getting (this is going to be a gaming system)

AMD FX - 53 -- maybe water cooing
ATI X800XT GFX card
2 western digital raptors on raid
Antec P160 case
Not sure on the motherbaord yet (any suggestions?)
1GByte TwinX Pair of Corsair XMS4000 ProSeries RAM.

know of anything faster? should i go 2gb ram? will this all work toghter?

oh one more question - should i buy the gforece 6800 or ati x800xt

Nice specs if you have the money i would slap 2 gb of ram in there that way you will always have extra ram sitting around weather you want to put it into another computer. Corsair = nice ram Looks real nice when you run it doubled up too. I have been buying MSI mobos lately and seem to do the job. I am not a gamer though.

Sounds like a pretty nice setup. I've got two Western digital Raptors running in raid right now. Very nice HD's! I'm running a Gigabyte mobo right now, which I am having problems with( I think it's just human error ) this is my second gigabyte board, and I would suggest a Gigabyte, I've had pretty good luck with them, then again, people here are going to say what crap they are...I would just do the research, and find a mobo thats going to suit you, and your needs....Thats my two cents.

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Go with an Asus motherboard and dont go cheap on it with that settup you have. Asus motherboards are great for overclocking if you plan to in the future. Also make sure you get a good case. cases are very cheap now-a-days so shop around. Ive seen good cases that come with 400W powersupplies for only 70 bucks! the case im going to buy has room for 8 case fans!!! (who needs 8, but you cares you can have 8 if you want) an overclockers dream and for only 70bucks.

I would hold off on a mobo until pci express and ddr2 becomes a standard...although no telling how long that will be

LOL Alienware has a great setup. Thing is though $$$$ is a problem for most for an alienware. I built a PC for x-mas of this year and already it's outdated as there are better video cards, mobo's, etc. I was going for a cloned alienware without the cost of an alienware. I belive it was only $900 for everything except a new CD Rom and floppy.

I would actually up your processor. Do a google on processor specs for the processor you plan to get compared with the newer p4's. The new p4's are 3.4 Ghz and are multi-threaded meaning one of them is like running 2 processors. And when I grew up, 2 is better than 1 95% of the time. P4's are the best for gaming. Also, I would go with the new Nvidia GeForce 5950 Ultra for a graphics card. The specs are floating around here at ozzu if you search for em. The card is amazing though.

/Agree with wyrickj. Alienware make an excellent gaming system if you can afford it. My mate just got 2.2K of top spec alienware PC and he's extremely happy with it. They go through like 13 stages of the build process and you can monitor it at amy point. They then run various game tests on your machine to make sure it is running well and burn it in so you always know it will work unless it gets damaged in transit.

I also believe they have 24 hour support if it goes wrong!!

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"ATI X800XT GFX card "
the x800 XT is the top card at the moment, almost doubling the 5950U's 3d mark 2003 score. and alot cheaper

and the Fx-53 is one of the fastest processors, AMD have proven that then 64-bit processors are alot faster than then p4, then 3.4ghz p4 is only an increase in the fsb, the fx-53 will perform well when games starting using the 64-bit code, like the Ut2004 they are releasing (i think)

im going to have to agree and disagree with nucloe =/

ATI is the leading graphics company right now period. everyone of there models outperforms the compatible nViidia models.

as far the the FX 53 not worth extra money for 64 bit you cant use it anyway it only works on 32 diue to windows. that said you cant over clock the new fx very well and if your going to get water cooling save some money buy a prescott 3.0C or a 3.2 and over clock it to 3.6 - 4.0 gigs depending on how good you set up your system .

** one last thing get asus the mother board makes a huge diffrent its the life of your system cuz it pulls everything toghther. i have an asus and theres nothing more relaible then that

yes, i know they dont use it yet...
but if you are looking for gaming, then the 64-bit will be used by "some" titles in the near future.

64-bit will rule in the near future, when the 64-bit OS comes out, and I can guarantee a huge performance leap, when programs use it more effectively

I agree with nucleo about the AMD. The real nice thing about it is that it's no sloth running 32-bit stuff. As far as motherboards are concerned getting a good will make a big difference with your system.I would recommend looking up reviews on the latest chipsets and decide from there. Asus is good but I've personally used MSI on my last three computers.But please don't forget about the power supply.If your building a high end system like this you need good,reliable, and plentiful power.So do your system a favor and get a good motherboard and power supply to go with it.

yeah nucloe the os is scheduled for 2006 by then you need a new pc. and if he is planing on overclocking with his water cooling system he shouldnt use the amd 64bit. if you wanna go amd a barton would be better for over clocking.

I just dropped a lot of money on a Liebermann laptop. I really hope it's worth it, but I'm sure I'll be impressed. Not a gamer though, I'm mostly gonna use it for multimedia editing and stuff. Anyways you can check it out here. http://go-l.com/laptops/hollywood_silve ... /index.htm

nice lappy
please let me know how long the battery life is...
i really wanna get a high end laptop, but i want it to have a nice battery life too