1st time building system..

[cable junkie]

Hi guys,

Im building my first pc and was wondering what u think or what i should add to it..or any opinions

athlon 1200 tbird -266fsb
384mb crucial 133 cas2
antec sx830 case
abit kt7a
prophet II 4500 (when it comes out)
40 gig maxtor 66 ultra dma (allready have it)
soundblaster live sound card
tdk 12X10X32 cdrw(allready have it)

ok i think thats it..could someone tell me if i should get the motherboard with the raid option.im planning getting a 2nd hd in the future..and if my case is a decent case or would recommend something differnet..

thank you for ur help

[mwessinger]

I am not sure about the antec sx830 case, but I would recommend getting the biggest, baddest case you can afford. I have a full tower with enough room for 6 hard drives, 5 CD drives, and plenty of room for decent air flow. I bought this to be the last case I will ever need!

You never know what will come along to add to it later.

Also, I am not sure if the SB Live supports multiple speaker configurations. I have the SB Live X-Gamer, and having a set of speakers behind you makes a difference for games and DVD's.

Good Luck,

Mike

[Gaming-Module]

Keep that Prophet II 4500 in your specs, alot of us are dying to hear from someone how awesome it is. If the pre release bench marks were any indication the card looks very worth the money.

Did you see my thread on this?

[Dark Bard]

I'd save some money on the RAM and only go with 256, since that's all WIN 98 and ME cna use. Unless you are using NT or Win 2000.

[glc1]

Originally posted by Dark Bard:
since that's all WIN 98 and ME cna use.

Both can utilize more than 256. The question is if the task being performed can utilize more.

cable junkie, unless your a very heavy multitasker or do photo editing, 256 should be more than enough.