[ninty]

I'm going to wait a month or two, perhaps for the new 939 mobo which I don't think I can get right now.

As of right now, this is what i've configured. As I said, this wil probably change to a 939 and a higher 64 bit amd.

Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3200+ w/ 512K Cache (Retail Box ) 1 $299.95
CPU Heatsink / Fan : Zalman CNPS7000-Cu Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler for P4, Athlon64 1 $49.95
Thermal Compound : Arctic Silver Arctic Silver 5 High Density Silver Thermal Compound, 3.5g 1 $9.99
Motherboards : Asus K8V SE Deluxe w/ Audio, Gigabit Lan, 1394, Dual SATA RAID 1 $174.95
Memory : Kingston HyperX 1GB PC3200 Dual Channel DDR Kit (2 x 512MB - Limited Quantities!!!) 1 $439.95
Case : RaidMax Scorpio 868 (Black) w/ 420W Power Supply 1 $89.95
Power Supplies : Included with Case 1 $0.00
Floppy Drives : Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Drive, Black 1 $24.95
Hard Drives 1 : Maxtor 160GB DiamondMax Plus 9 7200RPM ATA133 8MB Cache 1 $159.95
Optical Drive 1 : LiteOn 8x8 DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive, Black (Retail) 1 $129.95
Video Cards : Sapphire Radeon X800 PRO 256MB Retail w/ TV-Out, DVI (Limited Quantities!!!) 1 $599.95
Sound Cards : Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 OEM 1 $109.95
Speakers : Logitech X-620 6.1 Speaker System 1 $119.95
Ethernet Cards : Onboard 3COM 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN 1 $0.00

Sub-Total: $2209.44
GST: $154.66
Total Cost: $2364.10


The case comes with 3 fans, plus 2 more in the psu i believe. The case can hold up to 7 fans. For cooling I think this case is awesome. plus an antec psu.

I don't see any reason to pay an extra $120+ for a 3400 right now.

I also don't see any reason to buy a 9800 pro. The new generation ati cards are here and only $100 or so more.

let me know what you guys think. remember this is in canadian dollars.
this is about 1,818.32 USD