My Future Rig

February 13th, 2003

ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think.
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CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00
AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147
CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own)
Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own)
Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11
Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192
TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62
ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34
Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21
Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118
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Total: $985 Without S&H

chaos945 · February 13th, 2003

You don't need the Linksys network card the A7N8X-DX comes with 2 built in LAN Adapters. Maybe you should go buy 2 30/40gb (depends on cash I guess) and use them with your new RAID controller (built into the board). Also note there is integrated 6 channel audio on the board as well so you probably don't really need the sound card you have there.

I love the board so far, had it for about 2 weeks. When you upgrade your BIOS to 1.002 it gives speech diagnostics on command VERY COOL. For example: "Power on self test completed now booting from operating system." gives it that extra special touch to an already great board!

**Sazar** · February 13th, 2003

Originally posted by Codename:Rocky
ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think.
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CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00
AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147
CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own)
Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own)
Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11
Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192
TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62
ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34
Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21
Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118
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Total: $985 Without S&H

the nvidia gf4 ti 4600 is the exact same video card as the gf4ti 4800 so there is not really much difference between the 2 cept price @ the moment... and even that is not by much

the 4800 has agp 8x support which is the only difference between the 2.. and agp 8x in todays applications and many near future ones does not give a performance boost over agp 4x

Goatman · February 14th, 2003

first off, you don't need the LAN, as the board has two onboard, also the onboard sound is amazing, so the Turtle Beach isn't needed either. umm, the unboard RAID is for SATA ONLY! so you need either SATA to PATA adapters, or a external RAID card, or just go with one big HDD. I'd look at the WD SE drives (with the 8 MB Cache) instead of the Seagate.

Also look at the ATi Radeon 9500 Pro, it is a better card for the money....

Eck · February 14th, 2003

Originally posted by Sazar
the nvidia gf4 ti 4600 is the exact same video card as the gf4ti 4800 so there is not really much difference between the 2 cept price @ the moment... and even that is not by much

the 4800 has agp 8x support which is the only difference between the 2.. and agp 8x in todays applications and many near future ones does not give a performance boost over agp 4x

So that's the only difference? Why is 8x cheaper than 4x, when 8x cards can be run at 4x? Seems pointless to me. I might pick up a TI4800.

**Sazar** · February 14th, 2003

Originally posted by Eck
So that's the only difference? Why is 8x cheaper than 4x, when 8x cards can be run at 4x? Seems pointless to me. I might pick up a TI4800.

I dunno why one is cheaper than the other... might just be the manufacturer and package offered

**Jz1397-5** · February 14th, 2003

ati radeon 9700 pro...

Eck · February 14th, 2003

Radeon 9700 Pro huh... yeah... I thought we covered this. I can't get mine to work so I'm probably going to RMA is pretty soon.

Goatman · February 15th, 2003

if u can afford the 9700 PRO, go for it, but if not look into a 9700, or a 9500 Pro

**Octopus** · February 15th, 2003

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Codename:Rocky
[B]ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think.
---------------------------------------------
CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00
AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147
CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own)
Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100
Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own)
Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11
Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192
TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62
ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34
Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21
Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118
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Total: $985 Without S&H

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you really in no need for ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34 you should replace this with either a DVD drive or a CD writer,you will need one of them in future..I prefer a CD writer so I could back up my system one day.
I think Geforce 4 is enough you don't need to spend more money on ATI since it has the same features plus it supports DX9.

February 15th, 2003

i have a 32x cdrw on this system right now and a dvd player that i never use. i have a ps2 and a pioneer dvd player. so the one of my comp is NEVER EVER used. and i dont like ATI cards :huh:

February 13th, 2003	Top \| #1
cky Unregistered Posts: n/a	My Future Rig ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think. --------------------------------------------- CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00 AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147 CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own) Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own) Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11 Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192 TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62 ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34 Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88 Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21 Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118 --------------------------------------- Total: $985 Without S&H

February 13th, 2003	Top \| #3
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: My Future Rig Originally posted by Codename:Rocky ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think. --------------------------------------------- CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00 AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147 CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own) Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own) Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11 Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192 TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62 ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34 Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88 Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21 Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118 --------------------------------------- Total: $985 Without S&H the nvidia gf4 ti 4600 is the exact same video card as the gf4ti 4800 so there is not really much difference between the 2 cept price @ the moment... and even that is not by much the 4800 has agp 8x support which is the only difference between the 2.. and agp 8x in todays applications and many near future ones does not give a performance boost over agp 4x Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

February 14th, 2003	Top \| #5
Eck .user Joined: June 2002 Location: United States Posts: 393 Reputation: 0 Power: 125	Re: Re: My Future Rig Originally posted by Sazar the nvidia gf4 ti 4600 is the exact same video card as the gf4ti 4800 so there is not really much difference between the 2 cept price @ the moment... and even that is not by much the 4800 has agp 8x support which is the only difference between the 2.. and agp 8x in todays applications and many near future ones does not give a performance boost over agp 4x So that's the only difference? Why is 8x cheaper than 4x, when 8x cards can be run at 4x? Seems pointless to me. I might pick up a TI4800. • Windows XP Home Edition SP2 • Pentium 4 3.0GHz • 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR 3200 • Asus P4P800 Motherboard • ATI Radeon X850 XT • SB Audigy 2 ZS • WD 36GB 10K Raptors RAID 0 • WD 120GB 7200 HD w/ 8MB Cache • 12x DVD+/-RW • 52x24x52 CD-RW • Screenshot \| Desk \| System Info \| 3D Benchmarks • Cardomain.com - My 96 Camaro Z28

February 14th, 2003	Top \| #6
Sazar F@H - Is it in you? Joined: April 2002 Location: Between Austin and Tampa Posts: 14,888 Reputation: 4110 Power: 313	Re: Re: Re: My Future Rig Originally posted by Eck So that's the only difference? Why is 8x cheaper than 4x, when 8x cards can be run at 4x? Seems pointless to me. I might pick up a TI4800. I dunno why one is cheaper than the other... might just be the manufacturer and package offered Help to find cures for Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers. Folding@Home, is it in you?

February 14th, 2003	Top \| #7
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February 13th, 2003	Top \| #2
chaos945 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: February 2003 Posts: 932 Reputation: 300 Power: 126	You don't need the Linksys network card the A7N8X-DX comes with 2 built in LAN Adapters. Maybe you should go buy 2 30/40gb (depends on cash I guess) and use them with your new RAID controller (built into the board). Also note there is integrated 6 channel audio on the board as well so you probably don't really need the sound card you have there. I love the board so far, had it for about 2 weeks. When you upgrade your BIOS to 1.002 it gives speech diagnostics on command VERY COOL. For example: "Power on self test completed now booting from operating system." gives it that extra special touch to an already great board!

February 14th, 2003	Top \| #4
Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 134	first off, you don't need the LAN, as the board has two onboard, also the onboard sound is amazing, so the Turtle Beach isn't needed either. umm, the unboard RAID is for SATA ONLY! so you need either SATA to PATA adapters, or a external RAID card, or just go with one big HDD. I'd look at the WD SE drives (with the 8 MB Cache) instead of the Seagate. Also look at the ATi Radeon 9500 Pro, it is a better card for the money....

February 14th, 2003	Top \| #8
Eck .user Joined: June 2002 Location: United States Posts: 393 Reputation: 0 Power: 125	Radeon 9700 Pro huh... yeah... I thought we covered this. I can't get mine to work so I'm probably going to RMA is pretty soon. • Windows XP Home Edition SP2 • Pentium 4 3.0GHz • 1GB Kingston HyperX DDR 3200 • Asus P4P800 Motherboard • ATI Radeon X850 XT • SB Audigy 2 ZS • WD 36GB 10K Raptors RAID 0 • WD 120GB 7200 HD w/ 8MB Cache • 12x DVD+/-RW • 52x24x52 CD-RW • Screenshot \| Desk \| System Info \| 3D Benchmarks • Cardomain.com - My 96 Camaro Z28

February 15th, 2003	Top \| #9
Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 134	if u can afford the 9700 PRO, go for it, but if not look into a 9700, or a 9500 Pro

February 15th, 2003	Top \| #10
Octopus OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2004 Posts: 1,200 Reputation: 20 Power: 112	Re: My Future Rig [QUOTE]Originally posted by Codename:Rocky [B]ive finally put together my rig i plan to start building after i get some stuff paid off. i think im going to go with a gf4 ti4600 instead of 4800. im open to suggestions so let me know what you think. --------------------------------------------- CHIEFTEC Model DX-01BD Black w/2X Front USB 2.0 / 4 Crystal LED Lights / Window+Sound Activated Neon Light $67.00 AMD Athlon XP-2400+ $147 CoolerMaster HHC-001 Heatsink (Already Own) Asus A7N8X-DX (Deluxe) nForce-2 Mobo $146.00 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 $100 Crucial 512 DDR PC 2700 (Already Own) Thermaltake Copper Memory Heatsink $11 Gainward GeForce4 TI 4800 SE 128 MB DDR AGP 8X Ultra 750 w/Vivo&DVI $192 TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ SoundCard $62 ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34 Seagate 60GB 7200rpm EIDE Hard Drive Barracuda V $88 Linksys EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card Model LNE100TX $21 Antec 550W Power Supply For TRUE550 $118 --------------------------------------- Total: $985 Without S&H ----- you really in no need for ASUS CD-S520 BLACK 52X CD-ROM $34 you should replace this with either a DVD drive or a CD writer,you will need one of them in future..I prefer a CD writer so I could back up my system one day. I think Geforce 4 is enough you don't need to spend more money on ATI since it has the same features plus it supports DX9.

February 15th, 2003	Top \| #11
cky Unregistered Posts: n/a	i have a 32x cdrw on this system right now and a dvd player that i never use. i have a ps2 and a pioneer dvd player. so the one of my comp is NEVER EVER used. and i dont like ATI cards :huh:

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