Getting a new computer, here is the specs

[boske]

ANTEC Performance Plus Case with 430W Power Supply, Model "PLUS1080AMG"

Lite-On DVD-RW/+RW Drive, Model LDW-411S Beige bulk

Arctic cooling 80mm CPU Cooler For Intel Socket 478 3.2GHz+, Model "ACSS4PL"

Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive

Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200

ASUS SiS 655TX Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "P4S800D-E Deluxe"

Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology

ABIT nVIDIA GeForce FX5700 ULTRA Video Card, 128MB DDRII, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "Siluro FX5700 Ultra"


Came out to about $957.00

What do you guys think? 😕

 

[ming]

Why not reuse some of the components from your old machine if they're not totally out-of-date?
Might as well find a 256mb GFX card if money isn't an issue for you. Won't be future prrof, but neither will the above specs.

 

[boske]

well as of right now, im re-using some parts from my machine for my computer, but im also building a new computer for my friend. I was also thinkin of getting a 256 card for him as well, I got a GForce 5600 256 mb ram, and it wasn't a bad price. Actually mine was cheaper than the 128 mb one. These parts are from newegg.com

I just wanted to see what kind of input you guys had on the computer...

thanks
Steve

 

[pluto]

Watch out for any cards that have 256MB. These cards use older, slower memory, so it would advisable to buy 128MB cards instead, which use newer, faster memory.

 

[ming]

Well I think it's all down to you as an individual. I'm waiting for a while longer because I can't see the point of upgrading every year. Also, you may have heard that the PCI Express slots will be available... not only that, there will be a BTX board soon.
I think it would be a waste of money upgrading now and finding out 6 months after that you cannot use your existing (new) hardware with the newer motherboards.

 

[Tuffgong4]

also when you are looking at prices and quality of orders take a look at www.zipzoomfly.com...I've ordered everything I have from there and it is awesome and very under-rated

 

[boske]

I see what you mean, but in 6 months from now, you'll say to yourself "in 6 more months it will be faster" - my rule of thumb is to double my processor speed when I want to upgrade... so 1.7 to 3.0 sounds good to me...

 

[ming]

I see what you mean, but in 6 months from now, you'll say to yourself "in 6 more months it will be faster" - my rule of thumb is to double my processor speed when I want to upgrade... so 1.7 to 3.0 sounds good to me...

Agreed! I've even downgraded my processor a bit coz I was worried about the heat during last summer. But I haven't bothered putting the speed back up coz haven't really needed the extra juice. This cpu (after putting it back to 2100+) could probably last me until summer 2005. 🙂

 

[Sazar]

boske.. why not spend less on the hdd and upgrade something elsE?

ie get a larger capacity hdd and you should still have some money to perhaps upgrade your RAM to higher capacity...

2 x 512MB would be great..

 

[breezie]

my suggestions if u're gonna stick to INTEL-

-drop down to a 2.8ghz and save money
-use it to get a better video cuz i dont approve of your pick there, the 9800pros are being found for 200 bucks lately! =P
-maybe double your ram
-maybe get a p4p800 deluxe if its cheaper ^_^

 

[Sazar]

breezie.. its a prescott... they are cheaper than northy's clock for clock... 😀

 

[boske]

im lookin for speed here, I header the SATA Raptor Hard Drives are lightening fast...

I see what you mean about downgrading to save money, but its not much cheaper...I myself just bought the Gforce 5600, 256 mb ram, ddr

 

[Friend of Bill]

ANTEC Performance Plus Case with 430W Power Supply, Model "PLUS1080AMG"

Lite-On DVD-RW/+RW Drive, Model LDW-411S Beige bulk

Arctic cooling 80mm CPU Cooler For Intel Socket 478 3.2GHz+, Model "ACSS4PL"

Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive

Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200

ASUS SiS 655TX Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "P4S800D-E Deluxe"

Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology

ABIT nVIDIA GeForce FX5700 ULTRA Video Card, 128MB DDRII, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "Siluro FX5700 Ultra"


Came out to about $957.00

What do you guys think? 😕

That's an awsome setup! But I would change one thing, go with an AIW 9800 Pro.

 

[Sazar]

im lookin for speed here, I header the SATA Raptor Hard Drives are lightening fast...

I see what you mean about downgrading to save money, but its not much cheaper...I myself just bought the Gforce 5600, 256 mb ram, ddr

why would you buy that?

😕

the 256mb does nothing for you and the ultra is a far superior card...

 

[CrazyBoyS]

That's an awsome setup! But I would change one thing, go with an AIW 9800 Pro.

I agree with this too but well the AIW is if you are going to watch tv on your pc. I have the 9800 PRO love it. If you want extream go 9800XT 256 😛 ATI or ASUS.

 

[breezie]

breezie.. its a prescott... they are cheaper than northy's clock for clock... 😀

hehe there's a 2.8 prescott too isnt there? i thought the reviews had the northies and prescotts close anyways =P

 

[toretto]

my roomate has, the 3.0 800mhtz fsb, 1 gig crucial dual channal ddr and sata raid 120's, ati 9600 aiw. i envy his machine, he uses genuine intel board to go with it...

 

[breezie]

i dislike Intel mobo's-- they're stable as h3ll but have no goodies for o/cing any other things whatsoever ^_^

 

[Goatman]

Stay away from the SiS chipset... stick to something with an Intel chipset...

 

[Sazar]

sis chipsets are not very good for socket A... other than that SIS is not a bad chipset to buy...