They were only $59, so I picked up a couple of Chaintech 7NJL1 refurbs. These things were brand new packaged with all the goodies including rounded IDE cables. I put my wife together the following system:
JIUHB 1700+ for $43 @2200MHz (newegg)
Nforce2 $59 @ 200 x 11 (newegg)
Chaintech GF4 Ti4200 128MB $89 @ 310/575 (computer geeks)
Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm $34 after rebate (staples)
Crucial PC2700 512MB @ 200MHz $58 (pricewatch)
Generic case with 400-watt power supply $22 (local)
Speeze SuperRock heatsink and two 80mm fans $18 (pricewatch)
Used CD-rom and floppy $12 (local)
56K modem free after rebate (officemax)
40X CD-burner $19 after rebate (compusa)
$354 total and this thing screams!
13,600 points in 3DMark 2001
2850/1200 AIDA memory benchmarks
3050/2900 Sandra memory benchmarks
I think this is absolutely amazing for a so-called "budget system". I tried the other Chaintech 7NJL1, and these things feel fast and give great benchmarks. We are both memory limited right now, I have a stick of true Samsung PC3200 that hits 200MHz cas2.5 relaxed timings, won't go 201 unless I drop the timings to slow. I have no doubt that these boards will hit 220MHz right out of the box.
JIUHB 1700+ for $43 @2200MHz (newegg)
Nforce2 $59 @ 200 x 11 (newegg)
Chaintech GF4 Ti4200 128MB $89 @ 310/575 (computer geeks)
Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm $34 after rebate (staples)
Crucial PC2700 512MB @ 200MHz $58 (pricewatch)
Generic case with 400-watt power supply $22 (local)
Speeze SuperRock heatsink and two 80mm fans $18 (pricewatch)
Used CD-rom and floppy $12 (local)
56K modem free after rebate (officemax)
40X CD-burner $19 after rebate (compusa)
$354 total and this thing screams!
13,600 points in 3DMark 2001
2850/1200 AIDA memory benchmarks
3050/2900 Sandra memory benchmarks
I think this is absolutely amazing for a so-called "budget system". I tried the other Chaintech 7NJL1, and these things feel fast and give great benchmarks. We are both memory limited right now, I have a stick of true Samsung PC3200 that hits 200MHz cas2.5 relaxed timings, won't go 201 unless I drop the timings to slow. I have no doubt that these boards will hit 220MHz right out of the box.
