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[FFactory0x]

ok i was offered these systems from some people and need the ANANDTECH SEAL OR APPROVAL

Tell me if there should be any changes made or which system to go with, if price is good etc!!!

AMD 2400+
WD SE 120gig
Epox 8RDA+
512 mb Corsair XMS 3200
Therm. SK-7 heatsink
Chieftec Tower
Antec True 430
2xround ide cables
Thermaltake Smart Fan2
Radeon 9500pro
DVD (not sure what kind you would put in lite-on or toshiba is fine)

Also is that 120gb a 7200 or 5400rmp?

$900 +shipping

and this system

Athlon XP 2400+
SLK800+vantech HSF
Epox 8RDA
512 Crucial DDR PC2700
80GB 7200 RPM Maxtor Hard Drive
Raidmax Case with window and 4 fan spots (10 bay)
350 Watt Power Supply (NOT 300 updated)
Lite on 16x DVD (available in black)
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
Floppy Drive
2 rounded cables for the drives
audigy gamer (with digital out)

$850 + shipping

3rd system.

ASUS A7V8X AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Socket A,
AMD Athlon MP 2400 2.0GHz Processor CPU - Retail
Lian-Li 61 Case
512 Crucial DDR 2700
80 7200 RPM WD HDD
linksys 10/100 MIC
SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer soundcard
Logitech Elite Duo cordless keyboard & mouse
Windows XP Pro(if you want)
Liteon dvd
128 GF4 Ti4200

$575 shipped

Can you do these for less or is there anything i should sub in to make them better? I dont oc so....
These guys are fighting for the contract and im 33/33/33 right now.

 

[CurtCold]

Is the last option hot?

575 shipped? I'd be all over that.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: CurtCold
Is the last option hot?

575 shipped? I'd be all over that.

i know i wouldnt be, the kt400 chipset = suck

 

[mechBgon]

On the first one, remember not to plug the TT Smart Fan 2 into a motherboard for power, because it draws an unbelievable 8.4W, enough to burn out two headers at a time on many boards. Nice product they got there.

On the second one, if it's going to be a 300W power supply then it should be a really good one.

On the last one, you might consider the Asus A7N266-VM if no overclocking or 333MHz FSB support is desired. Pair it up with Crucial PC2100 and leave out the NIC (it's got one onboard) and the Audigy (it's got nForce Soundstorm with both optical and RCA digital-out). Not a bad little board for $72, and it even has onboard video in addition to an AGP Pro slot. Also, I assume the AthlonMP was intended to be an XP?

 

[FFactory0x]

not sure but which one is better, are they good prices or could i do better myself?

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: FFactory0x
not sure but which one is better, are they good prices or could i do better myself?

Ahh, I see the picture now You should go to www.newegg.com or www.mwave.com and go on a little shopping expedition for the items in question, maybe.

 

[DannyBoy]

Ummmmm

 

[KidChaos]

Nice systems! I would go this route:

AMD 2100+ TBred-B OEM $100
WD SE 80gig $107
Abit NF7-S Revision 1.2 $130
Integrated nVidia Audio (no sound card required ) $0
2x256 mb TwinMos PC3200 on Winbond chips $59x2=$118
ANTEC PERFORMANCE II WORKSTATION TOWER (Model# SX835II ) $80
Thermalright SK-7 $20
Thermaltake 80x25mm fan $5
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9700 (Non-Pro) 128MB GOLD DDR CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP RETAIL $248
Lite-On DVD drive $45

Total: $853 (w/o shipping)

Vendor(s): NewEgg, ExcaliberPC (motherboard and processor), MemoryX (memory), SVC (heatsink and fan)

Very impressive overclocks attainable with such a system. Revision 1.2 of Abit NF7-S is out and is my overclocking dream. Me likey!

 

[KidChaos]

Also is that 120gb a 7200 or 5400rmp?

7200.

 

[FFactory0x]

think its 7200

 

[yhelothar]

you building it yourself?

why 3 COMPLETELY different systems?

 

[FFactory0x]

im an buying from someone who is building these.

 

[yhelothar]

hmmmmm the first one and the second one seem to be almost no different.. Well the first one is definately worth the extra $50... third one seems like a pretty good deal though... i have no idea why they would put an MP in there... only people i know that get MP's for single processor use are people that overclock.

 

[FFactory0x]

how bout the prices. do they seem good? Also should i get crucial pc2700 instead of the corsair?

 

[yhelothar]

if it's cheaper.. yes..
you are not overclockingl, so corsair won't benefit you at all...

i would really recommend you to order from somewhere else... seems like he's bundling a lot of overclocking gear into that computer(PSU, heatsink, mobo, and ram)

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: CurtCold
Is the last option hot?

575 shipped? I'd be all over that.

i know i wouldnt be, the kt400 chipset = suck

third one is the best value/performance/price..is that really an MP tho..?

3rd system.

ASUS A7V8X AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron Socket A,
AMD Athlon MP 2400 2.0GHz Processor CPU - Retail
Lian-Li 61 Case
512 Crucial DDR 2700
80 7200 RPM WD HDD
linksys 10/100 MIC
SoundBlaster Audigy Gamer soundcard
Logitech Elite Duo cordless keyboard & mouse
Windows XP Pro(if you want)
Liteon dvd
128 GF4 Ti4200

$575 shipped

parts alone are worth more separate...so depending on builder/rep an excellent ste...err... deal

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
if it's cheaper.. yes..
you are not overclockingl, so corsair won't benefit you at all...

i would really recommend you to order from somewhere else... seems like he's bundling a lot of overclocking gear into that computer(PSU, heatsink, mobo, and ram)

which one..?with your sig of

AT's Overclocker/Tweaker

ironic understatementsuppose Dell is ocing nowadays by putting pc2700/DDR333 ram in their (sold to corporations ) builds

 

[FFactory0x]

But if i did decide to oc i could in the future to push more performance out for games rther than upgrade correct? I mean I have a $1000 set aside for the computer so why not spend it on something that will last. MAybe ill just get 1gig of crucial pc2700 for same price as corsaid and keep the rest.

 

[FFactory0x]

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