About to order: New rig specs

[goul]

From Newegg.com:
Gigabyte GA-7VTX KT266 Socket A $153
Athlon Thunderbird 1.33GHz $131
Hercules 3D Prophet 4500 64MB $108
MITSUMI Floppy Drive $9
Deskstar 60GXP 40GB 7200RPM $107
Lite-On 12x10x32 CD-RW $83
GLOBALWIN's WBK38 $21
plus some misc stuff(cables, cooling, ASII)
Total with shipping: $675.26

from Directron.com
Charcoal Black Antec SX1030B SOHO File Server Full tower Computer Cases / Chassis with 300W ATX SmartPower

*Add Case Badge: AMD Athlon Sticker(+2.99)

*Add Front 8cm Case Fan:

*Add Instruction Sheet: Yes(+3.00)

*Upgrade Power Supply to : Enermax EG365P-VE-FC(+32.00)

total(shipped): $153.73

from Crucial.com

256MB DDR PC2100 ? CL=2.5 ? Unbuffered ? Non-parity ? 2.5V ? 32Meg x 64 : $42.49




GRAND TOTAL : $871.64


what do you think? comments?

 

[Scouzer]

Looks damn fine, minus the Kyro 2. That system is a powerhouse and 3DGaming is going to be bottlenecked by the Kyro 2...if at all possible I suggest getting a Geforce 3.

 

[Blayze]

that system looks nice

what operating system do you plan to install on that thing?

 

[goul]

*Sobs*

I have no money for a video card now but plan on getting the best card out in around 6 months

I plan on installing win 2k SP2

 

[Bumboy]

wouldnt Win 98 SE still be better?

 

[goul]

why?

(and I just placed the orders BTW)

 

[Digobick]

<< wouldnt Win 98 SE still be better? >>

Only if you're a diehard gamer and do nothing else on your computer but play games.

 

[NelsonMuntz]

Looks like a really good system. Since you are going DDR anyway, might I suggest a mobo with the AMD761 northbridge instead of the KT266 chipset? Newegg doesn't have any of the Epox EP-8K7A in stock but it does have the RAID version of the same board available for less than the mobo you listed. There is also the MSI K7 Master for $138 and the FIC AD11 for $109. The only reason I suggest a different chipset is because the KT266 doesn't show any performance improvement for DDR aver the KT133A chipset.

 

[goul]

Too late I just ordered

I hope I dont have any problems with it

*Crosses fingers*

edit: I decided to go with this board after many many weeks of research. Its made by a reputable company, All the reviews Ive seen have shown it as a good preformer, and most importantly Its BLUE!! (j/k)

 

[Sugadaddy]

I'd get an AMD760 board instead of KT266.

Also, if you don't want to spend too much for the video card, get a Radeon LE. With a little patch, it's a Radeon 32MB DDR, and will perform just almost, if not as good as a Kyro at a fraction of the price.

 

[Helznicht]

Athlon Thunderbird 1.33GHz $131

Thats less than a dime a megahert ! :Q

 

[goul]

Well I'll let you guys know how it goes next week when I start building

I gotta go and buy some pulse 424 speakers.