Advice for my system ?

[flexy]

hi !

i plan to buy the following...if anyone has any input/recommendations on the config...let me know 😉


() Athlon TBird 1.4, NO XP....there is no point in getting an XP (imho)....and 'til there is nothing better than 1.4 Ghz i'll stick with a plain TBird 1.4

() MoBo KT266A chipset (not sure about the brand yet...not too many reviews out. I havent seen anyone mentioning KT266A boards with AGP pro for example. I do not need Raid, IR and unnecessary stuff on my board, but i'd like to have as many bios-features as possible, jumperless would be best.
Btw. where is ATA133 ???? They all have ATA 100...but it's ok 😉

() Inwin S500AU.300F case with sparkle 300W PSU. Hope it's enough for my TBird...

() Cardexpert Golden Sample GF 3, i think i get the best value with this one. I dont see the point in getting a Geforce Titanium 500 (too expensive etc...) and the golden sample seems quite overclockable....

() Maxtor D740X 40 Gig.
I first wanted a IBM, but after hearing of many problems with IBM deskstars i think i better go with a Maxtor !!!

() Audigy OEM soundcard

() Samsung 950p 19" monitor

() 256 Crucial Ram


I will probably not OC my system much (maybe not at all)...so i decided that i do NOT need the following:
Cas2 Ram or 2400 DDR ram.....i dont need it....would be wasted money as long as there are no newer CPUs around with higher FSB....

PSU/CASE with more than 300W....according to newegg and others 300W should be enough for a 1.4 TBird



greetings

 

[Ryan]

Why do you need AGP Pro?

 

[Duvie]

take it from me get a sparkle 350watt PS..proven worker in many systems I have built...300 may be fine but I wouldn't take the chance and PS issues are difficult to diagnose.

Golden Sample is great choice...my gf2 pro overclocks like a madman...

< () Athlon TBird 1.4, NO XP....there is no point in getting an XP (imho)....and 'til there is nothing better than 1.4 Ghz i'll stick with a plain TBird 1.4 >

HUh?????? The xp 1800 is 1.533ghz and is faster, but I would wait until I hear a few more reviews and better return on which kt266a mobos or the best and fully supportive of the xps features

 

[MWink]

<< () Inwin S500AU.300F case with sparkle 300W PSU. Hope it's enough for my TBird... >>



Unfortunately it seems Inwin no longer uses Power Man (Sparkle) power supplies in their cases. I just bought one of the Inwin S500 cases with a 300W power supply and found a Dynapower PS in it. I have never heard of Dynapower. Though internally it looks about as good as a Sparkle it has a very poor fan. Now, I would get the Inwin S500 with the 250W PS and get a separate Sparkle 350W.