All for just over $1000. What do you think?

[Meliorator]

I'm going to put together a box for work use.
All including shipping is less than $1100. US
I haven't had experience with Lite-On products but have read a couple good reviews.

Anyway, just wondering what others might think of my choices.

One more thing, is "newegg.com" a reputable outfit to order on-line from??



ANTEC Workstation Tower Model SX830;
Antec Original P4 300 watt Power Supply $79.

Thermaltake 80X80X25mm FAN $7.

MB P4 INTEL D850MV PGA478 ATA/100 Retail $134.

KINGSTON KVR800X16-16/256
RAMBUS 256MB 800MHZ NON-ECC - OEM $99. X 2 = $198.

ATI Radeon 7500 64MB DDR AGP OEM $99.

LITE-ON LTR-24102B-02 24x10x40 CDRW - OEM $82.

LITE-ON LTD-163 SPEED - RETAIL16X DVD ROM 48X CD-ROM $53.

D-Link 10/100 Mb PCI Ethernet NIC Adapter w/Wake on LAN Model DFE-530TX+ $11.

Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz 256K Socket 478 $226.

Teac 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive $9

IBM EIDE HARD DRIVE 60GB 7200RPM $111.

 

[VivienM]

Well, I'd suggest you get the D850MVL with built in Ethernet rather than get the D-Link NIC: it'll save you a PCI slot, in case you ever need PCI slots later...

Re: the Lite-On stuff, I don't know, but their prices seem MAJORLY low... a Plextor 24X CD-RW is like 200USD, I think (I got a 16X for myself, it's Good Enough), but then again Plextor is supposed to be the best CD-RWs out there.

Re: your HD choice... there was one model line of IBM HDs that people had problems with, I don't remember which line it is though.

Re: your video card... good luck with ATI, personally I swear by nVidia (yes, I know, the proper capitalization is NVIDIA these days, but all caps is so yelling) cards because they have better drivers (23.11 on WinXP on my D850MVL box here works nice with my GF3 Ti500)

Make sure you get the BOXED P4 processor: that one includes a heat sink and whatnot.

Also, there are a few things you're not mentioning. For example, are you planning to use the built-in audio? Are you planning on getting new speakers/keyboard/mouse/monitor (monitors are, IMHO, very important...)?

One other thing: you might be able to get RDRAM cheaper... a month ago or so, it was USD80 for a 256 meg PC800 Samsung non-ECC RIMM at googlegear.com. Try ibuyer.net to find lowest prices, too.

That's about all I have to say... should make for a damned nice box, IMHO... (but no, I won't trade mine for yours ;-))

 

[metalac]

NewEgg is great. Also why not go with AMD? you could get it cheaper, plus better performance and no need for expensive rambus memory.

 

[Jgtdragon]

Where is your sound? That motherboard comes with audio?

 

[ZimZum]

IBM Hard drive:|
Lite-on makes good stuff theyre just not well know in the states Review
If you need one I'd suggest The Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card

 

[Strawberrymom]

lets see i think this is better

googlegear.com


Intel D850MVL i850 P4 Skt478 RDRAM ATX Motherboard w/Audio, LAN Retail 148.50
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Processor 1.80GHz, 400MHz FSB, Socket 478 (No Memory) Retail 215.00
Antec 8 Bay Mid-Tower Computer Case (Beige) 87.99
Samsung Original RAMBUS 256MB 800MHz Memory X2 154.00 77.00 each
Teac CD-W524E 24x10x40 IDE CD-RW Bare Drive 98.99
Pioneer 16x DVD 40x CD, EIDE, slot load, internal, DVD-106S 72.99
Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive 10.99
ATI Radeon 7500 64MB DDR Video Card w/DVI 110.95
Seagate Barracuda ATA IV ST360021A 60GB Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive 117.99

total - 1017.40
UPS Ground (travel time 5-8 business days) $65.49
FedEx 2 Day (travel time 2 business days AK/HI 2-3) $135.25
FedEx Overnight (travel time 1 business day) $209.10


if you mix and match you probably could save even more newegg has some cheaper while google has more cheaper ram and cpu

 

[Amber]

Meliorator,
newwegg is very good and fast,the lite-on CDRW is a good burner
But I would go with a MSI or EPOX mother board and an AMD 1800+ XP,this will drop the price some,BUT THE PERFPRMANCE IS BETTER
I just upgraided all my Intel's to AMD and I'm very HAPPY

I would change to this:
AMD ATHLON XP 1800+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - OEM 1800+/ 1.53GHz
$158.00

Thermal Integration's Dr. Thermal CPU Fan
$22.00

MSI K7T266 PRO2
$104.00

KINGSTON KVR266X64C25/256 256MB 32x64 PC2100 DDR RAM
$72.00ea (get 2)

MAXTOP CSX-147K-GF-USB-GRAY **Cool Case**
$49.00

 

[gerrick]

all looks good. get the MVL and skip the cheap NIC. see if you can find a northwood 1.8. I think I saw some NW 1.6 and stuff out there. Don't go AMD if you want stability. VIA chipsetes are just plain bad (PCI does not even meet spec) and the latest AMD chipset does not have a fast memory controller. Also get a boxed CPU and skip the thermal take fan. you can't oc the intel board and the oem HSF works fine and is quiet.

 

[VivienM]

I thought that 80x80x25 fan was actually a case fan, not a CPU fan? In that case, the original poster might as well get it...

 

[hwstock]

<< NewEgg is great. Also why not go with AMD? you could get it cheaper, plus better performance and no need for expensive rambus memory. >>


I'm not sure if you've checked major DDR brands lately (i.e., the ones that actually work), but the price per MB is almost the same as rambus, especially if you go for the faster DDR. RIMMs overclock by 15% without a hiccup, and some here have been running them 26% overclocked.

 

[mboy]

I would def go AMD and either a kt266a board or an Nforce. get the panaflo l1a's from bgmicro for $3 each. Good choice on case, altho I would go for the sx1040b

 

[Amber]

Meliorator,
So what do you think