Are these Kick @ss components?

[DBavaria]

I need a kick @ss system...

1.Which is the best video card from here:
VTech TNT2 32Mb Ultra AGP
VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP
Diamond Viper 770 - Tnt2 - 32Mb AGP
Diamond Viper II Z200 - 32Mb
3DFX Voodoo III 3000
3DFX Voodoo III TV 3500 - AGP
Matrox G- 400 AGP 32Mb
ATI Rage Fury 128 - 32Mb - AGP


2.How good is the "Creative Labs Live - Value" sound card?


3.Which is the best Harddrive from here:
Western Digital 20Gb ATA66
Maxtor - Max Plus 30Gb ATA66


4.How good is a Enlight 7237 Medium Tower - ATX Case?


5.What is better ram and is ECC worth the +$30?
SDRAM 128MB PC-133 168 PIN - Certified 150MHz
SDRAM 128MB *ECC* PC-133 168 PIN


Thats it, please help me choose!!!!!

 

[konichiwa]

1. This doesn't make sense:

"VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP" -the TNT2 and the "Ge-Force" are 2 different cards.

2. It is good. Arguably the best out there.

3. Probably the Maxtor, IMO.

4. Don't really know

5. Don't get ECC, it's mainly used for servers, you don't really need it.

What other system components are you getting?

 

[BigToque]

1. VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP (never heard of it though) (2nd place - 3DFX Voodoo III TV 3500 - AGP)
2. CL Value is great
3. Western Digital 20Gb ATA66
4. Dont know - probably good
5. SDRAM 128MB PC-133 168 PIN - Certified 150MHz (ECC is not needed unless your running a server)

 

[DBavaria]

Thanks guys!

heres the other stuff i got in my system

Abit K7A
AMD K7 Athlon 900 MHz CPU


another question how good are these
Samsung 12X DVD
Goldstar CDRW - 4RW 4W 32RW

 

[DBavaria]

this is what the video cards spec said

VTech TNT2 32Mb Ultra AGP - Nvidia-Riva TNT2 Ultra chipset
**VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP - Nvidia-Riva Ge-Force chipset


** i think they meant VTech 32Mb Ge-GForce

 

[konichiwa]

Where are you copying/pasting this from?

 

[Kill_Phil]

1.if "VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP" is a geforce based chipset, than thats the best

2.cl sb value is a great card at a great price

3. another vote for the maxtor hdd, fast and quiet from what ive heard. wd is also a good drive, but i belive the price per gig is higher than the maxtor drives.

4.not shure about the case specifically but i know enlight makes good cases, and that number sounds famillar, probably a good case =)

5.ecc ram is not really worth it.

 

[DBavaria]

http://www.cantekusa.com/
im buying a custom system from them

 

[ForeverSilky]

I'd get a GeForce DDR or GTS.

 

[konichiwa]

Can I recommend a Pentium III 700E? Almost every one of those has been overclocking to 933MHz+ and they're under $275.

 

[DBavaria]

ive been convinced by about 4 people to get an athlon so im sticking with it, unless someone had somthiong powerful to say?

goto www.a-pro.com for case reviews, they even have VIDEO clips of the case and all specs

heres a url to the case im getting hows it look??
http://www.a-pro.com/en7237.htm

 

[konichiwa]

Umm...was mine not powerful enough? 700MHz processor, 90% guaranteed to hit 933MHz...for $215.

 

[DBavaria]

heh yeah, but look at this:
http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon/benchmarks/benchmarks.html
when processers are not overclocked, AMD still beat intell

 

[konichiwa]

You should only take that with a grain of salt, considering it is put out by AMD. Besides, why spend $419 (SE) on a 900MHz Athlon when you can spend $215 on a 700MHz pIII and o/c it faster than your Athlon, which is almost double the price? Use the extra dough and buy an 815motherboard and some cas2 pc133.

 

[DBavaria]

the athlon 900 would overclock way more

 

[konichiwa]

Heh. Good luck.

 

[thorin]

1) "VTech TNT2 32Mb Ge-GForce AGP"

? This card doesn't exist. It's eithe TNT2 or Geforce based. If it's Geforce based then it's the best one here. Second choice is the Matrox G400 32mb.

2) Creative Lab Live - Value is a great card. My friends and I all use it and love it. I have one driving my Klipsch Promedia 400s (farkin awesome speakers and farkin awesome EAX goin).

3) Well it depends if you need 30Gb or if 20 is enough. Personally I (my friends, and clients) only use Quantum and WD as second choice.

4) Enlight cases are great in general. I don't know this model specifically but it depends on # of drives, motherboard, cooling needs, PS needs etc...

5) ECC isn't important for personal (non server) use. And I doubt you are ever going to run anything on a 150MHz bus however if you can get 133 (150 Cert) for no extra cost then go for it. (Who makes these SDRAM modules?)

6) "Samsung 12X DVD"

? IMHO You would be better going with a Pioneer 10x/40x (or and AOpen....which is a remarked Pioneer with slightly better Firmware).

Thorin

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