Before I order (in 15 minutes) - does this look good?

[jlee]

SHUTTLE AK31A AMD K7 VIA APOLLO KT266A SOCKET A ATX MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL New Ver.. VIA VT8366A/VT8233 Chipset. Supports AMD K7 Athlon/Duron FSB 200/266 Processors. Four 184 Pin Up to 4GB DDR SDRAM DIMM. Onboard AC97 Audio 1 4XAGP, 6XPCI, 1XCNR. Supports ATA 33/66/100 MB/s IDE Interface. **COMBO SPECIAL: Add 1 x Norton Anti-Virus 5.0 S/W ($5) for FREE
$80 + $7 shipping



AMD DURON 1.0 GHZ SOCKET A PGA PROCESSOR OEM Version
$56 + $6.95 shipping



ENLIGHT EN-72370X3C4 MEDIUM ATX TOWER CASE with 1 Internal CaseFan - OEM Recommended by AMD and INTEL Pentium 4 Ready with 300Watts Power Supply, 4 5.25" Bays, 2 3.5" Bays & 1 Hidden 3.5" Bay
$47 + $15 shipping


GLOBALWIN's WBK38 CPU Heatsink & Delta Dual Ballbearing Fan, Approved for Athlon XP 1900+. for AMD socket A(462) . DC 12V. Fan Speed: 6800 + 15% RPM. Air Delivery: 37.61 CFM. Heatsink material: Anodized Aluminum Alloy 6063. Dimension: 75x68x82mm. 4-pin adaptor included.
$19 + $4 shipping



Crucial 128mb PC2100 DDR - $33.29



Problem : Budget is $300 max (preferably $275ish). He only needs a case/PS, motherboard and processor/HSF. This puts me at $265, which is quite good. I do need ASII, but hopefully someone on the FS/T forum will get me some

 

[BD231]

Looks decent, that fan is overkill though, and EXTREEMLY loud. I'd ditch it for a quieter one, especialy running a durron

 

[jlee]

How loud is loud? I have a 131cfm 120mm Delta in my side panel..is it louder than that? If so, I definetly want to switch - lol
He said noise isn't a problem, but something quiet isn't bad either

-CadetLee

 

[AMDPwred]

I wouldn't be getting the Duron, if you only want 1ghz at least get the TBird. The price isn't far off.

 

[Ionizer86]

You can get a T-bird 950mhz for less than a Morgan 1.0ghz. Check out Sharkyextreme for some pricing stuff on ram and CPUs.

 

[jlee]

My prices are from newegg - 1Ghz Duron is $56, 1Ghz Tbird is $70..only $14, but that's a lot when you have $275 to work with. I might be able to convince him...is there really much of a performance difference, though?

 

[bjc112]

yup... check the reviews on here. anand's main page

 

[jlee]

We're going for the Tbird - probably buying a thermoengine from a fellow trader..anything else I missed?

 

[jlee]

MB VIA KT266A| 6P4D ATX AK31A SHTL 1 $80.00
CASE ENLGHT|MID 300W EN-7237OX3C4 1 $47.00
S/W NORTON|ANTIVIRUS VERSION 5.0% 1 $5.00
CPU AMD|T-BIRD 1GHZ/266 PGA% 1 $70.00
Discount for 13-150-002 & NORTO 1 $-5.00


Ordered - thanks guys

 

[MoleX]

nice sys
prob gonna need some more ram for anything extreme

 

[ElFenix]

those fans are really overkill unless you're doing serious overclocking.

the thermoengine isn't all that great unless you do a hardocp and put a monster fan on it, one of those 7000 rpm 700hz whiny loud deltas (its not just how loud it is, but the frequency)

 

[jlee]

He's not overclocking..I just need something to keep the processor from frying..
RAM is quite low, I know..but unfortunately with prices as they are, that's the most we could afford

 

[ShadowFox]

personally, i dont like Enlight cases, kinda crappy in my opinion, pay $30 more and get a nice little antec SX635, much better quality

Edit: newegg doesnt sell antech but GoogleGear does, good place to order GoogleGear
Edit: <<Ordered - thanks guys>> DANG! too late!

 

[BeauJangles]

Drop the 6500 RPM fan... in fact, go for the Tiasol Copper-Bottomed Cooler instead (don't know model #, but if you want it pm me and i will find it). It will easily cool your processor with the fan running @ 7 volts... which is nice and quiet!

 

[jlee]

I have an Enlight 7237 myself, and I don't think it's too bad. Read my entire post - he can't afford much more..total for everything (newegg order, crucial order, HSF/thermal goop) came to just about $280, and we were shooting for $275.