Before I order this system...

[Loobusk]

I am putting together a new system from scratch in about a week as soon as i get my parts for 2,700 US$'s ) my current system specs are, athlon 1333 mhz t-bird, msi kt4v, 384mb 2100 ddr ram , 20 gb hd , sb live , radeon 9100 pro 128mb.

-- Now here is the semi-final list of what im hoping to get for my new system along with a few questions in between.--

1. Athlon XP 2800 Barton CPU oem [192.15] *need suggestions here intel or amd doesnt matter*
2. Abit NF-7-S with soundstorm motherboard [110.24] *Is this an nforce2 ultra 400 board?*
3. Mwave 1024 mb pc3200 400mhz ddr (two sticks of 512mb) memory [159.64] *I don't plan to overclock unless its worth the performance increase should I get name brand?.*
4. Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb oem video card [339.00]
5. Chieftec AX01BLD black CASE [79.99] link
6. Antec Truepower 380W PSU [67.00]
7. Seagate Sata 120gb 8mb cache 7200rpm HDD [125.00]
8. Lite-on cd-rw 52x32x52 drive black [44.00]
9. Lite-on dvd-rom 16x drive black [33.00]
10. Mitsumi floppy 1.44mb black FDD [10.90]
11. Logitech Cordless Mx Duo keyboard and mx 700 mouse. [73.68]
12. Creative Inspire 5.1 5200 speakers [60.57]
13. Viewsonic 22" (20"viewable) P225Fb black CRT [565.95]
14. Samsung 19" 955df CRT [185.21] *This is an extra monitor for my brother's computer*
15. Canon i850 printer [141.00] link
16. Linksys wireless cable/router befw11s4, wireless USB network card [64.97+49.97]
17. Coolermaster Aero 7+ CPU Heatsink and fan [29.00] *going for quiet and cool*
18. Arctic silver 3 premium thermal compound 3 grams [6.00]
18. onbard Nforce 2 MCP2-T soundstorm audio [0.00] *with AMD processor, or Audigy 2, +[70.00] with Intel Pentium 4 CPU*

Total cost with overnight shipping and handling comes out to be: $2582.40 u.s dollars

I'd like some reviews on the above parts

What do you all think? im open to as many suggestions so please feel to criticize

 

[apac]

Yeeeeouch that's some expensive stuff.

The only thing I see is your memory. Generic memory is usually slower and less expensive than brand name memory like Corsair, regardless of OCing. Go look at corsairs memory on Newegg and you'll see the varying speeds.

One more thing, go with the SLK-800(A or U) heatsink and a Panaflo 2950rpm fan or YS Tech adjustable fan if you want quiet and cool. I'm not sure what your motherboard uses, clip or bolts (the difference between an 800A or U), so do some research. It's a little more expensive and perhaps not as good looking, but it makes up for that fact in performance.

 

[jacktesterson]

your 22' monitor seems expensive....get the logitech z580's

maybe drop to a barton 2500+ and use the extra money to get Kingston memory

 

[Loobusk]

Hehe yeah, this is really a present for me from my parents before college. If regardless of OC'ing memory performance is not the best with generic then I guess I can upgrade those then. Thanks alot for the advice. :beer:

 

[apac]

Sorry, Kingston not Corsair, my bad. Check this page out, just keep in mind that, in general, more $$ = better.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...147&manufactory=1183&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1

 

[Loobusk]

bump

 

[Loobusk]

bump

 

[lookouthere]

don't buy a CRT monitor. a good 19inch LCD is cheap right now. a good 19 LCD is about $800