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Building a system for myself

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jjessico

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Alright, my current system is giving up the ghost, and I need something reliable and middle of the road to replace it.

I'm going to carry some old stuff into my new system:
Plextor DVD burner
Logitech 5.1 speakers
2x Dell 1905FPs

Everything else I'm hoping to pick up as follows:
Case: Antec Solution SLK3800B $99
Mobo: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe $162
Proc: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB $160
Mem: Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR400 $115
Video: PNY VCG6600GXPB Geforce 6600GT $139
HD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JS 250GB $103 (x2)
Total---881

I don't game at all. What I'm looking for is a stable workstation that will be fast and won't give me any ******. I went with the 6600GT because I need two DVI outputs to run both of my flat panels.

Any thoughts on the WD Caviar SE's? I'll be running them in RAID 1 most likely.

Let me know if I'm wasting any money on any part of this sytem, i wouldn't mind shaving 80-100 bucks off the total price.

Thanks guys,
Jason
 
If you do heavy workstation stuff, 2GB of RAM might be better. You don't need ballistic garbage and the mobo is definitely overpriced.
 
Originally posted by: Greenman
Dump the sli motherboard, it's a waste of money if you don't play games.
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Do you have a suggestion as to a different board that is equivalent that would dump the SLI? If nothing else maybe I'll end up using 3 or 4 displays with a second card someday.

Thanks,
Jason
 
Originally posted by: duragezic
If you do heavy workstation stuff, 2GB of RAM might be better. You don't need ballistic garbage and the mobo is definitely overpriced.
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I do some pretty heavy workstation stuff, but right now I think I'll stick with 1GB and then double it up when I have more available cash this summer. The old PC kicking the bucket right at the beginning of the semester kinda puts a hurt on the budget.

Any other suggestions for a motherboard? I have never had a problem with an Asus board but I've had good experiences with MSI and Abit though.

Thanks again guys.
 
Asus A8N-E would be my choice as well...
But I would reconsider the 2GB of Ram for now...
Increasing the ram later means that you will be going to 4 slots, and that will increase latency on you memory timings. If at all possible, get the 2 GB right away...
 
Originally posted by: Viditor
Asus A8N-E would be my choice as well...
But I would reconsider the 2GB of Ram for now...
Increasing the ram later means that you will be going to 4 slots, and that will increase latency on you memory timings. If at all possible, get the 2 GB right away...
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I'd like to, but I can't really spring for the extra 80 bucks right now. I just don't think I can justify it. I've been running with 768mb to 1GB for a few years now and for the most part its been OK.
 
Any thoughts on the upside/downside of buying 1GB of ram with faster timing vs. 2GB of ram with a bit slower CAS latency?

Like 1GB of Corsair XMS vs 2GB of Corsair Value Select?
 
If you go with the A8N-e vs. the A8n-e Deluxe you have just saved $52. So would be pretty close to have enough in your budget for 2Gb ram.
 
1. I have 2 A8N-Es, and they've been rock solid. I don't OC on those computers (which is why I chose that board).
2. More memory at slower timings is far preferable for your scenario!
 
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