* Building new t-bird system ASAP (specs inside), please share ur opinions *

[abu]

Hi, I'll be building my bro a pc ASAP and i would like ur comments/suggestions on the current system specs. The primary OS on this new system will be Win98SE for now...
I will be buying from a local computer store and wont be buying online....AND ALL THE PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN FUNDS...(sorry for caps....but had to get that cleared )


New System Specs:
MSI K7T Pro2A $182
King Tower ATX with 300w Power Suppply $ 80
Pioneer 16x DVD Rom Drive $169
ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 32MB $380
256 MB PC 133 SDRAM - LIFETIME WARRANTY $200
Sound Blaster Live Value II $ 70
IBM Deskstar 45 GB Hard Disk Drive 7200 RPM ATA 100 $290
SONY G400 19? Monitor $770
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Items I pay no tax on:

AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.0GHz 100MHz/200MHz Bus 256k OEM (NO TAX $345
W/ Heat Sink + Arctic Silver Thermal Compound
Asus 50x CDROM $59
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Subtotal = $2141.00
Subtotal + tax = $2462.15
Subtotal + tax + non taxed items = $2866.15


THANKS!

 

[Dulanic]

Looks good to me.

 

[YZ12569]

Not my cup of tea, but a very nice system.

 

[fkloster]

No burner?

 

[Bluga]

the tax is heavy.

You could go with a GeForece card if you want.

 

[Howard]

I don't like that Sony. Get a Samsung 900NF, it's a better value. It's practically the same monitor (refresh rate, type of screen, visuals), besides the obvious (brand name). It's about $130 cheaper if you look around.

 

[Howard]

Why would he want a GeForce when he's getting an AIW? Nobody gets an AIW without knowing its features...

 

[Noriaki]

I imagine you know what you're getting in the AIW so I won't comment there but I would personally get a different card.

Other than that just fklosters comment;

<< No burner? >>



But if you don't want one of those...that looks pretty damn good.

The Samsung 900NF is a pretty nice monitor but if you don't mind the extra I'd stick to the sony.

 

[abu]

hey, thats for the quick responses guys..

bout the burner, An existing PlexWriter 8x4x32 is goin' in that system...

and bout the Video... my bro has been using the ATI AIW 8MB card for almost 2 years, and he hasn't had many problems with it so, he wants ATI

and i might be doing some Photoshop/video editing work on the new machine so i think the features the AIW offers are exceptional...

And since my bro doesn't upgrade often... he wants a GOOOD monitor... (his friend has a G500...and loves it) So my bro is stuck on Sony i guess... i dont mind

Anyways, thanks for the responses...... more are welcomed...

 

[abu]

^

 

[rmblam]

Looks good, but I personally would get a Toshiba 12x DVD over the Pioneer 16x. The Pioneer is too noisy for some people. The 16x will only benefit you when ripping anyway, not playing DVD's.

Great mobo
Maybe save some $$$ by getting a Duron and overclock the $hit out of it like many of us are. I just built a system (for the wife) using the same mobo with a Duron 700 and it hits 950 easy; and 1,000mhz I expect to hit tonight after some updating and tweaking.

 

[KouklatheCat]

Looks good to me, I wouldnt complain if it was mine.

 

[TheOverlord]

looks good...cant go wrong with those cheap t-birds

 

[Imaginer]

Other than it missing a Plextor 12x10x32 CD drive and the added case, it is EXACTLY the specs I been thinking of.

Good luck in building it and getting it running. That is a sweet system my friend.

 

[cmaMath13]

Nice monitor!

You really should get some kind of CD-RW. I personally recommend Plextor's Plexwriter 12x/10x/32x.

Have fun!