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Buying new computer, any suggestions?

Leetman

Golden Member
Ordering the following, does it sound alright?

Cases (Computer Cases, ATX Form)
1 CHIEFTEC Server Chasis (Aluminum Workstation Tower with Plastic Front Cover) BLACK COLOR w/ 450W Power Supply, Side acrylic window and a Case Fan on Side Window **Now with 2 x Front USB2.0 and 1 x Firewire IEEE1394 ports** Model AX-01BLD Retail Weights Only 18LBs!
Specifications:
Material:Aluminum
Form Factor:ATX
Side See Through Window w/ Fan
Bays:4 x 5.25", 2 x 3.5", Internal: 4 x 3.5".
Expansion Slots:7
Fans:2rear Mounted Fan and 1 side panel Fan
450 W Power Supplymore info-> -See It! N82E16811125224 $90 $90

CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
1 ►On Sale!
Lite On 52x24x52 Black CDRW Model LTR-52246 OEM Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition.
Specifications:
Speed : Recording 52Xmax CAV Re-writing 24X High-Speed CLV Reading 52Xmax CAV
Interface : ATAPI-E/IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 33.3MB/sec
Supported Media:CD-DA,CD-ROM,CD-Extra,CD-ROM/XA,Photo CD,CD-I Ready,Video CD,CD-R,CD-RW
Access Time : 80ms
Buffer Memory Size: 2MB
Operating System : Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000/ME
Full OEM Pack: w/ Full Software *See pic for detailsmore info-> -See It! N82E16827106190 $45 $45

CD/DVD ROM Drives
1 LITE-ON XJ-HD166/XJ-HD 165H 16X DVD ROM Drive BLACK- OEM48X CD-ROM Access all format DVD-ROM/R/RW ,CD-ROM/R/RW title & disc
Specifications:
Speed 😀VD-ROM 16X (6.4X~16X) - CD-ROM 48X (20X~48X)
Interface : ATAPI-E/IDE
Sustained Transfer Rate : Support up to Ultra-DMA/33 33.3MB/sec
Burst Transfer Rate : Support up to Ultra-DMA/33 33.3MB/sec
Access Time : 120ms (typical)
MTBF : 70'000 Power On Hours with 20% Duty
Supported OS: DOS 6.xx, Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000/more info-> -See It! N82E16827131603 $33 $33

Floppy Drives
1 SAMSUNG 1.44MB BLACK FLOPPY DRIVE Model# SFD321B/LBL - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Specifications:
Capacity: 1.44 MB Connector 34 Pin Standard Floppy
Works With All Standard 1.44MB & 72OKB 3.5 Floppy Diskettes are compatible with all industry standard 1.44MB and 72OKB 3.5 floppy diskettes.
Easy to Install! Just Plug & Play! * For IBM5 & 100% Compatible Computers .
1 Year Warrantymore info-> -See It! N82E16821103203 $8 $8

Hard Drives
1 Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200RPM ST380011A Hard Drive OEM
Specifications:
Size: 80 Gigabytes
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Seek time: 9ms
RPM:7200
Cache 2MB
OEM(Drive alone) 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty more info-> -See It! N82E16822148015 $79 $79

Memory (System Memory)
2 ►On Sale!
CRUCIAL MICRON 512MB 64x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM - OEM
184-Pin, CL=2.5-Unbuffered Non Parity 2.5V, CT6464Z335 Requires DDR supported Motherboard - Lifetime Warranty. OEMmore info-> -See It! N82E16820145059 $69.99 $139.98

Motherboards - Intel
1 ASUS P4PE/L Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail w/ Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, Onboard LAN, SoundMAX Digital Audio System
***1st Intel chips that TRUELY support DDR333 PC2700***
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4/ Celeron up to 3GHz
Chipset: Intel 845PE
FSB: 533 / 400 MHz
RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR333 PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 2GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33
Slots: 1 x AGP 4X 6 x PC
Ports: 1x LPT, 2x COM, 2x PS/2, 1x RJ45,4xUSB2.0 Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: ADI1980 6-channel CODEC
Onboard LAN:BroadCom 10/100 Mbps Ethernet controller more info-> -See It! N82E16813131429 $97.99 $97.99

Processors
1 ►On Sale! Intel Pentium 4 2.4BGHz 512K 533MHz CPU Northwood P478 Processor Retail Box
Specifications:
CPU: Pentium 4 P4 2.4BGHz Northwood
Type: Northwood
Cache: 512K
BUS: 533MHz
Socket: P4 478
Retail Box (with Heatsink and fan) more info-> -See It! N82E16819116139 $160 $160

Sound Card
1 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - PCI OEM
DVD-Audio: The only PC solution to enable the Advanced Resolution era of 24-bit music fidelity w/192kHz in stereo and 96kHz in 5.1
106dB SNR: The best Sound Blaster clarity ever, rivaling home-theater audio quality for music, games, & movies
6.1 surround sound: Experience superior multi-channel audio from MP3s, CDs, 3D games and Dolby Digital EX movies with a rear center speakermore info-> -See It! N82E16829102158 $78 $78

Video Cards
1 POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9700 128MB GOLD DDR CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP RETAIL ,NOT 9700 PRO

Chipset: RADEON 9700
Memory:128MB DDR
Bus:AGP 8X, doubles the peak bandwidth capability of the AGP bus to 2.1GB/s, while retaining compatibility with the previous-generation AGP 4X technology.
Supports 3D resolutions (32-bit color) up to 2048x1536
First to fully support DirectX 9.0 and the latest OpenGL functionality
Multi display configuration support with ATI HYDRAVISION software.
2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-video
Retail box (see pics for details) more info-> -See It! N82E16814131201 $220 $220


Subtotal » $950.97
 
You should change the harddrive & get a WD1200JB from newegg for i think like $107 shipped.It's alot bigger & faster but all depends on how much space you need but you should get a drive with 8mb cache.

I also here this board is really good - ABIT IS7-E & it's only $95 shipped from googlegear.
 
I would not trust that 450W power supply. They used to sell the Chieftec cases with 420W models and those were trash, I would expect the 450W to be the same type.
 
Originally posted by: jamison
I would not trust that 450W power supply. They used to sell the Chieftec cases with 420W models and those were trash, I would expect the 450W to be the same type.
Linky? Never used cheiftec, but i thought all their stuff was similiar to Antec.

 
Originally posted by: OverVolt
Originally posted by: jamison
I would not trust that 450W power supply. They used to sell the Chieftec cases with 420W models and those were trash, I would expect the 450W to be the same type.
Linky? Never used cheiftec, but i thought all their stuff was similiar to Antec.

The Antec and Chieftec cases are very similar while the PS are completely different. Slap in a nice 350W or 380W Antec True Power PS and it will be sweet.
 
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