can someone give me one last scan through before I click "BUY!"

[astnfan]

Hello there, I am going to purchase this computer tommorow, I just need to know if there are any hardware conflicts anyone has had with any of the following parts. Also any other feedback is appreciated.

101221-316603 Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer and Serial ATA Signal Cable Bundle *** Free 2nd Day *** 1 $124.00

110406 Mitsumi 7-in-1 USB 2.0 Media Drive *** Free 2nd Day *** 1 $29.00

80806 Intel Pentium® 4 540 Processor Prescott 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 1MB Cache Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $229.00

240337 Asus P5GD2 Premium 915P P4 800FSB LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard w/audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $169.99

85016-33 Corsair VS1GBKIT533D2 1GB Kit DDR2-533 PC2-4200 Value Select Memory Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $178.00

101559 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160827AS 160GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $99.00

141757 Coolermaster CAV-T03 Cavalier 3 Aluminum Mid Tower Case (Silver) w/Window Retail 1 $62.99

321916 MSI NX6600GT-TD128E GeForce 6600 GT PCI Express 128MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $179.99

239006 Acer AL1912B 19in Flat Panel LCD Monitor (Black) Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $321.98

172503 NEC ND-3520A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Bare Drive (Beige) ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $61.99

271006 Logisys PS500MSGN 500W Meshed Green LED ATX/BTX Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $36.99

Subtotal$1492.93

 

[Conky]

You need to check out some of your prices on the Hot Deal forum here and you definitely need to check your prices against newegg.com and pricewatch.com.

You can get that Corsair value ram at under $100(use promo code NewSave10) delivered from newegg, and I know they got a deal going somewhere with that NEC DVD!

No need to waste your cash.

 

[Jeff7181]

I know if I don't ask someone else will... any reason you want a Pentium 4 instead of an Athlon-64? You going to be doing some video encoding or heavy multi-tasking?

 

[Ike0069]

Are these prices Canadian by chance?

Edit: Do you plan to game much with this system?

 

[Silversierra]

He's getting ddr2 ram, that's why it's expensive. The corsair ddr2 value ram is like $175, as compared to ddr being 100.

 

[ribbon13]

If you get Socket 939 A64, you can get a Toledo dual-core Athlon sometime after this fall, and you'll have a 2-cpu system. Intel is not a wise choice for desktop systems right now.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Silversierra
He's getting ddr2 ram, that's why it's expensive. The corsair ddr2 value ram is like $175, as compared to ddr being 100.

well, at least its faster.


oh wait....:thumbsdown:

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: astnfan
101221-316603 Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer and Serial ATA Signal Cable Bundle *** Free 2nd Day *** 1 $124.00

80806 Intel Pentium® 4 540 Processor Prescott 3.2GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 1MB Cache Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $229.00

240337 Asus P5GD2 Premium 915P P4 800FSB LGA775 DDR2 ATX Motherboard w/audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $169.99

85016-33 Corsair VS1GBKIT533D2 1GB Kit DDR2-533 PC2-4200 Value Select Memory Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $178.00

271006 Logisys PS500MSGN 500W Meshed Green LED ATX/BTX Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $36.99

There... the glaring errors.

 

[ribbon13]

$99 PCP&C Silencer 470

$147 DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D
$293 AMD ADA3500BIBOX
$108 Corsair VS1GBKIT400

$180 MSI NX6600GT-TD128E

$149 Seagate ST3250823AS
$30 Mitsumi 7-in-1

Hmmm. WTF? Silver case with beige drive when silver drives are available???
141757 Coolermaster CAV-T03 Cavalier 3 Aluminum Mid Tower Case (Silver) w/Window Retail 1 $62.99
172503 NEC ND-3520A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Bare Drive (Beige) ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $61.99

Cheaper->
239006 Acer AL1912B 19in Flat Panel LCD Monitor (Black) Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 1 $321.98

Much nicer->

 

[Cares]

From what I hear from reviews and researching the internet ...

First generation Raptors barely outperform 7200RPM 8MB IDE drives. Maybe either consider shelling out more for a 72 Raptor or stick with an IDE?

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Yeah dude I would get a 74gb Raptor if you want a fast drive without going SCSI. The smaller Raptor just isn't that fast, but the 74gb kicks ass.

 

[Jeff7181]

I'd get a Raptor... the 74 GB one though, not only because it's faster, but because I've found it very easy to fill up my 36 GB one with programs and games that I want to load fast off the fastest hard drive I have.

 

[tallman45]

$1500 rig but the most important part is only $36 ???

Spend $100 on a good power supply, it will pay for itself in energy savings alone in a yrs time , plus be quiet and stable

The one listed above is good or look at

Seasonic Super Tornando
Fortron Blue Storm

 

[Markfw]

The hard drive is the only good thing in that list.

 

[astnfan]

Yup,

The machine will be a dedicated wmv, mpg and avi encoder, as well as doing light graphic and HTML work, hardcore downloading, dvd ripping and burning ,with heavy multitasking.

 

[astnfan]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
Are these prices Canadian by chance?

Edit: Do you plan to game much with this system?

I dont think its canadian, its zipzoomfly.com out of california.

 

[ribbon13]

Then you may seriously want to consider a A64 939, because dual core would be just replacing the processor. On Intel, it will take a new motherboard and a reinstallation of windows as well.

 

[astnfan]

Originally posted by: Pr0d1gy
Yeah dude I would get a 74gb Raptor if you want a fast drive without going SCSI. The smaller Raptor just isn't that fast, but the 74gb kicks ass.

Cool thanks for the info, I did not know that the small raptor was not that good, anyone have links to the review on this bad boy?

 

[ribbon13]

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=diamondmax10&page=1

 

[astnfan]

Well it seems like everyone has thier own opinion on what I should get.

My budget is $1500 and it must include a 19"LCD. It doesnt have to be top of the line LCD.

Like i mentioned before: The machine will be a dedicated wmv, mpg and avi encoder, as well as doing light graphic and HTML work, hardcore downloading, dvd ripping and burning ,with heavy multitasking.

I play games, but its not important at all to me, so gaming hardware is not priority. Performance when I am doing the above tasks is what I need.

 

[ribbon13]

$80 XClio 480BL
$35 Evercase E4252BB-53
$56 NEC ND-3520A

$10 Ever Cool FAN-AL12025M12CA

$147 DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D
$293 AMD ADA3500BIBOX
$108 Corsair VS1GBKIT400
$149 Seagate ST3250823AS
$30 Mitsumi 7-in-1
$180 MSI NX6600GT-TD128E

$357 ImageQuest L90D+

$1445

 

[MrChad]

How about this:

Antec Solution Series Quiet Black Mid Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "SLK2650-BQE" - Retail $72.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor - Retail $153.00

ASUS "A8N-SLI" nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL $175.00

Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM $103.67

Seagate ST3160023A-RK 160GB Retail Box Ultra DMA100, 8MB Buffer, 7200RPM $49.99 AR (see Hot Deals forum)

MSI nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB DDR3, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "NX6600GT-TD128E" -RETAIL $187.00

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black w/ Software, Model ND-3520A, OEM $60.99

DELL UltraSharp 1905FP 19-inch Flat Panel Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand $358.20 (check FW for coupon)

Mitsumi 7-in-1 USB 2.0 Media Drive $29.00

Total: $1188.85

Hell, you can add your 74GB raptor in there too and still be under budget.

EDIT: Don't forget the mouse and keyboard (if you don't have them already) and a copy of Windows XP

EDIT 2: Found coupon on FW for Dell monitor

EDIT 3: Added media reader

 

[ribbon13]

Smaller hard drive, slower processor, unnecessary SLI gaming motherboard, and a LCD that is $80 more for no noticable difference.

I think he said something about encoding and massive downloading. And not gaming.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Smaller hard drive, slower processor, unnecessary SLI gaming motherboard, and a LCD that is $80 more for no noticable difference.

I think he said something about encoding and massive downloading. And not gaming.

It's also $200 cheaper than your solution.

I picked the ASUS because I've always had good luck with their motherboards, not because of the SLI capabilities.

 

[Markfw]

I like pieces of both systems. Antec case(but a sonata), the DFI motherboard, the 3500+ processor, memory is virtually the same, seagate hard drive, same video card, dell montor.