Final System Specs (939)

[JuanT]

Unless I encounter something completely wrong with this setup, that's the components I'll be using. I was going to go for the Asus A8V-E Deluxe, but I read here that it was a total POS. Strangely enough, the ECS KN1 seems to be a better alternative.

This is the second, non-SLI system I was building. I went with the basic Antec PSU that came with the Sonata case since the guy has no wish to start overclocking or adding other components.

PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS

Antec® Sonata Piano Black Quiet Mid Tower w/ 380W Power Supply, Black $134.99
AMD® Athlon? 64 - 3000 - 512K L2 Cache (Socket 939) Retail Box $194.99
Heat Sink and Fan included with CPU $0.01
ECS KN1 Extreme Socket 939, nVIDIA® nForce4 Chipset w/ PCI Express (ATX) $144.99
2 x 512Mb DDR SDRAM Ram Module, PC3200 $179.98
200 GB Maxtor® Diamond Max® Plus 9 UDMA-133 7200RPM 8Mb 9.3ms OEM $139.99
Panasonic 3½ in (1.44Mb) Floppy Disk Drive, Black $9.99
Leadtek® WinFast® PX6600 GT TDH Extreme - Geforce? 6600GT GPU w/128Mb DDR3 & PCI Express x16 Retail Box $299.99
56k Fax/Modem (CNR) $9.99
On-Board PCI Sound built-into motherboard $0.01
On-Board 10/100Mb Lan built-into motherboard $0.01
Samsung DynaFlat? 793DF 17in SVGA 0.20hdp N.I. 1280x1024 MPR-II, Silver $189.99
MS Windows® XP Pro w/ CD & Manual (OEM) $184.99
NEC ND-3520A Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive (IDE) OEM, Black $89.99
Vantec Stealth 120mm Secondary Case Fan $19.99

Regular Price: $1599.9
Best Price: $1549.95


I checked with the seller, it's the 90 nm CPU there.

Everyone here's better informed of the components' reliability and so forth, I was wondering if there were any particular problems for this rig's parts.

 

[Sqube]

Better PSU. Immediately.

I've never heard of that motherboard before, so I can't comment.

Looks like a solid system overall.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: Sqube
Better PSU. Immediately.

I've never heard of that motherboard before, so I can't comment.

Looks like a solid system overall.

Have Antec PSUs fallen from grace around here?

 

[MrChad]

Check out this HD deal in Hot Deals. You might have better luck than the OEM Maxtor. I like Seagates especially -- 5 year warranties.

 

[UsandThem]

I would get the DFI Nforce4 ultra over a ECS motherboard anyday.

ECS + Extreme naming = A confused me. ECS to me = Somewhat decent quality board with next to no extra features at rock bottom prices.

ECS boards are given away free at Frys and Outpost with the combo sales they have.

 

[JuanT]

Not anymore. The ECS KN1 Extreme has quite a fair bit of features on it. Really, check out the specs on it. It's not an overclocker's dream board, but it's fairly solid.

By the time I pay for shipping, if Fry's even sells to Canadians, the price'd be about the same.

 

[elecrzy]

new psu and mobo. sorry if its an ecs board...its crap no matter what.

 

[jimbouna]

Atleast give an explanation on why you think that board is a POS!

 

[thelawnet]

Better PSU. Immediately.

What. Crap. That PSU is Antec's premium range, and puts out better amps (24A @ 12V) than their 450W cheapo model. It's plenty for a single hard drive system with a 6600GT.

 

[elecrzy]

Well he did say basic so I assumed it to be their SmartPower range of PSUs, not the TruePower or NeoPower. Anyways, ECS manufactures low-end boards. Just do some research and u'll see. BTW why don't u get this guys a decent sound card and speakers(if he doesn't have any). sorry, kinda a hate it when people overkill on something and not spend on other things that are also important.

 

[renierh]

why another PSU??.

a 380 watt Antec PSU is just about the best there is. and more than powerful enough for any normal system.

 

[Appledrop]

yeh i run my system in sig with an antec smartpower 400w lol, 380w antec would be perfect for this system, silly people!

 

[Regs]

Where did you read that the ASUS A8V is a POS? I actually laugh at people who mention they can't over clock with chaintech's and ECS's, then blame it on the CPU, while im over 2.6GHz with my A8V.