How good is this setup.

[jcovercash]

Been a while since I built a system but here is what I came up with.

FROM NEWEGG.COM---Not looking for the cheapest, but using the most reliable.
CHIEFTECH Server Chasis (Workstation Tower) Model DX-01WD
ENERMAX EG365P-VE (FM)
MSI K7T266 PRO2-RU (MS-6380 6380-070) 266MHz FSB ATX DDR IDE RAID USB 2.0 MOTHERBOARD
AMD Athlon XP 1800+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL-----Im not sure y i am getting retail but it was only 10 bucks more
Round Floppy drive cable. BLUE
2x ROUND, 24-Inch, True ATA133/100, IDE, Color: RED
2x ROUND, 24-Inch, True ATA133/100, IDE, Color: YELLOW For The Raid
Lite On 32x12x40
Arctic Silver's NEW Premium Silver Polysynthetic Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 3. 3-gram( 1 cc. ) tube
PIONEER INTERNAL ATAPI 16X DVD-ROM MODEL 116
4x Panasonic Panaflo Axial Fan 80x80x25.5mm, Ball Bearing, DC 12V, 2.08W, 2950 RPM, 39.6 CFM, 32.0 dB-A Model------3 For the case, 1 for the heatsink
ALPHA PAL8045T. Heat Sink ONLY---This heatsink will work on this board right?
Teac 1.44MB 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
2x IBM 40GB 7200RPM Model 60 GXP OEM------In raid
2x OCZ DDR RAM 256MB PC-2700 333Hz
NETGEAR FA311 ETHERNET NETWORK CARD 10/100 MBPS PCI
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Xgamer

1129 Shipped

From Local Best Buy
VisionTek Xtasy GeForce4 Ti 4600 128MB DDR AGP Graphics Accelerator

426 Taxed

1555 ALL TOTAL

LMK how this pans out what I should change or leave etc......


Thanks

Josh

 

[jonmcc33]

I was looking at that same case as well, looks nice. But then I saw the Lian Li PC7 case at pcmods.com and fell in love.

I have that same power supply in my system now, real nice and quiet but the cables are long as heck.

I built a system using the MSI K7T266 Pro2-RU motherboard for my brother-in-law. It's real sharp looking and I liked the USB 2.0 and only a heatsink on the northbridge (makes system without another fan and being a lot less noisy).

Nice CPU, don't get the retail.

Looking at the same CD-RW drive that you are to upgrade my from Teac 4x4x32.

Yeah, that heatsink will work with that motherboard. Good choice to use a case fan on it too. I replaced the 80mm Smart Fan on my Thermaltake Volcano 7 HSF with a 80mm 2900RPM Coolermaster case fan and my system is dead quiet. My fridgerator makes more noise than my PC.

I recommend Seagate hard drives the most and use them as well. Take a look at this web page: http://www.gamersdepot.com/hardware/storage/seagate/barracuda_80gb/001.htm

Get Crucial RAM, it's the best.

Nice system, overall I'd give it a 9.8 rating (perfect 10 would be AMD Athlon XP 2000).

 

[jcovercash]

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Nice system, overall I'd give it a 9.8 rating (perfect 10 would be AMD Athlon XP 2000). >>



LOL 2000+ is too much

Josh

 

[jonmcc33]

"LOL 2000+ is too much"

I know, but it is THE best AMD CPU available right now.

 

[jcovercash]

TTT

 

[capodeloscapos]

Wow!!!, what a rig!!!
i would like to taste that power one day at least...
Here in Argentina, from one day ti the other, Hardware prices cost twice, so i have to think a lot before buying sth (I need a Video Card!)