I have $1300 US, what would you get?

[sman789]

I'm thinkin the P4 2.4C with the DFI lanparty board (i haven't seen any reviews and i'm kinda scared not knowing much about it.....but the raid 1.5 sounds so good)

w/ 512 DDR400 (should i go with pc3500 memory?)....maybe 1 gig if theres any $$$ left
the AIW 9700...the 9800 is just a bit better so i say just stick with the 9700 aiw
2 80gig HDDs
a dvd/cd rw
a dvd player
may get a trios (i have extra HDDs for it)
a second NIC to share the connection
i havent decided on a case yet.....i shouldn't get one with a door since i want some control devices in the bay, right?

i've set aside some money for a 17 LCD so don't worry about a monitor

does it sound good??

 

[oldfart]

DFI Lan party?? You can do better than that. 255 MHz FSB is not enough to overclock a 2.4C. You need 275 - 300. Go for an Abit IC7 instead.

As far as memory goes, that is hard to say. It really depends on overclocking, what FSB you wind up at, and what mem ratio you use. I would go with 2 x 512 of Corsair or Kingston HyperX.

 

[DamageInc]

I'll second oldfart's notion to get an IC7. Abit has been great in the past for me.

 

[sman789]

yeah......i guess i'll go with that one IC7 G....i was scared about DFI anyway cuz i've never heard of it either

 

[wicktron]

That MSI 875P board looks killer with its OC options.

 

[sman789]

wow, that MSI sounds good...my extra HDD is ultra 133 and i don't think the abit has that onboard but the msi does

 

[oldfart]

wow, that MSI sounds good

Yep. Sounds and looks good in specs. People who have it say otherwise. IC7 is a better choice.

 

[jdogg707]

I love my IC7, don't get the G version unless you need Intel CSA LAN and ther Serillel Adapters because those are the only differences for about 60-80 bucks depending on where you look. I have an IC7 and got my 2.53GHZ SL6S2 chip to 3.44GHZ no problem and with your C chip you should have even better luck!

 

[sman789]

hmmm, yeah i've seen the results of the OCin the 2.4C on the IC7....i'll upgrade to the G for the Gblan

 

[human2k]

This is what I recommened to a friend to build:

Antec Black Chassis w/Smartpower 350W
Abic IC-7 Canterwood chipset
512mb Kingston Hyper-X PC3200 x 2 (1gb total)
Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHZ OEM Multi-Vid Stepping C1 from outpost.com
SLK800U w/ThermalTake SmartFan II
Artic Silver 3
ATI OEM Radeon 9700 Non-PRO
Soundblaster Audigy 2 OEM
WD 120GB SE w/8MB Cache
Black Floppy
Black Liteon DVD
Black Liteon 52xcdrw
Round cables
Micrsoft Keyboard/Mice Optical

Everything's from newegg.com except for the CPU which is a tray oem from outpost.com. The total with the cpu was just a little over $1300.

 

[sman789]

how does this sound

atacom:
P4 2.4C $200
Newegg:
ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB 8X AGP DVI/TV RETAIL $195.00
ABIT IC7-G, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 800MHz Canterwood ATX Motherboard RETAIL $229.00
Kingwin All Aluminum 13-Bay Mid tower Premoded case KT-436WM Black w/ Silver accents, 3 Clear Windows, and Clear Acrylic Panel $149.99
2 Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SERIAL ATA Hard Drive Cuda 7200 ST380013AS - OEM $276.00
TV LEADTEK WINFAST "DELUXE" TV2000XP TV/FM MULTIMEDIA CARD - RETAIL BOX $54.99
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 32MX8 PC-3200C2 With Heat Spreader $115.00
KingWin 450 Watts ATX UL approved Power Supply Retail $67.99
Xoxide:
uv cathode $16.00
6 fan controller $50.00
4 UV fans $20


decided to just keep my current DVD-r and cd-rw cuz i can just watch my media with my TV-out
and degraded the 9700 AIW for the newer 9600 and threw in a tv tuner card....i would get raptor HDDs but the're too costly and i want two HDDs for a raid 0 setup

 

[sman789]

or this from gamepc.com
1 x Intel Pentium 4 2.4C GHz Retail - $299.00
1 x Coolermaster ECU-PUA1S-35 1U Cooler for Socket-478/603/604 - $35.00
1 x Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 875P Retail - $230.00
1 x Samsung PC-3200 512 MB Performance Cooled DDR SDRAM - $106.00
1 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB OEM - $99.00
1 x Vantec Nexus NXP-101 Multi-Function Bay Retail - $39.00
1 x MSI FX5600-VTDR128 GeForceFX 5600 128MB Retail - $210.00
1 x BeanTech BT60 Aluminum Mid-Tower with Acrylic Window - $115.00
1 x Enermax EG365PVE-FCA 350W PSU with Adjustable Fan - $63.00
1 x Standard 1 Year Parts and 1 Year Labor Warranty Included Free - $0.00
1 x Self Assembly with 60 Day Warranty on OEM CPUs - $0.00



Subtotal Price (Excludes Discounts, Taxes or Shipping) - $1,196.00

thats a real nice price....but i dunno much about nVidia GPUs....is the a good one

 

[sman789]

cool....got a config with the 2.6C all under $1300

Western Digital 80GB Caviar Ultra ATA/100 HDD x 2 = 188.00
Abit IC7-G P4 800MHz AGP8x DDR ATX MB ETA 5/15/03 214.00
Intel 2.6GHZ P4 478 PIN 512k 800Mhz ETA 05/16/03 251.00
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro AGP 128MB DDR VC w/TV-Out/DVI 204.00
Leadtek TV2000 XP TV/FM Tuner Video Capture Card 65.00
Kingston 512MB HyperX PC3500 DDR 434MHz CL2 Memory 160.00
LianLi PC08 Transparent Window 12Bay Aluminum 300W 189.00

Subtotal: 1271.00


this pc3500 memory would work right?

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: sman789
or this from gamepc.com
1 x Intel Pentium 4 2.4C GHz Retail - $299.00
1 x Coolermaster ECU-PUA1S-35 1U Cooler for Socket-478/603/604 - $35.00
1 x Asus P4C800 Deluxe Intel 875P Retail - $230.00
1 x Samsung PC-3200 512 MB Performance Cooled DDR SDRAM - $106.00
1 x Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80GB OEM - $99.00
1 x Vantec Nexus NXP-101 Multi-Function Bay Retail - $39.00
1 x MSI FX5600-VTDR128 GeForceFX 5600 128MB Retail - $210.00
1 x BeanTech BT60 Aluminum Mid-Tower with Acrylic Window - $115.00
1 x Enermax EG365PVE-FCA 350W PSU with Adjustable Fan - $63.00
1 x Standard 1 Year Parts and 1 Year Labor Warranty Included Free - $0.00
1 x Self Assembly with 60 Day Warranty on OEM CPUs - $0.00



Subtotal Price (Excludes Discounts, Taxes or Shipping) - $1,196.00

thats a real nice price....but i dunno much about nVidia GPUs....is the a good one

Dont like it. Too expensive, 1 stick of ram for DC DDR?? Ummmm....NO. Cheapo HS/F, FX5600. Not a good system.

Why are you looking at IC7-G instead of IC7? Do you need GigE? I doubt it.

 

[Jojo1971]

my tip to you: buy the "best" most important components now-like ram,mobo,video card etc -to get your PC running. forget about TV-tuner,extra hard drive, DVD burner,lights etc for now coz they can just follow when youre able to save $$ again.

 

[sman789]

heres a quote from a local PC store....i think this is insanely cheap
http://members.cox.net/srx456/pc.JPG

now if i knock off sum of the parts i don't need (jojo you're right....DVD-rw will be a lot faster later and cheaper later on, the cd/dvd rom, the keyboard/mouse, speakers and OS) i can prolly kick it up to 2.6C a gig of ram and get more money to spend on the lcd

i just want to future proof my pc as much as i can thanks why i'm stressin the ic7 g

 

[sman789]

how would i overclock this P4C...Aren't they locked, or does that not matter

 

[lenjack]

Let's be more practical....buy a 10 pack of floppies and send me the change.

 

[sman789]

sure will buddy

 

[sman789]

if DFI were to release a BIOS to make the FSB higher would it be good, it has many nice features and it looks the best IMO.....you think the only bad thing about it is its OC FSB limit?

 

[Jeff7]

Me? I'd get a laptop - already have 2 pretty speedy PC's, and one's about to get faster - have a new motherboard and RAM on the way.

The monitor part - I think MaximumPC, or PC World, don't remember which, suggested that you invest money in a GOOD monitor, keyboard, and mouse - you're going to be staring at the monitor a lot, and using the mouse and keyboard heavily. They aren't as likely to be upgraded out as RAM or a video card. Example - the monitor I'm using now has survived several upgrading bouts; I'm with an Epox 8RDA+ now. Before that, it was an 8KHA+, before that, Shuttle AK35GTR, before that Epox 8KTA3+; can't remember what was before that. Same monitor all throughout it - Nokia Multigraph 447XPro; love it. It's "only" 17", but it works, and has a damn fine picture. My keyboard dates back to when I had a Pentium II 300 - an Acer that cost me $6.95 at a computer show.

512MB-1GB of RAM is good.
And maybe go with a Radeon 9800 Pro; check out SVC.com for cheap cold cathodes and PC mod-type stuff. They usually have the best deals on that sort of thing.

 

[Jeff7181]

ABIT IC7-G, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 800MHz Canterwood ATX Motherboard RETAIL $229.00

Holy mother of God! So much for Intel's low motherboard prices offsetting the higher cost of their CPU's.

 

[smahoney]

My last rig was $1305 and is now about $50 cheaper - a whole three weeks has passed .

P4 2.66 at 160FSB - 3.2GHz
Abit BH-7
512MB XMS-3500 4:5 memory divider at DDR400 2-5-2-2
ATI 9700 PRO OEM
WD1200JB
Samasung Black 16X DVD
Lite-On 562x24x52 Black CDRW
Mitsumi Black 3-1/2 floppy
Antec TrueBlue 480 PS
Lian-Li modified PC-80 Case w/ Window and 5 Fans
Dual Blue Cold Cathode Lite Kit
5 Crystal Blue LED 80mm Fans - Quiter than the stock fans.
120mm Aluminum Fan
120mm to 80mm Fan Adapter
Alpha 8942 Heatsink

Wife threw in a pair of fuzzy dice after I was done for my "guido" machine as she calls it - But I wanted something that looked a little more cool than the standard beige case - even black is getting boring with the Dell's I have.

I added a lot of extras gimmicks for looks - at a $1300 budget you could skip the looks, pickup the IC-7 add a pair of WD360 raptors in RAID 0 and a 10/100 nic. Abit's onboard sound is pretty good as well.

 

[oldfart]

I paid $152 for my IC7. The -G has GigE which is not needed for the vast majority of users. 865PE boards will be out soon (some are already) for low $100s.