Is this a decent base system?

[Caly]

I already have an audio card - Fortissimo, floppy drive, graphics card- Geforce ti4200, Creative speakers, CD/DVD drive. So is the stuff below OK? What would you suggest? This is supposed to be a budget basic gaming system with upgrade possibilities. Thanks!

Case: 100519 - PS 350W - Antec Performance LANBOY 350W M $99.00
Motherboard: 110959 - MSI N-Force2 K7N2-Delta-ILSR DDR 400 SATA $135.00
Processor: 120734 - AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton Core) 333 FSB $99.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools CPU) $11.00
Memory: 140845 - DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB Corsair CAS-2 CMX $123.00
2nd Memory: 142845 - DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB Corsair CAS-2 CMX $123.00
210112 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (2002 Version) w/CD and license

 

[amorse2183]

well I would personally go with XP Professional over home. other than that not bad. are you sold on that msi mobo? i have an a7n8x-deluxe that i am thrilled with, and the abit nforce2 mobo..the nfs-7 or whatever it is called is also really impressive.

 

[Caly]

Nope, I'm not set on any one thing.
I just put this together at Monarch computers. I'll check and see if they have the ones you suggested, and read up on them.

How is XP Pro different from the home edition?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: Caly
Nope, I'm not set on any one thing.
I just put this together at Monarch computers. I'll check and see if they have the ones you suggested, and read up on them.

How is XP Pro different from the home edition?

I'm not an expert but it has support for multiple monitors and Remote Desktop for one thing. It's mainly business/corporate geared though..

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: PorBleemo

Originally posted by: Caly
Nope, I'm not set on any one thing.
I just put this together at Monarch computers. I'll check and see if they have the ones you suggested, and read up on them.

How is XP Pro different from the home edition?

I'm not an expert but it has support for multiple monitors and Remote Desktop for one thing. It's mainly business/corporate geared though..

differences according to Microsoft

 

[Serp86]

get an ABIT NF7-S (version 2.0 with nforce 2 ultra 400) - it's one of the best.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

XP home supports dual monitors.

 

[Boonesmi]

looks very nice

 

[ScrapSilicon]

eep ....nm

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Caly
I already have an audio card - Fortissimo, floppy drive, graphics card- Geforce ti4200, Creative speakers, CD/DVD drive. So is the stuff below OK? What would you suggest? This is supposed to be a budget basic gaming system with upgrade possibilities. Thanks!

Case: 100519 - PS 350W - Antec Performance LANBOY 350W M $99.00
Motherboard: 110959 - MSI N-Force2 K7N2-Delta-ILSR DDR 400 SATA $135.00
Processor: 120734 - AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton Core) 333 FSB $99.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools CPU) $11.00
Memory: 140845 - DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB Corsair CAS-2 CMX $123.00
2nd Memory: 142845 - DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB Corsair CAS-2 CMX $123.00
210112 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (2002 Version) w/CD and license

you'll be much better off with abit/asus nforce 2 boards

 

[Caly]

Ok guys, thanks! I updated some stuff. Any new opinions?
Here's what I have set-up in my basket at Monarch-

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (2002 Version) w/CD and license $89.00
FREE: 160002 - CD ROM Audio Cable Black to White
Case: 100519 - PS 350W - Antec Performance LANBOY 350W M $99.00
Motherboard: 110190 - Abit NF7 NForce-2 (ver 2) AGP 8X DDR400 $84.00
Processor: 120734 - AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton Core) 333 FSB $99.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools CPU) $11.00
*Heatsink Fan: 130208 -AMD Certified Heatsink & Fan up to 3000+ $6.00
Memory: 140803 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB Corsair TwinX1024-3 $245.00
Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" (Black) Floppy Drive $19.00
Samsung SN-324BEA Slim Combo 24X10X24X8 CD-RW/DVD $124.00

 

[Boonesmi]

what kind of hsf are you using?
for $6 you dont get much of a hsf

personally i like ones that use 80mm or 92mm fans (they cool better and they are much quieter then a standard 60mm fan)

i like thermalright hsf's the most i currently use an slk800, but the new slk900 is what i would buy if i needed a new hsf today

 

[Caly]

Well I actually did it, and let him know. He's very happy.
It'll be an early xmas present, since it's expected to arrive sometime this month.
We're salvaging the graphics & sound card plus some RAM from his old machine. I'm actually not sure what the Deluxe version of the MBoard really adds, but the price was OK, so...

Monarch Black 1150 USB 2.0 Tower Case              
Motherboard: 110426 - Asus NForce2 A7N8X Deluxe 333 FSB AMD DDR             
Processor: 120734 - AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton Core) 333 FSB              
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease               
Heatsink Fan: 130208 -AMD Certified Heatsink & Fan up to 3000+               
Memory: 140879 - DDR (400) 3200 - 512 MB Corsair VS512MB40              
Samsung SP0802N 80GB 7200RPM ATA133
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (2002 Version) w/CD and license     
CD ROM Audio Cable Black to White                                   
24" 2-Device ATA 133 Rounded Cable
BLACK LITEON LITE-ON 16X DVD ROM-DRIVE PWRDVD
PHILIPS PCRW2412 INTERNAL Silver CDRW PC/MAC 8MB      
SAMSUNG 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive
KeyBoard & Optical MouSe K2000|KB-558BB/P BK OPT RTL Black

 

[Johnbear007]

Soltek Nv 400

 

[Red Dawn]

Is this a decent base system?

Yes it is