Just for the sport of it

[DaCoach]

I?ve lurked around the forums for about a month trying to get some sense of putting together MY system. Not a gamer but fanatic into sports. The system will integrate with Sony 32? HDTV and some LCD monitor at least 18?. Excluding those, I figure about $675. Sure would appreciate any and all comments and ideas,

Mobo SL-75FRN2-L nVidia nForce2 ($92)
CPU Amd XP 2100 ($80)
Case Antec Lanboy Aluminum ($96)
Ram PC2700 (2) 256MB DDR 333MHz ($50)
HD 80GB ($76)
CD Rom 52x ($17)
CDRW 54x32x54 ($52)
Floppy ($8)
Video ATI Radeon 9000 Atlantis 64MB DDR DUAL HEAD TV OUT, DVI CRT ($84)
Audio Creative Soundblaster 5.1 ($23)
Wireless PCI Card ($40)

That should leave enough for additional cooling, power supply, etc.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Video ATI Radeon 9000 Atlantis 64MB DDR DUAL HEAD TV OUT, DVI CRT ($84)

get an AIW

Audio Creative Soundblaster 5.1 ($23)

get a Terratec

CD Rom 52x ($17)

get either a DVDRom or combo drive

 

[everman]

What do you plan to output to the TV Primarily? An ATI All in wonder would probably be a better choice, it can even output a TV signal or be used to record / do instant replay stuff.

 

[DaCoach]

Thanks for input. DVD option is good idea. Not an audiophile but my lady is and I plan on playing movies and using puter as second TV.

 

[DaCoach]

Movies on TV > puter. Also game tapes. I'm trying to make the most use of digital. Any suggestions for most economical AIW that will meet my needs? Thanks for input.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

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[afzan]

get an ati radeon 8500/9500/9700, or AIW 8500/9700

You will be able to use the ATI HDTV adapter on those cards..