Last thoughts! i'm buying my new system tomorrow! :)

[agentK]

sup ATechers!? been a while since i last posted here and i sure miss the forums! anyway, down to business. i'l be buying my new AMD system tomorrow and i need all your expert advises (as usual). here it is:

AMD XP 1700
Epox 8kha+ or MSI k7t266 pro2
512 DDR 2100
Leadtek GeForce3 ti 200 64 w/ tv out
40gb Seagate 7200
Lite-on 16/10/40 CDRW
CNet 10/100 NIC

19" Mag
Enlight 7237 (i wish we had the antecs over here.. )
MS Natural KB

any tips will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

ken

 

[scoobydooby]

Looks pretty good to me. You should definately get the MSI board. It's puuurrrtty! Although from what I hear the epox is also a great board, especially if you overclock.
Scoob

 

[CdnMade]

nice setup for the mb i would go for the Msi pro. Just for the extra usb support 4x usb 1.1 and 4x usb 2.0 thats 8 ports. can't beat that

 

[esc]

where are you from anyway? i also settled for a similar setup, with that very same case.

 

[Agent004]

You sure you want that CNet 10/100 NIC? I go for a more reputable brand, like Intel or 3com. I am a bit biased toward MSI board, so you know my answer

I also heard the logitec keyboard is better

 

[KenAF]

For AMD, I definitely like the EPOX.

You didn't list the heatsink. I presume you are getting the ALPHA PAL8045 with a quiet Papst or Panaflo L1A fan?

Also, I've never heard of that Cnet 10/100 NIC...but I suppose you know what youa re doing.

With that Barracuda IV hard drive, you have the potential for a nice, quiet system (with the right processor heatsink).

 

[agentK]

thanks for the response guys! i forgot to list my heatsink (thanks for reminding me KenAF) i'll be getting the GlobalWin CAKII since my only other option is the Thermal take Dragon Orb 3. I know, it'll be pretty noisy when i get through with it. i'll also be adding 2 120mm fans and 2 90mm fans to the case to help my overclocking! esc - im from the south-east asia. the antecs aren't available here and the lian li is puuurty but too expensive. Agent004 - i got the CNet because it's cheap and the only reason i need it so me and my brother whos getting my old AMD 1200 can share the printer. scoobydooby, cdnmade - thanks for the tip on the USB. forgot about that.

 

[esc]

hey, i'm from southeast asia too. i'm from the philippines...bad place to be in if you like computer hardware and upgrading them. it's pretty stupid that i can't even get a winxp home ed for free.

i agree with agent004 about the logitech keyboards. they are much better. i have the deluxe access 104 keyboard and it is very comfortable and funtional.

 

[agentK]

kabayan! im from quezon city and you said it. pc stuff here take a while, well actually more than a while to keep up with the trend. too bad. being soooo close to taiwan and all, youd think we'd get extra kudos! im going over to guilmore tomorrow to get my new pc and needed last tips. thanks for the tip on the logitech. ill definitely keep that in mind tomorrow.

 

[esc]

hehe..i was thinking you were from the philippines too. if your buying from pcx, you might wanna change that leadtek card into the powermagic radeon 8500 for only an additional 1000php. on top of that, it will also outperform the ti200. it might have oem speeds but 25mhz wouldn't matter much. good luck with your new system!

 

[Bovinicus]

If you're going to overclock the 8KHA+ is the board you should go with. Also, the 19" Mag is a bad choice. Mag monitors are very poorly made. In my experience, there have been numerous problems with Mag monitors. They never seem to work properly. Get a higher quality 17" monitor for less.

 

[agentK]

yeah i'll probably get it from PCX. PC Options is a bit cheaper but i've had problems with their support. Most of the times they only have one guy checking all the warranties on returned items. I'm a little biased towards nVidia actually, but i'll maybe check out the radeon. I dont really know much about it. A little too late for another post on which to pick between the two. A poll would have been nice. lol!
have to sign out now. thanks esc! thanks AT's! PEACE OUT PEOPLE!!!

 

[KDOG]

Bovinicus is right don't get the Mag monitor - I bought a "19 Mag and it looked horrible. I took it back and got a "17 KDS FD trinitron Avitron and its beautiful, more than makes up for the smaller size....
ALso if your overclocking, definetly go with the Epox KHA+ - I have it and its awesome. I have a 1Ghz Tbird running at 1.33 flawlessly on it.