May have decided on new rig config...

[Gusty987]

Ok, I may have decided on the components for my new gaming rig. Keep in mind I have not purchased anything yet and I can change anything. Please give me some feedback, tell me if I should change anything, or if I left anything out by accident.


ANTEC Life Style Series Black Case With 380W Power Supply, Model "SONATA"

ASUS K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8V SE Deluxe" -RETAIL

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - Retail

Mushkin 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 Level One Dual Pack - Retail

Maxtor 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, MODEL 6Y160M0, OEM Drive Only

Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard & Wheel Mouse Optical Value Pack PS/2 102keys -OEM

Apollo 56K V.92 PCI Fax Modem, Model ENF656-GHW-INPR

Lite-On Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S, OEM

SONY Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model DDU1612, OEM

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack SP1a - OEM


Total= $1,238 US

 

[Markfw]

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[Gusty987]

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Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Markfw]

Looks great. Couple of suggestions; DVD writers are under $100 so you might consider of of those for backups (NEC2500a has gotten a lot a good reviews, and the NU-tech or something like that won a review choice on the main Anand site). Also, are you going to OC at all ? You might want PC3500 if so. That PC3200 is the minimum for that mobo/cpu.

And that driver, does it have the fluid bearings (FDB technology it says if it has it) Those are really quiet, so make sure the Maxtor you choose has those, they usually end with a P0 at the end of the model number for the ones that do.

 

[Gusty987]

Well, the PC3500 is $24 than the PC3200. Is it worth it?

I'll check the hard drive thing...

 

[Markfw]

If you either want to OC, have a have a little better stibility when adding more sticks of memory. I did, and don;t regret it.

 

[Gusty987]

I checked and the Maxtor 160GB HD with the "P0" at the end doesn't say anything about fluid motors. There's a Samsung 160GB with fluid motors for about the same price. Is Samsung a good HD manufacturer?

Anymore comments on the system?

 

[Markfw]

I don't know anything about the Samsung drive. But what about this 120 gig Maxtor ?

 

[Gusty987]

Thx, Mark, I'll consider the 120GB drive.

Will anyone else plz comment on the system?

 

[Gusty987]

bumpy

 

[imported_bigblock]

How come you dont get win xp pro. I thought it was better for gaming........nice system

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: bigblock
How come you dont get win xp pro. I thought it was better for gaming........nice system

I don't believe there is any difference in gaming between XP home and pro.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: TheBDB

Originally posted by: bigblock
How come you dont get win xp pro. I thought it was better for gaming........nice system

I don't believe there is any difference in gaming between XP home and pro.

my uncle thinks that the xp pro makes your computer 2x faster then the home edition. hmmm...what's that smell??? oh wait, its |3ULL$H1T!

 

[Gusty987]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: TheBDB

Originally posted by: bigblock
How come you dont get win xp pro. I thought it was better for gaming........nice system

I don't believe there is any difference in gaming between XP home and pro.

my uncle thinks that the xp pro makes your computer 2x faster then the home edition. hmmm...what's that smell??? oh wait, its |3ULL$H1T!

Lol. Yes, I will probly stay w/ XP Home.