Maybe a Netburst rig isn't a bad idea... (advice, thoughts, etc?)

[VivienM]

I was going to wait for Conroe to replace my aging 4.25 year old 1.9 Willamette, but the major price drop this week is making me think it might be a good idea to have a decent rig for the summer...

How does the following sound? (Note: no OCing)
BenQ DW1655 Lightscribe DVD+RW16X16X8 DVD-RW16X16X4 CDRW48X48X32 OEM DVD Burner Black W/ SW
In Stock 17413 $49.99 $49.99

XFX GeForce 7900 GT 520M Xtreme 520MHZ 256MB 256BIT 1.5GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I VIVO Video Card
In Stock 18215 $359.99 $359.99

(2x) Crucial Rendition 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2-533 240PIN DIMM Memory
In Stock 17801 $89.98 $179.96

Intel D945GNTLKR ATX LGA775 I945G DDR2 PCI-E 4PCI SATA Video Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
In Stock 15266 $139.99 $139.99

Fortron FSP AX500-A 500W ATX12V 2.0 24PIN Blue Storm Power Supply W/ 120MM Fan Retail
Limit to 2 per customer.
In Stock 14069 $85.99 $85.99

Intel Pentium D 940 3.2GHZ LGA775 2X2MB 800FSB Dual Core Processor Retail Box
In Stock 17448 $305.98 $305.98

Microsoft Windows XP Professional OEM *IR-$27*
In Stock 6527 $149.35 $149.35

ANTEC SLK3000B ATX MID TOWER CASE Black 6X5.25 5X3.5 NO PS
In Stock 14122 $60.90 $60.90

Seagate Barracuda 300GB 7200.9 16MB 11MS SATA2 NCQ RoHS Hard Drive
In Stock 17478 $145.73 $145.73

Creative Sound Blaster X-FI Platinum 24BIT Sound Card W/ Front Access Panel & Remote Control
In Stock 16550 $217.46 $217.46

(All prices are in $CAD, so to our friends south of border, don't have a heart attack)

And if anyone asks why a board with onboard graphics... that would be because it's significantly cheaper than the i945P equivalent. (Yay for Intel's bizarre price structure...)

Thoughts? And is DDR2 667 worth the extra $$$?

 

[ElFenix]

i had a whole bunch of comments relating to how much you were paying for whatnot, and then read the $CAD note, so only one survived

b) PC4200 is slower than DDR400 iirc, so DDR2 667 should be worth the money


edit: make that 2... last i heard OEM windows XP gets tied to the first motherboard its installed on, so if you're planning on making another move soon then you might be interested in a full retail.

 

[VivienM]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
ib) PC4200 is slower than DDR400 iirc, so DDR2 667 should be worth the money


edit: make that 2... last i heard OEM windows XP gets tied to the first motherboard its installed on, so if you're planning on making another move soon then you might be interested in a full retail.

PC4200 is DDR-533... in dual-channel, doesn't that work out to 1066MHz? Wouldn't that be enough to keep an 800MHz FSB Intel set up happy?

As for another "move soon", let me put it this way... this thing would be replacing a Willamette P4 with an i850/RDRAM board (which, presumably, is going to keep running with its existing XP OEM licence after I get the new rig). That should give you an idea of about how frequently I replace things... and when one upgrades that infrequently, unfortunately, no parts are recyclable in a new system (AGP cards, PATA HDs, whatever), so the old system can keep running with its existing licence.

 

[Bobthelost]

With Pentiums you want and need as much bandwidth as possible, the performance hit would be notable.