Hello Fellow ATers:
I am putting together a new system on the quick. I was planning to wait a little bit and maybe get the ASUS A8N-32SLI and Corsair 3500LL, but I have a home office PC that is dying and needs replacement right away. So I get an early Christmas present.
PC will be used for gaming, office apps, photo editing, lots of multi-tasking. After a while I may do some overclocking (on air). EDIT: Though I won't overclock to start I may do some lgiht OCing down the road. I currently have a P4 2.8 overclocked only to 3.1. Retail HSF.
Unlikely to go SLI, but the option is good to have.
I'm thinking about:
AMD X2 4400+
A8N-SLI Deluxe or Premium
2GB (2x1GB) RAM: Corsair 3200cspt or maybe OCZ 3200 Platinum
eVGA 7800 GTX 256 MB
WD Raptor
A 200-300GB SATA Drive
Antec P180 Performance Mid-Tower
NEC 3550A DVD-/+RW Drive
Audigy 2 ZS
Antec Neopower 480
Windows XP
1. I know about the Opterons but I am in a hurry and it looks like you ATers bought them all up anyway.
2. A8N-SLI or Premium? Price negligible. Which is better? I'm open to perhaps a DFI.
3. I open to suggestions for RAM but I am partial to Corsair. Never used OCZ but have heard great things about them. Should I go for greater than 3200 with looser timings.
4. I was waiting for the Seagate 7200.9s to come out and go down in price a bit, but now my hand is forced. I thought I'd just pick up a Raptor for an OS drive and another larger drive for games/apps. SATA 3GB is preferable. I have despaired of trying to figure out which brand is "reliable" so I have a solid backup system. I guess I should go for speed here.
5. I already have the Audigy ZS, but I may pick up an X-Fi instead.
6. I like the Antec P180 a lot.
7. I need a very good power supply. I was thinking about the Antec NeoHEs but now that they are out there are some issues especially with ASUS A8Ns. Even though some claim the problem has been resolved with newer MB revisions. I just don't even want to take the chance. PC Power and Cooling is too much. Looking to spend about $100-$140 or so. Remember that I need long cables to work with the P180 and I won't buy a PS until I know it fits. Suggestions are very welcome here. Seasonics? EDIT: Enermax Liberty's look nice.
8. Heatsink and fan?
9. Any other suggestions?
Thanks a lot for your time. I appreciate all your good advice.
Herse
I am putting together a new system on the quick. I was planning to wait a little bit and maybe get the ASUS A8N-32SLI and Corsair 3500LL, but I have a home office PC that is dying and needs replacement right away. So I get an early Christmas present.
PC will be used for gaming, office apps, photo editing, lots of multi-tasking. After a while I may do some overclocking (on air). EDIT: Though I won't overclock to start I may do some lgiht OCing down the road. I currently have a P4 2.8 overclocked only to 3.1. Retail HSF.
Unlikely to go SLI, but the option is good to have.
I'm thinking about:
AMD X2 4400+
A8N-SLI Deluxe or Premium
2GB (2x1GB) RAM: Corsair 3200cspt or maybe OCZ 3200 Platinum
eVGA 7800 GTX 256 MB
WD Raptor
A 200-300GB SATA Drive
Antec P180 Performance Mid-Tower
NEC 3550A DVD-/+RW Drive
Audigy 2 ZS
Antec Neopower 480
Windows XP
1. I know about the Opterons but I am in a hurry and it looks like you ATers bought them all up anyway.
2. A8N-SLI or Premium? Price negligible. Which is better? I'm open to perhaps a DFI.
3. I open to suggestions for RAM but I am partial to Corsair. Never used OCZ but have heard great things about them. Should I go for greater than 3200 with looser timings.
4. I was waiting for the Seagate 7200.9s to come out and go down in price a bit, but now my hand is forced. I thought I'd just pick up a Raptor for an OS drive and another larger drive for games/apps. SATA 3GB is preferable. I have despaired of trying to figure out which brand is "reliable" so I have a solid backup system. I guess I should go for speed here.
5. I already have the Audigy ZS, but I may pick up an X-Fi instead.
6. I like the Antec P180 a lot.
7. I need a very good power supply. I was thinking about the Antec NeoHEs but now that they are out there are some issues especially with ASUS A8Ns. Even though some claim the problem has been resolved with newer MB revisions. I just don't even want to take the chance. PC Power and Cooling is too much. Looking to spend about $100-$140 or so. Remember that I need long cables to work with the P180 and I won't buy a PS until I know it fits. Suggestions are very welcome here. Seasonics? EDIT: Enermax Liberty's look nice.
8. Heatsink and fan?
9. Any other suggestions?
Thanks a lot for your time. I appreciate all your good advice.
Herse