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imported_rod

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Here's the main differences:

A8N-SLI vanilla:
No Cool 'n Quiet support
4x SATA-II ports
Fan on Chipset
Ports: 2xPCIE-16 3xPCI 2xPCIE-1
SLI selector Card
Gigabit LAN

A8N-SLI premium:
AMD Cool 'n Quiet
8x SATA-II ports
Heatpipe cooling on Chipset
Ports: 2xPCIE-16 3xPCI 1xPCIE-1 1xPCIE-4
SLI - AI Selector
Dual Gigabit LAN

Basically, the most important feature may be the removal of a fan for the chipset cooling. On many of the earlier models (such as mine) the fans would fail after 4-6 months. This means that you would have to get your MoBo replaced by the vendor, or ASUS, which means dissassembling your PC, waiting a week or 2 for a replacement, then building your PC again!!! The other option (which is what i did) is to replace the fan with a better one - but this is a fairly tricky job, a you wouldn't want to do it unless you have some experiance with building computers.

It also has some nice features, such as a 4 speed PCIE slot, and the ability to handle upto 8 SATA hard drives, in various RAIDs if you want. The SLI selector also looks like a small but nice improvement.

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I wouldn't buy the parts off eBay, since if they dont work the other person could claim that you broke it, and you would have no way of proving otherwise. But if you buy them in a shop/from a friend, you'd probably be safe. Problem may be, those parts are all fairly new - so you might have trouble finding them second hand.

Actually, I'm thinking of selling my 2x512MB corsair twinx RAM. But I would be selling it for about the same price as the ram you're buying (is that corsair VS you're buying).

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Shizzle

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ok thanks your a massive help :D so i really should go the premium so i dont have to replace its cooling etc!
 
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Yeah, if i've know what was going to happen before i bought my motherboard, i would have gotten the premium.

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Shizzle

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all i really need to know now i what ram to get! should i get a 1gig stick for now then later on when i save more money get another 1 Gig stick?
 
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If you're getting an X2, you can run two stick at 400MHz 1T, or four sticks at 400MHz 2T.

Get two sticks. The performance loss by not using dual-channel ram is alot more that the loss you find between 1T and 2T - it's at most 5%, which is alot less than the boost you will recieve by using an extra GB.

Is that RAM you've listed Corsair Value Select?

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Shizzle

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ok thats really helpfull mate thanks :D

ummm no its not the Corsair Value Select, should it be?
 
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imported_rod

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oh no, corsair select is the cheaper (but slightly slower) stuff. Still good though. I just didn't think you could get the other corsair stuff (xms/twinx) for that price. Good luck but if you have. :)

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Shizzle

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ok thanks my pc is on its way to development....if i have more probs ill let you know, thanks alot! big help :D

ill post pics start of next year when i get it :)
 
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caz67

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Good luck with your build and purchase. If you need any help im in Adelaide just pm me..
 
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Shizzle

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Thanks guys appreciate it, in Actually in Melbourne! lol i thionk az67 is close but were in the same country! :)

Oh and there is one question, do you have a suggestion on a very good gaming 17" Flat LCD montior? max $380AUD or cheaper:)

anslo i need a wireless cable router for gaming :D i have this in mind

http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=370&sec=4

but it is very expensive is there anything similar that cheaper?

Cheers Grant
 
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imported_rod

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If you want 802.11g+ (104mbps) wireless, then that's a good router. You can get standard 802.11g routers (54mbps) cheaper, but their wireless connection is slower. Is that ADSL? Who you signing-up to?

You should be able to get a 17" 12ms/8ms monitor within the price range. Look at Viewsonic, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Acer, Benq, Phillips etc... - they're all meant to be good. Make sure you read reviews of the exact monitor you buy it, just in case it has alot of dead pixels or something.

Possibilities: (all have 1280x1024 resolution)
Acer 1715SMD (500:1/300cd/12ms)
BenQ FP71E+ (500:1/300cd/8ms)
LG L1750sq (500:1/250cd/8ms)
Samsung 730 (600:1/300cd/8ms)
There are plenty of others...

Also, i think samsung has a ZDP (Zero Defective Pixel) policy on some of it's more expensive LCD's, where it will replace a monitor with a single dead pixel.

Personally, I'm saving up for a Dell 2405fpw 24" widscreen(~$1500), plus the new video card i'll need to run it at native resolution (7800gt or better).

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Shizzle

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OK cool, i think ill stick with this 17" Samsung 730BF :D or similar


also i have choses this ram (CORSAIR KIT Value Select 2gig (2x1gig) DDR2-533Mhz), now what is DDR2, will it run on this?


AMD Athlon 64 (939) X2 Dual Core 3800+
Asus A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard
CORSAIR KIT Value Select 2gig (2x1gig) DDR2-533Mhz
Thermaltake Soprano (VB1430BWS)(Black) Tower Case (430W PSU)
Seagate 200GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA100 HDD 7200rpm Hard Disk
256MB Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 7800GT PCI-Express Video Card

ummm yer thanks
Grant




OH aloso what wireless network card should i buy to put in my pc to recieve from this

Wireless 108G Gaming Rounter (D-Link DGL-430)


cheers
 
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imported_rod

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No. DDR2 will only work with pentiums. You need DDR400.

That's why i was surpised that you had found it so cheap.

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Shizzle

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ok i have changed my selection and i am now going to get a single core 4000+

here is what i have so far! i would like to know what screen and ram and also Wireless network Card i should get with this set up! btw it is for games, internet and basic brograms only thanks in advance!

AMD Athlon64 San Diego 4000+ Socket 939 Pin CPU
Asus A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard
Thermaltake Soprano (VB1430BWS)(Black) Tower Case (430W PSU)
Seagate 200GB 8MB Cache SATA ATA100 HDD 7200rpm Hard Disk
256MB Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 7800GT PCI-Express Video Card
DVSA552B SAMSUNG Black 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner(OEM)
SONY MPF920-Z 3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive OEM Black
Logitech Wheel Mouse Optical Black (OEM) Keyboard and mouse
Logitech X530 5.1 Speakers
Wireless 108G Gaming Rounter (D-Link DGL-430)
Wireless network Card
 
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imported_rod

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Don't get the single core 4000+. Dual core is the future. 3800+ X2 is awesome value.

Screen: LCD or CRT?

Ram: 2GB Corsair twinx3200-c2 (if it's not too expensive).

NIC: You can get a D-Link 802.11g 108Mbps card for about $70

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