New System Build

[Hott Nikkels]

I know you all must get like a million of these posts a day, but if some people could comment it would be great. I am but a poor college student, so my build needs to be on a budget, but reliable.

Here it is, desc, price, and Newegg product number. Price at bottom (total) is actual prices with shipping.

Hard Drive
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Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7.2k RPM SATA
$105
N82E16822148018


Power Supply
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Coolmax 400w CX-400B Taurus Silent Series
$40
N82E16817159023


Case
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Antec Solution Series ATX Midtower
$55
N82E16811129152


Motherboard
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Abit KV8 Pro K8T800 Pro 754 uGURU
$80
N82E16813127178


Processor
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AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1MB L2 Clawhammer
$135
N82E16819103444


RAM
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Kingmax 1gb DDR (512x2) 2.5-3-3 PC-3200
$90
N82E16820156020


Video Card
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Leadtek GeForce 6600GT 128mb 500mhz
$185
N82E16814122206

Misc
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Sony Black 3.5" Floppy
$5
N82E16821103116

Swiftech MCX64-V Heatsink / Fan Socket 754
$50
N82E16835108038


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Total $793.14 (With Shipping)



Thanks...

 

[Hott Nikkels]

So how is that for a complete computer ( the box anyways, I already have good speakers, monitor, keyboard, mouse... ) ? Pretty good price or not...

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=20-145-440&DEPA=0 better ram for 7 more bucks

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

So skip a dime and get that ram

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

I assume your over clocking, but its a bad idea to go for a 50 dollar Heatsink/fan with a mostly crappy PSU, i'll post a new egg better one..

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Looks nice, but I'd recommend getting a nicer power supply, like an Antec, Fortron, or Sparkle.

 

[ribbon13]

Acceptable PSU

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp...-023-01.JPG&CurImage=17-159-023-02.JPG thats your current psu ratings.. SOMEONE WHO IS EXPERIENCED IN THIS FIELD OF AMP RATINGS check it out, but I recommend agaisnt it just because I have never heard of it.

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-907&depa=0 An Antec solution, 15 bucks more than Ribbons, and could perform just as well, I don't know, I generally trust what ribbon says. *edit due to a tad bit of intoxication, guess what drug, wait.. i could just start a poll thread.. meh no im lazy.*

 

[Hott Nikkels]

It's had great reviews... here's a review of the PS against an Antec. It outperforms it.
http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=77867

It is dead silent, and has good ratings from what I can tell. I'll take a look at the Xcilio, what about everything else, is my only downfall the PSU?

 

[ribbon13]

XClio is sourced from Channel Well, as is Antec. The Antec linked has 2x80mm fans. That's actually a disadvantage to PSUs, as the second fan helps very little, makes more noise, and doubles the chance for a fan to fail ^^

 

[Hott Nikkels]

Here's a quick snippet if you don't want to read through the above review of some tests they did:

Coolmax Taurus 450w PSU readings ? Idle:

12v ? 12.21v - 101.75%
5v ? 5.00v - 100%
3.3v ? 3.41v - 102.4%

Coolmax Taurus 450w PSU readings ? Load:

12v ? 11.90v - 99.2%
5v ? 4.78v - 95.6%
3.3v ? 3.22v - 97.6%

Antec True Power 430w PSU readings - Idle:
12v - 11.67 ? 97.25%
5v - 4.89 ? 97.8%
3.3v - 3.20 ? 96.97%

Antec True Power 430w PSU readings - Load:

12v - 11.61 - 96.75%
5v - 4.82 ? 96.4%
3.3v - 3.17 - 96%

 

[Hott Nikkels]

How loud is that XCilio if you don't mind me asking ribbon?

 

[Hott Nikkels]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
XClio is sourced from Channel Well, as is Antec. The Antec linked has 2x80mm fans. That's actually a disadvantage to PSUs, as the second fan helps very little, makes more noise, and doubles the chance for a fan to fail ^^

That's exactly why I jumped on this Coolmax, it has a 120mm fan. Much quieter, as well as having 3 variable fan speed settings. Can you comment on why you don't like the Coolmax ribbon? Is it simply because you haven't heard of them?

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: Hott Nikkels
How loud is that XCilio if you don't mind me asking ribbon?

with a 120mm cooling solution? ^^ You need to ask? Comparable to Seasonic.

I don't have any experience with Coolmax's PSUs, but the XClio has a lot more 12v power to offer, and the one I got is very nice... its rated for 100mv ripple but reads at 35mv ^^

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

out of the 3 I would go with ribbons after reading the reviews

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

get.. ribbons psu.. and I think the cosair would be a better choice in ram for the small price difference..

 

[Hott Nikkels]

Alright those sound like good changes.

After replacing the RAM and the PSU with Corsair and XCilio, how's it looking?
What about the heatsink? It looks good, keeps my friends similar setup really cool... I could just get a Zalman but I'm afraid it will crack the core of the DTR chip because the zalman is so damned heavy.

 

[ribbon13]

Whoa... VS1GBKIT400 at NewEgg for $99 w/shipping :thumbsup:

The DRAM prices are falling. ^^

 

[Hott Nikkels]

How much better is the Corsair then the Kingston? They look identical to me looking at the specs.

EDIT: Yes I do plan on overclocking some

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

I have used Cosair and Kingston, they both have great memory, great customer service, and some of the best value ram, even with overclocking the FSB.

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

Ribbon, if you check out the Hotdeals forum, their is a bit of a price war on memory going on with 3 or 4 companies, New egg Zip zoom fly monarch etc.

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

*how low can you go, how low can you go*

 

[ribbon13]

Why don't you spend a lil more for 939?

 

[ComatoseDelirium]

For the Heatsink I would recommend(i think its the best other than the xp120, plus it uses a 92mm, so its still quiet-ish) the : http://xoxide.com/thermalright-xp-90-cpu-cooler.html , its supposed to work with all K8(754 boards) BUT it says 'AMD: Athlon64 FX 3200+ (socket 939/940) /Athlon64 3200+ (socket 754) and above' could be limited experience but, what difference does the 3000+ and the 3200+ have that would justify it not working