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one last chance to change system

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poMONKey

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i have newegg and googlegear open and am ready to buy the bulk of my system today....
my first build and only the third computer period. I "know" lots, but have no real world experience other than changing a vid card and the like and reading stuff on the boards. i think i got it all and right ( not that its SO hard to get it right ), but want the last word to be someone(s) that HAS more experience than i... if you dont mind:


NEW 'puter ( all prices include shipping ): Grand Total for whole system w/shipping - $1985.41 😀 - smokin for less than 2 large!!!


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Intel Pentium 4 / 3.06GHz 512k 478 Pin Processor HT Technology 533 MHz FSB - 567.00

Gigabyte GA-8INXP - $260.00

Asus V9280S/TVD 128MB Geforce 4 TI4200 DDR **AGP8X** - 219.99

X2 Corsair TWINX512-3200LL 512MB DDR400 XMS3200 2x32Mx64 2x184 DIMM CAS2 Dual-Channel Memory w/Heat Spreader - 382.00

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition WD800JB 80GB ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer - 101.50

CaseMaxx 610 alum / lime-green - sWEEt clear window in side w/92mm Vantec Stealth Pro fan - $105.85

Thermaltake P4 Spark 7 - $36.00

X2 - Vantec Tornado TD8038H High Airflow Case Fan - 41.98

Liteon LTR-48246S 48x24x48 E-IDE CD-RW Drive - 56.00

Liteon LTD-165H (XJHD165H)/LTD-166S (XJHD166S) 16x IDE DVD - 43.50

Sony FD MPF920 (3945) 1.44MB 3.5in Floppy Disk Drive - 14.00

Antec TruePower True480 480W Power Supply - 86.99

... sorry about the prices ( or not... 🙂 ) copy and pasted from a monetary record i was keeping ...

i am shying away from the radeon 9700 pro for fear of probs... just want to play 😉... for now i'll wait until things settle a bit, new bios maybe...blah blah blah... i dont think the asus card will be a bottleneck, hope not.

but besides that, hows it look? TIA
 
You do know there's no firewire on the gigabyte?
I would go for the ASUS's P4G8X DELUXE but except for that little thing, the rest look fine to me.
If it'S your first computer bulding...be carefull..read your mobo manuel to be sure of what you are doing.
You know, for +10$ on the PSU you could have the same thing but with blue led inside it..new feature from antec..pretty cool.
 
w0w.... the 8inxp has a blue led on its dual power supply fan... couple that with the antec blue... now i gotta go to lan parties 😎

i already have the 8inxp... i dont need no firewire port anyway 😉

thanks + cheers!
 
Looks good... although I wouldnt pair a 4200 with a 3.0HT... Id get a high-midrange CPU and a higher end Vided card...
 
thats usually the cause of probs on the 8inxp... havent really read about any other probs accept some dual power weirdness...
 
Looks ok. If I were you, i'd definately go with the Asus P4G8X Deluxe. Then get a P4 2.4Ghz and overclock is past 3.0ghz, then spend the money saved on a Radeon 9700 Pro. Just curious, what applications are you running that requires the 3.06GHz processor?
 
im not afraid of the 9700 pro, im afraid of the 9700 pro with my 8inxp. i have had issues with installing ati drivers, but that is supposed to be a thing of the past... its just my mobo is a little touchy with this card... so im waiting ( not really, since the 4200 is OC-able to about 4600 speeds... ) until a new bios is out .....something...

unless this is a BIG mistake to get this card, i think im buying it

BTW... im not a subscriber yet, so i cant read your thread... thanks tho 🙂
 
or you could get a AMD 2400+ with nforce2 and up the fsb, and have it run at same speed as 3.06 for much less...
the flagship intel proc is too pricy, spend your money elsewere.
 
Get an Albatron geforce 4 Ti4680 turbo, for $187.00 (newegg). Awesome overclocker and has many great features.
 
Originally posted by: Jonko
Get an Albatron geforce 4 Ti4680 turbo, for $187.00 (newegg). Awesome overclocker and has many great features.
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I second this opinion...Albatron makes a nice video card.

 
Originally posted by: Jonko
Get an Albatron geforce 4 Ti4680 turbo, for $187.00 (newegg). Awesome overclocker and has many great features.
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man... you think you've done some research and looking around for stuff, then someone shows you something new (and cheaper ( better too? ) )... this is worse than waiting for the next fastest thing... at least you think you know what your waiting for...

...too much hardware!!! :Q
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