Ordering rig from NewEgg... Major difference between these 2 HD's apart from space?

[mcjimbo]

Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS, OEM Drive Only:

http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE

vs

Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA II with NCQ Hard Drive, Model ST3160827AS, OEM

http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE

I want to place my order for my system. Put i figure to get another 40gb for $15 is a good deal, unless SATA II will blitz SATA 1 ? Also can you hardcore guys confirm my config, and let me know im doing the right thing?



Cases (Computer Cases, ATX Form)


ASPIRE Turbo Case X-Dreamer Black Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXB3KLW/350W"
Item# N82E16811144001
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$48.49



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CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)


Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH, OEM
Item# N82E16827151051
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$35.99



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NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3500A BK W/SW, OEM with software
Item# N82E16827152029
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$66.99



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Floppy Drives


NEC 1.44MB Black Internal Floppy Drive, OEM
Item# N82E16821152005
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$7.00


Seagate 200GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3200822AS, OEM Drive Only
Item# N82E16822148033
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$128.00



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Seagate 160GB Barracuda 7200.7 7200RPM SATA II with NCQ Hard Drive, Model ST3160827AS, OEM
Item# N82E16822148034
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$115.00



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Memory (System Memory)


Kingston Value Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200

Item# N82E16820141402
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$102.73



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Motherboards - AMD


MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL
Item# N82E16813130468
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$139.50



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Processors


AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939 Windows Compatible 64-bit Processor - Retail
Item# N82E16819103463
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$271.00



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Sound Card


Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" OEM
Item# N82E16829102178
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$81.00



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Video Cards


Leadtek nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT Video Card, 256MB GDDR3, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP, Model "A400 GT TDH" -RETAIL
Item# N82E16814122195
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$389.50

 

[mcjimbo]

Anyone?

 

[rpmcrash]

hi i would drop the sata HD and get a ide OEM hd . your 350 psu wont be able to put out the enoughf power for the 6800gt.
antec or enermax psu 500 watt would be nice . that be my only concerns. looks good after that.

 

[Mogh]

Curious why did you pick the 130nm process for the Athlon 3500+ and not the 90nm? Was it due to the bios problems with the MSI or since out of stock, cost, or does the benefit really not matter?

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-498&depa=1

 

[ViRGE]

Since you're using an nForce 3 board, there will be no difference whatsoever between a SATA1 and SATA2 drive, since the nForce 3 only supports SATA1. Spend the extra cash, and get the extra 40GB.

 

[RussianSensation]

1. Do you need all the features that MSI platinum motherboard offers? I am sure you can get Neo 2 for $25 cheaper and it'll have same overclocking features. Also have you looked at other boards like Epox? I personaly hate to pay premiums on motherboards but this one seems to have good reviews

2. Why do you need a DVD writer and a CD writer? If you plan on burning dvd to dvd, get DVD writer and DVD-rom only. Otherwise this is redundant in my eyes.

3. NCQ is useless unless you have Nforce 4 or 915/925 chipsets capable of using it. If you don't need a lot of space get 74 gig raptor instead for $150 on Newegg. You can also consider getting 2 80 gb hard drives for 60 a piece since that way you can reformat the OS any time you want. Store programs and OS on 1, games and music on the other.

4. I'd probably get Antec 430/480, Tagan 480, OCZ 420 or Enermax 475 power supplies. If you dont intend to overclock, Thermaltake 480 will do for cheaper. I have the same case and the power supply often drops to 3.12V on 3.3rail which is horrible as it causes my games to crash. So don't buy that psu. You can get that case w/o the psu if you like it.

5. Get 1 gig of ram => Mushkin Enhanced PC 3200 2.5-3-3 is $148 on Newegg (see how saving some $ on a motherboard and a bit off the hard drives can help you in places where you'd want it more, like 2x the ram)

6. If you are advanterous at overclocking get A64 3000 or 3200+ 90nm and a decent cooler like this one Zalman CNPS7700 - $33

Either way get 90nm cpu as they run cooler and overclock better. Dont buy Leadtek card from GameVE (any other store is fine), otherwise good 🙂