ORDERING TOMOROW (or next day) How does this look?

[Jeffreyg4]

hey all, im building a new computer and would like to know how this setup looks and if there are any ways to increse the preformance without spending to much more money?

heres the specs

RAM: mushkin HP PC3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR400 CL2-3-2 184PIN DIMM Dual channel memory kit

CPU: AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4400+ Dual core processor S939 Toledo

Sound card: Creative sound blaster X-FI Xtreme music 24 bit sound card

GPU: XFX Geforce 7900GTX Extreme 675mhz 512MB 1.7ghz DDR3

CD/DVD Drive: LG GSA-H10A

HDD: Western Digital caviar SE16 250gb 16mb 8.9ms hdd

MOBO: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX S939 NFORCE 4 SLI DDR 2PCI-E16

OS: Microsoft Windows XP home

CASE: Antec P180

PSU: Antec true power 2.0 550w ATX 12v v2.0 SLI 120mm Fan Power Suply


Thanks ANY comments would be greatly appreciated!

 

[PurdueRy]

What speakers do you have?

 

[kmrivers]

looks like every other build people are doing these days. I don't particulary like Antec PSU's but it should be good. You may get a comment about going with an SLI board if you don't play on using it. I would concur but you have not stated whether you plan to use it or not.

looks good i would say.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Think about getting 2 smaller hd's and putting them in raid 0

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369
Think about getting 2 smaller hd's and putting them in raid 0

Even though that doubles the chance of failure, and offers few if any performance increases?

I would not recommend this...

 

[Henny]

Unless you're desperate, I'd wait a month or two for Conroe. Use a WD Raptor and I'd probably choose a Fortron PSU.

 

[kmrivers]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369
Think about getting 2 smaller hd's and putting them in raid 0

Even though that doubles the chance of failure, and offers few if any performance increases?

I would not recommend this...

I concur.

 

[Jeffreyg4]

ok
1. Are you sure conroe is coming out that soon??
2. Getting 2 hard drives would cost alot more, so that is not an option and it doesent even really appeal to me anywase
3. about the psu, i think its ok i guess, but should i really change it?
4. i have logitech 2.1 speakers and i love them, i will probably stick with em for quite some time + i have sweet sony headphones that are good eneugh for my needs

 

[Henny]

Originally posted by: Jeffreyg4
ok
1. Are you sure conroe is coming out that soon??
2. Getting 2 hard drives would cost alot more, so that is not an option and it doesent even really appeal to me anywase
3. about the psu, i think its ok i guess, but should i really change it?
4. i have logitech 2.1 speakers and i love them, i will probably stick with em for quite some time + i have sweet sony headphones that are good eneugh for my needs

1. Yes, early July. Current Pentium D's are scheduled to have a price drop this month. The bottom line is that both AMD and Intel are going thru a product refresh in preperation for the BTS selling season. I'm waiting for the changeover. I'll either go Concroe or go with one of the existing CPU's which will drop in price. I don't think it's wise to buy right now unless you really need a system ASAP.

2. You could use a small Raptor for your OS and a larger 7200 rpm drive for your files. 7200 rpm HD's are pretty cheap with sales and rebates.

3. If you already have it, then it'll be fine. If your buying new then I think Fortron is a tad better.

 

[Jeffreyg4]

well i dont feel like waiting for 2 months, and i havent bought any of those parts yet, but other than the PSU how does the rest look? should i change ANYTHING?

Thanks

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Henny
Unless you're desperate, I'd wait a month or two for Conroe. Use a WD Raptor and I'd probably choose a Fortron PSU.

Thats hogwash!

you can't play the waiting game forever..
hardware refreshes all the time.. 6 month cycles seems to be the cycle.. sometimes less for various components.. If people played the waiting game their whole life, then they'd never own anything..

I say buy what you can afford.. That should be enough. I mean.. it isn't like its going to be slow

 

[Jeffreyg4]

when you look over my parts do you see anything that should be changed tho??

thanks

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: Jeffreyg4
when you look over my parts do you see anything that should be changed tho??

thanks

Your stuff looks right, just make sure your not overpaying for them..

 

[GimpyFuzznut]

I would get an eVGA video card if possible.

 

[Howard]

Are you going to overclock your CPU?

 

[Jeffreyg4]

im buying this pc off of ncix canada and it comes out to $2375 CDN wich ive heard from many places is very good.

i will NOT be overclocking the computer at all and i would have gone with the EVGA 7900GTX but its out of stock evreywere!

 

[Henny]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: Henny
Unless you're desperate, I'd wait a month or two for Conroe. Use a WD Raptor and I'd probably choose a Fortron PSU.

Thats hogwash!

you can't play the waiting game forever..
hardware refreshes all the time.. 6 month cycles seems to be the cycle.. sometimes less for various components.. If people played the waiting game their whole life, then they'd never own anything..

I say buy what you can afford.. That should be enough. I mean.. it isn't like its going to be slow

I didn't say forever. Things will become very interesting in a couple months. I'd rather buy at the leading edge then the lagging edge and there are specific refresh cycles in every component.

I agree that one call fall into an endless waiting game but in this case a couple months delay may be wise.

 

[solofly]

Originally posted by: Jeffreyg4
and i would have gone with the EVGA 7900GTX but its out of stock evreywere!

Have you checked everywhere? You can use my site for quick and easy searching...

http://solofly.canadianwebs.com/dealers.html

Nice setup btw...