Please critique this system for me

[Zebo]

Anything you would change? I priced it at about $1500 and plan to OC to 2200+ if possible...

Thanks


- CPU P4 1.6 a
$140.00

-ANTEC Performance PLUS Model PLUS1080- with Antec Original TRUE P4 Power Supply 430Watt
SOHO File Server
$135.00


-CD Recorder/Rewritable Drive
Sony 24x10x40 Cdrw Model CRX175 O
$55.00

-Fan / Cooling Device - CPU
Thermaltake VOLCANO 7+. (With Fan Speed H.M.L RPM Setting Cable) Variable Fan Speed Control. TINY FIN TECHNOLOGY.
$42.00

--Hard Drives - IDE
WD WESTERN DIGITAL EIDE HARD DRIVE 40GB 7200RPM MODEL
$73.00

-Keyboards - English
MICROSOFT OFFICE KEYBOARD USB & PS/2 VER. 1.0A -
$26.00

-Memory - PC (DDR)
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series CMX512-2700C2 PC2700 DDR RAM 333MHz w/
$208.00


-Monitors - LCD Flat Panel
NEC/MITSUBISHI MultiSync LCD1720M 1720M (White cabinet) I
$635.00

-Motherboards - Intel
ASUS P4B533 Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Specifications: Processor Socket 478 for
$146.00

-Mouse
Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse PS/2 & USB - OEM A unique IntelliEye® optical sensor
$16.00


-Video Cards
ATI OEM RADEON 7500 64MB DDR AGP BULK,Power by ATI ,Powered by the RADEON 7500 graphics
$65.00

 

[Scouzer]

My opinion from last thread:

Get a Lite-on CDRW instead.
Maxtor and IBM are better than WD.
Thats a weak video card for the system if you plan to game.

Why a bloody P4? Its terrible for a budget.

 

[John]

2200+ for an Intel?

[*]You don't need the Thermalcrap HSF, stick with the one that comes with the retail 1.6a
[*]Use the 42.00 you saved to get the Radeon 8500 instead
[*]Get the Liteon 32x12x40 for 3.00 more
[*]Get Samsung Original PC2700 and save ~40.00
[*]Are you going to use integrated sound?
[*]Speakers?
[*]Windows 3.11?

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
My opinion from last thread:

Get a Lite-on CDRW instead.
Maxtor and IBM are better than WD.
Thats a weak video card for the system if you plan to game.

Why a bloody P4? Its terrible for a budget.

Thanks Scouzer

OK Lite-on better. Will change that.
Now the WD drives I have in other systems are very quite and have never failed so I'll stick with what I know and like for now.

Which video card is decent for around $150 max? I really don't want to spend more than that.

Bloody p4'a is very overclockable. Check oout some of the OC's people are getting from them. Basically you get a $500 chip for $140. Plus it's cooler running than AMD are right now.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: John
2200+ for an Intel?

Mhz that is, black silicon, Texas speed

[*]You don't need the Thermalcrap HSF, stick with the one that comes with the retail 1.6a

Alright... Thanks Always built amds so this new

[*]Use the 42.00 you saved to get the Radeon 8500 instead

OK lemme see if it's not too much

[*]Get the Liteon 32x12x40 for 3.00 more

Everyone seems to concur Screw the Sony

[*]Get Samsung Original PC2700 and save ~40.00

For OC this is suffencient? in a 1.6a OC you can only bump the FSB and I would like to achive 160mhz so I thought the higher rated mem would be better?

[*]Are you going to use integrated sound?

Yes, comes with cmedia 6 channel which is decent?

[*]Speakers?

Yes I have altec lansing 641's

[*]Windows 3.11?

Just say no

 

[RedShirt]

Get the Hercules 128MB Radeon with DVI, TV Out for 130 shipped from newegg. Or maybe a GF4 Ti4200 for under 150... I'd personally get the Radeon though.

 

[John]

For OC this is suffencient? in a 1.6a OC you can only bump the FSB and I would like to achive 160mhz so I thought the higher rated mem would be better?

The Corsair you were looking at is PC2700, and so is the Samsung Original. It is rated to do 166MHz, but most will do 180+MHz. My Samsung Original PC2700 does 200MHz.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: John

For OC this is suffencient? in a 1.6a OC you can only bump the FSB and I would like to achive 160mhz so I thought the higher rated mem would be better?

The Corsair you were looking at is PC2700, and so is the Samsung Original. It is rated to do 166MHz, but most will do 180+MHz. My Samsung Original PC2700 does 200MHz.

Thanks John

I think I got it now.

Get the Samsung (they make eveything now BTW) for $170
Get the Liteon
Get the 8500
Get retail P4
And get more games

Total is 1484 with a 17" Very good NEC LCD

Would you change the case? $135 is a lot but I've heard the x-tra power helps and that case is rock solid?

 

[John]

That case is a sweet piece of equipment. Even though the powersupply is overkill for what you are going to be using it for now, it will hold you over for years to come. The only bad thing is that Antec charges a premium for their cases. You could pick up a Chieftec (Antec in desquise) for half price and comes with a 420w Channel Well (Antec) psu.