Post your MB,CPU,Case,Power Supply, etc..

[dp80]

I'm trying to decide on a new system. Im learning about overclocking, and with these deals at newegg, I was wondering what people on here have builit and the prices or where you got them. I can spend around $400 to start. I am confused on what CPU, pref. AMD, motherboard, case, power, fans. ram. I have the other pieces for the system already, just wondering what a good combo would be. THANKS!!

 

[numark]

What the....?

 

[SOSTrooper]

So do I post my specs or should I share my dilemma at KFC?

*Edit* Oh ok I guess I'll post my specs

P4 1.6A @ 2.32
Asus P4S533
Samsung PC2700 256MB
Enermax 350W Whisper P/S

Athlon 1800+ Tbred A
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Samsung PC3200 256MB
Something 400W P/S

Nothing special.

 

[dp80]

sorry, I have no clue why it posted that, i had to edit it.

 

[numark]

Ah, makes much more sense now

Duron 850
Shuttle AK31A (KT266A chipset)
128MB Crucial PC2100 DDR
Channel Well 300W power supply in generic case

I really, really need to upgrade one of these days (and I would now if I wasn't a poor student )

 

[microAmp]

ASUS nForce 2 or EPoX nForce 2 would be a good way to go.

CPU... not sure what the best o/c'er is out there right now. It was the 1400+ AXOIA core for price and speed.

Power supply: Antec, Sparkle, and a few other I can't remember.

RAM: Samsung or Corsair, I would look at something above PC2700 or maybe right at PC2700 depending on what the CPU FSB can do.

Take a look in the o/c forum here, maybe search for AMD in that forum only and try to find what good overclocks are doing.

Case: I say it's your preference, I like my Chieftec (Dragon Blue w/ side window). You might like other design.
Case website 1
Case website 2
The usual website that have cases along with many other things.

 

[CraigRT]

my system is as follows:

EPoX 4PEA+ mainboard
P4 1.8A @ (right now) 2.26 (I am waiting for my O/C memory)
Nikao Zeus case
Antec 400W power supply (pp403x)
512MB Samsung DDR333 (bad overclocker)

 

[dzt]

my tank (cause I love it's fans noise) :
asus a7v266-c (via kt266a)
athlon xp 2000+
pixelview gf4mx440 64MB (it's choking my amd, consider to upgrade)
256 MB DDR pc 2100 visipro
seagate barracuda 40 GB 7200 RPM
generic casing and psu 300 W (with holes everywhere)

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: SOSTrooper
So do I post my specs or should I share my dilemma at KFC?

whats your dilemma at KFC, im intrigued....lol

 

[dakata24]

my aging system:

soyo dragon+ mb
athlon xp 1700+
antec sx1030 case / 300watt ps
gainward gf3 ti500
maxtor d740x 80gb hd
seagate barracuda iv 80gb hd
buslink 40gb usb 2.0 external hd
aopen 24x10x40 cdrw
liteon 16x dvdrom drive
512mb crucial pc2100 ddr

 

[magomago]

can spend around $400 to start

Stop! No offense but you aren't going to get very far with 400 dollars UNLESS that is for the mobo, ram, CPU, heatsink and MAYBE PSU.....this assumes you have everything else

Especially if you want to overclock you are going to have to get higher quality ram, you will need a more espensive heatsink (the SLK-800 runs around 40 dollars alone), a very good motherboard (too many people overlook the motherboard), and some luck in finding a CPU with good stepping.

I'm not trying to discourage you, but if you are tyring to build a full system with 400 (sans moniter) it is possible - but it will be limited in what you can accomplish (though it would be good for the time being...)

If you do go for a bargain system that can hold its own I reccomend tha Nforce Asus for 71.99 @ newegg (with integrated geforce2), 512 megs of pc2100 ram for around 120 dollars, a 1700+ t-bred (a or b....the As can go to about 1.9 Ghz while I've seen bs hit 2 Ghz) for around 50 bucks, the radeon9000pro for 80ish dollars

That already brings you to 321.99 (or 241 assuming you will use the onboard video)


But if you are looking into overclocking you should try to increase your budget somewhat. But the thing is people don't have that kind ofmoney and its understandable.


But I'm worried you are getting your hopes up if you think that you can spend 400 on a pc (with everything sans moniter) and pump it up to todays standards by overclocking

 

[Grimace]

i just built a new computer, my first one. this is what i got from newegg:

P4 2.4b $191
Asus P4PE $125
Maxtop case w 350w psu $52 + $10 shipping

i had some crucial pc2100 ddr, and a wd se 100gig hd, and a ti200.
it ran at 2.809 (156 fsb) max, i think the ram is holding it back. but the onboard sound quit working, so its at 2.7 (150 fsb) for now, until my sb live gets here. then im gonna get better ram

 

[Xazzu]

~ epox 8RDA+ mobo ($110)
~ athlon xp2100+ ($95)
~ crucial 512 ddr pc3200 ($175)
~ hec 350w ps ($44)
~ sk-7 copper heatsink ($25)
~ ys tech adjustable speed 80mm fan ($8)

 

[BmXStuD]

Duron 1300
Shuttle AK32L
PNY 256mb DDR2100 (got it on sell for $40)
gf4 mx440se
Packard bell case TOWER
Cheap COMPUSA 300Watt $40 psu

 

[Alphazero]

Athlon T-Bird 850 @ 1000MHz, AMD stock cooling
Asus A7V
256MB PC133 Crucial + 256MB Micron
Chieftec aluminium case (three case fans + filters for the intake)
Enermax 331W

 

[JBChance]

Parts......


Case/PS: Antec PPlus 1080 w/ True Power 430w PS - Free (got it as a gift)
Mobo: Abit NF7-S - $127.00
CPU: Athlon 1800+ - $69.00
MEM: Generic 256mb PC2700 - $52.00
HDrive: Maxtor DiamondMax + 8 40GB - $75.00
Video: PNY GF4 Ti4400 128mb - $179.00

Total - $502.00

I too had a budget of $400.00 and went a little over. Part of that is 'cause of the video card; I started with a Radeon 8500, but I couldn't get it to work on that board, so I splurged a little on the PNY (had a nice $50.00 rebate at Best Buy). The memory is substandard for overclocking, but I'm not really into that too much - can't afford to burn a CPU.

Put an ATi Radeon 8500 LE instead, add better memory, and a PS (bunch about $45), you're at about $465 plus cooling.

A Via based board would be cheaper, but I don't like Via......................

 

[bgeh]

My Rig
AMD Athlon XP 1700+
MSI KT266 PRO 2-RU(VIA KT266A)
2 x 256MB PC2100
forgot he case's name+cheapo PSU(it recently died).cost me 35$
HEC 350w PSU
Geforce 2 Ti
Seagate Baraccuda 40GB

 

[jeffrey]

I have a Lite0-On FS020 case and love it. This case fits nicely in my work desk and has space and mounts for 3 120mm fans. I installed three Panaflo L1A low noise ~30dba fans and they are super quiet. The space inside the case is awesome and it is high quality.

I ordered mine from Coolcases.com

 

[Ketchup]

My specs are in my sig.

 

[minendo]

Instead of posting all of my computers, I'll post just the main rig.

Asus A7M266-D
2 x XP1800+
512 PC2400 Corsair
Antec 1040B with Antec 400W PSU

 

[MikeMike]

look in my sig, the first 2 are dells, and ultimate is my custom computer cost about 1200 so it is a bit more than you want to spend

 

[Megatomic]

I bought/traded for much of my stuff second hand in the FS/FT forums. I guess I spent about $500 total on mine ($900 including the video card and monitor). Check out "Accelerator" in my sig.

 

[splice]

My Current Rig:

LEADTEK K7NCR18D-PRO (nForce2) Motherboard w/AMD Athlon 2000+ <-- combo deal for $190
ThermalTake AX-7 heatsink with 80MM Red/blue LED fan <-- $30
4 Crystal Clear 80MM case fans <-- $12
768MB PC2100 Crucial DDR RAM <-- ~$110 when RAM prices were really low
MSI GeForce4 TI4400 128MB <-- $0 got it as a gift
100GB WD 7200 <-- $100 from Sams Club
120GB WD 7200 <-- $50 from BestBuy
8x Samsung DVD-ROM <-- $35
Cheiftec Dragon case (Silver) w/ side window <-- $80 from newegg
Antec 350W PS <-- $0 from my previous case

So, I spent about $607 on parts.

I really like my current setup, it's been rock stable since day one.