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Replacing ancient machine

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muyyatin

Junior Member
Sorry to have my first post be so long, but I've been doing a ton of research and I have a few questions.
First of all, I'm looking for a new computer as my 700MHz 128MB dell laptop with dual booting on a 10GB HD is a little slow/old(2000)/breaking down. Especially for my
habits, which involve photo/video editing (majorly), some 3D modeling/rendering, lots of music, watching video, a fair amount of graphics programming, with a windows/linux
combo. Looking for a close-to-barebones system as I plan to upgrade later, but I need to get a system, any system, soon that will have a future. And on a budget to boot.
So MonarchComputer.com looks good to make a custom system, as I would not trust my own building skills. Not sure if it's too limiting though.
I've researched into compatibility everywhere, but still not sure about things, here's my temporary plan:

Case:
Antec SLK3700-BQE Quiet Mid-Tower (Black) $89
'cause it's cheap, looks good from reviews, hoping that the motherboard's onboard sound will work with the included 350W PS

Motherboard:
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum ($137 w/o SLI, $179 with)
Don't plan to overclock much, but you never know. I'd want to get some memory that would allow it?

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 512k 90nm $129
Winchester? it won't say

Heat Sink:
AMD Certified Operaton/64/FX Heatsink $8

Memory....?
Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PRO $171
Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT $133
Patriot PDC1G3200LLK $133
(All DDR(400) PC3200, 2x512)

Hard Drive:
SATA Seagate ST380817AS 80GB 7200-rpm $69
SATA Western Digital WD800JD 80GB 7200-rpm $64
(Hope to sometime get another(?) to RAID-0)

Opticals:
Lite-On SOHR-5232K CD-RW/DVD-R $34
(future?) NEC ND-3520A/GNB $59

Floppy:
Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" Floppy $20

Network: (onboard)

Sound: (onboard)

Video:
ATI (Sapphire) Radeon X600 Pro 128MB $96
(temporary, I drool over the lower-end of the Quadro FX's)

Monitor: (buying used separately)
Viewsonic 19" G90fb Flatscreen CRT $125

I need a new rig soon, so I'm willing to get some components now I can use until I have the money to upgrade.
Any personal feelings about whatever piece of hardware GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks!
 
memory: Dosent really matter, get the cheapest name brand memory.!64s arent really affected.Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT $133 looks good.
Heat Sink: : retail package comes with a heatsink. why spend more?
Hard Drive: SATA Seagate ST380817AS 80GB 7200-rpm $69 (segate quality and noise control is better)
Opticals: dont settle for such a cheap drive. go on newegg and order a lite-on 1633(or 1653 like i have) or a benq for like $55 to $60. sIm not sure, but one of the cheap liteon drives burn with some more thna avereage c1 or c2 errors.
motherboard: DFI lanparty Nforce4ultra($139)much better for ocing.
edited for typos(cant type now because i've lost the use of my index finger)
 
built this for a friend a few months ago
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (1.8GHz)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-501&depa=1

Mother Board: MSI K8N NEO4-F Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-491&depa=1

Memory: Geil Ultra Series Value Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 w/ Blue Heatspreader
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-310&depa=1

Video Card: Jaton nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "Video-PX6600"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-139-168&depa=1

Hard Drive: Maxtor Ultra Series Kit 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model L01M080
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-350&depa=1

DVD Combo Drive: Plextor 12X DVD+/-RW Black Drive, Model PX-712SA/SW-BL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-329&depa=1

Power Supply: XCLIO 450W ATX Power Supply, Model "XClio 450BL"
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-189-003&depa=0

Case: Antec Solution SLK3000B - mid tower - ATX
http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B48385
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=93000

The total price with shipping comes to $769.65.

I would change the HD to a seagate and for your application go with a 6600GT video card.
 
I've heard good things about the Antec SLK3000B and the DFI Lan party, guess I'll be building it myself 🙂 Should help with costs.
And definitely the Seagate. Is it worth it to wait for the venice core?

Thanks, when I have more time later today I'll be figuring many things out and hopefully with a bit better selection 🙂
 
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