Two systems, which one would you choose?

[sman789]

(should i save some dough and buy a 2.4C or 2.6C)

ABIT system = $1346-1446 (shipped)
Abit IC7 $145
P4 2.8C $300-400
2 x Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SERIAL ATA Hard Drive Cuda $268
ATI 9600 pro $165
Leadtek tv tuner $58
KOOLANCE SPECIAL (PC2-601W + CPU-200 Gold Cooler) $230
2 x CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 256MB $120
400w psu $60
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Giga-byte system = $1282-1382 (shipped)
Gigabyte GA-8KNXP $249
P4 2.8C $300-400
Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM ata133 Hard Drive 8MB (i have the same HDD at home so i'll do raid 0 with it) $100
ATI 9600 pro $165
Leadtek tv tuner $58
KOOLANCE SPECIAL (PC2-601W + CPU-200 Gold Cooler) $230
2 x CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 256MB $120
400w psu $60



if those $300 price tags for the 2.8C are true i'd definitely get one

i'll get more ram later on

 

[PClark99]

Personally, I would go with a 2.4C, overclock to make up the difference.

I would take the savings, ditch the 9600 and the Leadtek card and go with a 9700 Pro AIW.

But thats just what I would do.....

 

[sman789]

i'm saving 100 with the 9600 w/ tv tuner and the leadtek records in mpeg1/2/3/4

 

[sman789]

made it a 1gig system....the 2.4C is good enuf and the 1 gig of mem will really be good


2 x Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SERIAL ATA Hard Drive Cuda 7200 $268.00
2 x CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64MX64 PC-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader OEM $230.00
ABIT IC7, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 Canterwood ATX motherboard RETAIL $145.00
WORKS P4-430EN 430W ATX Power Supply- $50.00
TV LEADTEK WINFAST "DELUXE" TV2000XP TV/FM MULTIMEDIA CARD - $53.99
KOOLANCE SPECIAL (PC2-601W + CPU-200 Gold Cooler) $226
p4 2.4C $200
ATI 9600 Pro $167


total $1343.98
do yall think its safe/cheaper to buy every component from online vendors

 

[snidy1]

I like the Abit system.

 

[SpeedFreak03]

Originally posted by: sman789
made it a 1gig system....the 2.4C is good enuf and the 1 gig of mem will really be good


2 x Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SERIAL ATA Hard Drive Cuda 7200 $268.00
2 x CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64MX64 PC-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader OEM $230.00
ABIT IC7, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 Canterwood ATX motherboard RETAIL $145.00
WORKS P4-430EN 430W ATX Power Supply- $50.00
TV LEADTEK WINFAST "DELUXE" TV2000XP TV/FM MULTIMEDIA CARD - $53.99
KOOLANCE SPECIAL (PC2-601W + CPU-200 Gold Cooler) $226
p4 2.4C $200
ATI 9600 Pro $167


total $1343.98
do yall think its safe/cheaper to buy every component from online vendors

Nice System! Anyway, it's almost always cheaper to buy from online vendors. Where do you plan to buy from? I've ordered from Newegg.com many times, and just recently had to RMA (exchange) something. It went flawlessly, even though I may have made the mistake and f*cked it up.

 

[shoman94]

I'd take the Abit over the Giga....

 

[human2k]

Originally posted by: shoman94
I'd take the Abit over the Giga....

:beer:

 

[sman789]

its newegg, then infotechnow for the low priced koolance case, then ecost for the crazily low priced 2.8C and 9600