Upgrade advice

[Scouzer]

Right now there's a special at NCIX (Canadian computer shop - awesome) where almost all of these products are on sale:

6643 ASUS V8200 T2 PURE GEFORCE3 TI200 64MB DDR AGP $318.98 $318.98
6574 AMD ATHLON XP 1600+ 1.4GHZ 256K FSB266 OEM $209.98 $209.98
6381 ECS K7S5A ATX SIS735 SOCKETA DDR/SDRAM ATA100 AGP 5PCI AMR W /AUDIO & LAN $89.98 $89.98
6040 MICRON PC2100 256MB DDR 266MHZ CAS2.5 OEM $68.98 $137.96
6051 ENERMAX EG365P-VE 350W W/ 2 FAN $68.98 $68.98
5964 THERMALTAKE VOLCANO II SOCKET 462(A) HEATSINK&FAN Up to 1.5GHz $15.98 $15.98
Tax and Shipping will be calculated during Checkout. SUBTOTAL: $841.86




If I order this tonight, it would be over $100 cheaper than if I order this tommorrow, so I need this advice now.

1st off, I need the 512mb of RAM to play World War 2 Online, so that isn't changing

2nd, motherboard can't be KT266A as ECS doesn't make one and all other companies' ones are $100 more

I have a case, sound card, CDROM, CDRW, HD's, and LAN already, so I don't need those.

Thanks...


Oh and shipping = $22 CDN and $12.63 for insurance, shipped by Fedex. Does that sound good?

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Looks good to me but....
Crucial will still be cheaper if your order from them, even with the added shipping ($40 US per stick plus ~$10 shipping) plus you're sure to get the Crucial PCBs not just the Crucial chips.

Volcano II, I think it's a bit dated, you could probably get a quieter and more efficient heatsink + fan combo, although probably not at that price point.

-Ice

 

[Scouzer]

<< Looks good to me but....
Crucial will still be cheaper if your order from them, even with the added shipping ($40 US per stick plus ~$10 shipping) plus you're sure to get the Crucial PCBs not just the Crucial chips.

Volcano II, I think it's a bit dated, you could probably get a quieter and more efficient heatsink + fan combo, although probably not at that price point.

-Ice >>



Too much of a pain. Customs might jip me too.

As for Volcano II, as long as it can keep a non-OCed processor cool and not too loud, I'm fine.

 

[microAmp]

looks good, go for it!

 

[Scouzer]

I switched Volcano II to Volcano 6, and added an 80mm case fan...

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

That's what I'm talkin' about

-Ice

 

[Scouzer]

Ordered...this will be my 1st home build...wish me luck...