What do you think of this computer i built for my little bro???

OneOfTheseDays

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My little bro wanted to get a new comp, so i suggested that i build one for him to save him some money.

CPU= Athlon 1.2 ghz
Motherboard= Epox DDR mobo (don't no model #, but its the newest one)
Memory= 256mb DDR 2100
SoundCard= Santa Cruz
Vid Card= 64mb geforce 2 gts pro
HD= Fujitsu 20 gb 5400 rpm (it's really quiet, can't even hear it)
Monitor= AWESOME iiyama 19 " monitor, (model # is 191A or something like that)
Headphones= Sennheiser 495's
Case= Antex SX830
mouse, keyboard, sidewinder gamepad, and lucent v.90 pci winmodem

All of this for only $1250... gotta love the internet.
For $1250 you could have got a POS HP computer or some crap COMPAQ computer with a TNT VANTA.

I must say that this system bests my own system that i built last christmas that cost me almost twice what my bro paid for his. I really love his monitor, 19", only cost him $339. The Santa cruz soundcard is also very clean sounding and the harddrive is so silent i can't even hear it accessing at all (due to its fluid bearings), it is quite slow though, 5400rpm. Anyways what do you guys think?
 

OneOfTheseDays

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oh, i already built this system and that is the right motherboard. For those who own this motherboard, what tweaks should i enable in the bios to boost memory performance, i haven't really dabbled into the bios yet.
 

Shooters

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Looks like an awesome system. If you want to save a little money then go with an 1GHz AXIA Tbird and that thing will almost definitely overclock to 1.3-1.5GHz. I would also suggest a faster hard drive. A 5400 RPM drive will make that system feel sluggish. I have a 40 GB IBM 60GXP and it's very fast and I don't even hear it. A 7200 RPM Maxtor drive would also be nice; just make sure you get the DiamondMax Plus60 model because it's the fastest out of all the Maxtor drives. Also, don't forget about getting a good heatsink for that Tbird. Finally, I don't know which OS you're planning on running, but I would recommend none other than Win2k.

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Oops, didn't see that you already built it. Well, have fun with it anyway.
 

bozo1

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<< what tweaks should i enable in the bios to boost memory performance >>



8862222 is what most of us are running.

 

WildeBeast

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Yes, a good heatsink is a must as well for tweaking FSB, which is the best option if you don't want to mess with the multiplier. Read up on the subjext of overclocking, it is quite interesting.
 

crazyjoekuta

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how did you get it as low as $1250... i recently priced out a similar setup w/ pricewatch and with that monitor i would be over, esp. w/ the geforce2 gts 64mb.
 

drewski

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I think you should give your system to your brother and keep the new one you just built.
 

nitrousninja

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Built mine too and I got better stuff for less than a prebuilt with equivelent stuff. Besides its cool to tell people that you built it yourself.
 

OneOfTheseDays

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Yeah the harddrive is pretty slow here, but it is so silent it's amazing. I think I'll return that drive for the 7200 rpm version. Anyways installed some games (quake 3, tribes 2, unreal, and diablo2). All of them run fast as lightning. Jeez i love this system, too bad i'm stuck with my lowly 1100mhz slot a comp. Oh the HSF on this comp is the taisol one (don't remember model number).