What kind of system for $3K?

[Jumpem]

What would you guys build for $3,000? I'm going to put together a new box at the end of the semester (January). What are your thoughts...

 

[Jonny]

Any thoughts on AMD or Intel?

I say go for a Thunderbird 1000.

256MB CAS 2
IBM Deskstar 75
Geforce 2 GTS
Sound Blaster Live
16X DVD (Pioneer)
19" Viewsonic
etc...

 

[Jumpem]

I wonder if the P4 or Mustang will ne out by January? I agree with the rest, except maybe a Sony monitor. Speculation, video cards in three months... ...(expensive)

 

[Davegod75]

wow 3k would build you one heck of a system these dayz

 

[pdo]

Spend $1500 on a computer and spend the rest at a strip joint.

 

[Jumpem]

Here's what I'm thinking:

Intel or AMD 1Ghz+
Asus CUSL2 or A7V
256MB PC-133
Radeon 64MB
SB Live MP3+
IBM Deskstar 30GB
Pioneer 16x DVD
Plextor 12/10/32
HP 932C printer
19-21" Sony
Windows ME

All that totals right around $3K, maybe a little over. This P2-450, TNT-1, and SB-64 is getting old.

 

[TheNeck]

i would get a abit vp6, with dual pentium3 and as much ram as you can about a 1gig or more. and what ever else you want

 

[SUOrangeman]

AMD 760MP Dual Socket-A Motherboard
2 x Thunderbird 800 Socket-A
2 x Socket-A Silver Chrome Orb Cooler
2 x 256MB PC133 SDRAM
2 x IBM Deskstar 75GXP DTLA-307030 30GB
2 x Coolmaster 4002 Hard Drive Cooler
Promise Fasttrak ATA-100 RAID PCI
Ricoh 8x/12x/10x/32x DVD/CDRW Combo Drive
Iomega Zip 250MB ATAPI Internal Drive
Imation LS-120 2x Drive (just for kicks)
Hercules 3D Prophet MX TwinView 4x AGP
2 x 19" Sansung Syncmaster 955DF Monitors
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz PCI Sound Card
Klipsch Promedia Speakers
Telex USB Digital Stereo Headset
3com 10/100MB PCI NIC
Microsoft Natural Pro Keyboard
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 2.0
Antec Full Tower ATX case, 300+ W power supply

Minus the mobo, we're talking $3000 today. By the time the boards are available, Q1 2001, it may be $2K. I'm beginning to wane on the IDE RAID, tho.

-SUO

 

[troubledshooter]

bah dual post

 

[troubledshooter]

That would scream

Too bad microsoft doesnt make an OS that can REALLY take advantage of multiple processors

 

[arthurb1]

X15 or 10K II's ahhh the goodness.

 

[noxipoo]

i don't think you can do a dual processor system thats above 800mhz within $3000 and still get top of the line components for the rest of the system, and odn't bother with dual unless you plan on running BSD/Linux

 

[TGCid]

Get a flat panel.