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Me buying a new pc.. I got a TFT and keyboard/mouse etc so I'm trying to spec up something decent.
This is what I have come up with so far, with my budget of £600.
Comments please..
Asus A7V8X-LSA1394 DDR333 KT400 x8AGP +Lan+USB2+ATA150+FW 1394
AMD *Retail* Athlon XP 2600+ *333 FSB* (2.08 GHz) with AMD Heat Sink Fan 3Yr
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Burnproof Retail Kit Inc Media/Software (subject to change)
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
128Mb ABIT *x8* Siluro GeForce 4 AGP Ti4200 TV Out/DVI/Dual
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
Chieftec Scorpio Black TX-10 BD 340W PFC Midi Case
This is what I have come up with so far, with my budget of £600.
Comments please..
Asus A7V8X-LSA1394 DDR333 KT400 x8AGP +Lan+USB2+ATA150+FW 1394
AMD *Retail* Athlon XP 2600+ *333 FSB* (2.08 GHz) with AMD Heat Sink Fan 3Yr
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Burnproof Retail Kit Inc Media/Software (subject to change)
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
128Mb ABIT *x8* Siluro GeForce 4 AGP Ti4200 TV Out/DVI/Dual
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
Chieftec Scorpio Black TX-10 BD 340W PFC Midi Case
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OK... for £650.. how about this?
Abit NF7-S (V2.0) - nForce2 -400FSB USB2+A133/SATA+Dual DDR400+AGP8x
91.36
128Mb ATI Radeon 9500 (STD) Retail x8 AGP DDR/DVI/TV Out
126.90
AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz FSB – OEM
113.77
Coolermaster CP5-6J31C Socket A Upto XP3000 AMD Approved
6.64
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
98.11
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
38.18
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
5.86
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
28.14
Casetek 1019SM Silver Metal Case (no PSU)
58.69
450W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC
42.30
Sony 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Retail Kit Inc Media/Software
39.94
TOTAL
649.89
Abit NF7-S (V2.0) - nForce2 -400FSB USB2+A133/SATA+Dual DDR400+AGP8x
91.36
128Mb ATI Radeon 9500 (STD) Retail x8 AGP DDR/DVI/TV Out
126.90
AMD ATHLON XP2600+ 333MHz FSB – OEM
113.77
Coolermaster CP5-6J31C Socket A Upto XP3000 AMD Approved
6.64
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
98.11
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
38.18
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
5.86
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
28.14
Casetek 1019SM Silver Metal Case (no PSU)
58.69
450W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC
42.30
Sony 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Retail Kit Inc Media/Software
39.94
TOTAL
649.89
§niper wrote:
> What are you going to do with teh machine?
Internet, gaming, VMware, web design, Java programming....
As for the case - probably change that.
Will look into the radeon cards now, and the OEM Athlon.
Ta
> What are you going to do with teh machine?
Internet, gaming, VMware, web design, Java programming....
As for the case - probably change that.
Will look into the radeon cards now, and the OEM Athlon.
Ta
Yea nforce 2 is better.. but if you cant afford if you can make do with the noise perhaps get the Radeon he suggested to you.. i heard very good things about the Radeons.
The onboard lan and audio are as good as you can get, the audio is on par with the SB auidgy with 5.1 speaker support and will save you loads :)
The onboard lan and audio are as good as you can get, the audio is on par with the SB auidgy with 5.1 speaker support and will save you loads :)
Nice. A few points though:
- although Chieftec power supplies are good, that system is possibly stretching 340W a little too much. Plus make sure that case has at least two fans (it should).
- a Radeon 9100 has more bangs per buck than a Geforce4
- a better bet than the retail version of the XP2600 is the OEM version, then buy your own heatsink. It'll be quieter++
- for the same money as that Asus board you could have the ABIT NF7-S which is in theory faster, with better audio
- although Chieftec power supplies are good, that system is possibly stretching 340W a little too much. Plus make sure that case has at least two fans (it should).
- a Radeon 9100 has more bangs per buck than a Geforce4
- a better bet than the retail version of the XP2600 is the OEM version, then buy your own heatsink. It'll be quieter++
- for the same money as that Asus board you could have the ABIT NF7-S which is in theory faster, with better audio
What are you going to do with teh machine?
Me buying a new pc.. I got a TFT and keyboard/mouse etc so I'm trying to spec up something decent.
This is what I have come up with so far, with my budget of £600.
Comments please..
Asus A7V8X-LSA1394 DDR333 KT400 x8AGP +Lan+USB2+ATA150+FW 1394
AMD *Retail* Athlon XP 2600+ *333 FSB* (2.08 GHz) with AMD Heat Sink Fan 3Yr
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Burnproof Retail Kit Inc Media/Software (subject to change)
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
128Mb ABIT *x8* Siluro GeForce 4 AGP Ti4200 TV Out/DVI/Dual
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
Chieftec Scorpio Black TX-10 BD 340W PFC Midi Case
This is what I have come up with so far, with my budget of £600.
Comments please..
Asus A7V8X-LSA1394 DDR333 KT400 x8AGP +Lan+USB2+ATA150+FW 1394
AMD *Retail* Athlon XP 2600+ *333 FSB* (2.08 GHz) with AMD Heat Sink Fan 3Yr
80Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache) 1yr
1.44Mb Samsung Floppy Disk Drive
Lite-On 52x24x52 CDRW IDE Burnproof Retail Kit Inc Media/Software (subject to change)
Panasonic 16x48 DVD ROM (Read DVD-RAM also)
128Mb ABIT *x8* Siluro GeForce 4 AGP Ti4200 TV Out/DVI/Dual
512Mb PC2700 (PC333) DDR Memory (Major)
Chieftec Scorpio Black TX-10 BD 340W PFC Midi Case
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