New 'Puter Time!

[zim]

This is what im lookin at gettin.

Enlight Model EN-72500AZB (Black) ATX Case w/ 300W $59.00
Lite On 48x24x48x CDRW Model LTR-48246SBlack OEM $67.99
Pioneer Internal ATAPI 16X DVD-ROM Drive $57.00
Sony 1.44 MB 3.5" Internal FDD OEM-Black $18.00
Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD 8MB Cache $164.00
Kingston KVR266X64C25/512 512MB DDR PC2100 OEM $125.00
Kingston KVR266X64C25/512 512MB DDR PC2100 OEM $125.00
ABIT NF7-S nForce2 SocketA AMD Motherboard $145.00
AMD Athlon XP 2200+/266 FSB Proc (W/THOROUGHBRED)$166.00
Thermaltake VOLCANO 9 Copper based Proc FAN/HEAT Sink$25.00
Panasonic Panaflow Axial FAN 80x80x25mm $10.00
Arctic Silver Thermal Compound $6.00 Linksys 2-Port KVM Switch $64.00
Shipping $22.28
Total $1054.27

What sayest thou?

(not gettin a video card, my old machine will become a test machine / linux box. I'll pull my radeon 8500LE out of it and throw it in the new box, and put my old geforce2mx in the old box. Not going to buy a new video card until the next-generation comes out, because with the 8500LE i can run just about anything at human-readable resolutions. Why bother getting a geforce4 or a newer radeon if doom3 will run like poo on them anyway.

[D_I]

Not a big fan of Western Digital. They have a huge failure rate at my company within the first year if you run them 24/7. Same with IBM Deckstars.

Seagate Barracudas run like champions over the long haul for us.

Business enviornment where the HD is being acsessed pretty much constantly.

Western Digitals have nice stats, but I would go for a smaller (80 gb) Barracuda.

Just my opinion.

[Escape Artist]

Western Digitals = SA-TAN!

Go with something else in that category, or I'll laugh at you.

[Billyman]

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Go looky here (http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?id=5&category_id=5&srch_type=catg2). I think you'll be able to find something for less dough.

I too was going to build my own. But after going to CompUSA occasionally to check out their new and refurbs, I'd be a fool to build.

[zim]

My specs have since changed:
Included is the Device, it's price, and it's Item$ @ newegg.com

ANTEC SX835II w/350W Psupply $86.00 N82E16811129119
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246 Retail $70.00 N82E16827106184
Pioneer Internal ATAPI 16X DVD-ROM Drive $57.00 N82E16827129113
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE $8.00 N82E16821103109
Western Digital 120 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD 8MB Cache $158.99 N82E16822144118
KINGSTON KVR333X64C25/512 512MB 32x64 PC2700 DDR RAM $128.00 N82E16820144201
KINGSTON KVR333X64C25/512 512MB 32x64 PC2700 DDR RAM $128.00 N82E16820144201
ABIT NF7-S nForce2 SocketA AMD Motherboard $145.00 N82E16813127143
AMD Athlon XP 2200+/266 FSB Proc (W/THOROUGHBRED) $166.00 N82E16819103334
Thermaltake VOLCANO 9 Copper based Proc FAN/HEAT Sink $25.00 N82E16835106017
Arctic Silver Thermal Compound $6.00 N82E16835100003
Linksys 2-Port KVM Switch $64.00 N82E16817107701
SubTotal $1041.99
Shipping $38.81
Total $1080.80

About the WD drive, western digital drives have been improving. This thing has 8 MB cache, which is just tasty.



--and Re: bman, if you can find me a machine @ compusa w/ this motherboard... let me know.

the whole idea of serial IDE is just yummy.
the whole idea of dual memory controllers for what could in effect be 2x memory bandwidth... is just yummy.

[D_I]

EA shall now laugh at you.

[Billyman]

Originally posted by ZiM
[color=limegreen]--and Re: bman, if you can find me a machine @ compusa w/ this motherboard... let me know.
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Just keep an eye on it, I didn't plan on doing your shopping for you. ;) Just trying to save you some cash.

What you intend on building is super nice so don't get me wrong.

But some of it is just for bragging rights. And if you build it, you are in fact going to have one bad-ass comp.

Rock on.

DI.........HAHAHAHAHHAHA! :p

[ACE]

Originally posted by Billyman
Go looky here (http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?id=5&category_id=5&srch_type=catg2). I think you'll be able to find something for less dough.

I too was going to build my own. But after going to CompUSA occasionally to check out their new and refurbs, I'd be a fool to build.


Bleh, go to www.newegg.com

or www.googlegear.com

And build your own. :)

Both have top quality stuff, and it's hard to find a better price!

Not sure if they have premade systems, worth a look... but if you want a premade one and don't find one there, take a look at this site: http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/

Those are some of the best premade systems I've ever seen, and at awesome prices. (Not to mention how they look...)

http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/PlatinumXP-WnidowSetlarge.jpg

:D

[zim]

Here's how the system stands right now:

AMD 2200+/266 Athlon XP Chip check
2x 512MB DDR33 PC-2700 DDRAM check
FD 1.44MB Sony check
CDRW 52x24x52 Lite On check
16X Pioneer DVD Rom (slot load) check
Arctic Silver Thermal Paste check
Thermaltake Volcano9 Heatsink/Fan check


ABIT NF7-S NVIDIA nFORCE2 CHIPSET Last seen 1/4/2003 Somewhere between California and New Jersey, Est. Delivery Date 01/10/2003

ANTEC SX835II MID TOWER W/SL350 350W Last seen 1/7/2003 Leaving mwave direct's warehouse, Baldwin Park CA, Est. Delivery Date 01/10/2003

[zim]

behold! for it exists!