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Planning New PC
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:37 pm
by palmboy5
Antec P180
ZipZoomfly
$117.99
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500
Newegg
$70.00
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ OR AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Newegg
$514.96 OR $391.00
mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000 (yes dragon, thats what you ordered
)
Newegg
$305.00
Sapphire ATi Radeon X800GTO2 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express
Newegg
$199.00
Western Digital SATA 150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
2x Seagate IDE 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Already Have
Nec Black IDE DVD Burner ND-3540A
Newegg
$40.99
Sony Black IDE DVD-ROM DDU1615/B2s
Newegg
$22.00
Total=
$1269.94 OR $946.98
anything im missing?
should i get the X2 3800+ or 3500+ for $123 less?
btw if anyone finds out why the totals arent $123 apart, let me know
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:46 pm
by Q12321
X2 3800+ is about $350 US at Tiger Direct.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:24 pm
by palmboy5
saves 2 bucks from newegg, sure, but as its 10 bux off bundled with the mobo, newegg still cheaper
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:14 am
by palmboy5
revise:
Antec P180
Newegg
$118.99
ePower Puma II 450W
Newegg
$46.50
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Newegg
$163.00
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Newegg
$322.00
mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000
Newegg
$299.00
Connect3D Radeon X800GTO 256MB PCI-Express
Newegg
$179.00
Western Digital SATA 150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
2x Seagate IDE 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Already Have
Nec Black IDE DVD Burner ND-3540A
Newegg
$38.99
Nec Black IDE DVD Burner ND-3550A
Newegg
$39.99
Total=
$1207.47
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:23 am
by 2005
Why would you get PC4000 ram for that rig, do you even know if the X2 3800 can be OC'ed??? And why 2 dvd burners, one would do just fine... copying on the fly is no good.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:28 pm
by palmboy5
i dont know if the 3800+ can be OCed or not OCed, but the fact that no ones goes on forums.amd.com whining about it i think it can... why the hell not
its not THAT much more than the single core i wnted to get, and since the multiplier is probably locked upwards, imma have to go by FSB so i got a higher clocked RAM because i dont trust the OCability of memory... and i think all the speeds between PC3200-PC4000 are too random, PC4000 is conveniently 250MHz.
with the dvd burners, theyre not tat much more than the normal ones so yeah.. and a few times i DID need to burn two at the same time to save time... and with dual core that should be easy no?
EDIT:
http://www.short-media.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38208
what a convenient thread, got the CPU i want going at 2.5GHz easily and below has a post saying his RAM is probably crapping out at 250MHz
fits perfectly
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:37 pm
by palmboy5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131568
bah its more expensive, out of stock, AND 1337! T_T
http://www.mylilsite.net/images/a8n32slideluxe.jpg
due to its fanless design, if u use something like watercooling it even comes with its own little fan u can add on if needed
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:55 pm
by palmboy5
lol i require your assistance!!
should i get the 6800GS or the X800GTO??? T_T
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:48 pm
by 2005
The GS has no extra unlockable pipelines, even though its clocked faster. Grab the X800GTO and unlock the 4 software locked pipelines then OC to X850XT.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:28 pm
by palmboy5
actually neither model has much modding potential, the true moddable GTO was the GTO2, which is sold out for good now..
i chose the x800gto because the connect3d package came with more cables to work with..
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:18 pm
by palmboy5
LOL NVM ew.
so.. like... the X800GTO is about the same speed as my current 6800 o.O, 6800GS is a bit faster.. i should get the GS then, no doubts now ^^
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:37 pm
by palmboy5
felt like i should update my list, changed RAM (its much cheaper and still 3-4-3-8, seems to be good, new company) and video card.. and changed to just two identical dvd burners
Antec P180
Newegg
$124.99
ePower Puma II 450W
Newegg
$46.50
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Newegg
$163.00
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Newegg
$322.00
gigaram mach1000 series 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000
Newegg
$245.00
eVGA Geforce 6800GS 256MB PCI-Express
Newegg
$209.00
Western Digital SATA 150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
2x Seagate IDE 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Already Have
2x Nec Black IDE DVD Burner ND-3550A
Newegg
$40.99 x 2 = $81.98
Total=
$1,192.47
LOL every time i update, i add in sometihng better yet the price always goes down..
ill take my chance with the gigaram..
"Considering that this is the first time that we have ever tested a Gigaram memory, we have to say that we are impressed. This memory clearly belongs in the same league with Corsair and OCZ, which is no small feat for a new memory company pushing into the High-Performance memory market. Time will tell if Gigaram delivers the same level of performance throughout their retail deliveries, but we certainly like what we tested."
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 9:29 pm
by palmboy5
fine u bitches, made one drive DVD-ROM
Antec P180
Newegg
$124.99
ePower Puma II 450W
Newegg
$46.50
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Newegg
$163.00
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Newegg
$322.00
gigaram mach1000 series 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC4000
Newegg
$245.00
XFX Geforce 6800GS 256MB PCI-Express
Newegg
$215.00
Western Digital SATA 150 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
2x Seagate IDE 200GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache
Already Have
Nec Black IDE DVD Burner ND-3550A
Newegg
$40.99
Benq Black IDE DVD-ROM 1650V
Newegg
$16.99
Total=
$1,174.47
OR... SHOULD i get two 6800GS and have an SLI setup?
SLI total would be
$1,389.47
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:01 am
by palmboy5
HAH. lol i got the X2 3800+ with some ECS mobo at frys for $280. newegg has it for $322 so w00t
what shall i do with the ECS mobo?
Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:33 pm
by 2005
Jerk off on it and then throw it in a ditch.
