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andvruss

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Can you beat this computer I want to make?

Currently:

Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
w/Fan and Heatsink, 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty $163 American (pretty sure)=194 Canadian.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80699-2&ps=ho3
Motherboard:

ASUS A8V DELUXE ATHLON64 S939 K8T800PRO DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA 1394 SOUND 1000LAN $181.26 Canadian.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=12639&vpn=A8V-DELUXE&manufacture=ASUS
RAM:

Corsair VS512MB400 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
Lifetime Warranty (2 of them). Appr. 155$ Canadian

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho1

RUEPOWER 430 WATT ATX12V POWER SUPPLY $100.34 Canadian
http://www.vibecomputers.com/index.cfm?loc=iview&if=n&vID=35762

Hard Drive:

120 GB Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 7200RPM 8Mb 9.4ms OEM - 8 Mb Cache - 5 Year Manufacturer Warranty $109.99 Can
Should I go with the 160 GB one listed on the first page for 10$ less than this one, or this one?
http://www.seagate.com/cda/pro...ai...discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,580,00.html (info)
http://www.pccanada.com/inventory.a...www.pccanada.com/inventory.asp?cat=harddrives (purchase)

Case:

SX600II PERFORMANCE SERIES II - *NO POWER SUPPLY* $57.90 Can.

http://www.vibecomputers.com/index.cfm?loc=iview&if=n&vID=190894

Floppy Drive:

1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE: $10.43 Can.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=6139&vpn=BLACK-FLOPPY&manufacture=Panasonic

CD-DVD drive and video card pending. Total so far= $808.92.

I have a RAEDON 9200SE I can sell for around 75$ probably as well...

Looking at this extra fan (if needed):


COOLERMASTER TLF-R82 80MM LED CASE FAN 4 LED BLUE 2500RPM 32CFM 25DBA

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=10227&vpn=TLF-R82-E1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
 
Yes. But not from a site that can ship directly to you. ;)

BTW does any one know if I actually need to apply Thermal grease to my CPU?
 
MarineCorps said:
Yes. But not from a site that can ship directly to you. ;)
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Link me up :p
I do have a relative in NY that we get Amazon.com things shipped to from Christmas. But I dont she would appreciated having 7+ computer items shipped to her.
 
andvruss said:
Link me up :p
I do have a relative in NY that we get Amazon.com things shipped to from Christmas. But I dont she would appreciated having 7+ computer items shipped to her.
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www.newegg.com Much cheaper prices. I got a 2.26Ghz P4 plus mother board plus RAM for $125.99 less then what your paying for just the motherboard and CPU. :D
 
andvruss said:
Ah yes, newegg. It really in unfortunate that they dont ship here :(.
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Yes I can't say I understand that policy. Overseas I could understand, but they ship to Puerto Rico. :crazyeye:
 
How about this one?

Case:
Coolermaster WaveMaster Case

Power Supply
Ultra X-Connect 500W ATX PS w/2 80mm Fans - Black w/UV Green

Processor:
[939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 4000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology

Processor Cooling:
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans

Motherboard:
[939-pin] Asus A8V-Deluxe w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard

Memory:
2048 MB Dual Channel [1024MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module

Video Card:
Nvidia GeForce 6800-Ultra 256 MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video

Hard Drive:
[Serial-ATA] Western Digital 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive

2nd Hard Drive:
[Serial-ATA] Western Digital 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive

Raid Controller and Configuration:
Highpoint Rocket Raid Controller PCI Card [Data Striping]

CD/DVD Drive:
16x DVD-ROM Drive

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive:
ony DWD-22A Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive

Sound Card:
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS PlatinumPro 7.1

Speakers:
Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer

Floppy Drive:
Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive

ZIP Drive:
250 MB Internal ZIP Drive

Meter Display:
CoolerMaster Musketeer System Dynamics Detector

Flash Media Reader/Writer:
External 7-In-1 USB Flash Media Card Reader/Writer

Software:
Nortan 2004 Anti-Virus
MS Office 2003 Professional

Case Lighting:
Cold Cathode Neon Light

Power Protection:
Opti-UPS ES1500C Battery Back-up UPS [1400VA]

Operating System:
Windows XP Professional

Comes to a total of $4,387.

A ton of money, and no, thats NOT my computer.
 
Strider said:
How about this one?

Case:
Coolermaster WaveMaster Case

Power Supply
Ultra X-Connect 500W ATX PS w/2 80mm Fans - Black w/UV Green

Processor:
[939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 4000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology

Processor Cooling:
Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Color LED Light Case Fans

Motherboard:
[939-pin] Asus A8V-Deluxe w/LAN, 7.1 Sound, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard

Memory:
2048 MB Dual Channel [1024MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module

Video Card:
Nvidia GeForce 6800-Ultra 256 MB w/DVI + TV Out 8x AGP Video

Hard Drive:
[Serial-ATA] Western Digital 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive

2nd Hard Drive:
[Serial-ATA] Western Digital 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA 8MB Cache Hard Drive

Raid Controller and Configuration:
Highpoint Rocket Raid Controller PCI Card [Data Striping]

CD/DVD Drive:
16x DVD-ROM Drive

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive:
ony DWD-22A Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive

Sound Card:
Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS PlatinumPro 7.1

Speakers:
Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer

Floppy Drive:
Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive

ZIP Drive:
250 MB Internal ZIP Drive

Meter Display:
CoolerMaster Musketeer System Dynamics Detector

Flash Media Reader/Writer:
External 7-In-1 USB Flash Media Card Reader/Writer

Software:
Nortan 2004 Anti-Virus
MS Office 2003 Professional

Case Lighting:
Cold Cathode Neon Light

Power Protection:
Opti-UPS ES1500C Battery Back-up UPS [1400VA]

Operating System:
Windows XP Professional

Comes to a total of $4,387.

A ton of money, and no, thats NOT my computer.
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A floppy drive and a zip drive? :confused:
 
Heres the last items for my computer upgrade(for now after these all I can upgrade is my moniter since i have upgraded everything else. :p)

OS
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=37-102-151&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

40GB HD(The computer it is for is not one that I will being using for much other then Bryce, Dirkey, and Civ)
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-140-133&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

and a nice upgrade from my 32x CD drive

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=27-101-209&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE


:D
 
ainwood said:
Well, you'd struggle to fit a PCI-e video card in an AGP motherboard anyway! :D
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Haha, yup. And from what I read, some of the manufacturers of nVidia's cards don't plan on making an AGP version. We'll see; maybe one of them will hear the masses and create one.

It sucks that Tigerdirect doesn't carry the NEC 3500A DVD burner - it's the best bang for the buck burner around. Also, if you can wait, get a new nForce4 board - then you can get whatever new video card you want :yeah:
 
Tigerdirect is supposedly not that great of a site....I got linked up with tons of good vendors, Canadian, at another site. Currently this is what I have:

ASUS K8N ATHLON64 S754 NFORCE3 250 DDR AGP 5PCI SATA SOUND LAN

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...Y&manufacture=ASUS

Looks pretty good: $127.01


SX600II PERFORMANCE SERIES II - *NO POWER SUPPLY* $57.90 Can. I am pretty sure this will be good enough, I dont really care about aesthetics.

http://www.vibecomputers.com/i...mp;if=n&vID=190894

I
do need a floppy, however:
1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE: $10.43 Can.

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...;manufacture=Panasonic

Also, I guess I need a decent cd-dvd drive. Sound and networking are integrated in the motherboard in this post I selected.
http://www.ncix.com/article.php?mode=amd


I got the processor fromt his site, so might as well the mobo and get free Farcry. :P

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
w/Fan and Heatsink, 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty $163.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...ode=80699-2&ps=ho3

I am pretty sure the price is American however..



This RAM looks pretty good. I want at least 512, if not 1 gig of RAM. 77.90

Corsair VS512MB400 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
Lifetime Warranty

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho1


TRUEPOWER 430 WATT ATX12V POWER SUPPLY $100.34

Most on the site for power, and got good reviews

http://www.vibecomputers.com/i...amp;if=n&vID=35762
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3120026AS 120GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive *** Free 2nd Day ***

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101436


Still cant find a Nvidia 6600 GT though (which is supposed to be very good for the price). Also, have no clue on cases for my gaming PC which I am trying to keep under $1000 or so Can.
 
I got this mobo for my athlong 64 3000, and its fantastic - jam-packed with features, and the quality is very good (including dolby 5.1 on-board sound). Again, its AGP though.

@Jeratain - I saw your comment about the 6600 not going AGP in antoher thread, but couldn't find any reference to it on the net. Do you have a link?
 
ainwood said:
@Jeratain - I saw your comment about the 6600 not going AGP in antoher thread, but couldn't find any reference to it on the net. Do you have a link?
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There is no official statement claiming that. nVidia doesn't make the cards to begin with, so it's obvious that they wont be releasing one. There was an email sent to Gigabyte (one of the manufacturers of nVidia cards) asking when the AGP version would be available, and their response to the person was something on the lines of: "Hello, there will be no AGP version of the 6600 GT."

Now, whether or not that was an official statement from Gigabyte is unknown. Even if Gigabyte doesn't release one, other manufacturers might. After all, nVidia has claimed in a few articles that they would release one. The question is when. We'll have to wait and see.
 
Currently:

Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
w/Fan and Heatsink, 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty $163 American (pretty sure)=194 Canadian.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80699-2&ps=ho3
Motherboard:

ASUS A8V DELUXE ATHLON64 S939 K8T800PRO DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA 1394 SOUND 1000LAN $181.26 Canadian.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=12639&vpn=A8V-DELUXE&manufacture=ASUS
RAM:

Corsair VS512MB400 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
Lifetime Warranty (2 of them). Appr. 155$ Canadian

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80098-6&ps=ho1

RUEPOWER 430 WATT ATX12V POWER SUPPLY $100.34 Canadian
http://www.vibecomputers.com/index.cfm?loc=iview&if=n&vID=35762

Hard Drive:

120 GB Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 7200RPM 8Mb 9.4ms OEM - 8 Mb Cache - 5 Year Manufacturer Warranty $109.99 Can
Should I go with the 160 GB one listed on the first page for 10$ less than this one, or this one?
http://www.seagate.com/cda/pro...ai...discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,580,00.html (info)
http://www.pccanada.com/inventory.a...www.pccanada.com/inventory.asp?cat=harddrives (purchase)

Case:

SX600II PERFORMANCE SERIES II - *NO POWER SUPPLY* $57.90 Can.

http://www.vibecomputers.com/index.cfm?loc=iview&if=n&vID=190894

Floppy Drive:

1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE: $10.43 Can.

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=6139&vpn=BLACK-FLOPPY&manufacture=Panasonic

CD-DVD drive and video card pending. Total so far= $808.92.

I have a RAEDON 9200SE I can sell for around 75$ probably as well...

Looking at this extra fan (if needed):


COOLERMASTER TLF-R82 80MM LED CASE FAN 4 LED BLUE 2500RPM 32CFM 25DBA

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=10227&vpn=TLF-R82-E1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
 
Now see.. I should have gone to you folks instead of Dell when I recently upgraded to a new system. One of you could have saved me a Bundle! :goodjob:

Ah well, at least I got a warranty and 24/7 helpline service. I really wanted to build my own system this time, but the technology has advanced so much more rapidly than my basic expertise it just wasn't an option.

I have to say though ~ compared to my last computer, this system seriously rocks. I paid too much, but I can't complain at all about performance. :cool:


-Elgalad
 
@andvruss: If I upgraded today I'd buy the A8V motherboard you mentioned. It was appointed "best product" in a test in one of the major PC magazines here.

I have the Seagate harddrive (120 Gb, 8mb cache, ATA100) today, but if I bought a new one it would defintely be a SATA one.
 
andvruss said:
Currently:

Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Processor Socket 939 Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
w/Fan and Heatsink, 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty $163 American (pretty sure)=194 Canadian.

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...od.../www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...ode=80699-2&ps=ho3
Motherboard:

ASUS A8V DELUXE ATHLON64 S939 K8T800PRO DUAL DDR AGP 5PCI SATA 1394 SOUND 1000LAN $181.26 Canadian.

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...E&...php?sku=12639&vpn=A8V-DELUXE&manufacture=ASUS
RAM:

Corsair VS512MB400 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***
Lifetime Warranty (2 of them). Appr. 155$ Canadian

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...od.../www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...ode=80098-6&ps=ho1

Power Supply:

RUEPOWER 430 WATT ATX12V POWER SUPPLY $100.34 Canadian
http://www.vibecomputers.com/i...am.../www.vibecomputers.com/i...amp;if=n&vID=35762

Hard Drive:

120 GB Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 7200RPM 8Mb 9.4ms OEM - 8 Mb Cache - 5 Year Manufacturer Warranty $109.99 Can
Should I go with the 160 GB one listed on the first page for 10$ less than this one, or this one?
http://www.seagate.com/cda/pro...ai...discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,580,00.html (info)
http://www.pccanada.com/inventory.a...www.pccanada.com/inventory.asp?cat=harddrives (purchase)

Case:

SX600II PERFORMANCE SERIES II - *NO POWER SUPPLY* $57.90 Can.

http://www.vibecomputers.com/i...mp.../www.vibecomputers.com/i...mp;if=n&vID=190894

Floppy Drive:

1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE: $10.43 Can.

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...;m....ncix.com/products/i...;manufacture=Panasonic


CD-DVD drive and video card pending. Total so far= $808.92.

I have a RAEDON 9200SE I can sell for around 75$ probably as well...

Looking at this extra fan (if needed):

COOLERMASTER TLF-R82 80MM LED CASE FAN 4 LED BLUE 2500RPM 32CFM 25DBA

http://www.ncix.com/products/i...nu...10227&vpn=TLF-R82-E1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
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Wny a floppy drive? Those are so outdated. 1.44MB of storage is pretty small. My new case doesn't even have a spot for one.. :p
 
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