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X of Thulcandra · Jul 10, 2006, 04:43 AM // 04:43

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I'm building a comp in a couple of weeks, and I thought I could get some approval from a few of the die hard computer people here.

Here are the overall specs:

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
HD (Main): 250 Gig SATA
Video Card: ATI Radeon X1900XT
RAM: 2GB Dual Channel Memory
MOBO: ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Socket 939 ATI CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 ATX AMD Motherboard

Here are the parts, in detail:

Case:

Lian Li PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ($100.00.)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112025)

Motherboard:

ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe Socket 939 ATI CrossFire Radeon XPRESS 3200 ATX AMD Motherboard ($173.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131004)

Video Card:

ATI 100-435801 Radeon X1900XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card ($400.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195002)

Sound Card:

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic PCI Sound Card ($112.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102188)

Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor ($169.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103531)

Drives:

Pioneer Black 16X DVD Drive ($37.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827129001)

Western Digital Caviar RE/WD2500YD/250GB/7200RPM/16MB Cache/SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ($82.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136010)

Western Digital Caviar SE WD400JB 40GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive ($43.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144126)

RAM:

G.SKILL Value Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory ($178.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231032)

Power Supply:

Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply 115/230 V TUV, UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC($70.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103937)

Updated Cooler

ZALMAN VF900 – CU 2 Ball VGA Cooling Fan/Heatsink (34.00)
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...N82E1683511800

Total Cost: $1398.00 + Shipping

EDIT: Final Update, for now.

Vvon · Jul 10, 2006, 04:47 AM // 04:47

very hawt dude.
very.
very.
hawt.

Lurid · Jul 10, 2006, 05:17 AM // 05:17

The AC Case is bull, it won't cool very well at all. Swap it out with a normal case, and use the difference for an X1900XT. The accompanying PSU is garbage aswell, so if you do (for god knows why) get that case you'll want to replace it.

Memory = http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231032

Bleh, i'd wait until the 24th and pick up an X2 3800+ for $169, much better deal.

Tsunami Rain · Jul 10, 2006, 05:34 AM // 05:34

100 dollar case, use the extra money and buy another x1800 (identical) and run the 3gpu system!

Lurid · Jul 10, 2006, 05:42 AM // 05:42

Thats deffinately another option, though Crossfire isn't really what its cracked up to be, especially when one considers the heat output and extremely large amounts of power consumed....

X of Thulcandra · Jul 10, 2006, 05:47 AM // 05:47

Ok Lurid, how does this case look?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112025

Lurid · Jul 10, 2006, 05:49 AM // 05:49

Good taste, i've got the PC-7B Plus and I love it. If you can swing it i'd go for something like this though. Removable motherboard tray, better fan placement (IMO), and a few other perks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112116

X of Thulcandra · Jul 10, 2006, 06:02 AM // 06:02

Ok, I updated the case+power supply+video card. How's it look now?

Lurid · Jul 10, 2006, 06:06 AM // 06:06

Everything looks good minus one small thing, that GPU is over priced. If your really wanting to record television etc...with the All in Wonder, you'd be better off getting a seperate capture card. As the quality is sub par with those. You can get an X1900XT for like $20 more and get alot more performance.

EDIT - Why do you have a 40GB drive?

X of Thulcandra · Jul 10, 2006, 06:11 AM // 06:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurid

EDIT - Why do you have a 40GB drive?

I was going to use it for my backup.

Also, I think I am going to go with this card, which is something like you referred to: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814195002

Tsunami Rain · Jul 10, 2006, 06:21 AM // 06:21

nice. have fun building it

kvndoom · Jul 10, 2006, 07:19 AM // 07:19

Aren't the socket AM2 motherboards / CPU's priced about even with the 939's? If so, I'd suggest going with an AM2 system, so you'll have a better upgrade path in the near future.

midnyte13 · Jul 10, 2006, 07:34 PM // 19:34

gonna be a killer rig....close to what im putting together,,,curious,,,the link to newegg still shows the cpu at $297....is the price drop in effect?

Lurid · Jul 10, 2006, 10:47 PM // 22:47

No, it starts on the 24th of this month.

sleepy samurai · Jul 11, 2006, 12:55 AM // 00:55

Looks good. I would shell out for two hard drives type if you want backup. That way in the future you have room for RAID or what ever.

You may want to upgrade your CPU heatsink, if not for heat then noise. I forget does the 3800+ have the new copper HSF?

Also consider AM2 is new and not all the bugs maybe worked out of it yet.

Any plans to over clock?

X of Thulcandra · Jul 11, 2006, 01:13 AM // 01:13

Nevermind, I'll go with the AM2.

abacusnx · Jul 11, 2006, 02:20 AM // 02:20

great system but definitely wait til the price drop on the 24th for the prcessor

Lurid · Jul 11, 2006, 03:19 AM // 03:19

You should still go with the X2 3800+ when the price drops hit, its a much better processor especially for future applacations than that 3800+ and is within like $15 - $20 of the 3800+