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X of Thulcandra · Jul 28, 2006, 03:09 PM // 15:09

Well, I posted here a couple of weeks ago listing the specs of the comp I was gonna build from newegg.com. Well, after a huge riggamarole with ordering the parts (don't ask), we decided to go with TigerDirect.

Processor:

AMD Athlon 64 +3800 Processor

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...1-A64-3800%20E

RAM:

Corsair TWINX Dual Channel Memory (1gbx2)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=C13-5104%20PT

PSU:

Coolmax 600W PSU

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...7&sku=T13-1062

DVD Burner:

Pioneer DVD Burner

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=P725-3056

Motherboard:

ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=A455-2112

Sound Card:

Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic PCI Sound Card

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0&sku=C44-3232

Hard Drive:

Seagate / 300GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / Retail / Hard Drive

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=S130-1236

Case:

Gigabyte 3D Aurora Black Aluminum ATX Mid-Tower Case

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=G452-4002

Video Card:

XFX GeForce 7900 GT / 256MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&sku=P450-7832

Monitor:

Hanns·G HW191D / 19" Wide / 5ms / 700:1 / WXGA 1440 x 900 / DVI / Widescreen LCD Monitor

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...3&sku=H94-1904

It's gonna be about $1600 total, and it will be the nicest computer that I have ever laid eyes on. I look forward to building it! (It's a late birthday present.)

Omega X · Jul 28, 2006, 05:11 PM // 17:11

I give it an 8 out of 10.

-2 for CoolMAX PSU.

CoolMAX is iffy for its PSU quality.

EternalTempest · Jul 28, 2006, 07:36 PM // 19:36

Very nice rig

You should be able to play Oblivion on High / Very High settings with that

and run FEAR very well too.

Please Note the Dual Core 2 Intel's just came out (still can't believe I saying this) and intel may have the best price and peformance ratio... Took them four years to finally de-thrown AMD

so both AMD & Intel are taking huge price cuts on cpu's as we speak right now.

recon the mad · Jul 28, 2006, 07:46 PM // 19:46

get 2gbs of ram will spare u ALOT of loading

+ when u are buying a motherboard that supports SLI then buy 2x XFX GeForce 7900 GT
+ u should be sure the Asus motherboard can run SATA 300 i think it can but i really can't remember..
now when thats said i wouldn't buy a 300gb harddrive to have ur OS, games etc on.
Buy a cheap 30gb or something to have ur system and games etc on and a larger harddrive to other stuff..

totally right now i would say 7/10

Ozric · Jul 28, 2006, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Nice looking setup. Not too familiar with the PSU though. I've been happy with the OCZ 600 PSU I got back in Jan.

Feminist Terrorist · Jul 29, 2006, 05:56 AM // 05:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by recon the mad

get 2gbs of ram will spare u ALOT of loading

+ when u are buying a motherboard that supports SLI then buy 2x XFX GeForce 7900 GT

The SLI is only viable when you have games that support it. However, I would second the advice to get more RAM. It couldn't hurt.

BlackRecluse · Jul 29, 2006, 06:15 AM // 06:15

AMD ;[ looks nice besides the case..

ange1 · Jul 29, 2006, 07:44 AM // 07:44

pioneer is exp
u can get away with benqs and save a wooping $5
sound card is overated get onboard lol

majoho · Jul 29, 2006, 08:28 AM // 08:28

As someone else suggested getting a Core 2 cpu would be better (and obviously a new MB as well) however they aren't widely available yet.

nani80 · Jul 29, 2006, 08:42 AM // 08:42

You should change PSU and maybe Motherboard, if you don't intend to use SLI (go for A8N-E)

nani80 · Jul 29, 2006, 09:10 AM // 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by majoho

As someone else suggested getting a Core 2 cpu would be better (and obviously a new MB as well) however they aren't widely available yet.

Core 2 is certainly better choice, even the cheapest E6300 is faster than X2 4600+

majoho · Jul 29, 2006, 09:45 AM // 09:45

yeah, but as I said you can't actually get them that easy and it will most likely be like that for a while - even Dell can't meet the demand.

DC_Ross_Dark · Jul 29, 2006, 10:02 AM // 10:02

ew ew ew ew ew NVIDIA! They're the devil man! Firstly Thier SLI system is rubbish in comparsion to ATI's Crossfire and NVIDIA are known for crap drivers. ATI all the way.

causation · Jul 29, 2006, 10:48 AM // 10:48

X of T, Thats a meaty sounding rig fella, its almost identical to mine, for choice of PSU, i'd go Tagan, memory Kensington. Also, watercooling if you can

You have a sound motherboard one of the best IMO.

As for nVidia, they have been lacking in producing good drivers of late, and have no problems with them - yet

8/10.

lord_shar · Jul 29, 2006, 08:58 PM // 20:58

The Core2 Duo's seem to be the better buy at the moment, though availability is going to be bad given that it was just released:

http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/07/28/si...g_intel_curve/

If you can wait it out to get a Core2 Duo, then please do, since you will probably have more intel CPU upgrade options down the road.

As for NVidia vs. ATI: I have also heard that the more recent NVidia drivers have been flakey. However, I have not had any problems with my 7900GTX-512.

The NVidia 7900-line and ATI X1800 - X1900 should all be fine choices... can't really lose either way.