Just ordered this system

[jlanka]

For a friend of mine (no not me). Any comments as to how I could have improved it a bit? He was in "spare no expense" mode.

<pre>ATI A-I-W RADEON 9700 128M $330.00
ABIT IC7-G $197.00
P4/3.0CGHz 800M 478P/512K HT $417.00
DDRAM 1GB TWINX1024-3200LL $283.50
36GB SATA WD 10,000 WD360GD 8MB $140.00
DVD+RW +R Sony DW-U10A-10 $283.50
POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TRUE430 ATX $82.99
2x 80GB MAXTOR SATA 8MB 7200 $246.00
VIEWSONIC 17" LCDTV N1700W $825.00
</pre><p><i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[Kezz]

Looks good, I am about to order a system too, like right now, and I'm wondering IF maxtor is better then segate SATA Hdds, also Im getting the IC7-G too and im wondering If I can just use 1 sata hdd to run windows

Aim: Kezzerxir
ICQ: 52297112

 

[okietex]

jlanka / keez ...

I'd go over and read some of the ABIT forum posts regarding the IC7-G and the IS7 ... Turns out that since the infamous "PAT" has been "enabled" on the IS7 versions of the ABIT 865 board, it performs very well compared to the "higher-priced, cadillac" version IC7-G. Also, *they* are saying that it even has the CSA lan on there too... BUT, I'd confirm all this by doing your own research.

<A HREF="http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13673" target="_new">just one thread over @ abit forums</A>

except from that and you might not even care, I like your system setup you have.

Oh - on the MAXTOR ... I bought the SEAGATES ONLY because I was having a hard time trying to find the MAXTORS in the SATAs ...

Have fun.... -ot

IC7-G 1.1| P4 2.8 800 | SLK900-U / 92mm Fan (AS3) | 2x512mb Corsair PC3500C2 | 2x120gb SG SATA RAID 0 | CM ATC201B-SXT | 520W | Radeon 9800 Pro | Audigy2

 

[Prof133]

I'm wondering IF maxtor is better then segate SATA Hdds

Maxtor ones are faster.

also Im getting the IC7-G too and im wondering If I can just use 1 sata hdd to run windows

Yes, you can do that if you like.

<b><font color=blue>Logic over all.</font color=blue></b>

 

[Prof133]

I can't think of any criticism that would be worth mentioning. My response: simply marvelous!

<b><font color=blue>Logic over all.</font color=blue></b>

 

[jlanka]

yeah, I wish I had this guys money. He's looking to add some real high end professional audio equipment to this thing, something like this: <A HREF="http://www.aardvarkaudio.com/aasd-v1/products/q10-main.html" target="_new">Aardvark Q-10</A>

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

 

[Prof133]

I wish I had this guys money. He's looking to add some real high end professional audio equipment to this thing, something like this: Aardvark Q-10

Wow, I'm not much of an audiophile so all I can say is that looks like some serious equipment there. Should be a good pairing with the above system.

<b><font color=blue>Logic over all.</font color=blue></b>

 

[Crashman]

I'd pass on the Antec 430W power supply and get the Fortron 400W unit, as it has a higher capacity, better efficiency, lower noise, and lower price.

Also I'd get the IS7-G because it performs as well as the IC7-G (with the latest BIOS), cost less, and has a space between the AGP and first PCI slot (allows for better graphics cooling if both slots are filled).

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

 

[jlanka]

I should've posted this before I ordered. Oh well, I think the Antec will at least work for him. Thanks for the tip

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>