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[goodfellas]

OK...after hours and hours of research I have come up with these specs:

Motherboard - Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe 939 NF4 Dual x16 SLi DDR400 SATAII Raid 2xGbE Lan 8Ch Audio
www.scan.co.uk = 133.95

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939)
www.scan.co.uk = 324.82

Case/PSU - Not decided

HDD - Maxtor 400GB SATA-II Hard Drive
www.scan.co.uk = 146.75

GPU - Geforce 7900GT 256MB
www.scan.co.uk = 253.79

RAM - 1GB Corsair XMS PC3200 (400) 184 Pin DDR Non-ECC Unbuffered , CAS3-3-3-8
www.scan.co.uk = 79.77

CD/Drive Drive - Plextor Black PX130A/T3BPB 16x DVD-ROM + 52x CD-ROM (oem)
www.scan.co.uk = 21.61

Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy-4 7.1 OEM
www.scan.co.uk = 37.59

Network Card - Buffalo 125Mbps WLI2-PCI-G54S-3 PCI Adapter Card 125Mbps* Wireless PCI Adapter Card
www.scan.co.uk = 20.79

Monitor - Not decided

Keyboard - Microsoft Black Digital Media Keyboard PS/2 USB
www.scan.co.uk = 11.15



Total = 1017.22



I still need the Monitor/PSU and Case but I would like some feedback on the system as it is...any improvements or advice?

 

[biggy52]

What is this System going to be used for??

If for gaming, i suggest you add in some extra cash and get 2 GB Ram instead of 1.

 

[abeck_23]

What are your main purposes on this new build?? Are you going to be gaming a lot, will you be doing any overclocking??

As for the monitor check out the Hyundai Imagequest L90D+.
Its a 19" with 700:1 contrast, and 8ms response time for gray-gray and black-white-black
and its the cheapest out there

 

[Bluefinger]

First of all, that mobo is not known for reliability, go for DFI if you want a SLI mobo, if not, settle for either an Asus A8N-E (I have it, fairly good if you remember to update the BIOS! The mobo will love you if you do) or something along the price range (NOT Biostar!).
Secondly, are you sure you need 400GB? Besides, a Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 (SATA2) 300GB is good enough and comes with 16MB cache...
Thirdly and most importantly, get the 4200+ instead of the 4400+, its just as good and probably stays cooler with the smaller L2 cache (Larger caches only needed for processor intensive programs, and even then, the benefits don't outweight the cost) plus you'll save yourself a nice load of cash, or even better, go for an Opteron 165 if you want to OC, because those chips just love to get spanked... ugh, i mean OC'ed... >_>;

Apart from that, nice choice of components, and hopefully, i just helped you save a whole load of dosh whilst keeping the potential performance just as high...

 

[goodfellas]

Yes, I am a pro gamer so I will be using it for some harcore gaming


Hmmm....well I might go for the 4200+ now.....even if it is a TINY BIT cheaper.



And yes I've also heard bad things about the ASUS Mobo...but it looks and sounds do DELICH ^^


Hmm I will re consider then I post the new specs soon ^^

 

[Bluefinger]

A tiny bit cheaper? I saved about £64 by sticking to a 4200+! That's just over $100! That ain't tiny in my books

 

[goodfellas]

A tiny bit cheaper? I saved about £64 by sticking to a 4200+! That's just over $100! That ain't tiny in my books

I'll stick with the ASUS mobo, just looked on newegg and it's got some pretty awesome rviews...unlike some of the DFI's.

 

[goodfellas]

OK, here are my specs:

Motherboard - Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe 939 NF4 Dual x16 SLi DDR400 SATAII Raid 2xGbE Lan 8Ch Audio
www.scan.co.uk = 133.95

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Socket 939 , Manchester Core, 2x 2.2GHz , 1MB Cache, Retail
www.scan.co.uk = 248.42

Case/PSU - Not decided

HDD - 300 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 , SATA II , 7200 rpm , 16MB Cache, NCQ
www.scan.co.uk = 79.77

GPU - Geforce 7900GT 256MB
www.scan.co.uk = 253.79

RAM - 1GB Corsair XMS PC3200 (400) 184 Pin DDR Non-ECC Unbuffered , CAS3-3-3-8
www.scan.co.uk = 79.77

CD/Drive Drive - Plextor Black PX130A/T3BPB 16x DVD-ROM + 52x CD-ROM (oem)
www.scan.co.uk = 21.61

Sound Card - Creative Sound Blaster Audigy-4 7.1 OEM
www.scan.co.uk = 37.59

Network Card - Buffalo 125Mbps WLI2-PCI-G54S-3 PCI Adapter Card 125Mbps* Wireless PCI Adapter Card
www.scan.co.uk = 20.79

Monitor - Rosewill R710S Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor Built in Speakers - Retail
www.newegg.com = $199.99 (113 sterling)

Keyboard - Microsoft Black Digital Media Keyboard PS/2 USB
www.scan.co.uk = 11.15



Total = 999


All's I need now is a Case/PSU combo....anyone recommend a DECENT one for hardcore gaming?

 

[Bluefinger]

Beware! Newegg reviews are NOT accurate... trust proper review sites like www.techpowerup.com , etc....

 

[abeck_23]

Beware! Newegg reviews are NOT accurate... trust proper review sites like www.techpowerup.com , etc....

Totally agree! Reviews on online stores are crap, its all people that have just purchased the product and haven't used it long enough.
And you don't know who the ppl are most of the time its some 13/14 year old
that got his parents to buy it, check out reviews by computer intelligent ppl that push it to the max and use it for the same reasons you do.

 

[bilbo3660]

Get 2GB ram now. Don't go cheap on your psu.