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Parm   05-29-2003 at 12:56:57 AM

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CPU: Intel P4C 3Ghz 800Mhz FSB
Motherboard: Asus P4C800 Deluxe i875P Canterwood 800FSB
Memory: Corsair XMS 512Mb DDR 400MHz PC3200 Cas 2 - Low Latency Platinum
Memory: Corsair XMS 512Mb DDR 400MHz PC3200 Cas 2 - Low Latency Platinum
Case: CoolerMaster ATCS-201 Aluminum Case
Graphics Card: 128Mb Hercules 3D Prophet ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
CD-RW: Plextor 52x32x52 IDE Re-Writer
Floppy Drive: 1.44Mb Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Drive: 36.7Gb Western Digital Raptor Enterprise Serial ATA (ATA-150) (10Krpm, 8MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 120Gb Maxtor Serial ATA (ATA-150) (7200rpm, 8MB Cache)
PSU: 550W Enermax EG651P-VE Whisper Quiet Dual Fan PSU
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum-2 Retail
Speakers: Creative Megaworks 5.1 550 THX
Monitor: Sony F520 21" FD Trinitron Monitor
Peripherals: Microsoft Bluetooth Wireless Desktop Keyboard + Optical Mouse


Am I missing anything? Should I add additional cooling?
Would you change anything?

Any feedback would be appreciated, Thanks.

~~There is no path to peace. Peace is the path.~~<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Parm on 05/28/03 11:58 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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Parm   05-29-2003 at 12:59:44 AM
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and a Sony F520 21" FD Trinitron Monitor

Do I need to order a heatsink and fan for the CPU or do they come bundled with the CPU?

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over_c   05-29-2003 at 01:18:44 AM
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Looks like a good package to me.

The retail P4 box comes with a heat sink and a fan.

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Prof133   05-29-2003 at 01:49:13 AM
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Corsair recommends that we not use the Low-Latency memory modules (includes twinx) with the canterwood chipset. Instead, get the XMS PC3500 memory modules.

<b><font color=blue>I agree with that solution ... because it is a logical one.</font color=blue></b>

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coolsquirtle   05-29-2003 at 03:33:38 AM
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This is a terrible setup so you should give it to me kidding~~~~~ how much is this monster??



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HardWareBoss   05-29-2003 at 05:48:05 AM
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One heck of a system you have there. Go with Corsair PC 3500. How many fans come with your Coolmaster Case?

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Parm   05-29-2003 at 12:37:54 PM
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Corsair recommends we not use low latency platinum modules with canterwood eh? Hmmm, do you have a link for that? Doh, thats a bit crappy.

The case has two intake fans at the front for the hard drive cooling, one outtake at the top, and one at the back.

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Turk   05-29-2003 at 12:54:16 PM
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I wouldn't go with the plextor, they are overrated(!) and overprised. TEAC has better average seektimes and thus are faster, but also expensive (although the cost dosent seem to be a factor for you). The speed ratings are less important then the seektimes.

Also if you have the cash nothing beats SCSI when its about CPU utilization, so again, if you have the cash the system disk ought to be a scsi. Atleast check it ought, and Tekram cheap scsi controllers are just as fine as Adaptec as long as you dont plan to linux.

GL

Turk

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Prof133   05-29-2003 at 01:19:28 PM
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Corsair recommends we not use low latency platinum modules with canterwood eh? Hmmm, do you have a link for that?


You can get it to work but they still don't recommend the low-latency modules for any motherboard with the Canterwood or Springdale chipset. TwinX is two low-latency modules tested together.(<A HREF="http://www.houseofhelp.com/v2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13126" target="_new">Link</A> )

<b><font color=blue>I agree with that solution ... because it is a logical one.</font color=blue></b>

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ezzlar   05-29-2003 at 05:29:48 PM
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Well, considering that computers loose half their value in 6 months I think you are over-buying. Buy some more pricy parts and use the leftovers to upgrade your system in a year or so...

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Parm   06-06-2003 at 07:47:16 PM
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I NEED MAJOR HELP!!!

Have put the PC together, it turns on for about 2 seconds then imediately powers down again.
I've tried disconnecting everything I can think of but it's still the same.

Any ideas??? :(

Open to all suggestions, elp!!!

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ad_rach   06-06-2003 at 08:06:19 PM
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U sure the cpu heatsink/fan is on properly?

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

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Parm   06-06-2003 at 08:13:46 PM
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I can't get the Heatsink and fan off now so how do I check it?

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ad_rach   06-06-2003 at 08:24:12 PM
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Hmmm...sounds like it must be on properly then.Is the fan spinning?Is the motherboard grounded in the case?

no matter how hard you try, you can't polish a turd. :]

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