Please rate my new system...

this is what ive come up with so far... im looking to make a machine which is going to be for gaming for a long time... ( relitivity speaking, of course )

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Shuttle nForce3 150 Motherboard Model AN50R
Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 x2
ATI RADEON 9800PRO, 128MB DDR (wondering if its worth it to go to 256)
Western Digital 120GB special Ed. 7200 rpm
Lian Li PC-65B mid Tower
...probabilly one of the audigy sound cards.

tell me what you think.

Looks like a nice system. I'd have probally been inclined to go with the via chipset but it looks good regardless and I think you'll be quite happy with the performance.

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THG in a recent review declared MSI K8T Neo as the best mobo for A64 CPUs. Othen than that, it looks really good!

nforce boards are top of the line, Nvidia designs those chip-sets obviously and that is saying allot considering they are the word leaders in graphics GPU's.

The fact that the nForce2 chipsets won chipset of the year for 2003 and Tom's hardware guide gave the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe board with the nForce2 chipset Board of the year including putting the Tom's Logo on the Box and in posts they say the nForce motherboards out perform other types of chipsets by nearly 300%.

Nice system you have there I purchased and updated my current system and went to the A7N8X Deluxe board from my A7V8X-X Via chipset board.

The Via Chipset worked fine for me but this new nForce chipset is untouchable and now you have me looking at the new nForce3 chipsets.

Barton 3200+ 400MHz
A7N8X Deluxe
Liquid
2x512 KinstonHyperX PC3200
GeForce FX5900
Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus9@80Gig
SONY CD 52x
SONY RW 52x/24x/52x
SONY DVD 16x/40x

are they giving a date we should expect the SIS 755 to come out?

... the dregs of upgrading, you always want to wait a little bit longer for that one part

Looks good;but heres AMD's recommended shuttle mobo for the amd64 3000+

"AMD Athlon™ 64 3000+

ATX Form Factor, Shuttle.

Vendor Model Revision
Form Factor Chipset Bios
No results returned for this motherboard search."

Yeah, they certinly take thier time. Ill oust the shuttle, Perhaps replace it with the MSI K8T Neo board? Did anyone know if that board is unlocked for overclocking?

by the way, sorry if this is moving off the topic of the forum.

Awesome, thanks alot for your reviews. I was probabilly going to switch the memory out for some Mushkin PC3500 Level-II memory, as I was advised it was a better way to go.

I would have felt like an ass if I ordered parts which dident go together. The worst was a few years back when I was still getting into the swing of things, I was putting together two workstations for my dad, and I ordered the wrong socket CPU for the mobo.

" uhh, yeah. I guess they shipped the wrong thing, Dad... "

haha.

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SiS is making better chipsets than VIA, DFI should have a top notch board with SiS in the near future.

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That Mushkin memory will be better and should come in handy should you decide to overclock...

HAHAHAHA! Good excuse!

Damn Rambus.

Sorry, I saw it mentioned in Anandtech a while back and haven't really looked for it. But I've seen 3 reviews now of SiS's 755 reference board.

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AS5 is the best, but will void AMD's warranty. As for a good HS, not sure, you might want to ask somebody else (something large and copper should do the trick). Getting a silent fan now and maybe a hi-po fan later could prove to be useful in OCing...or an adjustable one to save money.

Damn Rambus.

I give your system a 1.2Q+ rating!

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Right now SiS has the fastest chipset for the P4 and the A64.

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NVIDIA nForce2 Declared Best Chipset of 2003


Readers of Tom’s Hardware Guide Recognize NVIDIA Platform Technology and Partner Motherboards as Innovations of the Year

For further information, contact:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SANTA CLARA, CA—DECEMBER 8, 2003—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that readers of Tom’s Hardware Guide (www.tomshardware.com), a leading technology Web publication, have recognized NVIDIA nForce™2 media and communication processors (MCPs) as the “best innovation in chipsets” for 2003.

As one of the most influential tech publications on the Internet, Tom’s Hardware Guide delivers hard-hitting reviews and unbiased news to more than 2.5 million visitors a month. The majority of visitors to Tom’s Hardware Guide are tech-savvy PC experts, power buyers and major influencers of technology purchasing decisions—the perfect demographic for evaluating, using and recommending NVIDIA technologies to users on a global basis.

Winning more than 44% of the 20,000 votes cast worldwide, NVIDIA nForce2 technology garnered more votes overall than the next two competitive products combined. In addition, two NVIDIA nForce2-based motherboards—the ASUSTeK A7N8X Deluxe and the DFI LanParty NFII—collected 44.8% of the total votes in the “Best Innovation in Motherboards” category, with the ASUSTeK A7N8X Deluxe ahead of the pack by more than 300%.

“We’re ecstatic that the readers of Tom’s Hardware Guide once again have chosen NVIDIA nForce2 MCPs as their preferred motherboard technology,” said Dan Vivoli, executive vice president of marketing at NVIDIA. “We think our 2004 line-up of products is even more exciting and innovative and we look forward to getting them into the hands of the consumers that typify Tom’s Hardware Guide readership”

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Barton 3200+ 400MHz
A7N8X Deluxe
Liquid
2x512 KinstonHyperX PC3200
GeForce FX5900
Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus9@80Gig
SONY CD 52x
SONY RW 52x/24x/52x
SONY DVD 16x/40x

This is what I got from you ? Ya lost me all to hell on this one. Are you replying to me or one of the other fish in this tank ?


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Heh, I just talked to a friend of mine that works at a comp usa (I used to work there to, but alas, im free of the demon) and he said he will pricematch newegg.com. haha....

not that comp has a good selection, but it will just make it more convient for some of the items. Just thought it was funny.


Barton 3200+ 400MHz
A7N8X Deluxe
Liquid
2x512 KinstonHyperX PC3200
GeForce FX5900
Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus9@80Gig
SONY CD 52x
SONY RW 52x/24x/52x
SONY DVD 16x/40x

What is your point?

Damn Rambus.