my dream system - dual 933mhz

[rcf84]

this is my dream machine i want it to do every thing. and settle multimeadia needs and image quality.

$162 Abit VP6 (via apollo pro133)
$296 2x p3 700 @ 933
$30 2x golden orbs
$674 Ati Radeon AIW 32mb ddr - does everything i'll need
$273 384MB CAS-2 PC133 RAM From Crucial
$250 20gb 7200rpm maxtor 8.5ms(raid0)
$335 18 GB IBM ultrastar scsi3 7200RPM 6.5ms
$175 tekram DC-390U3 (scsi3 controller)
$125 Creative 12x dvd
$250 Creative DeskTop Theater 5.1 DTT3500 Digital
$100 SoundBlaster Live! mp3+ 5.1
$450 IBM 19in/17.9v 26mm 1600x1200 75hz
$30 Aopen KF45B (mid-atx)
$40 FSP300-60BT (300watt)
$15 Aopen AON-325(10/100 ethernet)
$50 microsoft Internet Keyboard
$50 Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
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$3275 SUB TOTAL
x0.06TAX (6% sales tax in new jersey , usa
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$3471.50 TOTAL

[:^( Drool )

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by rcf84 on 12/11/00 12:11 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[FUGGER]

VP6 is semi-ok I guess, not the greatest for moving data on bus but its has decent options
Your better off with 800E CPU
Golden orbs are not as efficiant as others recently reviewed
ATI makes a decent video card w/hardware DVD + drivers
you can buy 512mb of PC150 ram for that price, that is capable of CAS2 at that speed.
Consider running 4 of the ATA100 drives striped. Theoreticly higher transfers with ABit RAID solution over SCSI. you can get 80gb HD @ 5400RPM for less with decent performance (high density of drive makes for good performance, low RMP reduces heat)
Tekram SCSI?? um, ok... Adaptec SCSI 320 sounds better to me if you really need scsi.
Creative desktop seems kinda pricey for quality. Check out Altec Lansing or Harmon Kardon
Consider a trinitron tube monitor, not sure if thats a trinitron.
And to add some style, check this out:
http://www.nikao.net/website/case.html