new computer suggestions wanted!

[bryan420]

hi just wanting some opinions/suggestions on this computer i'd like to build. anything you have for me is welcome. its my first build btw so i might have a few things wrong. 1 thing i need is a cooling fan recomendation. and case as well.


ASUS A7N8X DELUXE SOCKETA NFORCE2 AGP8X FIREWIRE USB2 SERIAL ATA AUDIO LAN YES $240.80 $240.80
AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ OEM & VOLCANO 9 HSF & ARCTIC SILVER II *1 YEAR WARRANTY YES $316.96 $316.96
Arctic Silver II Premium Thermal Compound (3 GRAM)
THERMALTAKE A1365 VOLCANO 9 SOCKET A 1300-4800RPM
AMD ATHLON XP 2200+ 1.8GHZ 256K 266FSB SOCKET A OEM
2 X CORSAIR CMX256A-3200C2 DDR 256MB PC3200 CAS2 32MX8 W/ SILVER HEAT SPREADER YES $168.14 $336.28
ATI RADEON 9500 PRO 128MB AGP VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX YES $330.40 $330.40
SEAGATE BARRACUDA ATA IV 80GB HD ATA/100 9.5MS 7200 OEM YES $176.40 $176.40
LITEON 48X24X48 ATAPI IDE CD-REWRITER SMART-BURN OEM W/ SOFTWARE YES $89.68 $89.68
ASUS 52X ULTRADMA CD-ROM YES $48.38 $48.38
VIEWSONIC E70F 17-INCH .25MM FLAT MONITOR MPR2 YES $246.40 $492.80

 

[halkebul]

Hello. Which country are ya located? USA? Canada? Other? Very important to know this. Thanx!

<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>

 

[bryan420]

sorry all prices are in Canadian dollars

 

[letdown]

Are these US prices? That mobo is $131 on newegg.

Otherwise, looks bangin. Are you buying two monitors?

I'd opt for a lite-on DVD drive instead of the cd-rom, should be about the same price. You could also save maybe $30 if you stepped down to the 40x liteon burner.

Might also spend a few extra bucks for a 333fsb AXP 2600+. Retail is $300 on newegg.com, OEM is $282 if you're looking to put a big volcano on there and OC the thing. And you've apparently saved 100 bucks already on the mobo. =)

You don't have a ton of stuff, so a standard case with 350w psu included should be fine unless you start adding a bunch of fans.

 

[letdown]

Just caught that canada thing. I have no idea what the prices are there then. But I'd still do what I said, minus maybe the 2600 which is probably a lot more expensive than I thought it'd be.

 

[bryan420]

naw they are canadian prices via ncix.com a company out of vancouver.. 1-monitor and the DVD drive is a good idea. ok well OC wasn't out of the question, but i really wanted to avoid it to save cpu life? whats the best chip for $$ out to overclock,if i went that direction keeping in mind i want to use the system for alot of gaming?

 

[bryan420]

Yes, the 2600 is about 200$ more than the one I listed. trying to build it for around 2000$ without tax

 

[halkebul]

If ya plan on overclocking, the 2400+ would be a better choice because of its' thoroughbred-B core. A Flat 19" CRT monitor would be ideal. OCZ PC3500 Enhanced Latency (EL) memory modules are the new memory modules from OCZ, optimized for Dual-Channel configs and very reasonable price. Need a full verion of an operating system if you don't alread have one.

My Recommendation
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Asus A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Processor Retail
Two <A HREF="http://www.coldconcept.com/default.php/cPath/39_42/osCsid/bacb71282522ff2370ab505db85302d5" target="_new">OCZ 256MB Enhanced Latecny (EL) memory modules</A>
ATI 9500 Pro
Western Digital 80GB Special Edition Hard Drive
Lite-On CD-Burner
Lite-On DVD drive
Chieftec case (without power supply)
Enermax EG465P-VE(FMA) 431W power supply
HITACHI 19" CM721F Monitor
LOGITECH Z640 5.1 Speaker system

Most/All products purchasable from MWave.com, GoogleGear.com or ColdConcept.com. All ship to canada.

<A HREF="http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=527833#527833" target="_new">Official Asus A7N8X Thread</A>

<i>It's your world kid!!!</i>

 

[icy_oblivion]

What province are you located in? If you are not in BC you might want to look at <A HREF="http://www.atic.ca" target="_new">http://www.atic.ca</A>. They seem to have the best prices and since they are based in Vancouver you can avoid PST if you buy out of province. They have the best prices I have seen usually.

<b>Just because I like AMD or Intel more at a time because of one product compared to another, does not make me a fan boy, it makes me a person who is able to make a descision for myself.</b>

 

[MeTaLrOcKeR]

AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (Retail)...............................$325.00
Antec SX1040BII w/400W PSU AMD & P4 Ready..................$154.00
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard..............................$219.00
2x 256MB PC-2700 KingMax CL2 DDR Ram.......................$238.00
Western Digital 80GB Special Edition HDD...................$193.00
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB DDR (Retail Box..BBA)............$312.00
2x Samsung SyncMaster 753DF................................$410.00
Lite-On 48x24x48 CD-RW Drive...............................$83.00
Lite-On 16X DVD-Rom........................................$57.00
ThermalTake Volcano 7+.....................................$44.00
Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Drive..............................$19.00

TOTAL......................................................$2054.00

Ita around ur $2000 Budget before tax......and its in CDN....

from <A HREF="http://www.canadacomputers.ocm/" target="_new">Canada Computers</A>

It's all top notch top of the line stuff.......so what do u think of that ????

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=13597" target="_new">-MeTaL RoCkEr</A>

 

[macodi]

I'd ditch the ThermalTake for the CoolerMaster HHC-001. Less expensive and more efficient. About $30

Personal choice, but I'd go with the Geforce TI4600. I was at a lanfest recently and 3 guys with ATI boards locked up repeatedly playing current titles...all patched and flashed to the gills too