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Anonymous   02-11-2001 at 01:11:06 AM

So, my roomate and I are each going to be building systems in the coming week. This is our idea for the setup, any suggestions?

Asus A7V133 (or whatever, its their nice mobo with Raid)-155
RAM 256(crucial, cas2) 118
Card ATI Raedon DDr 32MB 100
ATI Thunderbird 850 103
Case- not sure which one yet, 50
HSF 30
Mouseman + Win95 keyboard 40

I'm not sure what case to get yet... 300Watts, 3- 5 1/4 drives, etc... I'm loking for amidtower... anyway, what looks good, what looks bad.. know where I can get anything better or cheaper at?

I appreciate your help



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LordKaos   02-11-2001 at 01:29:50 AM
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I would change this:

Card ATI Raedon DDr 32MB 100 --> Hercules Geforce 2 Pro (64 MB)
Mouseman Wheel (?) --> Cordless Wheel Mouse (Logitech)
And the power should be 300w or better if you are going with an Athlon!

Better burn in Hell with some company than freeze in Heaven all alone

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jg38141   02-11-2001 at 02:27:50 AM
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Check out http://www.compute-aid.com/ specifically this case https://www.compute-aid.com/atxm320k.html add a 300 watt power supply for 19 bucks. They have their own line of cases that aren't as roomey as some, but are still more than adaquate, you can add a 300 watt power supply for barely anything and they work on athlons- I know 'cause I've used them for quite a few systems. The cases are also pretty cheap. anyway- it's not the case I have on my computer now, but I bought mine long ago before I knew the glories of such companies and pricewatch.

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Grizely1   02-11-2001 at 03:45:49 AM
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Looks good. Although I agree with Kaos Kid, you might want to change that Radeon to a GF2 PRO (it will be considerably higher in price, of course). Also whats up with the Win95 keyboard? Get the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro or whatever, the $50 one. It's the only good thing microcrap makes. :smile:

also look into a DVD drive, it would be sweet for you and your roomate to be able to watch the matrix and stuff.

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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Tempus   02-11-2001 at 04:25:55 AM
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No way! Get a Logitech cordless itouch for $60. It is so cool to be typing wirelessly. I can type on the john with my pc in the room next to it!

- "That's no moon, it's Rambus!"

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Anonymous   02-11-2001 at 07:54:37 AM
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thanks.... I have a DVD in my pIII450 and a burner as well.. like I said, this a "fun" system.. fun in meaning I am building it for the fun of it, not because In eccesarily need it... my roomate can always use something better than this laptop anyway..... I thought the Radeon Checked out pretty well on some reviews recently.. I saw some at hardocp or something... in 32 bit color mode they match or beat the GTS... and 60 frames a second at 1200+ resolution is plenty for me...

thanks for the advice peeps..

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Anonymous   02-11-2001 at 07:56:51 AM
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let me clarify:) me and one of my roomates are building a comp.. the third roomate just has a laptop. so he will use my PIII 450 :)

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Grizely1   02-11-2001 at 06:48:32 PM
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down with Logitech!!! (I only like their mouses)!!!!

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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LordKaos   02-12-2001 at 02:33:12 AM
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The keyboards are cool too!
No cord! You can be far away form your PC and still be typing on the keyboard! :-D

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Grizely1   02-12-2001 at 02:49:39 AM
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yeah only like 40 feet or something.

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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pat   02-12-2001 at 04:32:35 AM
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cordless mouse, cordless keyboard, but to enjoyed them at
the max, you will need a cordless monitor too!

Just my opinion!


->My english may be not so good, but you havent see my japanese!!!!

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LordKaos   02-12-2001 at 11:03:51 AM
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He´s pulling your leg!! :-D

As far as i know there´s no such thing as a cordless monitor!

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LordKaos   02-12-2001 at 11:05:08 AM
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You would need a set of binoculars to see the words at that distance!

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MeldarthX   02-12-2001 at 01:01:21 PM
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Its been awhile since I've posted seeing how Tom screwed up the forums.......:)

I would look at Abit's board, they have a better raid controller and their boards tend to be as stable or more stable than Asus and a little faster.

The ATI card is a great card and with the 300+ dollars you save by not buying the GTS Pro you can buy other things for your system, ie bigger monitor, or DVD, or more ram, faster CPU bigger HD.......:) you get the point.

How big do you want your case? a good midtower or super midtower with at least a 350w ps is always something good to have.

Hmmmmm..........sound? what type of sound are you going to put in there? SB live? or another sound card? do you what 5.1 speakers or will it be hooked up to your stereo?

these are important questions.........also there was no mention of a monitor. Do you already have something?

Meldarth

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Anonymous   02-12-2001 at 05:10:14 PM
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I have a 21" Monitor, A stereo and some boston acoustics speakers/sub woofer....

-AMD's are not for the faint of heart... Intels? those are for newbies :o)-

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Grizely1   02-12-2001 at 10:12:10 PM
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oh yeah? well I have a pair of RCA headphones!

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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Grizely1   02-13-2001 at 10:41:37 PM
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LOL

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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LordKaos   02-14-2001 at 01:36:52 AM
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ROFLOL!

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LordKaos   02-16-2001 at 12:31:15 PM
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ROFLOL!
Ah ah! My stomach hurts from laughing so much!!!
And i´m crying too!
ROFLOL!

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Grizely1   02-16-2001 at 10:30:55 PM
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JAHAHAHHAHAHA 14" MONITOR HAHAHAHA YOU NEED A MICROSCOPE TO SEE IT HAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!!!

AND AND AND YOUR CD-ROM TRANSFERS DATA SLOWER THAN MY 33.6K MODEM!!!!!!! HAHAHA

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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Grizely1   02-17-2001 at 03:20:45 AM
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I think you'd die if you got a new TBird 1.2GHz computer! LOL

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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LordKaos   02-17-2001 at 01:05:04 PM
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Poor guy!
At your age i was already dreaming of Hot Women !!

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Grizely1   02-17-2001 at 06:27:48 PM
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Hehe! Believe it or not, sometimes I dream about computers. hehe...... most of the time it's JEssica though.

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Satan Clara...... 'Nuff said.

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