New PC

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 04:58 PM
I am in the process of buying a new computer, I will be ordering it from the place and they test/build the computer for free.

Case CHENMING 21IN BLACK ALUMINUM CASE 4X5.25 6X3.5 450W W/ WINDOW

Processor AMD ATHLON XP 3000+ 512K 333FSB BARTON SOCKET A RETAIL BOX 3YR MFR WARRANTY

Motherboard ASUS A7V8X KT400 8XAGP 6PCI FIREWIRE USB2.0 SERIAL ATA RAID 1000LAN SOUND

Memory SAMSUNG 256MB PC2700 DDR333 184PIN OEM

Floppy 1.44 MB High Density Floppy Drive

Video Card ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB AGP VGA DVI-I TV OUT RETAIL BOX

DVD-ROM LITEON 16X DVD-ROM INT E-IDE OEM W/ SW DVD PLAYER

Heat Sink THERMALTAKE A1607 VOLCANO11 SOCKET370 1300-4800RPM W/ SPEED CONTROL

Sound Card CREATIVE SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY 2 PCI 24-BIT W/ SB1394 OEM

Optional Fans SUNON 80MM BALL BEARING CHASSIS FAN 3PIN

19" Monitor LG FLATRON F900P 19IN 0.24MM 1600X1200@85HZ

In total its 2g's .. im willing too spend more, what u guys think? I think i'll get the 3200+ its an extra 300, but im not sure if its worth it..and I know my fan will be loud, im not lookin too oc it so should I get a diffrent one?

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 04:59 PM
oh and yes I know there is no hd ;p I already have a 120 gig

Data
10-14-2003, 05:06 PM
*sniff* *sniff*

I smell NewEgg.

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 05:11 PM
canadian prices.
http://www.ncix.com/

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 05:20 PM
CHIEFTEC Server Chasis (Aluminum Workstation) BLACK w/450Watt Foxconn Power Supply **Now with 2 x Front USB2.0 and 1 x Firewire IEEE1394 ports** $73

Lite On Black 48x24x48x16 CDROM/CDRW/DVD Combo Drive LTC-48161H $54.99

CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 256MB 32MX8 PC-3200C2 With Heat Spreader OEM $66 each, $132 total

Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail $123 (don't get an A7V8X unless you're dumb)

AMD Athlon XP™ 3000+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL $263

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - PCI OEM $71

SAPPHIRE OEM RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB DVI/TV 8X AGP Video Card - $301

MITSUMI D359M3 BLACK FDD 1.44MB 3.5INCH - OEM - $8

WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE $78

$2K?

what's up big fat fucking rip off.

newegg won't build it for you, but it costs $1,103.99 pre-shipping (and tax if applicable)

I have no idea where you're getting your shit from, but the above prices are from NewEgg AND I've given you 512MB (2x as much as wherever you're looking) of FASTER BETTER memory from Corsair. I've also given you a CDRW drive on top of that DVD drive.

And I've given you an 80GB hard drive.

Pay a friend to put it together for $50-100. Buy a monitor from somewhere you want.

Anyway you cut it, wherever you got your quote from should go fuck themselves.

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 05:23 PM
canadian prices.
http://www.ncix.com/
blargh, you should have said that sooner, it's not THAT bad now, but still kind of sucky.

i'll tack on $400 to my $100 price and let's say you get a really nice brand name 19 inch monitor. That's $1500.

Converted to Canadian, that's $1987 canadian dollars for high quality parts that I've chosen. That motherboard you have listed uses the VIA chipset, mine uses nForce2, and the memory you have is slower and 1/2 the amount, you're missing a cd writer, as well as a hard drive.

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 05:26 PM
what kind of ram would u suggest?

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 05:26 PM
exactly what i listed is what i suggest. i hand picked those components for you right now. (i think i forgot to match the color of the cdrw/dvdrom drive with your case, which is black...)

p.s. that heatsink/fan is socket 370. athlons are socket A. you can't simply take one and put it on the other. plus i chose a retail package for you, which means it already comes with HSF. unless you're OCing, you won't need another one.

[HvC]Scuba
10-14-2003, 05:34 PM
I would make sure that the the PSU that comes with the case isn't a giant piece of shit. Most of the chieftec/chenming cases that come with included power supplies, are shipping with crap in them.

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 05:39 PM
oh really? thanks ;]

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 05:40 PM
Scuba']I would make sure that the the PSU that comes with the case isn't a giant piece of shit. Most of the chieftec/chenming cases that come with included power supplies, are shipping with crap in them.
yeah i hear ya. might want to get a case without the PS and buy the PS separately.

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 05:45 PM
they have it so u can buy it without, so i'll do that.

hows this ram?

CORSAIR PC2700 CAS2 256MB DDR CMX256A-2700C2PT W/ SILVER HEAT SPREADER

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 05:45 PM
i told you what to buy for ram already.

either what i said, or this one:

CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, Low Latency 256MB 32MX64 PC-3200LL With Heat Spreaders. $77 each

the only difference between this one and the one i said before is that this one has timings of 2-3-2-6 and the other has 2-3-3-6

DarKSouL_BC
10-14-2003, 06:10 PM
sapphire is better?

iNVAR
10-14-2003, 06:12 PM
it's just a different manufacturer. it's still ATI chipset.

if you want, you can buy some other 9800. just do a search on Newegg. make sure it's 9800 PRO though.

[HvC]Scuba
10-14-2003, 06:53 PM
For a good reliable PSU at a good price, look here: http://www.neutronexpress.com/prod.cfm/196242/ANTEC/SL450/POWER_SUPPLY_450W_ATX_12V _2_DUAL_FAN_UL

Or you can spend more and get an Enermax, they are great, but pricey.