FINALLY! Starting preparations to order!

millhouse · Oct 18, 2005

Once again, ive had the system ill be ordering in my sig... for like 5 months. So.... what do you think/what could be better (for the same price). Anything im missing that is critical? I need to know before i order which hopefully will be soon. (Things in red are set in stone, aka i will not change: green im open for changes)

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Case: = Lian Li Pc-7077 black
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811112050
-$190

Video Card: = x850xt PE
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102505
-$320

Hard drive(s): = Seagate Barracuda 250GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148065
-$103

TIM:
Arctic Silver 5

Cooler: = Scythe Ninja SCNJ-1000
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835185122
-$50

Speakers: = Logitech beasts (5.1)
- Free! From my brother!

Powersupply: = Fortron AX500-A
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS500A
-$72

Fan controls: = Sunbeam Rheobus
http://www.jab-tech.com/Sunbeam-5-1-4-Rheobus-Kit-BLACK-pr-2530.html
-$10 total

Fans 5: = Delta WFB1212ME
http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/item/ES3045
-$20

Processor: = AMD Athlon X2 3800+
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80721-1
-$347

Motherboard: = Sapphire PURE Innovations
http://www.sapphiretech.com/en/products/mainboards_landing.php?gpid=117
-Price N/A... not released yet. :bang head

Keyboard and Mouse: = Logitech LX700
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=211106
-$44

Monitor: = Dell 20.1 Widescreen
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/...y_id=6198&cs=19&l=en&Page=productlisting.aspx
-$394 with coupons

Memory: = Mushkin Redline 3200 (2 x 512)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146387
-$145

Optical Drive: = LGA GSA-4167B
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827136063
-$45

Comments/Suggestions Needed.

Know Nuttin · Oct 18, 2005

Optical drive?

millhouse · Oct 18, 2005

lol... oh yeah. LG Black GSA-4163BK DVD Burner

jaydog · Oct 18, 2005

I personaly wouldn't buy an 80 gig hd with harddrive prices as low as they are these days, but thats me.

I have an 80 and it drives me nuts. I want more

Soichiro · Oct 18, 2005

I agree. Unless you're really low on money, get at least 160gb. 80gb WILL NOT BE ENOUGH. Trust me. I have an 80gb drive right now, and half my drive is already used by the time Windows gets done installing all the BS on the CD and update web site.

Not really, but it's still not very much space.

darksparkz · Oct 18, 2005

Maybe a better HDD? A DiamondMax Plus10 250GB w/16mb Cache runs for about $110.

I'd go with the Scythe Ninja over the SI-120. Both would probably yield around the same results though.

Maybe want a stronger PSU? Since it looks like you might be going with Crossfire in the future, maybe get the OCZ PowerStream 520W for $110?

Nexus Realized · Oct 18, 2005

With others on this, 80GB for alot of people is not enough. For $50 more you could triple your space and not have to worry about storing things.

Scott9027 · Oct 18, 2005

You should know if 80 gigs will be enough space for you. I have a 20 gig hard drive and it's more than enough space on one rig, and a 250 gig that I always find myself pushing the limits on. It's a more personal choice based on what you want to do more than anything else, but I agree, with the price/GB today you might want to get a little more just in case.

techun · Oct 18, 2005

u can save a lot more money on that dell by catching a good coupon

millhouse · Oct 19, 2005

techun said:
u can save a lot more money on that dell by catching a good coupon

yep... everyonce in a while theres a sweet coupon here: www.slickdeals.net

As for crossfire... i dont really think i will go that route. Im not a big gamer but i do game once in a while.

... be right back. Gonna go look at HDDs.

edit: HOT DANG!!! I CAN GET THE MONITOR $394 SHIPPED WITH COUPONS!!!!

millhouse · Oct 19, 2005

Alright i picked out 3 hdds. What do you think?

Seagate Barracuda 250GB

Western Digital Cavier 200GB

Seagate Barracuda 160GB

Im leaning towards the 250GB but i want you opinion first.

attack · Oct 19, 2005

I don't like the idea of fan controllers....I mean if your OC is so unstable you have to crank up the fans while you do stuff...your gonna forget to do it some time. Just get some good fans at a db level you can enjoy...if you sleep in the room as your computer just turn it off, save money. (booting takes 30 seconds max...hit the power button on put on clothes)

*edit* you know you listed 5-7 120mm fans which are 48db each! My advice is just use the fans that come on that lian li and again ditch the fan controller. Your only gonna need 2...3 if you can mount a 120 up front. Those other 2 look like 80 or 92mm fans. Order 1 fan, I'd say 35-40db 120mm fan and run it with the stock fans and see what it's like.

Also I would get the 7800GT, it's 10 or so more and performs better than the 850.

millhouse · Oct 19, 2005

ajrettke said:
I don't like the idea of fan controllers....I mean if your OC is so unstable you have to crank up the fans while you do stuff...your gonna forget to do it some time. Just get some good fans at a db level you can enjoy...if you sleep in the room as your computer just turn it off, save money. (booting takes 30 seconds max...hit the power button on put on clothes)

*edit* you know you listed 5-7 120mm fans which are 48db each! My advice is just use the fans that come on that lian li and again ditch the fan controller. Your only gonna need 2...3 if you can mount a 120 up front. Those other 2 look like 80 or 92mm fans. Order 1 fan, I'd say 35-40db 120mm fan and run it with the stock fans and see what it's like.

I see what you mean... Ill have to ponder that. Maybe ill get some fans that arent as loud.

Also I would get the 7800GT, it's 10 or so more and performs better than the 850.

Nah... like i said im not that big of a gamer and the Mobo has ATI chipset so im getting an ATI vid card.

edit: There i tamed the fan down a lil. http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/item/ES3377 and only getting 1 fan controller. Now how bout the HDD?

attack · Oct 19, 2005

looks like a good fan...that site looks pretty nice, awesome prices for fans and stuff

millhouse · Oct 19, 2005

ajrettke said:
looks like a good fan...that site looks pretty nice, awesome prices for fans and stuff

You better believe it. High quality fan, grill and connector for 5 bucks... doesnt get any better than that.

hagrid · Oct 19, 2005

millhouse said:
Alright i picked out 3 hdds. What do you think?

Seagate Barracuda 250GB

Western Digital Cavier 200GB

Seagate Barracuda 160GB

Im leaning towards the 250GB but i want you opinion first.

Since you said you are not much of a gamer, I would go with the 250. I use a raptor 36.4 because its just used for games and want the speed. You might as well get the most space for aonly a few bucks more as some have said. It never hurts to have more!!!
I agree on the PS. I would go with one a bit bigger, just in case.

Shawn

darksparkz · Oct 19, 2005

I personally don't like Seagate HDDs, because some people has had bad experiences with them.

That WD Caviar is pretty good. But if you want to save money, get the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus10 250GB for about $90, the 300GB verison is $110.

If you are planning to get a Raptor, I'd say get the 74GB verison, for some reason it's faster then the 36GB one, plus the extra space at 10krpm won't hurt at all. Look around classifieds here, a few people are selling raptors for cheap.

millhouse · Oct 19, 2005

What about Hyper Type-R? Looks like an interesting PSU.

As for a more powerful PSU... Powerstream is starting to look like a good idea.

What about:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=270521

FSP 550 ---^

attack · Oct 19, 2005

I've had great experiance with seagate. They're also one of the quitest drives I've used as well.

millhouse · Oct 20, 2005

Ill probably stick with the Seagate. They seem to have a good reputation and they are pretty good quality.

Im 70% sure im gonna get the Powerstream.

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