what do you guys think of this setup?

thegreek · Jun 6, 2005

I will be buying the setup below... I have 90% of the money saved up. But before I go and buy everything let me know how it looks and if I should change anything.

Lian Li v2100
ASUS P5WD2 Premium (955X)
Intel P4 660 (3.6)
CORSAIR XMS2 5400UL (2x512MB)
Maxtor MaXLine III 300GB SATA (16MB) - 5 Year Warranty
PC Power & Cooling 510 Express
Leadtek TDH Extreme 6600GT (until G70 comes out)
PLEXTOR 16x SATA DVD±RW
Audigy 2 ZS

Cooling: Storm G4 -> Maze4 Copper chipset -> Fusion HL -> 342 -> MCP655 -> 302

The things I already have are:

Lian Li v2100
Storm G4
Fusion HL
342
302

dicecca112 · Jun 6, 2005

The motherboard has 8 channel sound, do you really need a stand alone sound card?

thegreek · Jun 6, 2005

I was also thinking about skipping on the card now and buy an OEM later around $60... but I thought Audigy 2 ZS were good cards?

deception`` · Jun 6, 2005

thegreek said:
I was also thinking about skipping on the card now and buy an OEM later around $60... but I thought Audigy 2 ZS were good cards?

They are. The on-board sound on is certainly nothing to scoff at, but it goes without question that a good Audigy 2 Zs will come out the victor. Of course, I wouldn't bother if you're using some cheap PC speakers, but the right system (high-end Logitech, Klipsch, home theater) will help you make sense out of your purchase. Currently, I run my Audigy 2 Zs in my DFI NF4 setup and haven't looked back.

In short: if you have the money to spend, go for it :thup:

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Blackmage · Jun 6, 2005

Ok you have nice on board sound but, having a sound card will help your processor performance wise, as it doesnt have to do calculations for the sound )i think?(

deception`` · Jun 6, 2005

Blackmage said:
Ok you have nice on board sound but, having a sound card will help your processor performance wise, as it doesnt have to do calculations for the sound )i think?(

With systems running so fast, the performance penalty of running an onboard sound solution is negligible at best. He should be most concerned with excellent audio fidelity when it comes to choosing the right solution.

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whozyodaddy · Jun 6, 2005

Looks good, very similar to my summer rig. Your going with the 6600 until the G70 comes out? Why not just save money and get a Geforce 4 Ti, then get the G70?

You might want to go for the DiamondMax. They are nearly identical to the MaxLineIII specification-wise, although according to Maxtor's website the DiamondMax is better.

Maxtor.com MaXLineIII
Maxtor.com DiamondMax10

thegreek · Jun 7, 2005

MaxLineIII carries a 5 year warranty vs 3 years for the other.

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