New Computer $1,600

adriana · 07-15-05, 06:59 PM

hey guys!! im building a computer for my friend. he wanted a around 1,600 computer. how does the gear i picked out sound?

*ok updated*

Thermaltake Tsunami
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133132

DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813136152

SAPPHIRE 100105U-BL Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Ultimate Edition
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814102538
(either sapphire or msi)

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A ATX12V 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817104934

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103539

OCZ 1GB GOLD VX(2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227206

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144152

NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827152047

THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835109119

im getting OCZ EL PLAT REV.2 now! beside gold vx

jack222 · 07-15-05, 07:00 PM

x850xtpe

XP-120

BrutalDrew · 07-15-05, 07:02 PM

If your overclocking you can get a cheaper CPU such as the 3000+. I'd also loser the Raptor as it is not much faster in real-world performance while costing a lot more. Also why spend so much on RAM? You can get 2GB for that price. Just get the XP-90 w/ 92mm Panaflo and get a X800XL from Monarch for $250.

adriana · 07-15-05, 07:19 PM

he's a non clocker. x850xtpe? well i know its the best but by how much does it really out perform the other cards

adriana · 07-15-05, 08:05 PM

im also leading forward to a 3700+ san diego

FyreDaug · 07-15-05, 08:09 PM

Sounds like a killer system

BrutalDrew · 07-15-05, 08:18 PM

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he's a non clocker. x850xtpe? well i know its the best but by how much does it really out perform the other cards

It is not worth it unless he plans on gaming at really high resolutions.

adriana · 07-15-05, 08:27 PM

ok right now its SAPPHIRE x800xl or Msi? san diego 3700+ and xp-90 with panaflo. any other ideas?

ckj · 07-16-05, 12:03 AM

If he's gonna run at stock get something else besides from the DFI board, they're kinda finicky but they're great for OCers. Also, if you're going to spend that much on high end stuff, I'd get a bigger harddrive then a 160gb (or 2 harddrives) unless of course he really doesn't need the space.

07-15-05, 06:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
adriana Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles	New Computer $1,600 hey guys!! im building a computer for my friend. he wanted a around 1,600 computer. how does the gear i picked out sound? ok updated Thermaltake Tsunami http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133132 DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813136152 SAPPHIRE 100105U-BL Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Ultimate Edition http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814102538 (either sapphire or msi) FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A ATX12V 500W Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817104934 AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103539 OCZ 1GB GOLD VX(2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820227206 Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144152 NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827152047 THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16835109119 im getting OCZ EL PLAT REV.2 now! beside gold vx __________________ case: COOLER MASTER 690 motherboard: GIGABYTE X58 UD4P F13 BIOS processor: INTEL i7 DO HT&TURBO @ 4011 1.2V (summer cool-down 3.7 @ 1.168) ram: OCZ PLATINUM 7-7-7-24 1.66V air cooling: SUNBEAM CORE CONTACT FREEZER power supply: XFX 850W video card: NVIDIA 7900 GTX hard drive: INTEL 80GB X-25M G2, WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK 1TB speakers: 2.1 KLIPSCH SPEAKERS monitor: DELL 2408WFP HeatWare Last edited by adriana; 07-17-05 at 12:57 AM.
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07-15-05, 07:00 PM	#2
jack222 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stamford, CT	x850xtpe XP-120 __________________ Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.5GHz EVGA GeForce GTX 460 Superclocked @ 860/2025 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB CM Hyper 212 EVO ASUS VH238H 23" Crucial M4 128GB SSD + 2TB storage CORSAIR 750TX
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07-15-05, 07:02 PM	#3
BrutalDrew Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: NY	If your overclocking you can get a cheaper CPU such as the 3000+. I'd also loser the Raptor as it is not much faster in real-world performance while costing a lot more. Also why spend so much on RAM? You can get 2GB for that price. Just get the XP-90 w/ 92mm Panaflo and get a X800XL from Monarch for $250.
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07-15-05, 07:19 PM	Thread Starter #4
adriana Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles	he's a non clocker. x850xtpe? well i know its the best but by how much does it really out perform the other cards __________________ case: COOLER MASTER 690 motherboard: GIGABYTE X58 UD4P F13 BIOS processor: INTEL i7 DO HT&TURBO @ 4011 1.2V (summer cool-down 3.7 @ 1.168) ram: OCZ PLATINUM 7-7-7-24 1.66V air cooling: SUNBEAM CORE CONTACT FREEZER power supply: XFX 850W video card: NVIDIA 7900 GTX hard drive: INTEL 80GB X-25M G2, WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK 1TB speakers: 2.1 KLIPSCH SPEAKERS monitor: DELL 2408WFP HeatWare
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07-15-05, 08:05 PM	Thread Starter #5
adriana Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles	im also leading forward to a 3700+ san diego __________________ case: COOLER MASTER 690 motherboard: GIGABYTE X58 UD4P F13 BIOS processor: INTEL i7 DO HT&TURBO @ 4011 1.2V (summer cool-down 3.7 @ 1.168) ram: OCZ PLATINUM 7-7-7-24 1.66V air cooling: SUNBEAM CORE CONTACT FREEZER power supply: XFX 850W video card: NVIDIA 7900 GTX hard drive: INTEL 80GB X-25M G2, WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK 1TB speakers: 2.1 KLIPSCH SPEAKERS monitor: DELL 2408WFP HeatWare
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07-15-05, 08:09 PM	#6
FyreDaug Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, SK	Sounds like a killer system
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07-15-05, 08:27 PM	Thread Starter #8
adriana Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles	ok right now its SAPPHIRE x800xl or Msi? san diego 3700+ and xp-90 with panaflo. any other ideas? __________________ case: COOLER MASTER 690 motherboard: GIGABYTE X58 UD4P F13 BIOS processor: INTEL i7 DO HT&TURBO @ 4011 1.2V (summer cool-down 3.7 @ 1.168) ram: OCZ PLATINUM 7-7-7-24 1.66V air cooling: SUNBEAM CORE CONTACT FREEZER power supply: XFX 850W video card: NVIDIA 7900 GTX hard drive: INTEL 80GB X-25M G2, WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK 1TB speakers: 2.1 KLIPSCH SPEAKERS monitor: DELL 2408WFP HeatWare
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07-16-05, 12:03 AM	#9
ckj Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ca, USA	If he's gonna run at stock get something else besides from the DFI board, they're kinda finicky but they're great for OCers. Also, if you're going to spend that much on high end stuff, I'd get a bigger harddrive then a 160gb (or 2 harddrives) unless of course he really doesn't need the space.
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