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New system.... looking for tips
- Thread starter CTI Techy
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CPU
AMD Athlon x2 4400+ .....................$530
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Mboard
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe/WiFi...............$260
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Case
Antec Black SPCR P180....................$150
w/
Nexus 500W NX-5000 PS....................$125
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Ram
Corsair XMS-3500LL Pro 2GB...............$317
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Graphics Card
GeForce 7800GT 256MB.....................$360
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Hard Disk Drives
Primary:
WD Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM.................$170
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Optical Drives
Primary:
BenQ 56x CD R/W..........................$50
Secondary:
BenQ Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner...........$60
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CPU
AMD Athlon x2 4400+ .....................$530
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Mboard
Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe/WiFi...............$260
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Case
Antec Black SPCR P180....................$150
w/
Nexus 500W NX-5000 PS....................$125
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Ram
Corsair XMS-3500LL Pro 2GB...............$317
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Graphics Card
GeForce 7800GT 256MB.....................$360
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Hard Disk Drives
Primary:
WD Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM.................$170
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Optical Drives
Primary:
BenQ 56x CD R/W..........................$50
Secondary:
BenQ Dual Layer +/- DVD Burner...........$60
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to the forums!!List?
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Your rushing him, lol.
Anyways, I don't think I've heard of that motherboard, so I can't really say much on that. Not too sure why it costs so much though, maybe it's the Wi-Fi.
I highly recommend a different PSU. If your willing to pay up to $120 for a new PSU, I'd say the OCZ PowerStream520W is a much better choice then that Nexus one.
Are you sure one Raptor is enough storage space for you? Some people find 74GB to be pretty limiting.
Anyways, I don't think I've heard of that motherboard, so I can't really say much on that. Not too sure why it costs so much though, maybe it's the Wi-Fi.
I highly recommend a different PSU. If your willing to pay up to $120 for a new PSU, I'd say the OCZ PowerStream520W is a much better choice then that Nexus one.
Are you sure one Raptor is enough storage space for you? Some people find 74GB to be pretty limiting.
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Next time someone tries to claim it's cheaper to build an AMD system vs. Intel, I'm going to show 'em this thread. That's some expensive components.
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I don't have to spend that much money. But when I have it to spend... why not?
I'd like to for once have a system where OC'ing is a choice... not a necessity. I want a system that can run faster backwards than most systems do in their dreams...
Also, if you compare this system to the cost of a Pentium system with the same performance... I'm sure you'll be seeing close, if not more.
--and that's my 2 cents.
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to the forumsya get the powerstream
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That's not the full list either. Once I get the basic tower built I'm then planning on adding a Swiftech H20-8501-64 water cooling system, a Soundblaster X-Fi Elite Pro soundcard, a Samsung SP2004C 200GB as a secondary HDD, Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers, Logitech DiNovo Media Desktop Laser keyboard/mouse combo, then finding some kind of monitor... I don't have a clue as to what monitor I want yet. I was also toying around with the idea of buying a high-def TV and running the computer through it and a home theater system.
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Awesome rig. Definately go with the Powerstream, it is a good PSU. Threads like this make poor people like me sad.
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Sorry about the loss.
WoW that is a awesome MB.
Powerstream all the way.
How about instead of the Raptor go with 2x80 Hitachi SATA 7200 in a Raid-0 which will give you more space and pretty much the same speed.
Just my $0.02
MassRaptor
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Won't there be a somewhat noticable difference between 7200 and 10,000 RPM? and is there a difference in cache size between those, or are they both 8MB... I don't want this system to be limited by peripherals in any way.
And I noticed a couple of you have noted on the space... I really do not need that much space... I've been running 80GB for some time now and still have 60 free... Maybe someday I would need that much, but for right now I'm not worried
And I noticed a couple of you have noted on the space... I really do not need that much space... I've been running 80GB for some time now and still have 60 free... Maybe someday I would need that much, but for right now I'm not worried
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Raptors are great, but really debateable on the regards of if it's a good choice to buy or not. I'd just say the only disadvantage is the price/performance ratio of it, your paying a little too much for something thats 74GB. But if that's enough HDD space for you, then by all means go for the Raptor. It's just that if your tight on a budget, most would skip the raptor and save about $80 on a simple 250GB 16mb cache HDD. If you run out of space, add another Raptor and RAID them if you want later on.
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I hear that. I'm usually the first to go with a cheaper part and try to get the same performance out of it. For instance: my first OC'd system was a celeron 800 running at 1.12... nothing to celebrate over, but I got a little performance out of it.
