Bilding new computer, any advice?

[touser]

Hello all, i am building a new computer for a friend on a $1300 budget, this is the parts list i have selected, but i was wondering if anyone could suggest anything else that would be better in the price range? Thanks for any help in advance!


case: Lian-Li PC-60
motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7VAXP, VIA KT400 chipset 8X AGP ATX
video card: GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4, 8X AGP. Ti 4200, 3.3ns, Power Pack Golden Sample, BGA 128MB DDR
PSU: Antec P4 ATX12V 450 Watt
processor: AMD ATHLON XP 2200+/266 FSB PROCESSOR
ram: KINGSTON KVR333X64C25/512 512MB 32x64 PC2700 DDR RAM
floppy: SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE
hard drive: WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE
monitor: Viewsonic P95F+ 19"
cd-rw: AOPEN CDRW 48x12x50
sound card: CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY

All of that, shipped with tax comes out to $1304.99 from newegg.

 

[Top Hat Theater]

for $2 more you can get an OEM Radeon 9500.

No DVD-ROM? No HSF?

~THT

 

[deathstar13]

case: Lian-Li PC-60 k
motherboard: Gigabyte GA-7VAXP, VIA KT400 chipset 8X AGP ATX:get nforce2 mobo asus especially
video card: GAINWARD/CARDEXPERT GeForce 4, 8X AGP. Ti 4200, 3.3ns, Power Pack Golden Sample, BGA 128MB DDR:gainward is heading south in quality.just get a better brand but good choice of type
PSU: Antec P4 ATX12V 450 Watt : get a antec truepower
processor: AMD ATHLON XP 2200+/266 FSB PROCESSOR: nope,either a 1800 tbred or a 2400
ram: KINGSTON KVR333X64C25/512 512MB 32x64 PC2700 DDR RAM: great choice
the rest is all good ,
floppy: SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE
hard drive: WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE
monitor: Viewsonic P95F+ 19"
cd-rw: AOPEN CDRW 48x12x50
sound card: CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY


just a few suggestion.especially change the cpu tho and i even have one so trust me on that.unless he wont oc itll be fine tho.gl!

 

[pip]

that's the budget for my machine cept I salvaged an old monitor

 

[trendx]

Why dont you find a nice mobo with nforce 2 that has onboard sound....the ASUS Deluxe onboard sound is right there with the audigys...

 

[deathstar13]

that's the budget for my machine cept I salvaged an old monitor

altho im not a p4 guy that looks liek a screamen system also.mabeu another route to consider as intel can be as cheap as amd nowdays.

ya still dont wanna run benches against me tho lol jk dude

 

[touser]

Thank you both for the replies, i changed the cpu to the 2400+ as recommended, but my question is, how well does the radeon 9500 pro overclock when compared to a good ti4200? Because a good ti4200 hould be able to hit Ti4600 speeds, will the 9500 pro compare? Also, what would be a descent hsf for overclocking but fairly quiet as well?

 

[Top Hat Theater]

9500 pro at stock speeds is faster than a Ti4600. I've read a few threads where people have gotten them to 9700 Pro speeds.

~THT

 

[deathstar13]

Thermalright SLK-800 is the best at the moment.id just stick the largest fan possable on it and vary the voltage to control speed.

the video card? to me the 2 are about even 9500pro-4600 ,between these to its just a matter of ati or nvidia.
but the 4200 is a great card and and for the $$$ the best choice.


excellent choice on the 2400 i want one next week myself.

 

[Demont]

Thermalright SLK-800 is the best at the moment.id just stick the largest fan possable on it and vary the voltage to control speed.

the video card? to me the 2 are about even 9500pro-4600 ,between these to its just a matter of ati or nvidia.
but the 4200 is a great card and and for the $$$ the best choice.


excellent choice on the 2400 i want one next week myself.

ti4600 and 9500 pro are about even with stock settings. 9500 pro has more overclocking headroom though. not to mention it leaves the ti4600 in the dust if you simply use anti aliasing or anisotropic filtering. ( and honestly, why wouldnt you with a graphics card that fast on the games we have today, it will easily be capable of playable framerates with just about any game with moderate AA and Aniso on)

 

[pip]

ya still dont wanna run benches against me tho lol jk dude

I bet my system could beat yours in alotta benchmrks cept pretty much anything from adobe

 

[T'wolves]

I say 9500 pro, and ditch the Audigy, that has given so many people problems including me. On board sound is simple and if it isn't good enough upgrade later.