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[zxlr8]

Here is the parts I am buying. I also am getting some (2x512)pc3500 at cas 2.0. I am trying to get a little overclock with my nforce 250 board and retail 3200 (a64)with heatsink...Do you guys have any suggestions? I am buying today!!



Lite-On Black 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive, Model SOHC-5232K, OEM Bulk Pack
Item# N82E16827106932

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NEC 8X Black DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model ND-2500A, OEM Bulk
Item# N82E16827152012
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NEC 1.44MB Black Internal Floppy Drive, OEM
Item# N82E16821152005

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Hard Drives

Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model HDS722516VLSA80 Part# 13G0254, OEM Drive Only
Item# N82E16822145051

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Monitors - LCD Flat Panel

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SCEPTRE X9g-Komodo II 19" LCD Monitor w/ Speakers -RETAIL
Item# N82E16824112125

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Motherboards - AMD

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GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS PRO" nForce3 250 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL
Item# N82E16813128241
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AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1MB L2 Cache, The Only 64-bit Windows Compatible Processor - Retail
Item# N82E16819103416

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UBI SOFT FarCry - PC Game - OEM
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Video Cards

ATI AIW RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/CATV/VIVO, 8X AGP, Model "ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO" -RETAIL$334.00


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[NiTrO bOiE]

Looks good. Do you mind if I ask, why you went with the Gigabyte board? And I'm guessing you went with the clawhammer and AIW since you will be doing video editing? What memory are you getting? I have the OCZ PC3500 CAS 2 memory, runs high FSB with low timings. (check my sig)

 

[zxlr8]

Yes primary reason is video editing....I opted for the gigabyte board because of the onboard 8 channel audio and the pci/agp locks. It has a pretty decent rep and guatam seem to like it. I am not using a mobile processor because it does not have the warrenty like the retail package. (even though probably worse overclocking) Same memory as yours.

 

[kulki]

why dont you get SLK948U HS instead of the stock one. You can run cooler that way and OC a little too.

 

[zxlr8]

Well the system is being built for a friend . He wants to have a very reliable machine with intact warrenty. Using another heatsink voids the warrenty. I think it will oc a couple hundred mghz no problem. My athlon 64 lappy with the same chip(although dtr vs retail desktop) does 2400mghz benchable. I am pretty sure I can do a little but I do not want an unstable machine for the long haul. I am getting him to switch from a p4 and I want him to be happy he made the switch for the AMD. Good idea and thanks for the advice ...any others?

 

[CandymanCan]

All the nforce 250's have Agp/pci locks...

 

[zxlr8]

I know, I meant I picked that one instead of the nforce 150 boards for that reason. I want a little oveclocking, but do not care about super high clocks. The performance change from his 550 mghs p3 will be enough!!!!!

 

[The Coolest]

From the reviews I've read the MSI K8N Neo Platinum is one of the best boards, and definatly better than the gigabyte, also the new Epox motherboard really rocks.
everything looks good, except the monitor, if your friend's planning on playing games on that beast, consider getting a 16ms or less response time LCD.
I'm not sure how good Hitachi drives are, but a successor to IBM, I personally wouldn't trust them too much. IMHO you should go with a Maxtor.

 

[zxlr8]

The hitachi drives are reliable as I have a pair in raid and are faster than the 36 gig raptors . The board is less than the MSI with a couple more things in the package. It has been oced to 2600mghz with no volt mods. I do not need more than 2300 mghz.
If you look at the reviews on newegg, that particular screen does not have as much of the problems with ghosting as most in that price range. I t is going to be used primarily for video editing anyways.