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Cap'n Elethi

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posted 07-29-2004 02:53:47 PM

I'm building myself a new computer, and I want to make sure all of the parts are compatible. So I figured I would ask you guys for help. If you have any recommendations, compatibility issues, or just think I should have picked something else, let me know. Thanks a ton guys.

Here it is:
Cooler Master Wave Master Black MID-TOWER CASE, Model "TAC-T01-EK" -RETAIL
$145.00

Plextor Black 52x24x52 CD-RW Drive, Model PX-W5224TA-BPS-BL, OEM Bulk pack
$49.00

Lite-On Black 16X DVD-ROM, Model SOHD-167T, OEM
$30.99

Mitsumi Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model D359M3D/D359M3B, OEM
$12.99

Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model ST3160023AS, OEM
$109.00*2=$218

Microsoft BLACK Multimedia Keyboard PS/2 102keys -OEM
$19.00

CORSAIR XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack)184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
$255.00

ViewSonic E90FB 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor RETAIL
$199.00

ASUS "P4C800 DELUXE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Pentium 4(HT)/Celeron Processors
Chipset: Intel 875P + ICH5
FSB: 800/533/400MHz
RAM: 4x DIMM support Dual Channel DDR400/333/266 Max 4GB
IDE: 2x UltraDMA 100, 1x UltraDMA 133(from Promise 20378) up to 6 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP Pro/8X, 5x PCI, 1x Wi-Fi
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,2x1394(Rear 1),SPDIF Out,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: AD1985 6-Channel Codec
Onboard LAN: 3COM 3C940 GbE
Onboard SATA/RAID: Promise 20378, 2x SATA, RAID 0/1/0+1/Multiple RAID; ICH5, 2xSATA
Onboard 1394: VIA 1394 Controller

$159.00

Microsoft Black IntelliMouse Optical Mouse -OEM
$19.00

Antec P4 ATX12V 450 Watt Power Supply With 2 Fans, Model "SL450" -RETAIL
$67.00

Canon i455 Photo printer, 18 PPM, 4800 x 1200 DPI, Color/B&W
$86.00

Intel Pentium 4/ 3.2E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - OEM
$271.00

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack SP1a - OEM
$138.00

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0244" -OEM
$72.49

Klipsch Promedia GMX A-2.1 Personal Audio System -RETAIL
$121.00

Hitech ATI RADEON X800 Pro Video Card, 256MB DDR, 256-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model
$445.00

Subtotal = 2,307.47

Prices are from new egg, by the way

How's it look?

Cap'n Elethi fucked around with this message on 07-29-2004 at 03:01 PM.

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Falaanla Marr

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posted 07-29-2004 02:58:02 PM

Looks good to me.

Only change I might recommend is to the ABIT IC7-MAX3 motherboard, It OWNS. Also, with the amount you are spending, get a Pioneer 106d DVD burner instead of the CDRW -- should run about 80 bucks more.

Oh yeah, reading Alaan's post:

Get the logitech MX700 wireless combo.

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Alaan

posted 07-29-2004 03:00:19 PM

Looks like it should all go together. But since you are dropping a hefty buck anyway, I'd suggest getting a better keyboard and mouse. I rather like my Logitech Elite keyboard. Has all the media controls and shortcut buttons for all kinds of things. Also for only a few bucks more you can get a Lite-On combo drive thats a 48x burner and 16x DVD rom I believe.

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Mortious

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posted 07-29-2004 03:22:24 PM

Nice bundle.

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Sean

posted 07-29-2004 03:34:19 PM

Get rid of the floppy drive.

Come on, you know you want to.

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It's not something people hear about.

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Burger

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posted 07-29-2004 03:38:57 PM

looks absolutely stunning.

One thing to note, there's a difference in looks and performance between the Klipsch GMX and the regular promedia. The GMX has a better subwoofer, and the regular promedia has better satellites. If music is more important than gaming, consider switching to the regular 2.1 promedias. If gaming is more important, leave it as it is. And if looks are most important, choose whichever you like best.

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No, Really. Bite me.

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Cherveny

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posted 07-29-2004 03:39:04 PM

Since you are spending a bunch already, ditch the wimpy GMX Klipsch, and go for the $300 full-powered Pro Medias.

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Kegwen

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posted 07-29-2004 03:45:57 PM

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Get the logitech MX700 wireless combo.

I would so forget to charge that mouse. That's the only reason I don't have that personally. lol

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Naj

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posted 07-29-2004 03:46:02 PM

For a few more hours newegg has GeForce 6800s for a "fairly" cheap price here

Just a suggesstion if you want to lower the price a little and don't mind nVidia.

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Cap'n Elethi

I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt...

posted 07-29-2004 04:22:19 PM

Ok, I'll check out that mobo.

And I hate to say it, but I'm not really interested in wireless keyboard or mouse, not now at least. Maybe later.

Thanks for the heads up on the speakers Burger, I'll change 'em. I'm not really interested in 5.1, because I'm going to be in a dorm room, and the only time I won't be on headphones is when I listen to music. So that means I win't need them. I think.

I won't be purchasing it today, sadly. Thanks for the heads up though Naj.

Thanks everyone

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Mightion Defensor

posted 07-29-2004 05:40:48 PM

The Abit IC7-MAX3 is a very very wonderful board.

I really should throw another gig of memory and that burner in my system...

EDIT: Oh yeah... don't forget a fan/heatsink for the CPU. OEM CPUs don't come with one. That's why I get retail CPUs.

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Noxhil

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posted 07-30-2004 01:21:36 AM

It looks nice, the only suggestion I have is dropping the overly expensive RAM, because as far as I know there is no discernable performance boost. And maybe get some differnet speakers... Klipsch Promedia 4.1s or 5.1s depending on how much you want to drop.

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Kegwen

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posted 07-30-2004 03:11:45 AM

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It looks nice, the only suggestion I have is dropping the overly expensive RAM, because as far as I know there is no discernable performance boost. And maybe get some differnet speakers... Klipsch Promedia 4.1s or 5.1s depending on how much you want to drop.

With that kind of hardware, he wants the expensive RAM.

He said he doesn't want 5.1

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