June 5, 200521 yr I'm planning to buy a new box, and at the moment my list of components looks like this: Case: Cooler Master Centurion Chassi Silver Aluminium PSU: Hiper NÃÆÃâÃâätaggregat ATX 580W HPU-4B580 Triple Fan, Silent, PFC Motherboard: DFI LanParty UT Ultra-D - Socket 939 - ATX Nforce4 - Sata / Gblan / Raid / PCI-Express Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz Socket 939, 512KB, BOXED m/flÃÆÃâÃâäkt (Venice) Memory: Corsair Value S. PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB Kit w/two matched Value Select 512MB GFX: PowerColor Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express, VIVO/2xDVI, Retail HDD: Samsung SpinPoint P120S 200GB SATA2 8MB 7200RPM NCQ Optical Unit 1: LG DVD-spelare IDE 16x/48x (GDR-8161BB) bulk version Optical Unit 2: NEC DVD-burner ND-3540A IDE Silver OEM DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer) Floppy: Sony Floppy Drive, 3,5" 1,44MB Silver Floppy Drive Internal CPU-cooler: Zalman CNPS7700B-AICu CPU-FlÃÆÃâÃâäkt Socket A/478/775/754/939/940 And as always, it's usually a good idea to ask for second opinions since it's possible to make mistakes. What I need is reasoning, not fanboyism and similar. "Your GFX will bottleneck the system, you should consider a faster GPU. Take a look at the [x]" is a good reply, "Omg that sux, get teh 2x 6800Ultra!" is not. It's hard to set an exact budget, but I'm not far away from the maximum. The PSU might be a bit more expensive than it needs to be, but that's one thing I don't want to fail :P So, thoughts? ;P
June 5, 200521 yr I think the PSU is fine. I have a dual fan Hiper PSU in my case and it runs nice and quietly. It also has plenty of power cables for all your needs. As for the mobo and processor, im not really in the know about AMD stuff so best for someone else to come alone for advice on that. The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones. Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
June 5, 200521 yr Author The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable.Since I picked cheap memory, that's a pretty good indicator of how little overclocking I will do :P But yeah, a low temperature is always nice. I've decided against watercooling though, mainly because the extra work isn't worth it IMO. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones.I suppose I only need to burner, since it's really a combo-drive. Having two drives is simply a matter of laziness, since I can copy DVD's directly without using images. I like it that way :)
June 6, 200521 yr this is off topic... but what are you doing with your old one? Interesting question. Are any of those parts canibalised from your old one? Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12
June 6, 200521 yr Author I don't own a modern computer, I've just put an extra harddrive in my familys box that I can boot from :) I do own an old box with an unstable GFX though, which I'll be able to use as a server since I won't need it anymore.
June 8, 200521 yr I think the PSU is fine. I have a dual fan Hiper PSU in my case and it runs nice and quietly. It also has plenty of power cables for all your needs. As for the mobo and processor, im not really in the know about AMD stuff so best for someone else to come alone for advice on that. The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones. *me agrees* But the only thing i would say is wait for the new GeForce 512mb graphics card. I think Matt'll have a go at me and call me a GeForce fan-boy, but i'm already saving for the thing. Exactly how much are you willing to spend on this computer, too? And nice processor. I was considering getting it, but my budget was too tight, if yours isn't, i'd go for another 1Gb of DDR, Kingston is reliable. Then you will be the 'bogs dollocks'. Ape8191. New sig to come!
June 8, 200521 yr Author I think the PSU is fine. I have a dual fan Hiper PSU in my case and it runs nice and quietly. It also has plenty of power cables for all your needs. As for the mobo and processor, im not really in the know about AMD stuff so best for someone else to come alone for advice on that. The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones. *me agrees* But the only thing i would say is wait for the new GeForce 512mb graphics card. I think Matt'll have a go at me and call me a GeForce fan-boy, but i'm already saving for the thing. Exactly how much are you willing to spend on this computer, too? And nice processor. I was considering getting it, but my budget was too tight, if yours isn't, i'd go for another 1Gb of DDR, Kingston is reliable. Then you will be the 'bogs dollocks'. Next generation GFX? Possibly, because I will be buying the box after summer. I haven't kept up with the release dates on the next-gen cards though. As for the extra RAM, I don't have a use for it. If I decide to spend more money on it, I'll be getting better RAM, not more :P
June 10, 200521 yr I think the PSU is fine. I have a dual fan Hiper PSU in my case and it runs nice and quietly. It also has plenty of power cables for all your needs. As for the mobo and processor, im not really in the know about AMD stuff so best for someone else to come alone for advice on that. The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones. *me agrees* But the only thing i would say is wait for the new GeForce 512mb graphics card. I think Matt'll have a go at me and call me a GeForce fan-boy, but i'm already saving for the thing. Exactly how much are you willing to spend on this computer, too? And nice processor. I was considering getting it, but my budget was too tight, if yours isn't, i'd go for another 1Gb of DDR, Kingston is reliable. Then you will be the 'bogs dollocks'. Next generation GFX? Possibly, because I will be buying the box after summer. I haven't kept up with the release dates on the next-gen cards though. As for the extra RAM, I don't have a use for it. If I decide to spend more money on it, I'll be getting better RAM, not more :P Lol, well, i love spening as much as possible on computers, if i have money it'll be spent on a peripheral or a component for my computer. =P But yeah, and like Shadow asked, how much does it all come to? Ape8191. New sig to come!
June 10, 200521 yr Author I think the PSU is fine. I have a dual fan Hiper PSU in my case and it runs nice and quietly. It also has plenty of power cables for all your needs. As for the mobo and processor, im not really in the know about AMD stuff so best for someone else to come alone for advice on that. The rest looks ok tho. Perhaps consider watercooling. The Thermaltake Bigwater is a great kit for a fraction of other water cooling products. It gets my cpu down to about 24ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc and my case hovering about 30ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâðc. Thats a great temp for keeping your pc stable. And do you really need 2 DVD drives? I know one is a burner and stuff but consider spending a little more on a decent fast combo drive than two cheaper ones. *me agrees* But the only thing i would say is wait for the new GeForce 512mb graphics card. I think Matt'll have a go at me and call me a GeForce fan-boy, but i'm already saving for the thing. Exactly how much are you willing to spend on this computer, too? And nice processor. I was considering getting it, but my budget was too tight, if yours isn't, i'd go for another 1Gb of DDR, Kingston is reliable. Then you will be the 'bogs dollocks'. Next generation GFX? Possibly, because I will be buying the box after summer. I haven't kept up with the release dates on the next-gen cards though. As for the extra RAM, I don't have a use for it. If I decide to spend more money on it, I'll be getting better RAM, not more :P Lol, well, i love spening as much as possible on computers, if i have money it'll be spent on a peripheral or a component for my computer. =P But yeah, and like Shadow asked, how much does it all come to? Ape8191.Somewhere between 1k and 1.2k dollars I believe, though the prices will most likely be a bit lower by the time I make the purchase.
June 11, 200521 yr True. Are you buying component by component and assembling(sp?) is yourself? Or buying it as a package? I found buying components is cheaper and you get EXACTLY what you want. And can i suggest http://www.ebuyer.com. Good place to get your stuff from. Ape8191. New sig to come!
June 11, 200521 yr Author True. Are you buying component by component and assembling(sp?) is yourself? Or buying it as a package? I found buying components is cheaper and you get EXACTLY what you want. And can i suggest http://www.ebuyer.com. Good place to get your stuff from. I'm assembling it myself, since it is indeed a lot cheaper. I'm sticking to Swedish stores though, since that way it's easier to get components fixed if something is broken.
June 12, 200521 yr Author www. Etc... :P Or are you actually going to a store? Oh, you meant links to the stores, my bad :P http://www.komplett.se http://www.webhallen.se Unless you speak Swedish odds are you won't understand much though :P
June 14, 200521 yr Author Not bad. You bought it yet, then? Or still pondering? Neither, won't have the cash for it for another month or two depending on how much I can prevent myself from spending :)
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