Grunter sold! Got my (well Lisa's) new system!

[GrayRage]

Ok. Using Pricewatch.com and ebay i got the following (prices include shipping):

-Gainward GeForce FX 5600 256 mb Video Card $153
-Sony 16 DvD ROM $36.88
-(2) 512 DDRAM 32mx8 pc-3200 RAM (corsair) $216
-Asus a7n8x Deluxe Socket A Main Board $118.99
-AMD2700 xp (2.17ghz) $120.07
-Vocano 7 cooling system $34.95
-IBM Desktar 60 gb 7200rpm hd $67.00
-Antec Lanboy PC case (350 watt power supply with cool blue lights hehe) $95

Grand Total: $841.89

I will take lIsa GEforce 4 and put it in my system and give her old system (a 1 ghz amd which will have a geforce 2 64 meg) to our nephew (a upcoming DBer!).

So for 841 bucks lisa will have a system with a decent main board, good processor, awesome memory (a gig!), 256 meg video card (yeah i know the fx5600 is not the best, but look at that price! :) It should run pretty damn good :)

[Xondio]

nice.


I'm looking for a p4/non asus mb (i think asus mb suck balls, im using one right now and my usb ports periodically short out and don't work, also i noticed my system bus goes slower than actually projected =*(, but thats because i got it in a bundle because i was too cheap to buy a real MB)


I'm waiting for WoW to actually ship before i put new parts (including 2gigs of 2100ddr ram) in my machine... but as much as i want too ill end up upgrading it before wow comes out for games like HL2 and tribes: vengeance


[edit] my piece of crap system =

1.533ghz athlon xp proc
512mb ddr ram (1600 gay~!)
Radeon 9700 pro (only good thing)
sound blaster live (like 4.0 version = gay)
custom made case from coolerguys.com (badass stuff there)
80gig 12mb cache hard drive

[Dynamic]

Nice setup Gray...heres what I am about to order

Athlon Xp 2600 (333 fbs) 2.08 ghz - $101

Epox Mboard - $83

IBM Deskstar 7200rpm 80 GB HD - $76

1024 MB Kingston HyperX DDR ram - $190 (using PS coupon heh)

Gainward GF4 Ti4800SE8X 3.6ns 128 mb ram - $153

$603 from Newegg altogether without shipping...

Gray where did you get the price for the GF5200? I would much rather get that card considering im paying the same price for a crappier one....

[Dynamic]

GF5600 that is....

[Danubi]

Damn thats the shit at coolerguys.com some god damn nice shit :p already ordered hehe

[Xondio]

Yeah, i've been going there for years now for all of my coolent stuff, it's a tad expensive (or around normal price now) but damn well worth it, and most of the cases are custom made... mine still had pencil marks for the cutting and design when i recieved it lol... of course mine is a weird (but cool) case.

[pizzr]

Drop the corsair get kingston, its 1 gig and better bandwidth! Corsair is used for OverClocking mainly.

Kingston part number KVR400X64C3AK2/1Gig of 3200 memory.
180-190 dollars can get it at

http://www.gameve.com/store/vender_aopen.asp

Drop the ASUS Board you dont need it, get a EPOX 8RDA + @ newegg.com for 83 bucks! its a better board trust me on this.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=8rda%2B

No games out there support 256mb yet and there is no difference between a 128mb card and 256mb one. Also find yourself a Radeon 9700 Pro 128mb or 9800 Pro 128mb. Dont go cheaper on the video card, that geforce FX isnt a high grade Video Card!

[GrayRage]

I checked Ebay and Pricewatch.com for everything. Forgot about that Kingston memory coupon.....damn. Should have all the parts within a week, i am stoked to try it out. Will advise how it runs, but i am excited. She is upgrading from:

AMD 1ghz
512 mb slow generic crap ram
Slow generac main board
geforce 2 64 mb vid card

Should be a HUGE upgrade.

[pizzr]

yes she should have fun with it!

[GrayRage]

Its to late! hehe. One day they will support 256 megs and it will help i am sure. Also, i got the 256m one for pretty much the same price as the 128 m one.

The other cards u mentioned are just to damn much.

And i plan to overclock it!

I also did not want to buy a Sound card ( i heard the onboard nvidia one is pretty good).

In any case, it's all a moot point as orders were already placed and some of the stuff has been shipped!

I am, however, gonna do an ultimate rig in the next 2 months or so.

Gonn use the big dogs for this one. p4 3.2 geforce 5900 this one will be ......MINE MINE MINE! MUHAAAAA! Just have to sell Lisa's bard ;p

[Danubi]

Found this neat Case (http://www.coolerguys.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=840556099239&Category_Code=CS-Wind) dunno if i should buy that. might do it looks pimp hehe

Cancled my other order.. desided to wait till i have money to buy a new system for myself :p

[801]

gray why overclock if u have so much power?

[Xondio]

Yeah no kidding dude, it's not safe, and if you fuck up they can tell and you can't get a replacement, it's like someone dropping their cell phone and coming to my work and wanting another one saying the cell phone came like that when they bought it....


anyway you have alotta power already, no need to overclock it.

[Xondio]

Oh and as for cases, not to sound like a complete fucking nerd, here is a decent water-cooled case that would maximize your gaming...


http://www.overclockers.com/articles542/index.asp

[GrayRage]

Well, as i understnad it, the only reason not to overclock is cause of heat constraits. If you can cool it properly it should not cause to many problems as long as u don;t go nuts. Gonna dabble in it some but not go to crazy.

[Xondio]

That and the chip is only capable of going certain extents. Heat restraints were a problem before the newer technology coolents.. but you can overclock it but don't overdo it and make sure it's properly cooled... but yeah i've overclocked my video card for PS a couple times and it's not a problem ;)

[Danubi]

Ive checked out few Cases and Talked to a few friends about what i should get for my new computer.

Came up with the following Case
http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/163/bundle.jpg

http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/163/Comp1.jpg
Like the compressor much? looks like something that belongs to a car lol

Well heres the link for the rewiew of the Case
VapoChill PE S478, Titanium Case Rewiew (http://www.bit-tech.net/review/163/2)

I think thats my new case, muhaha cost quite a penny also. i think its 500$

And the system im gonna get is the following:

Intel - Pentium4 Northwood-C 3.0GHz In-a-Box
Abit - IC7-G Max2 Advance ATX
2x DDR-SDRAM PC3500 - Kingston HyperX 512MB CL2
Sapphire - Radeon Atlantis 9800 Pro TV-Out & DVI Retail
2x Western Digital - Raptor 360GD 36.7GB
VapoChill PE S478, Titanium Case
Enermax - EG465P-VE FCA
Logitech - Internet Navigator Keyboard Special Edition
LiteOn - LTD-165 Retail

how does that look?

[Xondio]

It's nice, unless you have friends that come over... i'd shoot my self in the face before I got something with a compressor lol, my friends (+girls) come over alot and i'd really not have that in my room ;)

but yeah either way it's a really nice case, one of the best out there

[Danubi]

Well it dosnt make any sound. the case makes sure that no should at all comes out really.. friend has the same. can hardly hear it


But that system im gonna get cost alot like 2000 US$
Gonna save abit first, dont have 2000$ just laying around... but with that system im gonna fucking kickass to about everyone else :p

[Xondio]

Any case that costs over 500 dollars really isn't worth it, might as well spend the extra 1500 on the best MB + processor

[GrayRage]

I dunno, imagine the conversation piece that will be. If u got the dough, it would be nice to have that kind of cooler. As i understand it, the hotter the stuff runs, the worse the performance. Sounds like the system u are building will run damn nice Dan.

[Xondio]

Yeah, heres the conversation with my friends when they bring some girls over every friday night..



"What the fuck is that, is that attatched to your computer? wow, I think we'll stop bringing the girls over here.."

Jon = pwned :(

lol no jk, but yeah i would at least hide it, i only have a couple of friends who I played EQ with and thats about the only people I would really tell, besides you guys.

[Danubi]

Well with that cooler i can do like -20 on my CPU. atleast

another picture.. of the compressor, i dunno if u took the time to read the rewiew but the compressor cant be seen. its hidden inside the computer.

http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/163/Layout.jpg

Well ill save up some money now. will have my lovely system in a few months. And then some of the things will be cheaper :p yay

[GrayRage]

Good link for building your PC: http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm

[Xondio]

oh cool, it's hidden? thats sweet then, i would fucking get that, but i wouldnt pay 2 grand for it, i would put the rest in like 2100ddr ram get like 2 gigs worth lol

[Danubi]

The nice thing about this Case is, that because it cools so godlike u can overclock your computer with like 600mhz+ and still u will run godlylike.

check this out... this PC im told makes alittle more noise than the one im getting does, but its just someone showing hes comp off.

My comp will almost look completely like hes. just with pink lite inside :p

Link Link (http://www.xsquad.dk/movies/vapoboot.wmv)

in the movie u see the VapoChill startup, And before it loads into windows its at a cool -15 in the CPU :p(btw he has a few more coolers attached to hes machine, thats why its makes that sound)and abit after windows is loaded its at -20 :p