New Computer

[Sanguinius]

proc.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-394&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

mobo.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-139-142&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

ram.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-423&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

h.d.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-164&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

i still need a gpu, but according to a friend i should wait a few months and pick up an x800tx. spending limit is $700. if i cant get an x800tx cheap enough im going to get something else.

[Rbstr]

go with the Asus NF2 board the NF2 is the king of Regular athlons, and an X800XT has a suggested retail of $500 and will stay that way for about a year, and you may want to get memory wit a cas latency of 2 or 2.5.

[Sanguinius]

the nforce2, right? it doesnt seem that great....


as for ram, which one?


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-996&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-122&depa=0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-434&depa=0


any of those? or should i continue searching?

[Rbstr]

Well you get beter performance out of the NF2 and, it comes will some better features, like the quite decent integrated audio. also Asus is IMO the best mobo manufacturer in terms of quality and options for the price.

For ram if you can't get CAS 2 or 2.5 ddr400 (pc3200) then get that Cas 3 because thats' more important with your CPU

[SDM]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-440&depa=1

Corsair 2.5cas DDR400, 2x512 for 1Gb dual channel $156.

[Daleon]

I don't know, why would you want to spend $250 on a XP 3000 chip/mb when you could pick up a better AMD 64 combo for about the same.

If you really want an XP, defintely go with either an A7N8X or NF7 nf2 board. A mobile xp 2600 would net you the most performance if you know anything about OC'ing.

If your total to work with is $700, find a hot deal somewhere on a 9800 Pro/128 if you can.

The corsair value select is solid stuff. Much better than that kingston for same price.

[Sanguinius]

EDIT: for the same price, it cant get better for my proc. found this mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-455&depa=0

hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-164&depa=0&manufactory=BROWSE

[Sanguinius]

bump. only one.

[Rbstr]

oh sorry Good and good both HD and Mobo there

[Sanguinius]

now i need a case.....


help?

[Ait'al]

I just found this case on the front page of frozen CPU:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/cas-221.html?id=F9R5ekRc

This page is worth looking at... custom modified water cooled spider chenbros:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Custom%20Watercooled/mp=menu_search.html

The regular versions: http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Chenbro/mp=menu_search.html

Here are some more!! 8)

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/mp=menu_search_top.html

If you wanna forks out the dough:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Real%20Wood%20Cases/mp=menu_search.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Vapochill/mp=menu_search.html

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Zalman/mp=menu_search.html

If you like these: Ive heard people like the second one!

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=V-Tech/mp=menu_search.html

These are cool looking:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=X-Blade/mp=menu_search.html

These are more decorated:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=X-Gamer/mp=menu_search.html

These are utilitarian i guess but still look pretty nice:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=X-Dreamer%20II/mp=menu_search.html

Random cases:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=X-Mask/mp=menu_search.html

I own the blue Xsuperalien. It needs a few resigns inside for the motherboard tray and isnt as usefull as it looks but looks nice. Though nicer in the pic: Would probly help if i could stick it somewhere and not on the floor. The one i have is huge too:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=X-SuperAlien/mp=menu_search.html

A few clear cases. Not all on the site i dont think:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=C3%20Acrylic/mp=menu_search.html

Older cases:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Blizzard/mp=menu_search.html

Antec: who made the xsuperalien btw:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=Antec/mp=menu_search.html

another page of them:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Modified%20Cases/se=AeroCool/mp=menu_search.html

BIG NAME BRAND HIGHLY PRIZED AS OF A THE END OF LAST YEAR: and their newer cases. not sure if its all of htem have to check there site. ( i havent in a long time)

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Stock%20Cases/se=CoolerMaster%20Towers/mp=menu_search.html

Blah blah blah run of the mill in looks and all older cases i think:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Stock%20Cases/se=Chenming::Chieftec/mp=menu_search.html

Good company, many bigger cases:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Stock%20Cases/se=Lian%20Li/mp=menu_search.html

Pretty cool looking. No idea about functionality etc though:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/scan/se=Stock%20Cases/se=SilverStone/mp=menu_search.html

AND ANOTHER SITE ALL TOGETHER:

WWW.XOXIDE.COM

[Rbstr]

Jesus H. Christ Ait...

i like this one, if my next comp is in ATX form factor i'll be gettin one http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/cas-114.html

[Daleon]

80 gig HD for $100??? Ack man, come on. Its not even SATA. I paid $139 out the door for a 250 gig maxtor/8meg/ide at Compusa last month. And I've seen tons of better deals since. This last weekend say 120 gig WD/8meg/ide for $30 after $60 mail in rebate. Before that CC had same drive's for about same price. Also seen 250's for under $100 quite a few times. HD's are one thing you can actually get some damn good deals on at retail stores, so check around before you get from newegg. I don't think they've ever really been considered that good on HD prices.

Now if 80 is plenty for you, thats cool. But with games starting to come on 10 disk or 2 and 3 dvd's, etc, game space is getting sick. This doesn't leave much room for the pr0n and mp3z.

As for case, I'll never buy another case that doesn't have a removable MB tray again. All case makers should add this feature. So useful.

[Ait'al]

Ok heres a suggestion!

http://bestbargainpc.com/wedi1272sawd.html 4 of this with no optionals. Buy some cords serparatly wether from WD or whoever. Have to ask for who has the good ones.

And this:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=132206

Id ask for daleon to confirm the reliability of the card though. I just got the cheap one and didnt read much on it.

Mind you, you can get the card and one or two HDs now and add more as they will probly get alot cheaper soon.

And i mean it, wait for someone to look at it. I didnt even look for hte card interface!

And this is just a general suggestion.

[Daleon]

Thats pretty nice price for 120 wd sata's. 4 of them in a raid 0 would an external raid controller would be pretty slick, but overkill prolly. The rocketraids are defintely good cards though. I'm getting a 4 port ide one to run raid-5 for one of my work servers.

[Ait'al]

Yea but he could reduce the HDs to like 60s and get 240 gig too for really cheap. And have some nice speed even with some 5200.

http://www.computerhq.com/WD_36_7_GB_Raptor_Enterprise_WD360GDRTL_0718037105 697/hardware/partinfo-id-44886.html

Heres some real overkill! 8) Assuming the board supports these. And is that card PCI? i cant tell.

[Sanguinius]

this is all well and good, but as for cases, they need to be around $50. as i said, a tight budget, meaning cheap as possible. nice cases, but i only look at the top few links. too expensive. i cant fork out $200 for a case. and i only plan on getting on hd for now. i wont need another for a while, as i dont normally put mp3s on my computer and i stream pr0n :D :p



ill have to check with local retailers aswell.