New computer specifications

[tbdsamman]

I've got money to burn so I thought I would get a brand new top of the line computer. I was wondering if you guys could see if my system is top of the line or could use some better parts.

My budget is anywhere from $0 to about $8,000(Canadian).

Case: Undecided... I would want a watercooled one.
Motherboard: Intel� Desktop Board D875PBZ
Processor: Intel� Pentium� 4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition
RAM: Kingston - KVR400X64C3AK2/2G - 2GB Kit 400MHz DDR PC3200 DIMM 3-3-3
Video Card: Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
Sound Card: Sound Blaster� Audigy� 2 ZS Platinum Pro
Hard Drive One: 250GB Western Digital Caviar� SE 7,200 RPM Serial ATA RAID 0
Hard Drive Two: 250GB Western Digital Caviar� SE 7,200 RPM Serial ATA RAID 0
Optical Drive One: Lite-On - DVD 16X/CD 48X E-IDE DVD-Multi�, DVD-ROM, SMART-X�, ABS mechanism - Black
Optical Drive Two: Plextor PlexWriter Premium 52x32x52x CD-RW
Floopy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive - Black
Moniter One: NEC 22" MultiSync FE2111SB Flat CRT - Black
Moniter Two: NEC 22" MultiSync FE2111SB Flat CRT - Black
Speakers: Creative GigaWorks� S750
Headphones: Plantronics DSP-500 USB Digital Headset

[Rbstr]

for the case its personal prefference
Don't get that Mobo get an Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
That ram is way to expensive, and has bad timings go for two of these: Kingston Hyper X 1gb Kit (2x512) cl2
I'd go with 2 WesternDigital Rapot 10rpm SATA's WesternDigital Raptor 10rpm SATA's 70gb's

otherwise its 1337

[tbdsamman]

About the motherboard, one of my friends that sells them says the Intel boards are better for Pentiums than ASUS ones.

[Biohazzard56]

Id buy a nice $3000 Dollar Comp right now and save the rest for the future.

[Rbstr]

now way man the ASUS board are much better, the pbz has PAT dissabled, and the asus board has alot more features. The intel board aren't even made by intel they are made by some third party white box dealer

[Electrofreak]

ASUS makes really some of the best mobos u can buy

[Daleon]

Forget buying a new computer and buy a new escalade instead. Geez, little cash to burn? I'd go with The One Personal Super Computer or a Mach 3.8 system from L systems.

http://www.go-l.com/news/product_news/2004/index.htm

You won't be able to buy that video card until July 1st or later prolly. For really high end I'd also go with like 2 raptor 74 gig drives in raid 0 and then a 250 for storage. Also the plextor 712SA is out, so get that over the plexwriter maybe if you were into it. With technology going through such a major changes over next 6 months buying anything like this now is bad timing though.

[Acaila]

Seriously, if you have the kind of money, FX-53.

And ditch the Plantronics, Sennheiser PC150's the shit.

[Rbstr]

yeah you could wait for a bit and be able to get teh X800 XT (the pro version is out) with a very nice socker 939 FX-55 system

[dscytherulez]

If you got $8,000 to burn, go with the Mach 3.8, like Daleon said, that thing is a beast. If you got the money, why not buy the best?

That system is really nice, but Rbstr, I think 2 250 GB 7200RPM HD's in Raid0 would be PLENTY fast enough. I think 10,000's would be overkill at this point.

That computer would be the shit, but yeah go with an asus mobo for sure.

[TekDragon]

Asus P4C800-E Deluxe is the best motherboard. Period.

I would suggest going with a pioneer HDJ1000 headphone. DJ Quality, exceptional sound, very comfortable, and they look fuking sweet.

For RAM I would suggest either Kingston or OCZ. I've heard Kingston has good reliability while OCZ has excellent compatability and timings. Corsair is for losers who buy Alienwares.

[Vitter]

Wish I could have gotten in earlier to add my 2cents.

Agreed with Rbstr and TekDragon on the Asus P4C800-E Deluxe.

7200 on RAID-0 will be plenty. Definately suggest going with Seagate, anything else and your begging for lower quality.

Dunno much about Headphones but i looked up the Pioneer and the Sennheisner ones suggested. I think i'd go with the Pioneer, i remember a friend at college having them, he loved em.

As others suggested, Kingston is good. Tek, however, was right on the money with OCZ. If you got the money, go with the 2x512 (1gig) DDR500 Dual Channel Gold edition. I'm running them and I can do anything with my computer, including running SWG at max settings with 2-3 games in the background (usually Generals and Battlefield).

[Rbstr]

The WD 250 simply canot be beat in performance in 7,200 rpm, but the Seagate is much quieter, it depends on what you want

[TekDragon]

Of course Rbstr, but when running a RAID-0 array that performance goes beyond overkill.

[Rbstr]

the 250 is not a 10k drive its that one he had up there.

Heres some benches for people to look at for SATA drives:
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/...141/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20031219/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20030501/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20040123/index.html