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BobbyDouglas -> Review before I buy (New computer) (9/6/2005 16:53:46)

I am looking at putting this non-OC setup together for a friend, anyone care to comment before I buy the parts?

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200 Processor $142
MB: MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard $88
Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB Serial ATA 7200RPM $115
Case: Antec Solution SLK3700-BQE Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Single fan 350W SmartPower ATX12V Power Supply $70
Video: 6600GT $165
RAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) CAS 2.5 $90
DVD Drive: NEC ND-3540A $47



bobby -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/6/2005 18:40:52)

Looks like quite the fun system to me... Linux playground, baby!

[:D]

(I trust the mobo can take 4 x 1GB RAM so he can upgrade down the road?)

[;)]



BobbyDouglas -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/6/2005 19:50:21)

By the time he needs 4gb of ram, his MB would be obsolete. Although it can handle it :)



bobby -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/6/2005 21:15:25)

LOL

So I don't suppose we'll be talking him into Debian Linux any time soon... [:D]



BobbyDouglas -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/6/2005 23:22:28)

Well, once he knows how to turn it on, we can move onto bigger and better things.



Brandon -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 10:03:24)

You should go for a 10,000 RPM harddrive for you OS to be installed...just a small one so it doesn't cost to much..and then use that 250 fo storage......your system will fly....but that's my opinion....[:)]



Spooky -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 10:31:55)

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How come we cant get parts so damn cheap here! [:(]



Brandon -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 11:01:17)

Spooky,

I didn't know UPS delivers to the middle of earth?



BobbyDouglas -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 12:32:40)

Brandon,

I love those 10k rpm Raptors. I have one in my setup, and the last computer I built had them in a raid config. I can't justify the cost of the $175 Raptor for this computer, however, it might be an upgrade later. Thing is, I had $1k to spend on the computer w/ a 17-19" monitor. I think I will be coming very close to the budget limit.

All the parts are about the best price for performance, when you downgrade/upgrade you end up paying too much for the performance.



bobby -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 13:21:42)

with the 10K drives you need to make sure you have really good air movement in the case... they get really hot, really fast. Especially when they're locked away with a P4 chip that also tends to pump out the btu's

[;)]



Brandon -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 13:51:21)

With my computer...it keeps my feet warm on those cold nights...from all the heat getting blown out the back...[:D]



BobbyDouglas -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 17:08:37)

The 74gb raptor does run hot, but it is made to have a lifetime of around 149 years running 24/7. Extra precautions such as the heat have been made on the raptor.

I read quite a bit on the raptor before I purchased it. I think it was actually more reliable than some of the standard 7200rpm drives.



bobby -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 18:33:58)

Any power supply issues with it?




BobbyDouglas -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 22:39:30)

None, I am running a 420 watt PSU, some cheap crapware that came with my case :)



bobby -> RE: Review before I buy (New computer) (9/7/2005 23:47:19)

sweet

:)



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