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BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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 _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: Review before I buy (New computer) - 9/6/2005 18:40:52 Looks like quite the fun system to me... Linux playground, baby! (I trust the mobo can take 4 x 1GB RAM so he can upgrade down the road?) _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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 :) _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	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... _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to bobby)


Brandon Posts: 431 Joined: 7/13/2004 From: Indiana, US Status: offline	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.... _____________________________ ~ Brandon (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


Spooky Posts: 26603 Joined: 11/11/1998 From: Middle Earth Status: offline	RE: Review before I buy (New computer) - 9/7/2005 10:31:55 <comment> How come we cant get parts so damn cheap here! _____________________________ If you arent part of the solution, then there is good money to be made prolonging the problem ��k� Database / DRW help Check out the Tutorials for Frontpage Databases Forum FAQ' s Developers Edition Spooky Login User Registration and Management tool Personalized Frontpage Hosting (in reply to Brandon)


Brandon Posts: 431 Joined: 7/13/2004 From: Indiana, US Status: offline	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? _____________________________ ~ Brandon (in reply to Spooky)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to Brandon)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	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 _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


Brandon Posts: 431 Joined: 7/13/2004 From: Indiana, US Status: offline	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... _____________________________ ~ Brandon (in reply to bobby)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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. _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to Brandon)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: Review before I buy (New computer) - 9/7/2005 18:33:58 Any power supply issues with it? _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)


BobbyDouglas Posts: 5469 Joined: 5/15/2003 From: Arizona Status: offline	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 :) _____________________________ Arizona Web Design - Mr Bobs Web Design in Arizona The Arizona Web Hosting Challenge (in reply to bobby)


bobby Posts: 11394 Joined: 8/15/1969 From: Seattle WA USA Status: offline	RE: Review before I buy (New computer) - 9/7/2005 23:47:19 sweet :) _____________________________ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? (in reply to BobbyDouglas)

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