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mattg2k4 · 07-30-2003, 04:41 AM

I'd get a soundcard anyway, I've never like onboard sound, for sound quality and their software/drivers. Plus the audigy 2 card scores you a firewire port. And yeah as buletproofmiget said, you have a faceplate there, not the soundcard.

In your first post you said you were interested in an intel processor, yet you chose an AMD motherboard. About the whole intel vs. AMD thing, here's my take: AMD is more bang for buck, but intel is easier and more reliable. Plust intel has hyperthreading and an 800mhz fsb, something AMD does not.

I dunno what kind of files you keep on your computer, but a 40 or 60 GB hard drive seems a little small to me. Plus you can get many more GB's per dollar when purchasing a larger drive. The WD 120Gb is $103, 1.16GB/dollar. The 40GB is $66.50, 0.6GB/dollar. If you aren't going to use the whole space, go with the cheaper drive, but if you might buy additional space later, it's probably cheaper just to get a bigger drive to start.

I usually buy Kingston ram, it's pretty cheap and it's always worked fine for me. Crucial is another good brand.

07-30-2003, 04:41 AM	#12
mattg2k4 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: University of California, Santa Barbara Posts: 800	I'd get a soundcard anyway, I've never like onboard sound, for sound quality and their software/drivers. Plus the audigy 2 card scores you a firewire port. And yeah as buletproofmiget said, you have a faceplate there, not the soundcard. In your first post you said you were interested in an intel processor, yet you chose an AMD motherboard. About the whole intel vs. AMD thing, here's my take: AMD is more bang for buck, but intel is easier and more reliable. Plust intel has hyperthreading and an 800mhz fsb, something AMD does not. I dunno what kind of files you keep on your computer, but a 40 or 60 GB hard drive seems a little small to me. Plus you can get many more GB's per dollar when purchasing a larger drive. The WD 120Gb is $103, 1.16GB/dollar. The 40GB is $66.50, 0.6GB/dollar. If you aren't going to use the whole space, go with the cheaper drive, but if you might buy additional space later, it's probably cheaper just to get a bigger drive to start. I usually buy Kingston ram, it's pretty cheap and it's always worked fine for me. Crucial is another good brand.