best of every thing

[shane254]

When I get my check i am going to build a system but I need some help
I would like spec from different people to get an idea on what is the best now days
ok the computer will be used for game lan parties
price is not a option the fastest and best of everything burner dvd it all thanks amd or pentium and o/c is an option

[glc]

Price not a real object? I love this!

For what is available right *now* -

Athlon XP 1900+, some premium heatsink/fan
Soyo Dragon Plus KT266A board
Premium case - full tower unless you need portability, then midtower, with AMD approved power supply
IBM 60GXP hard drive, desired capacity
Pioneer DVD
Plextor CD-RW
GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 video
Crucial PC2100 DDR sdram

[Demosthenes]

And a big display. :D

Like 21" CRT or higher if you are going all out. And, if cash is even less of a problem, a 19" or even 21" TFT would be better. And, if resources are approaching infinity, get a huge plasma display. The monitor I wanted was the one that used displacement parallax illumintation, or something akin, to create 3d images without googles. It was featured here at Tomshardware (http://www4.tomshardware.com/display/01q2/010516/index.html).

By the by, if you go the SB route for sound, the Audigy looks promising. When they start writing games for it, I hope you will be able to tell the difference.

Respectfully,

Demosthenes

[RJ]

Price is not an option ? The forget the CRT.

Search the 18,1" TFT with 25ms response time or even 15ms reponse time or search for a larger TFT also with that low response time.

RJ

[DrZaius]

What glc said! :D Plus, I agree with RJ, go for an LCD.

[Leef]

If I'm thinkin right...that MB has a RAID controller on it, so get 2-3 of those HDs. AMD may even have a new XP chip out, depending on how long before you get the check.

OR....more MP motherboards may be out by then....hehehehehe :D

[Sauron]

I bet the guy who started this thread is really regretting that bit about price no option...what with all the suggestions and all...*laugh* Have fun man. Another great idea is perhaps get the most expensive of everything you can find on the market...see if you can make it to $10,000. I think you would really regret that saying ! LOL Take care all.

[Floppyman]

Price is not option? Where's the SCSI? Throw in a Dual Channel Ultra 160 controller card, a couple 10 or 15k rpm drives and a SCSI cdrom/burner/DVD. Note: You don't really need all this if the computer is just for gaming at LAN parties, but if price really is not an object it'd be a nice setup to have. HTH

[Demosthenes]

I was waiting for someone to mention an Itanium.

I would still rather have that DTI 3d Display over any LCD. Anyone ever see one in action?

Respectfully,

Demosthenes