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12-20-2005, 01:43 PM
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HOCKEY FREAK
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help with new parts....
the rig is for email/web/minor video editing and kids games(not heavy gaming)
does this setup look good(compatible) it has been awhile since i built one and there are so many new parts out there. XION Ultimate Engineering XON-002 Black/Silver SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450 Watt (P4 & AMD Ready) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811208004 ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813157081 eVGA Personal Cinema 064-A8-NV88-AX Geforce4 MX440-8X 64MB 128-bit DDR VIVO AGP 4X/8X Video Card http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814122163 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103603 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145440 Maxtor QuickView 6L100M0 100GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144239 LITE-ON Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache ATAPI / E-IDE DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106009 total=$580.00 TIA Steve |
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12-20-2005, 01:54 PM
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Professional gadfly
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I don't trust that power supply: the picture seems to say that the manufacturer is Azza, and I've never heard of it.
Also, ASRock is not the first name I would think of for a motherboard. I am also pretty unfamiliar with ULi chipsets. If you aren't going to be doing a lot of heavy work, I would downgrade the processor to a 3200+ or 3000+ and use that money on a better motherboard. |
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12-20-2005, 02:02 PM
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HOCKEY FREAK
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i was unsure about the psu also.
i know the mobo is a asus subsidary so i figured it was good,also has both agp 8x and pci ex x16 (i thought that was okay) i dont replace my stuff for at least 5 or so years so i want this to last awhile that is why i went with the 3500. i will keep looking at some other boards/cpu combos.. |
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12-20-2005, 02:07 PM
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I really don't see a need for both AGP and PCI-E at this stage of the game. AGP is dying, PCI-E is the new technology, and there are now tons of PCI-E graphics cards out there, so the dual-use aspect really isn't that important anymore.
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12-20-2005, 03:12 PM
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HOCKEY FREAK
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the reason for the dual config with agp/pci-e.. is the video card i want to have vivo/tv tuner with a decent price. the one decent one i found is agp. but i want to be able to upgrade in the future.
as far as everything else. does it look good.... |
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12-20-2005, 03:15 PM
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The hard drive, RAM, and DVD burner look fine. I like Seagate drives because of their 5-year warranty.
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12-20-2005, 08:05 PM
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HOCKEY FREAK
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thanks for the input. i am looking at a new mobo/cpu/video card combo now...
so much to choose from... i will post back with some new spec thanks steve |
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