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snicker 3d Retreat      Posts: 896 |
Anyone feel like sending me some hardware advice on building a new PC? :-) I am going to start pricing things for a new gaming rig and want a 1 gig+ machine. I prefer Intel but I will prolly end up with an Athlon to save money. I have 5 Dell PC's in my room so I am completely out of the loop on what the best motherboard/memory/etc is for the money and compatibility. My P3-600 is treating me fine but my wife wants a faster computer than her 200mhz so I figured I would give her this one and get me a nice new rig.       
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MurphDog Private 
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I have learned to trust the instincts of Toms Hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com)Not only do they have pricing available, but what I like best is their HOW-TO section on how to build your pc. That's how I decided to get my Asus MB and Thunderbird 900 cpu ------------------ 
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Infrared_Sight Private
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Snicker listen to me I build PCs for the Top selling PC manufactuer in Utah, Totally Awesome Computers. If you like intel go with: P3 1ghz Always go with ASUS motherboards, they have the lowest failure rates and best reviews! ------------------ Do you know what a dog needs? A bitch! Infrared's Tactics -Webmatser
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CR6 Moderator 
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There is no doubt that Athlons give the best price/performance ratio these days. A top-of-the line Athlon compares well to the best P4 system. I like P3's, but they are now limited by their 133MHz bus speed bottleneck. If you want a fast system for a decent price, here are my recommendations for an Athlon system: 350W Power Supply (those Athlons and GF3's suck up a lot of power) Athlon T-bird 1.33-1.4GHz 266 MHz DDR version Athlon Motherboard: ASUS A7M266 512MB DDR PC2100 DIMMs (might as well with cheap prices) HD: 60GB IBM 60GXP (better than the 75GXP line) GF3 card SB Live Value is still good enough for now. It will be a good place holder until the new-gen SB Audigy comes out later this year ... CDRW: Plextor 16/10/40A PlexWriter - Plextor hasn't failed me yet! ------------------ 
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snicker 3d Retreat Posts: 896 |
Well, here is what I am looking at getting right now. I can piece together some components like the cd-rom and sound card. I need a case though, not sure of what some good cases are but I don't want to spend much. Any suggestions? 350W Power Supply: $12 ------------------
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VAXC3 Moderator
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Regardless how cheap and fast the AMD is, you still gotta take in the effect of stability. As far as I know through experience and observations from fellow friends' new AMD system, stability is a major issue. 1. Over heat, AMD processors are extremely hot and uses almost 2x the power as Intel does. So based on my observations and research, here is my recommendation list: For an AMD system: For the Intel, I recommend:
As for the reason choosing Abit over Asus... I find the Abit boards to be more userfriendly through my experience with both brands... Asus is good, but not exactly as stable as Abit...
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MurphDog Private
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I would suggest a 400w power supply. You can't go wrong with too much power, and in my case, Blue Screen of Death is practically inexistant (low power is a common blue screen creator). Especially if you add more components. Also, I would definately suggest going with a Thunderbird over a P3. ------------------
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Stash_NCS Newbie 
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I just built one 3 weeks ago after extensive research---take a look at www.anandtech.com 1.4Ghz 266Fsb Athlon MSI K7 Master---the recomended DDR board at the time (3 weeks ago) http://www.msicomputer.com/PRODUCT/DETAIL_SPEC/K7_MASTER266.HTM Mobo Comparison http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.html?i=1496&p=4 512 PC2100 DDR RAM ThermoEngine V60-4210--heatsink---well worth the money---about 30 bucks---quiet as hell http://secure.webstrikesolutions.com/chillb
The final cost was bout 700----I already had video card, hd, monitor, speakers, mouse, keyboard, and network card
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snicker 3d Retreat Posts: 896 |
Thanks for the feedback everyone! Your insight is extremely valuable! ------------------
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Infrared_Sight Private
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Yes that one guys is right: AMDs overheat actually 5x easier then Intel. Vacx3 is a smart man, but Raid boards are ok, Asus have the lowest failure rate and are #1 boards. Snicker go with Intel P4 personally. But I like AMD better then Intel, even though my PC is an Intel, lol. ------------------ Do you know what a dog needs? A bitch! Infrared's Tactics -Webmatser
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VAXC3 Moderator
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Hehe, It is always good to have Raid sitting around  I back up my system w/ Norton Ghost and now, I run my primary HD with Stripping Raid 0. Damn that thing is fast! ------------------
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sniper Moderator
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Ok, now that I have net access My opnion is truly valuble. I'm so dang [H]ard you wont belive.. Anyways.... *chants*AMD AMD AMD*chants* I would go with AMD, lot cheaper, realible, etc. That intel crap is waaay over priced, and not that good IMO. Snick, just get me on irc, or email... You know I'm the guru Vax; has some good ideas... but.... I dont want to get into it. I have a 1ghz like ya know, and I would reccomend at least a 330w PSU, maybe even a 400w. With all the modding your going to do to it :-) I would put a big psu into that sucker. ------------------
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