RD's new pc

[RD]

Here it is, tell me if its got bad stuff and i might change stuff:

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Processor AMD Athlon 64 3400+ € 234,-

Motherboard MSI K8N Neo Platinum € 112,50

Cooler AMD boxed koeler

Memory 2 x 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (Infineon Original) € 164,-

Videocard XFX GeForce 6800GT 256MB € 415,-

soundcard Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS (Retail) € 79,95

I/O Controllers Onboard RAID-controller

Netwerkcontroller nVidia nForce3 NV Gigabit LAN-controller

Hard drive Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB 16MB € 174,-

Dvd-player Lite-On DVD 16x48x, LTD-166S (zwart) € 23,95

DVD-burner NEC ND-3500 (zwart) € 64,-

Diskettestation Samsung 3,5" Diskette Drive 1,44MB (Zwart) € 6,50

memory stick USB-Stick 128MB PenDrive (USB 2.0) € 17,75

housing Antec LifeStyle Sonata (ATX, 380 Watt) € 107,-

cooling Antec Case Fan 120x120x25mm 4pin € 18,-

Monitor (LCD) Samsung Syncmaster 710T (Zilver) € 415,50

speakers Creative Inspire T7700 € 71,73

keyboard Logitech UltraX Flat Keyboard (PS/2) € 20,44

Muis Logitech MX 510 € 35,74

Headset Plantronics .Audio 90 (analoog) € 35,95

Total price € 1.996,01

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Changes so far, the monitor will be replaced wiv a flat 19 inch one and the HD will be replaced by 2 on a raid0 and maybe a third for backup.

[ginsengavenger]

i've got a lot of the same/similar stuff in my system. get the neo2 and get a good heatsink--i grabbed the thermaltake heatpipe thing and it simply rox. if you're using the onboard raid controller you better get sata drives. i dunno about infineon; corsair or crucial or mushkin are the reputed names for memory where i come from. i don't know if you really need a soundcard, the onboard is working well for me at least. i just love the sonata case, and it's good you're getting the second fan. rig it up to pull air straight through, and you can keep the fans quiet with the psu's lower voltage outputs. that's a kickass box dude

[Mazy]

not bad, but 6800gt?

nvidia is the path to the dark side ;G

[RD]

ur just jealous mazy, that i pay 2000 and u paid 3000.

Oh and ginseng, i dont know much about all the technical stuff. This list is from a dutch site http://www.tweakers.net where they test all the new stuff, and its supposed to be the cream de la creme at optimal pricing, so i didnt handpick any parts.

What about the amd processor, is it better or worse than pentium?

[Mazy]

i paid €5100 rd

[ginsengavenger]

i went with the a64, so you can tell my preference~

i nearly bought an intel for the hyperthreading and better rendering performance, but that was about all that it could hold. the amds outperformed em in enough other tests that i flipped the fence at the end.

you should get a better price point vs performance if you go with a 3000+. that's what i bought--the 3400 is indeed better but it's not *that* much better. look up the benchmarks. at least that was the case a couple months ago :x

i would read up on the reviews, it's worth the time invested. even if you forget it after you buy your system at least you can make an informed decision and feel good about it

[RD]

well the site that made this list has half the dutch population as member and they take apart evry little piece to get to this list, so im pretty sure im gonna keep it like this

[MrH2o]

By reading the spec, i realise that you have very a small penis

welcome to the "3.ghz + group"

[tnoh]

Some of you might die on laughter if I would say anything about my pc.

[RD]

it would be courageous to tell us

[Duff-e]

GHZ MEAN NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!ONEONEONE

[InsaneSingingBlender]

i remember when 700mhz was awesome, and dod lagged on my pc

[JynxDaddy]

Looks awsome ~~

If you have room to expand, I would get some extreme cooling and overclock@~@~~

[Mazy]

btw i got the same mouse rd

[RD]

but u paid 200euros for it?