OK I am thinking about buying a new system tomorrow. SO i hope I get some replies tonight!
OK so here are the two configs I made up.
Things that are important to me in my computer is:
10000 RPM RAID config
PCIe
and 800mhz FSB
Some things I am tossed up about is:
DDR2 vs DDR???
AMG 929pin vs intel 775pin ???
and going 64bit vs NO 64 bit...??
Processor speed as long as its 2.4ghrz And up is ok with me... I dont think clocking is that big a deal really.
With that in mind... these are the two configs I have made up....
This one has intel 3gig
and the mb supports ddr2 AND ddr...
and I am thinking about installing 512ddr2 in this set up. Its a little bit more expensive too.. then the second config.
also for another 40$ I could upgrade the CPU to be 64bit???
SO I want some opinions on that...
Intel Pentium 4 PCI Express Configurator (NO MONITOR):
*BASE_PRICE: [+579]
2ND_USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
CAS: TURBO X-INFINITY Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (SILVER COLOR)
CD: NONE
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52 (SILVER COLOR [+9])
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 530 CPU w/HT Technology 3.0GHZ 800FSB 1MB Cache [+0]
COUPON: FREE $20 MOVIELINK COUPON, DOWNLOAD UP TO 10 FREE MOVIES [+0]
CABLE: None
FLASHMEDIA: None
FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (SILVER COLOR [+7])
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+71]
HDD2: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+129]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (SILVER COLOR [+3])
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (SILVER COLOR [+0])
MSGAME1: NONE
MSGAME2: NONE
MSGAME3: NONE
MODEM: NONE [-7]
MP3PLAYER: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Req.DDR2/DDR1 RAM)Asus P5GD1 DELUXE I915G Chipset Sckt775 DDR2/533 PCI-E w/Audio,Gb LAN,IEEE,&USB2 [+55]
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)512MB PC4200 DDR2 MEMORY [+67]
MONITOR: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
RAID: RAID-0 (DATA STRIPPING) [+0]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
SPEAKERS: (SILVER)JUSTER NEON LIGHT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [+10]
SOFT1: NONE
SOFT2: NONE
TEMP: THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER [+12] (SILVER COLOR [+0])
UPS: None
USB_PENDRIVE: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+82]
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: GENERIC WIRELESS 802.11B ACCESS POINT [+45]
WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 11Mbps Network Interface Card [+27]
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+1089) <----
**********************************************
OK second config:
this one is AMD 929 pin...
BUT non of the amd MB have DDR2 capabilities!
but it is a little cheaper...
ANd isnt this AMD cpu already 64bit???*I'm not sure*
Athlon 64 PCI-E Custom Build Configurator (NO MONITOR)
*BASE_PRICE: [+484]
2ND_USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
CABLE: None
CAS: TURBO X-INFINITY Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (SILVER COLOR)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology [+0]
CD: NONE
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52 (SILVER COLOR [+9])
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BEIGE COLOR)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: NONE
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+71]
HDD2: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+129]
HALFLIFE2: Free "Half-Life 2 Bronze" Download Coupon [+0]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (SILVER COLOR [+3])
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (SILVER COLOR [+0])
MSGAME1: NONE
MSGAME2: NONE
MSGAME3: NONE
MODEM: NONE
MP3PLAYER: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (939-pin Socket) Foxconn/WinFast NF4UK8AA-8EKRS nForce4 Chipset PCI-E w/LAN,USB,IEEE,&Audio [+13]
MEMORY: 512 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY (Kingston Hyper-X High Performance Memory w/ Heat Spreader [+28])
MONITOR: NONE
NAPSTER: Free Napster Download Coupon [+0]
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
RAID: RAID-0 (DATA STRIPPING) [+0]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT [-16]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: (SILVER)JUSTER NEON LIGHT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [+10]
SOFT1: NONE
SOFT2: NONE
TEMP: THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER [+12] (SILVER COLOR [+0])
UPS: None
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+151]
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: GENERIC WIRELESS 802.11B ACCESS POINT [+45]
WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 11Mbps Network Interface Card [+27]
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+966) <---
Sooo... help me out here....
going with amd with DDR would save me overall about 150-200 bucks.. Plus I have heard amd is better for games??? This will be a gaming pc...
what do you think????
OK so here are the two configs I made up.
Things that are important to me in my computer is:
10000 RPM RAID config
PCIe
and 800mhz FSB
Some things I am tossed up about is:
DDR2 vs DDR???
AMG 929pin vs intel 775pin ???
and going 64bit vs NO 64 bit...??
Processor speed as long as its 2.4ghrz And up is ok with me... I dont think clocking is that big a deal really.
With that in mind... these are the two configs I have made up....
This one has intel 3gig
and the mb supports ddr2 AND ddr...
and I am thinking about installing 512ddr2 in this set up. Its a little bit more expensive too.. then the second config.
also for another 40$ I could upgrade the CPU to be 64bit???
SO I want some opinions on that...
Intel Pentium 4 PCI Express Configurator (NO MONITOR):
*BASE_PRICE: [+579]
2ND_USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
CAS: TURBO X-INFINITY Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (SILVER COLOR)
CD: NONE
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52 (SILVER COLOR [+9])
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 530 CPU w/HT Technology 3.0GHZ 800FSB 1MB Cache [+0]
COUPON: FREE $20 MOVIELINK COUPON, DOWNLOAD UP TO 10 FREE MOVIES [+0]
CABLE: None
FLASHMEDIA: None
FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE (SILVER COLOR [+7])
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+71]
HDD2: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+129]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (SILVER COLOR [+3])
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (SILVER COLOR [+0])
MSGAME1: NONE
MSGAME2: NONE
MSGAME3: NONE
MODEM: NONE [-7]
MP3PLAYER: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (Req.DDR2/DDR1 RAM)Asus P5GD1 DELUXE I915G Chipset Sckt775 DDR2/533 PCI-E w/Audio,Gb LAN,IEEE,&USB2 [+55]
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)512MB PC4200 DDR2 MEMORY [+67]
MONITOR: NONE
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
RAID: RAID-0 (DATA STRIPPING) [+0]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
SPEAKERS: (SILVER)JUSTER NEON LIGHT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [+10]
SOFT1: NONE
SOFT2: NONE
TEMP: THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER [+12] (SILVER COLOR [+0])
UPS: None
USB_PENDRIVE: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+82]
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: GENERIC WIRELESS 802.11B ACCESS POINT [+45]
WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 11Mbps Network Interface Card [+27]
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+1089) <----
**********************************************
OK second config:
this one is AMD 929 pin...
BUT non of the amd MB have DDR2 capabilities!
but it is a little cheaper...
ANd isnt this AMD cpu already 64bit???*I'm not sure*
Athlon 64 PCI-E Custom Build Configurator (NO MONITOR)
*BASE_PRICE: [+484]
2ND_USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
CABLE: None
CAS: TURBO X-INFINITY Case 420W W/ WINDOW & LCD Temperature Display (SILVER COLOR)
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: (939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology [+0]
CD: NONE
CDRW: CD-RW 52X32X52 (SILVER COLOR [+9])
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 6in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BEIGE COLOR)
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
FLOPPY: NONE
HDD: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+71]
HDD2: Western Digital Raptor 36.7GB 10,000RPM Serial ATA 150 8MB Cache WD360GD [+129]
HALFLIFE2: Free "Half-Life 2 Bronze" Download Coupon [+0]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (SILVER COLOR [+3])
MOUSE: PS2 INTERNET MOUSE W/ WHEEL (SILVER COLOR [+0])
MSGAME1: NONE
MSGAME2: NONE
MSGAME3: NONE
MODEM: NONE
MP3PLAYER: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: (939-pin Socket) Foxconn/WinFast NF4UK8AA-8EKRS nForce4 Chipset PCI-E w/LAN,USB,IEEE,&Audio [+13]
MEMORY: 512 MB PC3200 400MHz DDR MEMORY (Kingston Hyper-X High Performance Memory w/ Heat Spreader [+28])
MONITOR: NONE
NAPSTER: Free Napster Download Coupon [+0]
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: NONE - FORMAT HARD DRIVE ONLY
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
POWERSUPPLY: STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
RAID: RAID-0 (DATA STRIPPING) [+0]
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SCANNER: NONE
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT [-16]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: (SILVER)JUSTER NEON LIGHT SUBWOOFER STEREO SPEAKERS [+10]
SOFT1: NONE
SOFT2: NONE
TEMP: THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER [+12] (SILVER COLOR [+0])
UPS: None
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 6600 256MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD [+151]
VIDEO2: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
WIRELESSPOINT: GENERIC WIRELESS 802.11B ACCESS POINT [+45]
WIRELESSCARD: PCI Wireless 802.11g 11Mbps Network Interface Card [+27]
ZIP: NONE
_PRICE: (+966) <---
Sooo... help me out here....
going with amd with DDR would save me overall about 150-200 bucks.. Plus I have heard amd is better for games??? This will be a gaming pc...
what do you think????