First post on board.....
Have at me I say! Kings and Knaves, stir my pride! (Is it good or bad?)
This is an offspring of a Tech TV episode of The Screen Savers I watched a while ago. It was a "Build a 500$ gaming rig" part, that was focused on creating a low price system and having great results (such as very decent FPS on UT2003, which was their base game)
I made my own modifications, and I am no computer expert, but I have been delving into them more lately. Can anyone with a nice knowledge base tell me if this is a good deal? Every part is purchaseable on New-Egg. I wanted to use Price Watch like suggested, but I found it too iritating going around to 10 different sites when I had one great one at my disposal.
These are the specs, and you won't believe the price. This is No E-Machines my dear friends. (Also, I believe everything is in coordinance with eachother. I am quite sure the RAM (266-2100) is supported on the motherboard.) Anyway -
EDIT!! - Earlier case didn't have power-supply,
SECOND EDIT! Uhhh. that case didn't have one either .....
POWMAX Case with Side Panel Window (Black), Model "CP03294HL-5" -RETAIL
- Specifications -
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: All metal construction(SGCC)
Drive Bays: 4x 5.25", 2x 3.5", 4x 3.5"(Internal)
Expansion Slots: 7xSlots
Front Ports: 2x USB2.0, Audio Ports
Power Supply: 400W ATX12V
Cooling System: 1x System Fan(Rear)
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX/MicroATX/AT
Dimensions: 8x16.5x17.5 inches (WxHxL)
Special Features: Diamond shape blue intensive "PowerOn" LED
ABIT NF7-S ,nForce2 SPP chipset Support AMD Socket A with 200/266/333 FSB ,8X AGP,SATA 150 ATX motherboard
Specifications:
Supported CPU:AMD-K7 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Socket A
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP chipset with MCP2-T
FSB:200/266/333MHz
RAM:3x 184Pin DDR Supports 3 DIMM DDR 200/266/333 (Max. 3GB)or
2 DIMM DDR 400 (Max. 2GB)
IDE:2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 (up to 4 Devices)
Slots:1 x AGP8X/4X, 5 x PCI slots
Ports:1xFDD, 2xSATA,2xUSB2,2xPS2,2xCOM,1xLPT and Audio Ports
Onboard Serial ATA: Supports transfer rates 150MB/s (1.5G bps)
Onboard Audio:6-Channel AC 97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mb Operation supports ACPI & Wake on LAN
Onboard Firewire: IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400MB/s transfer rate more info-> N82E16813127143R $59.00 $59.00
Transcend ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP - RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset: RADEON 9600 PRO
Memory:128MB DDR
Bus:AGP 8X
Quad-Pipe architecture delivers real-time cinematic rendering and animation
SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9 feature sets, enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-video
Retail box (see pics for details) Powered By ATI Manufactured by Transcend more info-> N82E16814156010R $51.75 $51.75
AMD ATHLON XP 2600+ Barton 333MHz FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
CPU: 1.9 GHz
Type: XP 2600 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A
OEM (Chip Only See pics) more info-> N82E16819103417R $63.75 $63.75
ALL COMPONENTS 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2100 - OEM
Specification
Manufacturer: ALL COMPONENTS
Speed: DDR266(PC2100)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.1GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime more info-> N82E16820159105 $72.50 $72.50
Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model HDS722580VLAT20 Part# 14R9246, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.8 ms
Buffer: 2MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Features: Lowest power requirements, Optional low acoustic and power modes
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Remark: OEM Drive Only more info-> N82E16822145041 $68.00 $68.00
Lite-On Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model XJ-HD166, OEM
Specifications:
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI
Buffer: Not specified
Access Time: 120ms ( typical )
Data Transfer Rate: DVD-ROM 8600~21600 KB/sec, CD-ROM 3000~7200 KB/sec
Features: SMART-X Technology, Easy-Tray Design for Both Horizontally & Vertically Use
Remark: OEM (see pictures for details) more info->
I have an extra 512 of 2100 lying around, that is why I opted for 2100 instead of 2700.
And the grand total is -
*Drumroll*
367$ - I repeat, Three Hundred and Sixty Seven dollars.
(This does not include shipping, though from past experience, it shouldn't be terribly much. Regardless, it is under the 500$ mark that was set forth. Knowing my luck, something is wrong with this configuration, so can someone please tell me what it is? Any tips or suggestions would help, including parts recommended for exchange in place of these....)
Thanks!
(Edit - These parts were also suggested as the best overclocking parts - so I believe I can get a good 800-1100$ rig outa this after some hardcore tweakage)
Have at me I say! Kings and Knaves, stir my pride! (Is it good or bad?)
This is an offspring of a Tech TV episode of The Screen Savers I watched a while ago. It was a "Build a 500$ gaming rig" part, that was focused on creating a low price system and having great results (such as very decent FPS on UT2003, which was their base game)
I made my own modifications, and I am no computer expert, but I have been delving into them more lately. Can anyone with a nice knowledge base tell me if this is a good deal? Every part is purchaseable on New-Egg. I wanted to use Price Watch like suggested, but I found it too iritating going around to 10 different sites when I had one great one at my disposal.
These are the specs, and you won't believe the price. This is No E-Machines my dear friends. (Also, I believe everything is in coordinance with eachother. I am quite sure the RAM (266-2100) is supported on the motherboard.) Anyway -
EDIT!! - Earlier case didn't have power-supply,
SECOND EDIT! Uhhh. that case didn't have one either .....
POWMAX Case with Side Panel Window (Black), Model "CP03294HL-5" -RETAIL
- Specifications -
Case Type: Mid-Tower
Color: Black
Material: All metal construction(SGCC)
Drive Bays: 4x 5.25", 2x 3.5", 4x 3.5"(Internal)
Expansion Slots: 7xSlots
Front Ports: 2x USB2.0, Audio Ports
Power Supply: 400W ATX12V
Cooling System: 1x System Fan(Rear)
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX/MicroATX/AT
Dimensions: 8x16.5x17.5 inches (WxHxL)
Special Features: Diamond shape blue intensive "PowerOn" LED
ABIT NF7-S ,nForce2 SPP chipset Support AMD Socket A with 200/266/333 FSB ,8X AGP,SATA 150 ATX motherboard
Specifications:
Supported CPU:AMD-K7 Duron/Athlon/Athlon XP Socket A
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP chipset with MCP2-T
FSB:200/266/333MHz
RAM:3x 184Pin DDR Supports 3 DIMM DDR 200/266/333 (Max. 3GB)or
2 DIMM DDR 400 (Max. 2GB)
IDE:2 x Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 (up to 4 Devices)
Slots:1 x AGP8X/4X, 5 x PCI slots
Ports:1xFDD, 2xSATA,2xUSB2,2xPS2,2xCOM,1xLPT and Audio Ports
Onboard Serial ATA: Supports transfer rates 150MB/s (1.5G bps)
Onboard Audio:6-Channel AC 97 CODEC
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mb Operation supports ACPI & Wake on LAN
Onboard Firewire: IEEE 1394a at 100/200/400MB/s transfer rate more info-> N82E16813127143R $59.00 $59.00
Transcend ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB CRT+DVI+TV 8X AGP - RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset: RADEON 9600 PRO
Memory:128MB DDR
Bus:AGP 8X
Quad-Pipe architecture delivers real-time cinematic rendering and animation
SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology supports Microsoft® DirectX® 9 feature sets, enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-video
Retail box (see pics for details) Powered By ATI Manufactured by Transcend more info-> N82E16814156010R $51.75 $51.75
AMD ATHLON XP 2600+ Barton 333MHz FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
CPU: 1.9 GHz
Type: XP 2600 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A
OEM (Chip Only See pics) more info-> N82E16819103417R $63.75 $63.75
ALL COMPONENTS 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2100 - OEM
Specification
Manufacturer: ALL COMPONENTS
Speed: DDR266(PC2100)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 2.5
Support Voltage: 2.5V
Bandwidth: 2.1GB/s
Organization: 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime more info-> N82E16820159105 $72.50 $72.50
Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model HDS722580VLAT20 Part# 14R9246, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.8 ms
Buffer: 2MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Features: Lowest power requirements, Optional low acoustic and power modes
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Remark: OEM Drive Only more info-> N82E16822145041 $68.00 $68.00
Lite-On Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive, Model XJ-HD166, OEM
Specifications:
Read Speed: 48X CD-ROM, 16X DVD-ROM
Interface: E-IDE/ATAPI
Buffer: Not specified
Access Time: 120ms ( typical )
Data Transfer Rate: DVD-ROM 8600~21600 KB/sec, CD-ROM 3000~7200 KB/sec
Features: SMART-X Technology, Easy-Tray Design for Both Horizontally & Vertically Use
Remark: OEM (see pictures for details) more info->
I have an extra 512 of 2100 lying around, that is why I opted for 2100 instead of 2700.
And the grand total is -
*Drumroll*
367$ - I repeat, Three Hundred and Sixty Seven dollars.
(This does not include shipping, though from past experience, it shouldn't be terribly much. Regardless, it is under the 500$ mark that was set forth. Knowing my luck, something is wrong with this configuration, so can someone please tell me what it is? Any tips or suggestions would help, including parts recommended for exchange in place of these....)
Thanks!
(Edit - These parts were also suggested as the best overclocking parts - so I believe I can get a good 800-1100$ rig outa this after some hardcore tweakage)
