My setup thus far :)

[Esse]

Woohooo it's 2:00 in the morning and I finally finished the most recent edits. Here is what I got out of all of this so far. Please keep giving out ideas. By the way, does one cold cathode bar light up the whole computer or do I probably need two? The whole system is about 2.6g including shipping (I added about $200 for shipping for everything).

The newER computer plan:

Case:
http://www.xoxide.com/kikts.html
$100.00

Power Supply: Antec 430W Power Supply, Model "TRUE430" -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-908&depa=0 $69.99

80mm Fans:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-150-010&depa=0 $8.99
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-150-010&depa=0 $8.99
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-150-010&depa=0 $8.99

Speakers: Logitech THX Certified Z-680 5.1 Speaker 500Watt Silver –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=36-121-105&DEPA=0 $225.00

Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition PCI Sound Card, Model "SB0350" –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=29-102-171&DEPA=0 $113.00

Video Card: ATI RADEON X800 XT (256MB) 256 MB (GDDR3) Graphics Card
http://www1.dealtime.com/xPO-ATI_RADEON_X800XT_256MB_8_AGP $479.00

Hard Drives:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-144-160&depa=1 $175.99
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-051&depa=1 $106.00

DVD Burner: NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Silver, Model ND-3500A S W/SW, OEM with software
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-030&depa=1 $94

Monitor: NEC/MITSUBISHI DP930SB-BK 19" SuperBright Diamondtron CRT Monitor –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-002-220&depa=0 $300.00

Keyboard/Mouse Combo: Logitech Cordless MX Duo USB/ PS/2 104keys –RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=23-126-124&DEPA=0 $70.00

Memory: CORSAIR XMS, Xtra-Low Latency 2-2-2-5, 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200, Model TWINX1024-3200XLPRO – Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-523&depa=0 $285.00

Processor: Intel Pentium 4/ 3.2C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-164&depa=1 $237.00

Motherboard: ASUS "P4C800-E DELUXE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-464&depa=0 $174.00

Lights: UV Cold Cathode Kit (Dual Ready)
http://www.xoxide.com/colcatblac.html $4.99



basically everything is from:

www.newegg.com and www.xoxide.com


So a main quesiton: If I ordered allllll of these parts, do I have exactly everything I need to have a working computer (besides the software) or do I need some other stuff like cords and wires?

p.s how are the fans now?

 

[koldapu]

two cold cathodes may be needed . . .

i really think you should get a bigger case . . . but its your choice . . .

get a thermaltake purepower 430 or 480w . . . they are active PFC and environmentally friendly

really think that you should get the 6800GT, but o well . . .

cant see the hard drives you posted

2-2-2-5 timings aren't greatly needed, 2-3-3-6 will be good too (only 1-2% boost, and thats not worth $60)

 

[Ice9]

arent those fans for the cpu? they arent case fans... so oyu dont need three.. at least thats what i think they are. Also if you put all that stuff in the cart at newegg you can then choose a shipping option and it will tell you how much for shipping. I'm almost certain it isnt gonna cost 200 for shipping. Probably more around 50.

 

[koldapu]

yep its a HSF for amd athlons . . .

you need fans, not HSFs

 

[Nubius]

Not to steal your thread, but has anyone seen these?

http://www.xoxide.com/coppershim.html

Says it doesn't fit barton cores!?! Why would that be? Telling me it wouldn't fit on a 2400+ XP-M or a 2500+? Thats kind of odd

 

[bobojuice]

Would that really make a difference???

 

[Nubius]

who knows bobo, theres so many things these days thats for 'improvements' I'm sure it takes like .0005 degrees off of your computer =P Mainly it looks like its just to help you from cracking the core, but still you'd think it'd add a little heat resistance

 

[bobojuice]

Looks like a scam to me...

 

[lazerman]

Yes that's it, a $2.99 scam.

As for hard drives, get two of the Raptors- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=1

and configure them in a raid0 configuration. If you need help with that there is an article stickied to the top of the page.

For cooling your processor get this heatsink- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-108-021&depa=0

and this fan- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-999-612&depa=0

Now for case fans, if you don't particularly care about the noise level get 3 more of these- http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-999-612&depa=0 .

That's all I can say for now...

 

[Esse]

Your last 3 links were the same?