In 3-5 Days....

[The_gas]

I will be ordering my new pc. Here are the specifications. What do you guys think?


Processor (CPU)
AMD? ATHLON? 64BIT X2 4200 2 x 512K L2 Cache (AM2 pin)

Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2-667 PC5300 - LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard
ASUS M2R32-MVP: Express 3200, DUAL DDR II, S-ATA II, 2 PCI (Due in Sep.)

Operating System
MICROSOFT? WINDOWS? XP HOME (inc. Genuine CD & licence) (?59)

USB Options
SIX USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
SATA II 400 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

2nd Hard Disk
NONE

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
NONE

1st CD/DVD Drive
16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (?19)

2nd CD/DVD Drive
52X 32X 52X CD WRITER

Graphics Card
512MB RADEON X1900 CROSSFIRE EDITION + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
512MB RADEON X1900XTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-FI Extreme Music 7.1: ?50

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 NETWORK CARD FOR BROADBAND

Floppy Disk Drive
1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Memory Card Reader
NONE

Case
Silver Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!

Power Supply & cooling
600W Super Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm fan & CPU Cooler (?79)

Firewire & Video Editing
1 x FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD

TV Card
NONE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Printer
NONE

Surge Protection
2 x Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector (8 Sockets) (Special: ?10)

Webcam & VoIP
NONE

Anti-Virus
NONE

Office Software
NONE

Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 1 Year Free Collect & Return: ?5

Delivery
Next Working Day Insured Delivery On Completion of Order (Free)

Price (excluding VAT)
?1376.17

Price
?1617.00

Order Quantity
1

Bulk discount
?0

Total order price (Ex VAT)
?1376.17

Total order Price

?1617.00

Payment method


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[brad352]

I think that you've got too much money on your hands, but it's obviously pretty awesome

 

[The_gas]

Well i have just over 1600 to spend. Luckily i already have a 17inch monitor lcd and speakers, keyboard etc. Cant wait, finally i will be able to play fear with ease. Just have to wait 2 weeks for delivery.

BTW anyone from the uk should check out www.pcspecialist.co.uk, the prices are amazingly cheap on build your own pc.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

hey this system is just awesome !!!!!!!!! and you'll not just be able to play fear easily , u wont be having any probs in playing any game !!!! lol

Best of luck

 

[The_gas]

Thanks mate i havent been this excited about anything for a long time. Still got the computer geekyiness.

 

[Kshitiz_Indian]

U got to be excited a lot. Its a natural phenomena. When u know u r getting something that u'll not need to rebuy in the next 3 yrs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[langerrox]

shoulda gone dual 7950's Gassy!
oh and you'll cry when you find out you have to buy a whole new system for vista , it sucks man! (vista)

 

[BigCrickNan]

I think your very lucky man.... although I have 2 more usb ports than you .

 

[blackleopard92]

hmm, I would advise u to get conroe, AMD just doesn't have any answer to even the cheapest conroe.

the cheapest one, 6300 when overclocked can beat the living hell out of every single AMD cpu that every existed!not to mention what those X6800 does( about 30% increase )
I had written a short review of conroe.take a look.
Intel's Core Duo : Empire strikes back

 

[embi]

hmm, I would advise u to get conroe, AMD just doesn't have any answer to even the cheapest conroe.

the cheapest one, 6300 when overclocked can beat the living hell out of every single AMD cpu that every existed!not to mention what those X6800 does( about 30% increase )
I had written a short review of conroe.take a look.
Intel's Core Duo : Empire strikes back

I agree, Intel is better. Also, I am slightly worried about the fact that you're getting 4 GB of RAM. Whilst yes, the more RAM the better performance, in real likelihood you never need that much. 2 GB is a good amount to have, I have only 1 GB and hardly ever exceed that, 4 is over the top IMO. You could save some money, spend it on upgrading something else (although what, I don't know!! )

 

[blackleopard92]

I agree, Intel is better. Also, I am slightly worried about the fact that you're getting 4 GB of RAM. Whilst yes, the more RAM the better performance, in real likelihood you never need that much. 2 GB is a good amount to have, I have only 1 GB and hardly ever exceed that, 4 is over the top IMO. You could save some money, spend it on upgrading something else (although what, I don't know!! )

well, he can make his drive sub system about 40% faster by buying another hard disk, configure them to RAID 0 and watch load times disappear into oblivion. ( about 40-50% increase, I assure u):cool:

 

[embi]

well, he can make his drive sub system about 40% faster by buying another hard disk, configure them to RAID 0 and watch load times disappear into oblivion. ( about 40-50% increase, I assure u):cool:

Or if he really cares about his data, buy 3 hard disks (2X 250GB, 1X 500GB?) and use RAID 4 or 5, I forget, stripe the 250GB and mirror onto the 500GB. No better way of backing up.



Yes, I had a look at that site, prices are pretty damn cheap, and you've got warranty and everything, but it takes the fun out of spending hours putting it all together and then switching it on...Also, you get so much more control. It only allows you to choose 1 motherboard, when there are thousands availiable.

But it does seem like a good site, people who don't want to put the thing together and like cheap computers, I would recommend that site.

 

[The_gas]

Ok i made some changes and this will be the new pc i am ordering. The intel chips are way to expensive for me.

Processor (CPU)
AMD Athlon? 64 X2 4600+ (2.4GHz) 2 x 512K L2 Cache (AM2 pin)

Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2-667 PC5300 - LIFETIME WARRANTY!

Motherboard
ASUS M2R32-MVP: Express 3200, DUAL DDR II, S-ATA II, 2 PCI

Operating System
MICROSOFT? WINDOWS? XP HOME (inc. Genuine CD & licence) (?59)

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 Ports (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) As Standard

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
SATA II 160 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

2nd Hard Disk
SATA II 160 GB HARD DISK @ 7200rpm 8mb cache

RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)

1st CD/DVD Drive
16X DVD ROM WITH 48X CD ROM

2nd CD/DVD Drive
16x +/- DVD WRITER (8x +/- Dual Lyr) (5x DVD-RAM) (40x CD-RW) (?19)

Graphics Card
512MB RADEON X1900 CROSSFIRE EDITION + DVI + TV-OUT

2nd Graphics Card
512MB RADEON X1900XTX PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT

Sound Card
SoundBlaster X-FI Extreme Music 7.1: ?50

Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND

Network Facilities
Onboard 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN Port (Ethernet) As Standard

Floppy Disk Drive
1.44MB FLOPPY DISK DRIVE

Memory Card Reader
NONE

Case
Stylish Silver Aluminium Trigon Case + 2 Front/Side USB

Power Supply & cooling
600W Super Quiet Quad Rail PSU + 120mm fan & CPU Cooler (?79)

Firewire & Video Editing
1 x FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD

TV Card
NONE

Monitor
NONE

2nd Monitor
NONE

Keyboard & Mouse
NONE

Mouse
NONE

Speakers
NONE

Printer
NONE

Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (?6)

Webcam & VoIP
NONE

Anti-Virus
NONE

Office Software
NONE

Warranty
1 Year Return-to-Base Warranty + 1 Year Free Collect & Return: ?5

Delivery
Next Working Day Insured Delivery On Completion of Order (Free)

Price (excluding VAT)
?1393.19

Price
?1637.00

Order Quantity
1

Bulk discount
?0

Total order price (Ex VAT)
?1393.19

Total order Price

?1637.00

 

[langerrox]

maybe just 2GB of ram? 4GB isn't necessary and with the xtra $$ get a conroe!

 

[The_gas]

Hmmm ok ill look into it. I still have a few days before i can get the money to place the order.