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new 'puter. help me.

new 'puter. help me.

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ok, so i have formed a couple of computers together and an trying to decide which one is a better bang (no i dont mean crash) for my buck, please help me out:

Corner 1:

Soyo Ultra Dragon P4X400 Socket 478 Barebone Kit Blue
-Chieftec Dragon Mini-Tower MS-Blue ATX Case with Front USB, FireWire and Side Fan
-3X5.25 and 3X3.5 bays
-front usb, firewire and side window

Soyo P4X400 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Motherboard
-3 dimm sockets upto 3GB
-5 PCI one AGP pro
-8X agp port

Ultra 400 Watt ATX PS With 120mm Blue LED Fan

209.99

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8GHz / 512K Cache / 533MHz FSB/ Socket 478 / Processor 169.99

Ultra Aluminum Socket 478 up to P4 2.8GHz CPU Cooling Fan 14.99

GEFORCE FX 5200 256 MB DDR DVI & TV Out - 8X 99.99

210+100+170+15=495+ S/H


CORNER 2:

Black ChenMing Aluminum Case with Side Window - 450Watt PSU
-4 x 5.25" , 2 x 3.5" 4 x 3.5" HDD
-450 watt dual fan power supply.

90.00

SOYO 875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "SY-P4I875P DRAGON 2 (Platinum Edition)"
-FSB: 800/533MHz
-RAM: 4x DIMM support Dual Channel DDR400/333 Max 4GB
-IDE: 4x UltraDMA 66/100/133(2 for RAID) up to 8 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
177.00

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8GHz / 512K Cache / 533MHz FSB/ Socket 478 / Processor 169.99-20.00 rebate

Ultra Aluminum Socket 478 up to P4 2.8GHz CPU Cooling Fan 14.99

GEFORCE FX 5200 256 MB DDR DVI & TV Out - 8X 99.99

90.00+177.00+170.00-+15.00+100=452.00


CORNER 3:

Chieftec Dragon Green ATX Mid-Tower Case with Ultra 500 Watt Power Supply
-4 - 5.25" Bays with Easy-Pull Port Covers
-3 - Removable 3.5" Bays (2 External and 1 Hidden)
-3 - Hidden Removable 3.5" Bays with Removable Case Fan Mount
-Ultra 500W ATX Power Supply with 2-80mm Cooling Fans
80.00
-ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, --Model "A7N8X-E Deluxe"
-chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T
-FSB: 400/333/266/200MHz
-RAM: 3x DIMM support Dual-Channel DDR400/333/266/200(Non-ECC) Max 3GB
-IDE: 2x UltraDMA 66/100/133 up to 4 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP Pro/8X, 5x PCI
116.00
AMD Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB, 256K Cache Processor - OEM
-Operating Frequency: 2.17GHz
-FSB: 333MHz

113.00
ASUS RADEON 9600SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 64-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "9600SE/TD”
-Chipset/Core Speed: RADEON 9600SE/325MHz
-Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/400MHz
-BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
-Support 3D API: DirectX®9, OpenGL®2.0
-Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@75Hz
94.00
And a fan for say 20.00

80.00+116.00+113.00+94.00+20=419

AND CORNER 4:

Chieftec Dragon Servers Series Black Aluminum Workstation Tower Case without Power Supply,
-Specification:
-Case Type: Workstation Tower
-Color: Black
-Material: Aluminum
-Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
-Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,IEEE1394 x1
-Cooling System: 2 Rear Mounted fans and 1 Side Panel fan
-Motherboard Compatibility: ATX
$65.00

SOYO NVIDIA nForce3 150 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "SY-CK8 DRAGON Plus" -RETAIL
-Specifications:
-Supported CPU: Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 Processors
-Chipset: NVIDIA nForce3 150
-FSB: 400/800MHz
-RAM: 3x DIMM support DDR400/333/266 Max 2GB
-IDE: 3x UltraDMA 66/100/133 up to 6 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 6x PCI
-Ports: 2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,Audio Ports
-Onboard Audio: CMI9739 6-Channels Audio
-Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
-Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0/1
-Form Factor: ATX
128.00

AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - OEM
-Specification
-Model: AMD Athlon 64 3000+
-Core: ClawHammer
-Operating Frequency: 2.0GHz
-FSB: Integrated into Chip
-Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K
-Voltage: 1.5V
-Process: 0.13Micron
-Socket: Socket 754
-Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
-heatsink and fan included.
227.00



i will also add Corsair Value Select Dual Kits 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-2700 to which ever computer i choose in the end.

-Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
-Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
-Error Checking: Non-ECC
-Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
-Cas Latency: 2.5
-Support Voltage: 2.5V
-Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
-Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
147.00



the lucky computer will most likely be used for skinning and gaming, oh, and the occasional school work to keep the parents happy, also, i dont plan to overclock the computer because i dont need any problems.

so please, if you have time, help me out. thanks.
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Reply #76 Top
did someone say the yucky "nvidia" word?
Reply #77 Top
Yup, sure did...

Reply #78 Top
The overclock tab on nvidia drivers has been missing for some time


...if you want it back, Fuzzy...here ya go http://www.guru3d.com/nvhardpage/





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Reply #79 Top
I was just kidding. Good to see you Fuzzy.
Reply #80 Top
#74 by Scribe Fuzzy Logic - 2/24/2004 12:59:02 PM Haven't figured out how to overclock it yet. The overclock tab on nvidia drivers has been missing for some time




There are MANY damaged BFG 5900s coming from GameVE. Attempting to flash it to a 5950Ultra, the card was killed then RMA'd. GameVE has been selling customer returns as new products...

You could try coolbits, which will autodetect. Break it in, then you should gradually be able to up the core to about 460 without artifacts from 400. Then 475, with the max being about 510/950 if you're lucky. Do you have a BFG? And keep an eye on your temps..

I'm not responsible if anything should happen.
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Reply #81 Top
Why? I think Surg is making the better choice and going with ATI.
Reply #82 Top
BFG


big friendly giant? *wink*

Why? I think Surg is making the better choice and going with ATI.


thanks to Al(the dj) he is helping alot with my choices, heck, without him, i would have had so much cra*cough*p and it would have been useless. thanks al. you got mail.