Q: Heres the system Im building is primamrly used for gaming and internet stuff. Sat me to think Dual core CPU, it is $ 100 more and do perform as well in games like the 3700 + single core. 977,503,977,503,213.00 Update CPU / AMD Athlon 64 3700 + San Diego 1GHz FSB Motherboard 977,503,164.00 / ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Memory 977,503,110.00 / CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512 MB) 184-pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) 977,503,300.00 Video Card / eVGA 256 – P2 N516 Geforce 7800GT
Sound Card / Integrated 977,503,105.00 Hard Drive / Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 97,750,350.00 DVD burner / NEC Black IDE / ATAPI DVD Burner ND-3550A Model 977,503,370.00 Monitor / Samsung 940b 19 “LCD 977,503,110.00 Case / COOLER MASTER Praetorian PAC-T01-EK Black 97,750,355.00 Nutrition / RP500 ATX 500W Power Will Rose Supply
229, $ 00 Logitech Z-5500 5.1 $ 1706 Speakers
Total
What you think of this system for the price?
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Looks great, but try to ditch the Rosewill PSU… They aren't that good… Exchange it for a Fortron AX450-PN… They cost $ 49.99, have dual 12V rails, 36A on those I believe, PCIe and SATA connectors etc… They are very stable and silent…
The rest looks about right to me, but if you could expand your budget just a little more, I'd look for 2 gigs of RAM… Planning on using SLI?
EDIT: BTW, taking a somewhat "lesser" sound system and a cheaper case, will give you the extra 100 bucks for a dual core CPU… After all, they're the future…
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Re:Go Opteron for sure whether dual-core or not your choice
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Re:Any comment on the Dual core Opterons?
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Re:I doubt we will be doing very much overclocking on this rig. The Dual core opteron sounds great but I heard the 3700+ single core can still outperform it in games. How much % performance increase could I expect for $100? If it is a 5% diffrence I dont think it would be worth it.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Thanks for the advice guys, I will be buying a Fortron as recommended. So do you guys think this is about as good as it gets for the price? Or is the Dual core CPU's worth the extra cash?
They are worth it. Also, you might want to check out an Opty 165, they are now under $300 and OC very well.
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Re:Thanks for the advice guys, I will be buying a Fortron as recommended. So do you guys think this is about as good as it gets for the price? Or is the Dual core CPU's worth the extra cash?
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Here is the system I am building, it is being used primamrly for gaming and internet stuff. I was thinking Dual core CPU but it is $100 more and doesnt perform as well in games as the 3700+ single core.
213.00 CPU Update /AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB
164.00 Motherboard /ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe
110.00 Memory /CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
300.00 Video Card /eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT
Sound Card /Integrated
105.00 Hard Drive /Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB
50.00 DVD Burner /NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A
370.00 Monitor /Samsung 940b 19" LCD
110.00 Case /COOLER MASTER Praetorian PAC-T01-EK Black
55.00 Power Supply /Rosewill RP500 ATX 500W Power Supply
$229.00 Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers
$1706 Total
What do you guys think of this system for the price?
Ditch the Rosewill PSU, they are lower quality, and your PSU powers everything in your PC..don't skimp on the power supply. You can get a 450w Fortron for that price, and it's much higher quality. I got my NEC 3550A on newegg for like $10 less than what you are paying.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Don't think that's true, but I could be mistaken… Where did you read that?
Check page 3 of this (http://www.home2000.net/client/fspgroupusacom/images/AX450-PN%20(9PA4002102)%20SPEC.pdf)… There are some restrictions, but they don't mention it having a combined output of "only" 29A on the dual 12V rails…
You're looking in the right place. The 12V rails have a total max wattage of 348W.
348W / 12V = 29A.
29A is fine for most rigs anyway. I just purchased this particular PSU myself (I'm not running SLI or anything real intense though).
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Re:Don't think that's true, but I could be mistaken… Where did you read that?
Check page 3 of this (http://www.home2000.net/client/fspgroupusacom/images/AX450-PN%20(9PA4002102)%20SPEC.pdf)… There are some restrictions, but they don't mention it having a combined output of "only" 29A on the dual 12V rails…
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Looks great, but try to ditch the Rosewill PSU… They aren't that good… Exchange it for a Fortron AX450-PN… They cost $ 49.99, have dual 12V rails, 36A on those I believe, PCIe and SATA connectors etc… They are very stable and silent…
That PSU has 18A on each 12V rail but I remember reading it's 29A combined.
Re:Looks pretty good, but don't go with SLI it's a waste!!!
I would most definately switch that PSU for something better, go with a Seasonic or Fortron 500w. The PSU is not an area you want to skimp on.
Re:Apart from the free Quake 4 then, it's still a good comp…
You can even get yourself slightly faster RAM… DDR 400 RAM with a CL of 2.5 can be had for some 160 – 170 bucks, but to be honest, that's not really going to make the difference…
Look here (http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/07/21/the_geil_cl_1/page9.html) for the performance differences between the timings…
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Video Card: eVGA GeForce 7800GT 256-P2-N516 (+ free Quake 4) – $ 299.00
I just received my 7800 gt today in the mail, and called up evga's customer service.
They've already sent out all the free copies of Quake 4.
And to the original poster – You can usually shop around to get 10-15 off of your DVD burner. Hell, I got mine for 39 from newegg.
Re:This is the system I have in mind… (Given that you're not going to use SLI)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ – $ 322.00
Motherboard: EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra – $ 105.00
Memory: 2x G.SKILL Value 1GB 184-Pin DDR PC3200 – $ 142.00
Video Card: eVGA GeForce 7800GT 256-P2-N516 (+ free Quake 4) – $ 299.00
Sound Card: Integrated
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB – $ 103.50
DVD Burner: NEC ND-3550A Black – $ 39.75
Monitor: Samsung 940b 19" LCD – $ 335.99
Case: Cooler Master Praetorian PAC-T01-EK Black – $ 108.50
Power Supply: Fortron AX450-PN – $ 49.99
Speakers: Logitech THX Z-5300e 5.1 Speakers – $ 138.99
Total price: $ 1644.72(without shipping, that is…)
Prices are from Newegg… BTW no keyboard and mouse needed…?
The 2GB of slower RAM will be better than 1GB of RAM with lower timings… The Logitech speaker set isn't as good, but not bad either… 
The PSU is better now… The mobo is very good, has a lot of features, and will overclock your X2 a lot…
Within the next year, games like Oblivion (now Quake 4 already) will benefit from the dual cores, and so I think that's a must, even if it performs slightly less now…
Re:Looks great, but try to ditch the Rosewill PSU… They aren't that good… Exchange it for a Fortron AX450-PN… They cost $ 49.99, have dual 12V rails, 36A on those I believe, PCIe and SATA connectors etc… They are very stable and silent…
The rest looks about right to me, but if you could expand your budget just a little more, I'd look for 2 gigs of RAM… Planning on using SLI?
EDIT: BTW, taking a somewhat "lesser" sound system and a cheaper case, will give you the extra 100 bucks for a dual core CPU… After all, they're the future…
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