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Getting ready to build new PC for my office...suggestions?
System 1:
AMD 1.4 AYJHA-Y factory unlocked @ 1656 with Thermalright SK6 and 7k Delta fan
Epox 8K7A
2x256mb Micron pc-2100 DDR
an AGP port all warmed up and ready to be stuffed full of Parhelia II+
SBLIVE 5.1
Maxtor 40g 7,200 @ ATA-100
IBM 40GB 7,200 @ ATA-100
Pinnacle DV Plus firewire
3Com Hardware Modem
Teac 20/10/40 burner
Antec 350w power supply in a Colorcase 303usb Stainless
As far as mobos go, the new Abit VP6 (I *think* thats the model) looks promising. Dual FCPGA, ATA100/RAID, VIA chipset (which scares me a little). If you opt for dual CPUs and an IDE RAID setup, this board looks ideal. Here's a review: http://www.overclockersonline.be/ind...rticles&num=48
Did anybody forget that he was on a budget and the fastest CPU is the Athlon, wich also happens to be a CPU that gives a big bang for the buck.
An Athlon 1GHz costs the same as a PIII 733MHz. No further comments on the CPU choice.
I would choose a board from MSI. They are the most stable ones.
If you want a good screen and you are on a budget. Get the 19" NEC FE950. It´s a flat trinitron ( I think they call it Diamondtron)with wonderful colors, did I forget to say it´s sharp to. If you have a larger budget get a Sony G400, a wonderful screen, although it is quite dark.
Don´t get Intel it´s not worth the money. And the crap that Intel CPU:s are more reliable than AMD is just hoax. The Athlon is a wonderful CPU. Intel is only a choice if you are going to buy a dual CPU system.
No, no one forgot about AMD cpus, look at his first post. He says his boss wants an Intel CPU, not AMD. I can't say that I disagree with his boss for the most part.
Let's not forget about a great little performer... The ABIT BX133-RAID...
Dual ATA-100 RAID using the Highpoint 370 RAID Controller, plus dual UDMA-33 Intel BX controller... AGP is only 2X, but with a 133Mhz CPU, the AGP bus is 89Mhz anyway...
(Not OC'ing the CPU, and the G400/G450's don't mind this at all)
Love that board....
Guyver
Gaming Rig.
- Gigabyte GA-7N400-Pro
- AMD Athlon 3200+ XP
- 1.5GB Dual Channel DDR 433Mhz SDRAM
- 6.1 Digital Audio
- Gigabit Lan (Linksys 1032)
- 4 x 120GB SATA Drives, RAID 0+1 (Striped/Mirrored)
- Sony DRU-500A DVD/+/-/R/RW
- Creative 8x DVD-ROM
- LS120 IDE Floppy
- Zip 100 IDE
- PNY Ultra 5900 (256MB)
- NEC FE950
- DTT2500 Cambridge Soundworks
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