Building a New System - Advice plz

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:39 pm

Finally I sold my old system... its ready to go tomorrow morning... I won't keep anything just for 1 512MB DDR400 that I have to sold asap and will post it soon. Now the point is that I was looking at different parts in order to build my new system , this is what I will put together unless somebody has a better suggestion. The system will be silent and fast, those are the two main points:

- ZALMAN CNPS7000B-Cu Copper CPU Cooler for Socket 478/462/754/939/940 CPUs -RETAIL

- Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive,16MB cache Model 6B250S0, OEM Drive Only

- CORSAIR XMS Xtreme Memory Speed Series, Xtra-Low Latency 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 w/ Heat Spreader, Model TWINX1024-3200XL

- ASUS "A8N-SLI Deluxe" nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU

- AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 3500+, 90nm, 2.2 GHz, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor - OEM

- SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "ULTIMATE RADEON 9600XT " FANLESS

- ImageQuest L90D+ 19" LCD Monitor w/ Speakers, 8ms and DVI –RETAIL

- NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive, Black, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM

- ANTEC Life Style Series Black Case With 380W Power Supply, Model "SONATA"

- SIIG USB 2.0 9-in-1 R/W + Floppy Card Reader JU-91RW12 Retail

Please advice if you think you know a better componet for the almost same price!

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:48 pm

Hey Augix,

That Video card WILL NOT work with that mobo.. You have to get a PCI-e card for it.. Looks good otherwise..

eGo

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:04 pm

Cool! well... so what do you recommend I want to get soemthing not too noisy !

Augi

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:18 pm

6600Gt seems to be the best bang for the buck - read the reviews at AT and look for new and improved fan - should be ~$175-180

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:21 pm

Originally posted by wvjohn
6600Gt seems to be the best bang for the buck - read the reviews at AT and look for new and improved fan - should be ~$175-180

ok will check it!

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:52 am

If you already own that videocard, why not then get an MSI mobo that'll support it if the ASUS one doesn't?

Once I updated the bios with my MSI mobo, it's been troublefree ever since (same cpu, 3500+ "winchester").

Faster spinning HDDs might also help. My 2 76 gb SATA raptors spin at 10K rpms.

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:08 pm

Thanks will check it but now the Vid is gone...lol so I will start from 0 ... still I may have the same vid with that MSI you tell me... I really like asus but... will see the Raptors are faster but a little loud for my taste!