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[Twist3r]

Thanks for that tip, I too read through the specs of the ABIT board and found it better, but 15 dollers more
edit: the 5.1 audio was the biggest thing i liked

heres the updated list

So here is currently my list all currancy is US:

ABIT "NF7-S" nForce2 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU
Link
$85

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", 333 FSB, 512K Cache Processor
Link
$80

Kingmax 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200
Link
$81

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP
Link
$214

[Super Dude]

Excellent choices.

What about the Case and PSU?

[bigdawgfoxx]

now THAT sounds good

[Twist3r]

Finding a case that will suit my needs is hard!

Newegg says the mobo has 6x USB2.0 (Rear 2)
so thats 2 USB ports in back and 4 in front, also (clocker is going to hate this), but a case that comes with a power supply would be nice and a fan in back and a fan in side would be cool

im still searching if you guys stumble apoin anything good please post it

edit: hows this look?

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Drive Bays: 5.25" x 4/0, 3.5" x 2/4 (external/internal)
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2, Audio, FireWire
Power Supply: 400w
Cooling System: 1X 80mm LED case fan included
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX

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[Abe]

Have you read the reviews on that motherboard(nf7-s) It seemed a group of people had problems with it. Just a note.

[Super Dude]

Twister,

First it was Abe, now you.I noticed that PoSMax case with it's special 400Watt POS included is attracting you guys like flies to rubbish.

Read this,
And this.

Get a case with good air ventilation.Ask Clocker and the others for more information about that.

For the PSU, I'd recommend a Fortron 530 Watt.You'll get a free newegg T-shirt when you buy that.Woohoo.

[clocker]

Interesting case, I've never seen it.
Have you read the reviews?
Here is the first line of the first review ( posted on Newegg's own site, no less...)
"This case is a piece of crap, The lighting effects look cool but I had to RMA this case 3 times due to a faulty PSU. This is not newegg's fault its the manufacturer powmax. I would skip this case an... See complete review>".

Not terribly promising, but do as you see fit.
Clocker certainly won't "hate it", but he reserves the right to gloat down the line.

[Storm]

Originally posted by Twister+30 June 2004 - 06:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Twister &#064; 30 June 2004 - 06:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Newegg says the mobo has 6x USB2.0 (Rear 2)
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Drive Bays: 5.25" x 4/0, 3.5" x 2/4 (external/internal)
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: USB2.0 x2, Audio, FireWire
Power Supply: 400w
Cooling System: 1X 80mm LED case fan included
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX

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doesnt that seem usefull
4x front USB sounds nice, but hardly any case supports it

and if you really want good audio, dont get the onboard crap, get a real sound card (no matter how good ur onboard is, there is always a reason those things are still made on separate cards )

[Twist3r]

Abe Posted on 30 June 2004 - 07:38
Have you read the reviews on that motherboard(nf7-s) It seemed a group of people had problems with it. Just a note.

Yes indeed I have, a few have had some bad experiances with it, and others have had good experiances with it including Clocker. I am still thinking about going back to the ASUS board to save some money sence 75% of the time I will be using headphones not speakers.

Super Dude Posted on 30 June 2004 - 07:44
For the PSU, I&#39;d recommend a Fortron 530 Watt.You&#39;ll get a free newegg T-shirt when you buy that.Woohoo.

That is a very nice PSU, but im not sure if I can fit it in the budget yet, what I might do is buy a Case/350W PSU for 30 or so dollers, and use the PSU and I wont overclock untill I get a good PSU like Fortron 530 Watt.

Storm Posted on 30 June 2004 - 12:29
and if you really want good audio, dont get the onboard crap, get a real sound card (no matter how good ur onboard is, there is always a reason those things are still made on separate cards

Agan what I might end up doing is go back to the ASUS board sence I just use headphones most of the time anyway, at first the 5.1 sounded AWSOME like I had to have it then i realized I would have to buy good speakers and they wouldn&#39;t get much use.

clocker Posted on 30 June 2004 - 07:52
Have you read the reviews?
Here is the first line of the first review ( posted on Newegg&#39;s own site, no less...)
"This case is a piece of crap, The lighting effects look cool but I had to RMA this case 3 times due to a faulty PSU. This is not newegg&#39;s fault its the manufacturer powmax. I would skip this case an... See complete review>".

Not terribly promising, but do as you see fit.
Clocker certainly won&#39;t "hate it", but he reserves the right to gloat down the line.

Yes now that I take the time to read them, they are pretty bad I was too buisy looking at the pictures

[clocker]

Originally posted by Storm@30 June 2004 - 04:29


and if you really want good audio, dont get the onboard crap, get a real sound card (no matter how good ur onboard is, there is always a reason those things are still made on separate cards )

Storm,
Most reviews of the SoundStorm on-board sound ( both the Asus and the ABIT have it) say that it is as good as almost any PCI card.
I suppose that a Audigy Platinum wold be better, but by how much and at what cost?