Wolfmight
10-23-2006, 03:01 PM
We are planning to build a new computer for the company's main workstation. How do these specs look? We aren't going to play games on it, but we just want it to be as fast as possible. How does the power supply look? I'm not sure how much heat this baby will pull, so I tried the 850W with all the good stuff on it, such as Dual 12V Rail...etc.
I'm going to use the OCZ ram in the system and the CORSAIR ram in the Gigabyte I-Ram chipset.
We all agreed to get some nice sound too, because we always like to keep some music playing.
I always worry about the motherboard not being "good enough" when buying computers, but I suppose it has all the correct features on it from what I see. What would you recommend for the motherboard? It is the backbone of the entire system after all...
The graphics card is not blazing fast, because we wont be playing any games. We did however, want something that could take advantage of Windows Vista's Aero interface, so I suppose the 6800GT should do the trick. 8 pixel pipelines is still funny for me though, maybe I'll up it to a 12. What do you think?
The hardrive was pretty easy to target. I got 2 of the 10,000rpm 74GB WD Raptors to link up in RAID. I use a single WD Raptor now and highly recommend it!
1
ASUS TA770 – Vento 7700 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811173016)
Model #: TA770 – Vento 7700
Item #: N82E16811173016
$149.99 -$10.00 Instant $139.99
1
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131568)
Model #: A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Item #: N82E16813131568
$162.99 $162.99
1
XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150130)
Model #: PVT42EUDE3
Item #: N82E16814150130
Mail-in Rebate (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/XFX14-150-130Oct01Oct1506kl09.pdf)
$134.99 $134.99
1
GIGABYTE GC-RAMDISK PCI SATA RAM Drive Add-On Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16815168001)
Model #: GC-RAMDISK
Item #: N82E16815168001
$114.99 $114.99 Update (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:WishListUpdate%28%27https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/%27,%2717-256-007%27,%27HISTORY%27%29;)
1
SILVERSTONE ST85ZF ATX12V/ EPS12V 850W Power Supply - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817256007)
Model #: ST85ZF
Item #: N82E16817256007
$298.99 -$15.00 Instant $283.99
1
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5200IAA6CS - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103758)
Model #: ADA5200IAA6CS
Item #: N82E16819103758
$399.00 $399.00
2
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145486)
Model #: TWINX2048-3200
Item #: N82E16820145486
$260.00 -$20.00 Instant $480.00
2
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum Desktop Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227210)
Model #: OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
Item #: N82E16820227210
$309.99 -$20.00 Instant $579.98
2
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136033)
Model #: WD740ADFD
Item #: N82E16822136033
$149.99 $299.98
1
Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16823175103)
Model #: PZ30AU
Item #: N82E16823175103
$44.99 $44.99
1
Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178)
Model #: 931352-0403
Item #: N82E16826104178
$39.99 $39.99
1
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHW-160P6S-04 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106013)
Model #: SHW-160P6S-04
Item #: N82E16827106013
$31.99 $31.99
1
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102178)
Model #: 30SB035000000
Item #: N82E16829102178
$74.99 -$8.00 Instant $66.99
1
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16836121122)
Model #: 970118-0403
Item #: N82E16836121122
$103.99 $103.99
Subtotal: $2,883.86
I'm going to use the OCZ ram in the system and the CORSAIR ram in the Gigabyte I-Ram chipset.
We all agreed to get some nice sound too, because we always like to keep some music playing.
I always worry about the motherboard not being "good enough" when buying computers, but I suppose it has all the correct features on it from what I see. What would you recommend for the motherboard? It is the backbone of the entire system after all...
The graphics card is not blazing fast, because we wont be playing any games. We did however, want something that could take advantage of Windows Vista's Aero interface, so I suppose the 6800GT should do the trick. 8 pixel pipelines is still funny for me though, maybe I'll up it to a 12. What do you think?
The hardrive was pretty easy to target. I got 2 of the 10,000rpm 74GB WD Raptors to link up in RAID. I use a single WD Raptor now and highly recommend it!
1
ASUS TA770 – Vento 7700 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811173016)
Model #: TA770 – Vento 7700
Item #: N82E16811173016
$149.99 -$10.00 Instant $139.99
1
ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131568)
Model #: A8N32-SLI Deluxe
Item #: N82E16813131568
$162.99 $162.99
1
XFX PVT42EUDE3 Geforce 6800XT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814150130)
Model #: PVT42EUDE3
Item #: N82E16814150130
Mail-in Rebate (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/XFX14-150-130Oct01Oct1506kl09.pdf)
$134.99 $134.99
1
GIGABYTE GC-RAMDISK PCI SATA RAM Drive Add-On Card - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16815168001)
Model #: GC-RAMDISK
Item #: N82E16815168001
$114.99 $114.99 Update (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:WishListUpdate%28%27https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/%27,%2717-256-007%27,%27HISTORY%27%29;)
1
SILVERSTONE ST85ZF ATX12V/ EPS12V 850W Power Supply - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817256007)
Model #: ST85ZF
Item #: N82E16817256007
$298.99 -$15.00 Instant $283.99
1
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA5200IAA6CS - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103758)
Model #: ADA5200IAA6CS
Item #: N82E16819103758
$399.00 $399.00
2
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWINX2048-3200 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145486)
Model #: TWINX2048-3200
Item #: N82E16820145486
$260.00 -$20.00 Instant $480.00
2
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum Desktop Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227210)
Model #: OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
Item #: N82E16820227210
$309.99 -$20.00 Instant $579.98
2
Western Digital Raptor WD740ADFD 74GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136033)
Model #: WD740ADFD
Item #: N82E16822136033
$149.99 $299.98
1
Saitek PZ30AU Black USB Wired Standard Eclipse Keyboard - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16823175103)
Model #: PZ30AU
Item #: N82E16823175103
$44.99 $44.99
1
Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16826104178)
Model #: 931352-0403
Item #: N82E16826104178
$39.99 $39.99
1
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHW-160P6S-04 - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827106013)
Model #: SHW-160P6S-04
Item #: N82E16827106013
$31.99 $31.99
1
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16829102178)
Model #: 30SB035000000
Item #: N82E16829102178
$74.99 -$8.00 Instant $66.99
1
Logitech Z-2300 200 watts RMS 2.1 Speaker System - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16836121122)
Model #: 970118-0403
Item #: N82E16836121122
$103.99 $103.99
Subtotal: $2,883.86