Which Comp Should I Get?

[bigdawgfoxx]

The system I have running for $650 minus the HDD is the one listed in my sig. Yes that includes the graphics card. Building it isnt really very hard.

[cpt_azad]

Amd Athlon XP 2500 "Barton" @ 200X11= 2200Mhz
Asus A7N8X
Mushkin 2X256MB PC 3200 Level II 2-2-2-5
ATI Radeon 9700Pro
80GB Seagate 7200RPM
Chieftec Silver Dragon w/ 500Watt PSU
7 Blue LED Fans...lights that sucker up

Stock Scores
3DMark01- 14,915, 3DMark03- 4,950, Aquamark3- 35,248

Overclocked Scores
3DMark01- 16,134, 3DMark03- 5,044, Aquamark3- 37,890

, i'm more awwwed by the 9700pro, one moment please.

now where was i, ah yes. sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet. okay, so your telling me i can build this kind of a setup under a grand? is it in american or canadian (american most likely me is guessing). i'll check out a site right now and see what the prices for the components of your comp, don't mind me saying, but uh, your comp is mine !

EDIT: Amd Athlon XP 2500 "Barton" @ 200X11= 2200Mhz, wait, so your saying that the athlon xp 2500 is actually running at 2.2 ghz? or is that with a little bit of o/c or tweaking? or is it right out of the box? sorry, i'm not a big fan of processors.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Im going to take that as a compliment. Thank you. Yes the prices are in American dollars. Add about $100 for an awesome HDD and it comes to about $750 totall.

[DWk]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@2 January 2004 - 17:46
Im going to take that as a compliment.  Thank you.  Yes the prices are in American dollars.  Add about $100 for an awesome HDD and it comes to about $750 totall.

i hope you didnt just build that kind of computer just to "have compliments" and just play bf1942...

[cpt_azad]

how much for the video card?

EDIT: posted at the same time DWK

[bigdawgfoxx]

$220. If you dont want that good of a graphics card then it will be even less!

[DWk]

Originally posted by cpt_azad@2 January 2004 - 17:51
how much for the video card?

EDIT: posted at the same time DWK 

hehe.... ok for doom 3 and hl2? hmmm i think the a 5600 would handle them almost perfectly.... they arent that expensive.... 89 us dollars actually....maybe you can get the 5600ultra...

around what is ur budget?

edit - sheeeeeeeez my bad forgot the links

5600 ultra
http://www.pricewatch.com/1/37/5645-1.htm

5600 128ddr
http://www.pricewatch.com/1/37/5161-1.htm

5600 256ddr
http://www.pricewatch.com/1/37/5168-1.htm

[bigdawgfoxx]

I think he can prob get better then that though...If you dont want to spend alot then the 9600Pro for around $130 is a pretty good card.

[cpt_azad]

damn, i can't find the video card anywhere, tried ncix compusmart, i will try futureshop later, so here's the setup i've got planned:

ASUS A7N8X-X NFORCE2 400 SOCKETA AGP8X 5PCI USB2.0 ATA133 SOUND LAN - 106.31


AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ 512K 333FSB SOCKET A BARTON RETAIL BOX 3YR MFR WARRANTY - 134.06 (includes fan and heatsink)

Ati Radeon 9600XT 128MB AGP8X,128-bit DDR,S-video - 299.99


SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 120GB 7200RPM IDE 8.5MS 2MB ATA100 OEM 1YR - 133.27

SAMSUNG 512MB PC2700 DDR333 184PIN OEM (times 2) - 96.39*2=192.78

VANTEC AEROFLOW SOCKETA CPU COOLER TMD 5600RPM 35.5CFM 38DBA - 30.32

ANTEC 1080 PERFORMANCE PLUS CHASSIS 4X5.25IN 6X3.5IN 430W TRUEPOWER GREY - 169.50

LG GCE-8525B CDRW 52X32X52 INT EIDE ATAPI OEM W/ SW - 50.27

LG 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE UDMA33 INT OEM - 39.99

LG 17IN 700S .27MM STUDIOWORKS 1280X1024 60HZ - 168.72




so like i said, heatsink & fans, im hella confused. if i find that video card, i'll replace it with the one i have listed so here's the total with and without the videocard.

TOTAL: 1325.21 CAD TOTAL w/o v/c : 1025.22+v/c(est. 199.99)=1225.21 CAD+taxes. yikes. no prob, i can save up some more money, but hey, you guys right, if i tried to buy this system it would most likely be 1800+ bucks. any tips on where to cut down and maybe replace some parts with cheaper ones, please post the sites. and hopefully the currency u list the items (if anyone bothers to help me that is) is in canadian. thanks once again guys.


P.S. i really am more of an ATI fan then an NVIDIA, so ya, definately going for the 9700 pro.








EDIT: http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...d=&newdeptid=18

ATI RADEON 9600 128 mb, what do you think, it's for 249.99? I need a card thats good when games are cranked up and has full support/compatibility with directx9.0 and opengl2.0 and oh ya, also cheap .

[bigdawgfoxx]

umm...www.newegg.com has the 9700Pro, but I dont know if they ship to canada. I think you should just get the exact same system I got...not to brag of course, im just saying it was cheap and the stuff on it is awesome. How much money would that be in USD?