ashy_larry Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Ok here goes Case - COOLER MASTER Praetorian PAC-T01-EK Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811119035 Hard Drive (option 1) Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144701 Hard Drive (option 2) Western Digital Raptor 74GB 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144160 Monitor - SAMSUNG 710N-2-Black 17" 12ms LCD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16824001171 Motherboard - DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D ATX AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136152 Video Card - XFX PVT70GUDF7 Geforce 7800GT http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150108 DVD Drive - LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827131410 DVD Burner - NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16827152047 PSU - Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817103937 Keyboard - Saitek Black Wired Eclipse http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16823175103 Memory - OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Platinum System http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820227210 OS - Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16837102153 Processor - AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103529 Speakers - Logitech X-530 5.1 http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?...N82E16836121126 So let me know if you guys think this build will work well together, or if some parts wont work with others etc. Im most worried about the PSU, Monitor (12ms too high?? cause ghosting??), HD is 10k alot better than 7,200rpm does it make a big difference in preformance also this is going to be a gaming rig. So also let me know if i can find cheaper better parts to get more bang for my buck this system above is about 1,900$ as it stands. I can go a little higher but not too much, thx for your time! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 PSU - Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 500WThis will work, however I recommend the OCZ PowerStream 520W. PSU Guide: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 Good Luck, Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkey Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 You'll find people pushing you away from the Antec PSU in favor of the OCZ Powerstream 520. After rebate that'll tack on about an extra $50 and a lot of quality. Stick with the Raptor if you like, but the Hitachi's and now some of Seagate 7200.9's are getting good reviews for SATA 3.0 Gb/s drives. Can't comment on the LCD, as I have no experience with that model. ETA: That Dave, he's fast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashy_larry Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 Ive seen that alot of gamers will go with a 10krpm hd but does that make a big difference in gaming and such? it could write files and read files faster but im just trying to think how that would REALLY benefit a gamer? because I could go with a HD thats much larger but is just a little slower... maybe someone can enlighten me? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckybaer Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 Ive seen that alot of gamers will go with a 10krpm hd but does that make a big difference in gaming and such? it could write files and read files faster but im just trying to think how that would REALLY benefit a gamer? because I could go with a HD thats much larger but is just a little slower... maybe someone can enlighten me? If you play something like BF2, I think a faster HD helps. It helps you load a level before someone with slower equipment, so you can get in faster and get the vehicle that you want before someone else does. It seems pretty cheesy, but we have a Chopper/Armor whore in our clan, and he gets in faster than anyone, and the only thing I can think of is it must be his Raptors in Raid 0. Can anyone offer some thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashy_larry Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 Ok well I have also read that unless your doing RAID 0 and its kinda pointless to get just 1 of these 10krpm hd's (is that true). and does the dfi nf4 lanparty ultra-d support a sata 150? because it doesnt look like it.. it just has ATA 133 and SATA II Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0tter Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 Get 2 Hitachi 80GB sata-2 drives and run them in Raid 0 for around 100 bucks Are you planning on getting 2 DVD-/+R drives ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnoch7 Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 DVD Drive - LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLKhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16827131410 DVD Burner - NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A http://www.newegg.com/product/Produ...N82E16827152047 why buy both? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
endoftheline Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 why buy both? he may be making copying dvd's, you know those old home movies you have around on dvd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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