Guest Blooz1 Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 That should be a pretty good lil' rig! People have actually had pretty good luck O/Cin' Biostar boards. I've been runnin' a Biostar in my HTPC rig for a couple of years, and it's been flawless. Right now I've got the Fortron "Bluestorm" 500W (very similar to the PSU you picked, as Smoken Joe pointed out.) in my SLI-D. If you don't have high graphics power requirements, it's a nice PSU. Mine is extremely quiet and stable. I also have 2 Hitachi 160Gb SATA's in RAID-O in my SLI-D. I find them fast and quiet. Mine are slightly older, so they are the slower spec, but in practical terms that really doesn't mean too much in day-to-day apps. If you go with this nF3 rig, the nF3 platform will only handle 1.5 gb/s anyways! You'd need an nF4 to get the 3.0gb/s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 Looks like it should work okay to me, though you could probably get much better ram for only a bit more on a forum somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 Yeah if it was me I'd be looking for a set of used TCCx for now,if you can't get a 2x1MB set Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkoza Posted September 19, 2006 Posted September 19, 2006 SAPPHIRE 100131L Radeon X800GTO 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail Model #: 100131L Item #: N82E16814102609 In Stock $124.99 $124.99 would this 6800xt be better than the x800gto? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150157 it's a little cheaper after rebate, reason i ask.... thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 19, 2006 Posted September 19, 2006 I don't think so, the GT version might be better but it's more expensive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkoza Posted September 19, 2006 Posted September 19, 2006 another question... on dell's website i configured a computer as follows Components AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+ (assuming its am2 since its using ddr2) Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, English 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz- 2DIMMs 160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ 48X CD-RW/ DVD Combo Drive No Monitor 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio Accessories No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) Dell USB Keyboard and Dell 2-button Scroll Mouse No Floppy Drive Included 56K PCI Data Fax Modem Software No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD No Security Subscription Starter pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support AOL 9.0 FI FOR DHS Also Includes Mouse included in Dell Wireless Package Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0 Integrated 10/100 Ethernet That was $589... and it seems better than what i proposed for the same price... is he better off going with that dell if he doesnt plan to OC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K2Grey Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 Hmm... F/S forums (right now): PSU: OCZ PowerStream 520W - $90 Mobo: Ultra-D $70 Gfx card: PNY 6600gt 256mb $70 Newegg: CPU: AMD 64 3200+ Venice $70 HD: Seagate 7200.10 250GB $80 Case: $50 or so Wait on F/S forums for a 2x512 set to come up; total cost around $530 (including RAM). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0tter Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 Look into the Leadtek 7300GT w/ GDDR3 overclocks really well and only $84 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814122008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkoza Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 hey guys, if you could im thinking that the dell described in post 18 is about as good as the proposed setup i have in post 1... the price of both are the same. if OC'ing is not planned, honestly, OC'ing is probably not going to happen, especially since my friend is not computer savvy, looking for an opinion... thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgt.baker Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 I would recommend an antec sonata II case.It comes with a power supply.Great deal only $79. http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4470276?s...CH:MAIN_RSLT_PG Don't get a 754 processor,get at least a 939. A 3800+ is around $150. The geforce 7900 gs is decent. Heres a great deal on a cpu cooler too.http://www.provantage.com/arctic-acfzp64~7ARCT002.htm Get an opteron and overclock it.Any dfi board will work great.The ultra-d can easily be modded to sli for future consideration. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 hey guys, if you could im thinking that the dell described in post 18 is about as good as the proposed setup i have in post 1... the price of both are the same. if OC'ing is not planned, honestly, OC'ing is probably not going to happen, especially since my friend is not computer savvy, looking for an opinion... thanks What actually does he plan to do w/it? does he game at all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted September 20, 2006 Posted September 20, 2006 The Dell would come with an operating system too...which would be nice unless he's planning on using Linux. I agree, if he isn't gaming just get get that dude a Dell. See if you can request nothing installed on it though, I've heard they do that sometimes. At least that way you could do a clean install of Windows and not have all the added software Dell includes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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