Any suggestions for this system?

[Dudd]

Alright, I'm thinking of putting together my first system, no overclocking or anything, and I'm wondering if this is a good price for the system. (all prices are from Newegg, and it does not include shipping) Any suggestions or changes I should make?


Monitor: Gateway 15 in LCD: $399-$400 gift certificates - $100MIR= $-100
Case: Enermax EG351P: $99
CPU: AMD XP 1800 retail: $225
Video card: Leadtek Geforce3 TI200: $166
Hard Drive: Seagate 40GB ATA 100: $89
Sound card: Creative Labs Audigy: $62
DVD-drive: Lite-On LTD-163: $63
Motherboard: Shuttle AK31A: $80
RAM: 2x256mb PC2100 Crucial: 2 x $38= $76
Speakers: Logitech Z-340: $36
Mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse-Opticle: $24
Keyboard:Microsoft Internet Keyboard: $17
OS: Windows XP Pro: $150
Floppy drive: Sony 3.5 floppy drive: $9
Total: $1089

 

[AEboy128]

Looks good, but is that hard drive 7200rpm?? If it's not you may want to get a 7200rpm drive. I've got a SSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW 4500rpm hard drive and its terrible.

 

[helpme]

Nope! Go for it!

 

[Rickten]

I would go for the athlon xp 1700. 50 bucks less (OEM don't know about retail). 1800 is only 60mhz more than the 1700. I doubt you would notice the difference.

 

[Daovonnaex]

Alright, I'm thinking of putting together my first system, no overclocking or anything, and I'm wondering if this is a good price for the system. (all prices are from Newegg, and it does not include shipping) Any suggestions or changes I should make?


Monitor: Gateway 15 in LCD: $399-$400 gift certificates - $100MIR= $-100 LCD monitors are of poor value and less performance than CRT monitors.
Case: Enermax EG351P: $99 Not a great choice. The Antec 840 would be better, and with an Antec PSU at that..
CPU: AMD XP 1800 retail: $225 Get OEM. Socket A processors are very easy to install.
Video card: Leadtek Geforce3 TI200: $166 Bad move. An OEM Radeon 8500 can be found for under $170, and an OEM Ti200 for less than $150.
Hard Drive: Seagate 40GB ATA 100: $89 It'd be better to get two 20GB drives and link them in RAID 0, but otherwise this is a fine drive.
Sound card: Creative Labs Audigy: $62 You can find Acoustic Edge and Santa Cruz cards for less.
DVD-drive: Lite-On LTD-163: $63 Good choice, though I prefer Pioneer.
Motherboard: Shuttle AK31A: $80 Not bad, but you may as well spend the extra money and get a Soyo Dragon+.
RAM: 2x256mb PC2100 Crucial: 2 x $38= $76 Ideal, though you may want 3x256mb or 2x512mb.
Speakers: Logitech Z-340: $36 Alright for the price.
Mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse-Opticle: $24 Get a Logitech. Microsoft input devices aren't as good.
Keyboard:Microsoft Internet Keyboard: $17 Get a real mechanical keyboard--they're much nicer to use. Also, you can find them in PS/2 instead of damn USB.
OS: Windows XP Pro: $150 Get Windows 2000. XP isn't as good.
Floppy drive: Sony 3.5 floppy drive: $9 Floppies are irrelevant. You can probably find a cheaper one.
Why don't you get a CD-RW? In general, shop around more. You can get things much cheaper from many places than newegg, you really should check www.pricewatch.com and www.pricegrabber.com (then check the vendors at www.resellerratings.com).

 

[Dudd]

Well, I've heard good things about Neweggs customer service, and it would save on shipping. Besides, those prices were examples, I'm still going to shop around a little and wait until after the holidays to order.. Now, a few things to clear up.

1) I'm going to be using the monitor from my current Dell, a 17 in Trinitron, with this setup. I'm just going to be buying the LCD because the 500 mhz system I have now is going in my room on my desk, and since it primarily is going to be used for word processing and the internet, not a lot of gaming, I think the LCD will be good because of it's small size.

2) I have an external CD-RW drive that I'm going to use, not real fast but since I have it, I might as well use it.

3) What makes 2000 better than XP? I have heard that XP is good for setting up a network, and I want to do that to share my cable connection between my two computers.

4) I currently have a Microsoft Mouse, I like it and I'm going to continure to use one. Enough said.

5) Yes, the hard drive is 7200 rpm.

 

[Shmorq]

I would also downgrade the to an AthlonXP 1700 since the extra $$$ for a few more MHz isn't worth it. Besides, you may need the difference because I believe the price of DDR RAM is higher than what you quoted.

Other than that, I think your selection is great! Wish I had a grand to spend...

-Shmorq

 

[Dudd]

I couldn't beleive the price on the ram either, and apparently a bunch of other people couldn't either, because it's out of stock.

Linkage

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< Well, I've heard good things about Neweggs customer service, and it would save on shipping. Besides, those prices were examples, I'm still going to shop around a little and wait until after the holidays to order.. Now, a few things to clear up.

1) I'm going to be using the monitor from my current Dell, a 17 in Trinitron, with this setup. I'm just going to be buying the LCD because the 500 mhz system I have now is going in my room on my desk, and since it primarily is going to be used for word processing and the internet, not a lot of gaming, I think the LCD will be good because of it's small size.

2) I have an external CD-RW drive that I'm going to use, not real fast but since I have it, I might as well use it.

3) What makes 2000 better than XP? I have heard that XP is good for setting up a network, and I want to do that to share my cable connection between my two computers.

4) I currently have a Microsoft Mouse, I like it and I'm going to continure to use one. Enough said.

5) Yes, the hard drive is 7200 rpm. >>

2000, in addition to being faster and more stable than XP, has similar networking protocols. It's also easier to get an illegal (free) version of it. BTW--about the hard disk, the best performing IDE drive is currently the IBM Deskstar 60GXP.