is this a good system???

[sanrivaldo2]

hey! i just made my order and i want the xperts approval although its a little late for changing my mind




CHAINTECH nForce4 Ultra "VNF4/Ultra"

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200

(*)Hitachi Deskstar 80GB 7200RPM, 8MB Cache Buffer, SATA

Leadtek GeForce 6600GT "PX6600GT TDH"

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Value "SB0400"

Kworld TV Tuner Card, "STUDIO TV Terminator VS-LTV7131R"

NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW "ND-3520A BK"

(*)Samsung SFD321B Floppy 3.5", 1.44

A-Top XBlade Black/Silver With 450W PSU & Side window "AT859A-BK"

Thermaltake Thunderblade 120mm (BLUE) LED Case fan "A1926"

Cooler Master Real Power 450W Power Supply "RS-450ACL-X"

(*)Logitech Internet Pro BLACK Keyboard PS/2 104keys

(*)Logitech Optical Mouse (Black) USB / PS/2

(*)Logitech X-530 5.1 Black Speaker System

(*)ViewSonic E70F+SB 17" Perfect Flat CRT Monitor




the ones marked with (*) have not been purchased yet....

do you think it will work fine??? is there something i should know??

 

[Duvie]

Seems decent to me....Any ocing plans???

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

"the ones marked with (*) have not been purchased yet.... "

Is that right or the other way around?

 

[Michaelbgrant]

250 GB drives are like $125 Shipped. See pricewatch.com for more info.

 

[airfoil]

I'd get a larger HDD, minimum size 200 gigs - and then I'd probably buy only Seagate.

 

[imported_itr]

i would spend an extra $10 for the NEC/MITSUBISHI FE770

 

[deathwalker]

I'm not a big Chaintech fan...but I suppose you will be ok with it. I think the Value Select was a poor choice for this rig, it would be ok if you were using it with a 754 pin single channel 64 bit rig...but in this setup...I dont like it...there are a number of much better memory selections you could have made for this box....Corsair(extreme series) and OCZ come to mind and even Patriot have some very respectable performance memory very well priced.

 

[ribbon13]

Better Monitor

Better RAM

Better PSU

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: sanrivaldo2
is this a good system???

YES!

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Better RAM

He can actually yield better timimgs with the VS ram he posted. I use the VS stuff and get 2.5 3 3 6. just MO.

 

[RussianSensation]

A-Top XBlade Black/Silver With 450W PSU & Side window "AT859A-BK"

Cooler Master Real Power 450W Power Supply "RS-450ACL-X"

I just dont see a point of paying for a case + PSU and getting a stand alone PSU again.

 

[Promethply]

The Corsair Value RAM runs just fine in dual channel mode in my NF4-SLI system, mildly overclocked to 220MHz at default voltage.

The only thing is that maybe you want to consider a larger capacity harddrive.

 

[sanrivaldo2]

ok first of all, no OC for this...if i run it at stock speeds will i get a good performance in games??? im upgrading from a dell dimension 4100 (year 2001) so i expect it will..

Originally posted by: itr
i would spend an extra $10 for the NEC/MITSUBISHI FE770

thats a good monitor...its a shame im not in USA....i have to go with these one i choose, LG T710SH or Samsung SyncMaster 793S...only 3 choices on my country (Panama)

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
A-Top XBlade Black/Silver With 450W PSU & Side window "AT859A-BK"

Cooler Master Real Power 450W Power Supply "RS-450ACL-X"

I just dont see a point of paying for a case + PSU and getting a stand alone PSU again.

i just think that the PSU from the Xblade case is a little generic for this system...the xblade case costs $60 on newegg at the time of my purchase, and the no-PSU version cost $56 on Anamax at the same time....so....i will try to sell that PSU...i just like very much that xblade case...


thanks to all...i will like to see more opinions and advices

 

[KoolDrew]

What is the point of posting if you already made a decision?

 

[sanrivaldo2]

i will get another HDD in the future...if i need it, i will....

 

[sanrivaldo2]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
What is the point of posting if you already made a decision?

i made my order in a rush so i didnt have time for asking...i just want to see advices...if something is really necessary, i will change it...

 

[Ike0069]

Looks very solid.
I actually like the X-blade case also and thought about purchasing it, and I've found that case choice is highly individual. There are some popular cases out there that I think are just plain ugly, but I know alot of people don't like the X-blade either.
The only thing I would change (of the items you haven't yet purchased), is the monitor. I like Viewsonic, but not really their "E" series. I think you'd be happier with the Samsung Synchmaster you listed.