>>>Just ordered the main parts for my new PC...<<<

[Trente]

I still have time to change any of these parts or cancel the entire order:


AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 90nm Retail

Gigabyte K8NF-9 nForce4 'Vanilla'

2x512MB Samsung Original 400MHz

Gigabyte GeForce 6600GT PCI-e

WD 160GB w/8MB 7200RPM S.ATA

Black painted floppy drive

Antec SLK3700BQE

Microsoft Multimedia keyboard

Logitech MX510 mouse


10x for the feedback!

 

[biostud]

fine :thumbsup:

 

[jterrell]

looks good.
Where'd you find the gigabyte board in stock?

 

[Budmantom]

I would go with a 3500, 6800gt and a 3520A.



Tom

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: jterrell
Where'd you find the gigabyte board in stock?

In Israel. would you like me to ship you one?

I would go with a 3500, 6800gt and a 3520A.

If I go with a 3500 and 6800GT, then I would have to cut down on the case, the mouse, RAM and mobo!

I really don't think it's a smart move as it would hurt the 'balance' in the spec... If I was willing to invest more $, I'd buy a better video card, and a faster processor.

Also, I have no need for a DVD burner ATM.

 

[Edward Lee]

I had a hard on till I saw the graphics card.

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: Edward Lee
I had a hard on till I saw the graphics card.

Why is that?

It's the cheapest 6600GT one can get where I live... also, according to hardware reviews the 6600GT is by no means a bad performer! It is often able to reach 6800 levels and is currently the most powerful card there is under 200USD.

 

[n7]

That's an awesome value-minded rig.

Have fun with OCing

 

[nortexoid]

if you are overclocking, i wouldn't get a higher rated athlon, in fact, i would get a 2800+ or 3000+ 90mm. other than that, i've never heard of a 'floppy drive' so i can't comment on it. is it like a hard drive or flash drive?

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: nortexoid
...other than that, i've never heard of a 'floppy drive' so i can't comment on it. is it like a hard drive or flash drive?

Umm, floppy drive?

 

[nortexoid]

what is that device used for? it isn't the same as this, is it?

 

[fuzzynavel]

Originally posted by: nortexoid
what is that device used for? it isn't the same as this, is it?

I think there may have been sarcasm on the point of having a floppy drive......you don't really need those things nowadays unless you hit problems and have to go back to good old DOS to sort it out!!

 

[crazycarl]

if you want to OC don't get the nforce4 'vanilla' be sure to get the nforce4 ultra

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: crazycarl
if you want to OC don't get the nforce4 'vanilla' be sure to get the nforce4 ultra

I don't plan to overclock.

 

[PoxMeister]

This is almost exactly what I'm considering as an upgrade for my rig, but I'll probably go with a different video card.

If I don't intend to do any overclocking, will the GA-K8NF-9 (non-Ultra) perform equally as well as the GA-K8NXP-9 (Ultra)? Meaning, does that extra 200MHz of Hyper Transport make any difference in performance if no overclocking is done?

 

[Regs]

How much was the motherboard? Over 200 dollars? Lot of money to shell out while people are spending less for more performance.

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: Regs
How much was the motherboard? Over 200 dollars? Lot of money to shell out while people are spending less for more performance.

I paid 169USD for the K8NF-9 where I live.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: Trente

Originally posted by: Regs
How much was the motherboard? Over 200 dollars? Lot of money to shell out while people are spending less for more performance.

I paid 169USD for the K8NF-9 where I live.

Not bad for a NF4. Looks good to me then. Just remember the non-ultra's don't support SATA2 with native command queing.

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: Trente

Originally posted by: Regs
How much was the motherboard? Over 200 dollars? Lot of money to shell out while people are spending less for more performance.

I paid 169USD for the K8NF-9 where I live.

Not bad for a NF4. Looks good to me then. Just remember the non-ultra's don't support SATA2 with native command queing.

Yeah, I don't mind that. NCQ is only good for certain applications under specific environments. SATA2 is an overkill when HDDs are far from even maxing out SATA (150MB/s).
EDIT: also, buying anything but a PCI-e board means forcing me to buy the AGP version of the 6600GT which not only cost more (enough to close the gap between the K8NF-9 and K8NS-939 and leave some change), but also has its memory clocked 10% slower thus affecting 3D performance - more or less by the same measure.

...does that extra 200MHz of Hyper Transport make any difference in performance if no overclocking is done?

NO.

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

I still use floppies.

 

[imported_X]

I think everything looks good, except for your graphics card. If price is an issue, you might consider waiting a couple weeks for the X800XL, which will be around $300 and will blow the 6600GT out of the water.

 

[w00t]

looks sw333t

 

[Regs]

OK Trente! Good thinking.

 

[amol]

Originally posted by: NoGodForMe
I still use floppies.

same here, small documents (important ones, i can fit quite a lot on one)