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That time has come, and I need a new computer.
Sooo....any recommendations for hardware? I want this to be just under the premium, so I'm not paying a huge amount (i.e. about 1.8ghz or so, with maybe one of the new GeForce cards, or a Radeon 8500?).
Edit: Changed title to be more obvious
Step 1) go to newegg.com and start choosing stuff.
Step 2) order them
Step 3) Build computer
Step 4) find it doesnt work
Step 5) return parts
Step 6) ask justin
LOL ;)
Okay, after a couple of hours' deliberation with Simon (chenko), we have the following list (prices ex. VAT):
Abit KR7a RAID (non-ATA133) @ £100
AMD Athlon XP-1800 @ £100
Thermalright AX7 heatsink @ £30
YS-TECH FD8125 3pin fan @ £3
80mm fan guards @ £0.76
Arctic Silver III @ £5
Chieftech Scorpio TX-10BLD (blue with extra cooling vents) @ £75
ATI Radeon 8500 OEM @ £128
512mb DDR @ £131
(the Radeon will be unlocked to retail speed)
Total cost: ~£573
Total inc VAT: ~£673
All except the memory comes from overclockers.co.uk, and the memory comes from Crucial.
very nice, i am going to upgrade my desktop in the summer, so i think that i will keep overclockers in mind, i like their prices :)
You might want to get a hard drive and MAYBE a CD-ROM drive, maybe a floppy because you know they are coming in fashion!
no one can ever have the perfect spec can they Justin? :pQuote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
I was away ;)
Somewhat close to what I would recommend...
I would recommend an Antec case
Shuttle AK35GTR motherboard (Abit is a ripoff ;) :D)
But yeah that looks good, but Abit is a huge ripoff ;) ;)
I would also get a Maxtor D740X series hard drive...and a Liteon CD burner
I really ought to build my own at some point :p
Sounds nice parksie :)
Well there is no perfect spec, I'm just giving my recommendationsQuote:
Originally posted by Pix
no one can ever have the perfect spec can they Justin? :p
I really ought to build my own at some point :p
Sounds nice parksie :)
girls who listen to great music and build PCs are cool :cool:
Wish there were more girls like you in my school...oh well better stay on topic :)
nice specs Parksie, don't listen to Justin.. :D
but if you plan on running any kind of game I wouldn't get RAID. it will make the games run a lot slower.
You have a problem with Antec cases, or Shuttle boards...?Quote:
Originally posted by scoutt
nice specs Parksie, don't listen to Justin.. :D
but if you plan on running any kind of game I wouldn't get RAID. it will make the games run a lot slower.
Orb man :p :p
I kinda agree with you on the IBM HDDs now after hearing about the heat issues with the 60GXPs and 75GXPs and power issues with 120GXPs, but Orbs still suck...:D
the Chieftech is basically an Antec :pQuote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
You have a problem with Antec cases, or Shuttle boards...?
Orb man :p :p
I kinda agree with you on the IBM HDDs now after hearing about the heat issues with the 60GXPs and 75GXPs and power issues with 120GXPs, but Orbs still suck...:D
Sastraxi, Justin, already has all that stuff and didnt want it specified
scoutt, he isnt using it for raid, just the extra channels, anyways, you would install games on a lone HDD anyways :p
Shuttle AK35GTR, cant even find a retailler in the UK for this, plus... might be a "rip off" to you, but you really need to watch the UK market a bit more ;)
No backup unit.........
Maxtor hard drives suck....mainly cause l can't get mine to work:(
On the case front, go full tower, with mega power unit. You will find it should be cheaper to purchase a case with power unit installed, than to buy them separatly...
Looks like l might have to build a system as well....friggin outdated BIOS.....:mad:
well its not a full tower, it would be an extra 60£ for a full tower (like mine muwahahah :D), which would be monsterous, the case specified is large enough as it is, and already has a PSU in it
Sorry, that went whooosh over my head :pQuote:
Originally posted by chenko
the Chieftech is basically an Antec :p
I like the Antecs though since they come with high quality Antec power supplies
everyone has good and bad luck with drives, from what I've seen, Maxtors seem to be the ones that the fewest people are cursing at :DQuote:
Originally posted by Jethro
No backup unit.........
Maxtor hard drives suck....mainly cause l can't get mine to work:(
yea, the antecs' PSU's are better, thou, i didnt want to go to another site to pay extra for a case, and also pay more money in delivery charges, as the Chieftech is basically the same its not really worth it :)Quote:
Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Sorry, that went whooosh over my head :p
I like the Antecs though since they come with high quality Antec power supplies
oh, and my Antec power supplies fan is fluffed, its running at 1/4 of its expected speed :/
For whoever mentioned it - I'm ripping these out of my computer:
Sound card
Both monitors
FDD
Both HDDs, possibly getting another one
DVD drive, might buy a combo DVD/CDRW and sell that, or just get a CDRW to add to it.
Shuttle AK35GTR - what's the main differences?
OK nm, it's basically identical to the KR7a, right down to the chipset, RAID setup, and IDE controller ;)
Yep, thats why I rarely or never recommend an Abit board... $150 and you don't even get onboard sound...Quote:
Originally posted by parksie
OK nm, it's basically identical to the KR7a, right down to the chipset, RAID setup, and IDE controller ;)
Maybe it'll be, big whoop, 0.5% faster, you'll notice the $50 in your pocket a lot more ;)
Well, it's 100 pounds here, so about 140 of your quaint American dollars ;)
Did I also mention the shuttle board has a C-Media audio chip onboard, so it should be better than AC97
I don't know if it's C-Media..but it's better than AC97
AC '97 is just the mixer chip.
My Live! probably blows it away I think ;-)
Oh you have a Live!, well no worries about onboard audio then :pQuote:
Originally posted by parksie
AC '97 is just the mixer chip.
My Live! probably blows it away I think ;-)
Nope :D
It's one of the components I'm keeping - got it for £20 in an anti-static bag at a computer fair when they were still being sold boxed for £50 ;)
Lucky you :)
ah good, somit which is ACCTUALLY cheaper than US.... :/Quote:
Originally posted by parksie
Well, it's 100 pounds here, so about 140 of your quaint American dollars ;)
Justin, what is the rate of sales tax you have?
Over here in NC it's about 6.5, I THINK, but online orders are tax freeQuote:
Originally posted by chenko
ah good, somit which is ACCTUALLY cheaper than US.... :/
Justin, what is the rate of sales tax you have?
that could change soon though :(
well your still lucky even if they introduce that, 17.4 here :/
HOLY BEJEEEEEEZZEZ!! :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by chenko
well your still lucky even if they introduce that, 17.4 here :/
Its 15 here, 8 in BC though
at least we have faster delivery :p :DQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
HOLY BEJEEEEEEZZEZ!! :eek:
here in oregon we don't have any sales tax :p
do you get tax for internet purchases there?Quote:
Originally posted by chenko
at least we have faster delivery :p :D
I think we get tax on most things ;)
Although fuel tax is ridiculous, it's about 85% or something!
lol, that explains why london is like the most expensive city to live in :D
85% tax...whoa :eek:
i got basically the same as your parksie, except i got a sb audigy and a 60gb hd and different ram
my mobo, heatsink and fan (yeah justin i ordered the ax-7 and the sunon fan)....should be coming on monday :)
then i just gotta decide on a vid card :cool:
Nope, it's because it's the City :rolleyes: :pQuote:
Originally posted by sail3005
lol, that explains why london is like the most expensive city to live in :D
I don't really need another sound card, and 35gb is enough for now, will probably get a 100gb disk in the near future though :)Quote:
Originally posted by nabeels786
85% tax...whoa :eek:
i got basically the same as your parksie, except i got a sb audigy and a 60gb hd and different ram
my mobo, heatsink and fan (yeah justin i ordered the ax-7 and the sunon fan)....should be coming on monday :)
then i just gotta decide on a vid card :cool:
Word of mouth has it that you ordered the KR7A-RAID
It's a great board and I'm not trashing your decision, and the Shuttle I have heard is not available in UK, it's good just a little pricey