WHat do you think of this computer?

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Dec 25th, 2003, 01:47 PM
WiKiDJeFF

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WHat do you think of this computer?

What do you think of this computer? Is everything compatible?
Dec 25th, 2003, 04:35 PM
parksie

Uh. Can we have that in a readable form? :)
Dec 25th, 2003, 05:20 PM
IntelSucks

Buy all of that except the Hard Drive, RAM, and Video Card.

And Motherboard.
Dec 25th, 2003, 07:34 PM
VisionIT

The motherboard... crap
The memory... crap
The monitor... crap

Apart from that... everything else looks fine.

Don't scrimp on the vitals m8...

Motherboard: Gigabyte 7NNXP
Memory: Kingston 512mb DDR PC3200
Monitor: LG 17" (Flatron if possible)

The motherboard is absolutely superb. The memory will complement it, and the monitor is superb quality.

P.S The attached file looks fine. No viruses/trojan's here, as far as I can see. I opened it on the Linux box first... lol
Dec 26th, 2003, 07:19 PM
WiKiDJeFF

On your suggestions, the memory looks fine, the motherboard is too expensive, and I can't find the monitor (I'm trying to buy everything off www.newegg.com).

Here is what it looks like now:

Part Name Price URL
Processor AMD Athlon XP 2100+, 266 MHz FSB, 256K Cache Processor - OEM $63.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1
Motherboard Asus KT400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7V8X-X" – $57.99 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1
Memory Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail $78.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...141-424&depa=1
HardDrive Seagate 80GB 7200rpm IDE Hard Drive, Model ST380011A, OEM $70.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1
Case Aspire(Turbo Case)X-Dreamer Black Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply,Model:ATXB3KLW/350W. $46.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...talog=7&depa=1
Video Card ATI RADEON 9200, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, TV-Out, 8X AGP –RETAIL $108.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1
Monitor NEC/Mitsubishi FE770-BK 17" CRT Monitor -RETAIL $145.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...alog=19&depa=1
CDROM Samsung Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive, Model SW-252FENB, OEM Bulk $36.99 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...talog=5&depa=1
CDRW Lite On Black 52x32x52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S, OEM $36.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...talog=5&depa=1
Floppy Drive SAMSUNG SFD321B/LBL1 Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, OEM Driver Only $5.99 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-203&depa=1
Mouse Comes with Keyboard
Keyboard Logitech BLACK Optical Desktop PS2 104keys --OEM $31.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...126-120&depa=1
Dec 26th, 2003, 07:35 PM
IntelSucks

Heres my opinion...

Everything is awesome except the HD, RAM, Video Card, mobo.

I would Go with An MSI Board or ASUS because the one you picked out doesnt support 8x Video Cards.

I would spend a little bit more money for the Radeon 9600...and go with a Western Digital Hard Drive (no seagate or maxtor) and go go with some Kingston DDR.

P.S. There is nothing wrong with the Video Card you picked out but im just saying you might as well spend a little bit more to get the better card.
Dec 26th, 2003, 07:37 PM
IntelSucks

Correction:

You are getting Kingston...sorry

I think the excel thing says different.
Dec 26th, 2003, 08:08 PM
WiKiDJeFF

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...=BROWSE&depa=1

How does that motherboard look? It supports 8X AGP

The video card isn't that important, since its not really going to be a gaming machine.
Dec 26th, 2003, 08:14 PM
IntelSucks

That one is fine.
Dec 26th, 2003, 08:15 PM
WiKiDJeFF

Why is it so cheap though?
Dec 26th, 2003, 08:21 PM
IntelSucks

Quote:

Originally posted by WiKiDJeFF
Why is it so cheap though?

No Raid
No SATA

Only supports 333mhz FSB(Frontside Bus)
Dec 26th, 2003, 09:17 PM
WiKiDJeFF

Whats RAID and SATA?
Dec 26th, 2003, 09:27 PM
IntelSucks

Nevermind about my definitions because they are a load of "ballcocks". I dont know what is wrong with you VisionIT but...your screwed up.
Dec 27th, 2003, 08:13 AM
VisionIT

Quote:

Originally posted by IntelSucks
SATA(Serial ATA) Support (Replaces IDE)

RAID - basically extra IDE Ports. (They are IDE ports that use arrays to funtion as regular IDE ports)

Don't really feel like explaining.

What a load of ballcocks! :mad:

Serial ATA is not meant to replace IDE, only to offer a faster alternative for people who have already max'd out their IDE's!

RAID does not function as a regular IDE port at all! RAID offers a variety of functions including JBOD (Just a bunch of disks) RAID 0 (Stripping) which means each odd stack is interpretted by a different drive, therefore increasing read/write speeds. RAID 1 (Mirroring), which is used as a basic security array, so data is mirrored across 2 drives. There are several other RAID arrays, including cyclic error checking between 3 or more drives... etc etc.

oh.. your motherboard selection stinks too! MSI are one of the cheapest, most useless motherboards produced. Asus aren't much better. Gigabyte maybe slightly more expensive... but it's like comparing a Ford to a Bentley! ;)

Seagate are one of the best brands of hard disk, and IMHO... far better than the cheapy Western Digital.

It's useless buying top quality peripherals if you're motherboard blows chunks! Get a good quality board... and everything will fall into place.
Dec 27th, 2003, 04:39 PM
IntelSucks

OK, first of all I didnt feel like explaining to him and 2nd of all MSI does not suck, You suck for being gay. I never said that gigabyte sucked, and I never said that MSI was the best motherboard to get either.

Oh look the Gigabyte board has cool colors, it must be better.
Dec 27th, 2003, 04:40 PM
IntelSucks

and technically Serial ATA does replace IDE, in a way. Technically raid is used for your IDE devices. So I dont know what your problem is.
Dec 28th, 2003, 05:30 PM
VisionIT

Quote:

Originally posted by IntelSucks
OK, first of all I didnt feel like explaining to him and 2nd of all MSI does not suck, You suck for being gay. I never said that gigabyte sucked, and I never said that MSI was the best motherboard to get either.

Oh look the Gigabyte board has cool colors, it must be better.

MSI are well known for being the 'cheap cheerful' option... ask any pro in the trade.

"You suck for being gay" - What a very mature response! :rolleyes:

I never said you'de classed Gigabyte as if they sucked... so lord only knows where you got that from.

"Technically raid is used for your IDE devices" - I agree with you there... but that's not what you said previously!

I'm not screwed up m8 either... I just hate it when people try to offer advice and get it completely and utterly wrong. WikidJeff probably has the idea that MSI are better... which they are not IMHO!

I liked the sarcastic comment about Gigabyte motherboards being nice colours though... very ego-busting! :D

I've used Seagate hard drives for years... and have only had a 200 year old 1Gb fail on me! :p I've had loads of WD's (including the special editions) fail on me.

I always put quality over cost... and i'm afraid MSI aren't at the top of my order list. Neither are Asus!

I branched out from Gigabyte once... and bought the Abit AT7-MAX2.... and what a disaster that was! Simply the worst mobo i've ever used. Beautiful packaging (as Abit usually do) but i'de rather have a blank white box providing the motherboard worked properly! PCI latency by the bucket-load!

I'm not really fuss'd which bits he buys... as long as he's happy with it (and it's a good price)... fair play! ;)

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