Author: Will Singleton
Date: 14:13:17 09/24/03
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On September 24, 2003 at 15:56:05, Gregor Overney wrote: >On September 23, 2003 at 18:07:52, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On September 23, 2003 at 17:23:02, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>On September 23, 2003 at 16:41:14, Will Singleton wrote: >>> >>>>I've found a couple of places, namely Monarch and Alienware. Appreciate >>>>feedback on these or other vendors. Looking for a built-to-order system. >>>> >>>>Incidentally, I haven't seen the new extreme P4 available anywhere. >>>> >>>>Will >>> >>>Monarch is awesome. I highly recommend them. Alienware is ok, but pricey. >> >>Thanks. I've never ordered at this detail level before (choosing the power >>supply, case, fans). Would you take a look at the following options? Any >>boo-boos? >> >>Monarch GT64FX Custom PC/WS (Athlon 64 FX) >>Cases: 100606 - No PS - Cooler Master ATC-210 >>Power Supply: 100545 - Zalman 400W P4 Noiseless Power Supply MFN >>Case Fan: 100903 - A Sparkle Quiet Case Fan DF1208BB-3 80x80 >>Motherboard: 110237 - ASUS nForce3 ASUS- SK8N DDR ECC RAID SATA >>Processor: 120709 - Athlon 64 FX-51 >>Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease >>Heatsink Fan: 130124 - Thermaltake VENUS 8+ Highest Performance >>Memory: 140852-2 DDR (266) 2100 Reg ECC 1 GB (2 pcs 512) >>2nd Memory: None >>Hard Drive: 150623 - Seagate 80 GB Barracuda 7200RPM 8MB Cache >>2nd Hard Drive: None >>RAID Setup: None >>CD/DVD-ROM: 160303 - Asus 52X CD-ROM >>CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160518 - Plextor DVD+R/RW IDE Drive Model PX-504A- >>Floppy Drive: 170110 - Mitsumi 3.5 (Black) Floppy Drive >>More Storage: 170451 - 250 MB Internal Zip Drive >>Sound Card: 180325 - Creative Labs Audigy 2 6.1 >>Video Card: 190631 - ATI 9800 Pro 128 MB AGP 8X DVI/TV >>Modem: None >>Operating System: 210112 - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition w/CD >>Network Card: 280105 - 3Com 3C905CX-TX-M WOL 10/100 PCI >>Add On Card: None >>Case Function Add-On: 270813 - Enermax Aluminum UC-A07FATR2 (BLACK) > >Buy your new and expensive system in a configuration that does not force you to >upgrade within a year. I wouldn't call it expensive. Expensive is $10,000 for a Lisa. For the performance, it's relatively cheap. > >Are you sure you don't need a modem? Sometimes DSL or cable-modem is down. > >Fill up all four banks with 512 MB modules since: > - it will give you 2GB instead of just 1 > - you do not have to upgrade already end of 2004 > - you will then already know that the system works stable with all memory slots >filled. (I had an ASUS board that I could not upgrade since the only free memory >slot caused problems. Something I did not know when I purchased the board. Of >course, you could always replace broken parts. But this is really annoying >trying to trace the problem and then replace the parts.) > >Futher: > - Take the 3 years warranty > - Buy the HP DVD+R/RW drive > - Unless you really want to use ZIP disks, you can skip this drive. For >"emergencies" you have a floppy. > - Add the rush-fee to get your system before Christmas. > - Add a second harddisk drive! 2 times 80 is better than 1x 160. Head-motion >slows down the system significantly. You want to have your swap on a separate >drive from your data. > >Don't you want to wait until you get a real 64-bit system with 64-bit OS and >64-bit applications? Do you know that AMD will move their chip production to a >new 90nm process as early as Q2 in 04? > >Gregor Thanks for your suggestions. Re your last point, the Athlon 64 is a real 64-bit system, and I'll be able to run my 64-bit apps on a 64-bit windows in 2004. But you're right, things change fast. However, you can't always wait until something better comes along; got to pick your spots. Will
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