Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 15:53:22 02/09/04
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On February 09, 2004 at 17:34:49, Jasmine Baer wrote: I'd already decided to put together my own AMD system. I did NOT expect to buy an Intel system or ANY system that was pre-built by a major brand. But the price was just too hard to resist. I will still put together an AMD system when I get the money. Advice on components, anybody? (I'm thinking nVidia motherboard...) >I don't know if it is a good deal or not, but after building my own system, I'll >never buy one from Dell, Sony, Gateway, etc. > >Interesting to note that they don't tell you what kind of Mobo the chip will be >riding. > >You'll probably want to pick up a decent graphics card if you plan on doing any >3D gaming. Off-loading some of the graphics work onto a card is a good idea. > >Next time, my suggestion is that you build your own. For $900, I put together >the following: > >+ ANTEC Aluminum Performance 1 Series (Silver) ATX Mid-Tower Case with Side >Window Panel, Swiveling Front Control Panel features LED Display >+ GIGABYTE 875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "GA-8IK1100" >+ Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading Technology >+ MSI GeForce FX 5600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 64-bit, DVI/VIVO, 8X AGP, Model >"FX5600XT-VTDR128" >+ Antec 430W Power Supply, Model "TRUE430" >+ Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) >DDR PC-3200 - Retail >+ Sony 48x24x48x16 Combo Drive, Model CRX300E/A >+ Teac FD235HFC291 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive >+ Seagate 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST380013A-RK >+ Windows XP > >I can analyze a chess game with Fritz 8, surf the web, burn a CD, pound out a >financial model on Excel, and edit pictures without skipping a beat. It does OK >as a chess computer on www.playchess.com, too. It got up to 2760 with Shredder >8, and has won a couple of impromptu tournaments. > >You will be able to put together one heck of an AMD beast it you pony up about >$700 - $800. If you don't play 3D games, you can skip the fancy graphics card >and save a lot, too.
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