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46679 2002-05-01 10:57:00 Hey all, I am considering building a new computer so I quickly wrote up a list of components I might use.

Here is the list:

Case: Aopen H600A, Mid Tower Case, 300W ATX PSU, White, Front USB
$252.98 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8SRX motherboard, Socket 478, Pentium 4 to 2.0GHz+, 400MHz FSB, 3xDIMM, DDR, 1xAGP, 6xPCI, 1xCNR, 2xUSB, Audio, ATA-100, ATX
$255.52 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 1.60 GHz CPU, 400 Mhz FSB, Socket 478, Boxed with fan
$433.44 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

RAM: Generic 256MB, DDR-SDRAM, PC200/266
$198.79 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Video Card: Asus V8200T2 Pure video card, 64MB DDR, GeForce3 Ti 200, AGP
$434.70 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Floppy: Panasonic 1.44MB, Internal, Floppy Disk Drive, Beige
$40.16 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

CDRW: Diamond Data DD321040 CD-Writer, 40R/32W/10RW, Internal, IDE
$294.93 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Hard Drive: Maxtor D740X, 60 GB, 7,200rpm, 2048K cache, ATA-133, IDE Hard Disk Drive
$318.78 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Mouse: A4Tech SWW-21, Wheel Mouse, PS/2, OEM
$26.16 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

Keyboard: Genius KB-10X, PS/2 Keyboard
$36.53 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Upgrade
$280.09
www.ascent.co.nz

Creative Sound Blaster Live! DE 5.1 SE Sound Card
$185.96 (incl GST)
www.ascent.co.nz

$2762.04


-No dial up because I use ADSL and already have a external modem

-XP upgrade because As far as I know you can install on a clean HDD and use a Windows ME disk for the upgrade to work.

-Not sure if i'll get the sound card or not....

Basically, Will it work? and do you recomend anything? 		Guest (0)
46680 2002-05-01 11:03:00 It probably will work. Though you might be able to get some of the componets cheaper from either www.hotchips.co.nz or www.dragonpc.co.nz Also a Atlon XP system would probably be cheaper and faster. Guest (0)
46681 2002-05-01 11:10:00 I'm thinking about getting a AMD system. But i've got 2-3 months before I probably buy the components so i've got plenty of time to decide wether I get Intel or AMD.

Thanks for the site url's too! 		Guest (0)
46682 2002-05-01 11:28:00 nice case don't forget case fans

need monitor? cd drive? speakers?

a usb mouse would be better.

i prefer AMD for better speed and $$$ 		Guest (0)
46683 2002-05-01 19:45:00 I would also bump up the RAM to 512MB. If your spending this much on a new system the extra RAM would be good.

I would also look at a AMD based system (for speed and price) 		Guest (0)
46684 2002-05-01 23:26:00 oops i forgot to add get a sony floppy drive as they are quieter and less trouble some than the panasonics. Guest (0)
46685 2002-05-02 00:43:00 tweak'e:
-The case has 1 8cm fan installed and 2 more optional. I've been told because I am going to use a High end Geforce card it would be best to get another one. Thinking about getting a XinRuiLian RDM8025B, 8cm Ball Bearing Case Fan.

-Already have a 17' CRT and a Boston Speaker System to use. I was thinking of using the CDRW for CDROM, but I have a 50x in a spare computer so I can always use that. I don't really care about a mouse right now, anything will do.

Ian Jourdain: I am trying to get the price down as much as possible, so I will have minimal ram to start with.

Update:
Going to change the HDD to the same model but with Fluid Bearings, mainly because it's only $4 cheaper.
www.ascent.co.nz

Because I am trying to save as much money as possible I might get a Benq 3210A CD-Writer, 40R/32W/10RW, Internal, IDE, OEM. Instead.

P.S I probably won't be getting all the parts from Ascent Technology, i'm just using the website as a place to select parts, once I have a final list of components, I will have a look through other websites and see where I can get cheaper prices/better parts for cheaper prices.

Thanks everyone for your help! 		Guest (0)
46686 2002-05-02 00:49:00 Oh and does anyone recomend a good AMD Motherboard for between $250 to $350? Guest (0)
46687 2002-05-02 00:59:00 Hi Jamie,

I would recommend the Soltek 75DRV5 using the KT333 chipset.

Always rated amongst the very best Athlon motherboards, and available for well under $300.00.

Regards
Alan 		Guest (0)
46688 2002-05-02 01:24:00 Don't waste you time with Win XP stick to 98 sec edition for gaming, its leaner and far faster requires less cpu memory etc.
go the AMD way much cheaper and more bangs for your bucks .I have a Gforce 3 for sale if you want for $550 will chuck in a few games with it as well tennisplayer43@hotmail.com 		Guest (0)
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