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| Thread ID: 61838 | 2005-09-18 05:56:00 | Sorting out new pc | mejobloggs (264) | PC World Chat |
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| 389127 | 2005-09-18 05:56:00 | Well, this pc is dependant on a few things, but im hoping :) I have used the pc builder from Ascent. Case: iCute 0408SL-BS, Mid Tower, Side Window, Front USB, Bla Motherboard: Asus A8N-E, Socket 939, DDR, ATX CPU: AMD Athlon 64 CPU 3500+, 2.2GHz, Socket 939, 32/64-Bit, Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda ST3160727AS, 160GB, 7200RPM, 8192KB C CD / DVD writer: Benq DW1640, DVD 16R/16W/8RW, Internal, Black, Retail Memory: GeIL Ultra Platinum Dual Channel Memory Kit, 2x512MB, D Video card: Sparkle SP-PX70GVH, GeForce 7800 GT, 256MB, DDR3, PCIe Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, PCI Keyboard: OverclockersNZ Temptation Multimedia Keyboard, Silver/B Mouse: Genius Netscroll+ Optical, PS/2 & USB, Metallic Monitor: Philips 190P6EB, 19" LCD, 1280x1024, DVI, Speakers, Bla OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2, for x86, OE Power supplies: Enermax EG565P-VE24P, Whisper II, 535W ATX PSU, SLI Rea SPEAKERS: Creative Inspire 2.1 T3000 Speakers, Black Other peripherals: Altec Lansing AHS502, Headset Please comment on anything, as I don't know much about the good/bad of these items. I live in Auckland. I suppose getting any support from Ascent would be a hard thing? Should I buy from an Auckland place? I really like how Ascent has such a range of stuff though. I am not sure about the Philips 190P6EB, 19" LCD monitor. I will be using it for gaming, and office work. And the Philips LCD's have a nice no-dead-pixel warranty, so I went with a Philips. There seem to be about three 19" ones, all with the same specs, 190P6EB, 190B6CS, 190B6CB. I am assuming the 190P6EB is better, because of its higher price. But if anyone can tell me otherwise, then I guess I will go for the $100 cheaper one that looks to have the same specs. Is that a good quality power supply? Descent ram? Anything I have missed out? Ahh, it's great that I can run this past some experts before I buy :thumbs: Sorry about the long post, and it is rather difficult to read :( |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 389128 | 2005-09-18 05:57:00 | CPU come with heatsink/fan ? | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 389129 | 2005-09-18 06:10:00 | "CD / DVD writer: Benq DW1640, DVD 16R/16W/8RW, Internal, Black, Retail" Asus, Liteon, Pioneer or SOny. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 389130 | 2005-09-18 07:07:00 | "CD / DVD writer: Benq DW1640, DVD 16R/16W/8RW, Internal, Black, Retail" Asus, Liteon, Pioneer or SOny. I chose this because: www.anandtech.com "For now, BenQ's DW1640 and Plextor's PX-740A still perform better than any other unit out there in both speed and quality across all types of media." Do you have a suggestion on a good quality one of the brands you listed? CPU come with heatsink/fan ? Just checking.... "Retail pack with fan". So yes, I guess it does. Thanks. Oh, another thing, I am wanting a not-so-wide keyboard, one where the home/end/pageup/pagedown don't take up so much room maybe, and has no fancy buttons on the side to make it wider. I am thinking it should be about 40cm wide, but I havn't spotted one yet. Any suggestions? And, will this machine be very loud? Is there any widget things I can buy to make it quiter? |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 389131 | 2005-09-18 07:24:00 | I chose this because: www.anandtech.com "For now, BenQ's DW1640 and Plextor's PX-740A still perform better than any other unit out there in both speed and quality across all types of media." But using crap media is not always a good idea. And i don't like its reliablilty which reviews never cover. www.overclockers.co.nz have various things for quiet PCs. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 389132 | 2005-09-18 10:40:00 | Thanks pctek. The OCNZ Flex-PAD (Acoustic Absorption Mat), would they work very well? Would they be very hard to put in (on the inside I guess)? I don't want to have to remove the motherboard or completly disasemble it because I don't trust myself near an opened computer case :( Edit Aha! I see you can buy those at Ascent. I guess I will just get them to install it :) |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 389133 | 2005-09-18 12:07:00 | Case: iCute 0408SL-BS, Mid Tower, Side Window, Front USB, Bla Motherboard: Asus A8N-E, Socket 939, DDR, ATX CPU: AMD Athlon 64 CPU 3500+, 2.2GHz, Socket 939, 32/64-Bit, Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda ST3160727AS, 160GB, 7200RPM, 8192KB C CD / DVD writer: Benq DW1640, DVD 16R/16W/8RW, Internal, Black, Retail Memory: GeIL Ultra Platinum Dual Channel Memory Kit, 2x512MB, D Video card: Sparkle SP-PX70GVH, GeForce 7800 GT, 256MB, DDR3, PCIe Sound card: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, PCI Keyboard: OverclockersNZ Temptation Multimedia Keyboard, Silver/B Mouse: Genius Netscroll+ Optical, PS/2 & USB, Metallic Monitor: Philips 190P6EB, 19" LCD, 1280x1024, DVI, Speakers, Bla OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with SP2, for x86, OE Power supplies: Enermax EG565P-VE24P, Whisper II, 535W ATX PSU, SLI Rea SPEAKERS: Creative Inspire 2.1 T3000 Speakers, Black Other peripherals: Altec Lansing AHS502, Headset OK, ram, unless you are doing overclocking then your typical generic ram is fine, and if you get a matched pair with the same latency and chipset design then they will run dual channel. The reason i say this is because geil ram is not cheap, while generic is. Personally, there are much cheaper screens out there than phillips, look around, dont buy just on face brand, my CMV brand brightness ratio is much better than the equivilent phillips, i have not had any dead pixels either. hmmm, do you need both a headset and speakers? Plus, the Samsung or Liteon drives for your average burning is fine, infact, any drive is good to be quite honest, i have an no name brand 16x Dual Layer Burner and it hasnt failed once. The only failures i have had are from software cocking up. Also, i think your skimping on mice and keyboard if your into gaming, the netscroll is a POS, look around |
Tux (606) | ||
| 389134 | 2005-09-18 21:01:00 | It all looks good to me and pretty much what I've just built. I did get the Liteon DVD over the Benq though... still one of the best around and not expensive. The AMD 3500 CPU will be good, I got the 3000 venice core as they supposedly run cooler and like being overclocked. I think someone like Metla suggested the 3000 was 'the sweet spot' in the price range... bang for buck sort of thing. Ascent are good to deal with. Unless you're having them put the box together for you be aware that all (or at least some) of the seperate parts are sent direct from the distributors, ie you could end up getting lots of different courier parcels. At the very least I'd get them to put the CPU on the motherboard as it's something you don't want to stuff up. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 389135 | 2005-09-18 21:18:00 | For what that lot is going to cost why spoil it with an inferior monitor? Viewsonic VP191B-2, 19" LCD, 1280x1024, DVI, Black or Sony SDMHS95PB, 19" LCD, 1280x1024, DVI, Black Either would be much better. Sony is a bit hard to come by at the moment. I have just bought the Viewsonic and it is the best monitor I have ever seen |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 389136 | 2005-09-19 00:52:00 | At the very least I'd get them to put the CPU on the motherboard as it's something you don't want to stuff up.I'll drink to that! See here (forums.pcworld.co.nz) I can also report very good service/assistance from Ascent when I was buying the stuff mentioned in my link. |
Tony (4941) | ||
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