Thinking of upgrading systerm need opions!

hasher · Mar 1, 2003, 04:06 AM

thinking of getting nforce2 board abit nf7-s and corsair cmx-3500 2 512 so a total of a 1 gig of ram. and a 2500 xp barton also a slk 900 heat sink with the vantec tornado . Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A Aluminum Tower Case - Silver and Enermax 550W (Peak 650w) EG651P-VE Power Supply . and a new Tyan Tachyon G 9700 PRO-m . who well u think this will work compared to my old 1400 266 athon with 768 pc 133 and the 7500 radeon . any suggestions and why ? love tax time

Mar 1, 2003, 04:08 AM

very much so... as it is a good upgrade choose your mobo wisely as i have read that many of the mobo's with nforce2 chipsets have problems. So be sure to read some reviews. as for everything else it looks like a pretty sweet system

hasher · Mar 1, 2003, 06:31 AM

biggest thing i was worried about is ati playing with a nvida chipset

DaSnIpE · Mar 1, 2003, 06:50 AM

no worries, it'll be fine, good system, dunno about the xaser but if u like go for it.

Mar 1, 2003, 04:12 PM

yea

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Mar 1, 2003, 04:42 PM

The N-Force boards are very good if you choose the right one. 1 gig of ram is overkill in my opinon. and the xaser case are pretty cool if you get the right one.

Zardon · Mar 1, 2003, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by hasher
thinking of getting nforce2 board abit nf7-s and corsair cmx-3500 2 512 so a total of a 1 gig of ram. and a 2500 xp barton also a slk 900 heat sink with the vantec tornado . Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A Aluminum Tower Case - Silver and Enermax 550W (Peak 650w) EG651P-VE Power Supply . and a new Tyan Tachyon G 9700 PRO-m . who well u think this will work compared to my old 1400 266 athon with 768 pc 133 and the 7500 radeon . any suggestions and why ? love tax time

well I was about to say, why do you need "onions" then I realised what you meant by the thread.

I think that system you have in mind is pretty spectacular and should last you a long time, it will certainly wipe the 1400 system into oblivion for sure.

Only thing I would say is unless you are busting to get this quick, I would try and hold off for a month or so, when ATI should release their new range of GPUs.

shuki · Mar 1, 2003, 05:01 PM

I would personally order the kingston hyper X pc3500 from newegg. Great prices on it! $166 for 512 stick I believe...

DriveEuro · Mar 1, 2003, 10:01 PM

If you have an nForce 2 board why would you just get 1x512? We know dual channel brings better results with 2x256.

hasher · Mar 1, 2003, 10:18 PM

me ? i know i want 2 512's

DriveEuro · Mar 1, 2003, 10:31 PM

1 gig? that's overkill. Why do you think that 1 gig would be better than 512? What programs would YOU be running that would fully benefit from that extra ram?

DriveEuro · Mar 1, 2003, 10:36 PM

Also, hasher, go with a TTGI power supply. Th 520w is less than 100$. And you can also adjust the rails. Can't do that with an Enermax. Both of those PSUs are nice. Save some money and get the TTGI.

Vampyromaniac · Mar 4, 2003, 09:05 AM

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Originally posted by hasher
how well u think this will work compared to my old 1400 266 athon with 768 pc 133 and the 7500 radeon . any suggestions and why ?

hasher, check out this article for some comparisons

http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=50000356
an interesting read I came across, and remembered someone asking about upgrading an old-ish system

Mar 1, 2003, 04:06 AM	#1
hasher if u got some ,pass it around Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	Thinking of upgrading systerm need opions! thinking of getting nforce2 board abit nf7-s and corsair cmx-3500 2 512 so a total of a 1 gig of ram. and a 2500 xp barton also a slk 900 heat sink with the vantec tornado . Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A Aluminum Tower Case - Silver and Enermax 550W (Peak 650w) EG651P-VE Power Supply . and a new Tyan Tachyon G 9700 PRO-m . who well u think this will work compared to my old 1400 266 athon with 768 pc 133 and the 7500 radeon . any suggestions and why ? love tax time

Mar 1, 2003, 06:50 AM	#4
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	no worries, it'll be fine, good system, dunno about the xaser but if u like go for it. __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Mar 1, 2003, 10:01 PM	#9
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Mar 1, 2003, 10:31 PM	#11
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	1 gig? that's overkill. Why do you think that 1 gig would be better than 512? What programs would YOU be running that would fully benefit from that extra ram? __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 1, 2003, 10:36 PM	#12
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Also, hasher, go with a TTGI power supply. Th 520w is less than 100$. And you can also adjust the rails. Can't do that with an Enermax. Both of those PSUs are nice. Save some money and get the TTGI. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Mar 1, 2003, 04:08 AM	#2
generalstupid Guest Posts: n/a	very much so... as it is a good upgrade choose your mobo wisely as i have read that many of the mobo's with nforce2 chipsets have problems. So be sure to read some reviews. as for everything else it looks like a pretty sweet system

Mar 1, 2003, 06:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
hasher if u got some ,pass it around Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	biggest thing i was worried about is ati playing with a nvida chipset

Mar 1, 2003, 04:42 PM	#6
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	The N-Force boards are very good if you choose the right one. 1 gig of ram is overkill in my opinon. and the xaser case are pretty cool if you get the right one.

Mar 1, 2003, 05:01 PM	#8
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	I would personally order the kingston hyper X pc3500 from newegg. Great prices on it! $166 for 512 stick I believe...

Mar 1, 2003, 10:18 PM	Thread Starter #10
hasher if u got some ,pass it around Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 96 Rep Power: 0	me ? i know i want 2 512's