New System. Any suggestions?

Bane the ECF · Sep 23, 2003, 02:39 AM

Well, my wife wants a new computer, so she wants me to build her a new one. Sooooo, I figure I'd take the opportunity and give myself a nice little side upgrade (READ: hand her down my system.

) Anyways, I want any suggestions on changes I might want to consider.

Upgrade pieces are in BOLD. Existing pieces are in plain text.

Abit IS7 Intel 865PE Motherboard
Intel Pentium 4 2.8CGHz 800FSB CPU
Vantec Aeroflow Heat Sink & Fan
Arctic Silver 3 Thermal Compound
Corsair 2x256MB Twin-Pack XMS, Low Latency DualDDR PC-3200LLPT
Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (not interested in 256MB version, in case you are)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Sony DVD+/-RW DRU510A Internal EIDE
Hitachi 16x CD-ROM (8 years old! Still going strong!)
Sony 19" Trinitron E400 Monitor
Xaser III V2000A All-Aluminum Super Tower
Antec True480 Power Supply

~~craig588~~ · Sep 23, 2003, 02:44 AM

get a 2.4C and better ram for overclocking.

peroni · Sep 23, 2003, 11:01 AM

Since when the NF7 supports P4's???
Guess you meant IS7

Only thing I'd change is the cooler, I'm thoroughly stunned by the Zalman CPNS700ACU
Quite pricey but absolutely worth any cent.

Then again I never tried the Aeroflow...

peroni · Sep 23, 2003, 11:04 AM

And for the memory, it is a very good choice if you don't intend to overclock much.
Try to get the rev 1.1 if you can.

FluffyChicken · Sep 23, 2003, 12:23 PM

Dump the CDROM unless you use it (the DVDRW will do the job for you) or leave it in the old system.
Get some more Memory. Leave what you got in the old system, and get 2x512Mb.

oh and where are you going to store all the data

Bane the ECF · Sep 24, 2003, 03:44 AM

I already have the RAM on me, I plan to give my wife cheap RAM since she doesn't need the performance.

FluffyChicken · Sep 24, 2003, 10:28 AM

buy some more ram for yourself then

Judas · Sep 24, 2003, 12:23 PM

Yes, i would dump the CD-Rom drive (the 16x).... it's most likely using a multi-word DMA at best.... most likely still PIO mode 4.. Anything connected to the cable WITH that drive...will slow everything down....

Bane the ECF · Sep 24, 2003, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Judas
Yes, i would dump the CD-Rom drive (the 16x).... it's most likely using a multi-word DMA at best.... most likely still PIO mode 4.. Anything connected to the cable WITH that drive...will slow everything down....

Okay, this is good advice here. So you're suggesting *IF* I keep this drive installed on my computer, put it on its seperate IDE cable?

Bane

Sep 23, 2003, 02:39 AM	#1
Bane the ECF DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 220 Rep Power: 0	New System. Any suggestions? Well, my wife wants a new computer, so she wants me to build her a new one. Sooooo, I figure I'd take the opportunity and give myself a nice little side upgrade (READ: hand her down my system. ) Anyways, I want any suggestions on changes I might want to consider. Upgrade pieces are in BOLD. Existing pieces are in plain text. Abit IS7 Intel 865PE Motherboard Intel Pentium 4 2.8CGHz 800FSB CPU Vantec Aeroflow Heat Sink & Fan Arctic Silver 3 Thermal Compound Corsair 2x256MB Twin-Pack XMS, Low Latency DualDDR PC-3200LLPT Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (not interested in 256MB version, in case you are) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony DVD+/-RW DRU510A Internal EIDE Hitachi 16x CD-ROM (8 years old! Still going strong!) Sony 19" Trinitron E400 Monitor Xaser III V2000A All-Aluminum Super Tower Antec True480 Power Supply __________________ ASUS K8N-E Motherboard Athlon 64 3200+ 10x200MHz Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Heatsink & Fan 2x512MB Mushkin Black Level 2 PC-3500 ATi Radeon X800 SE 256MB 100GB Western Digital SE 8MB 7200RPM 320GB Seagate 8MB 7200 RPM Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony 19" E400 Trinitron Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A All-Aluminum Logitech Z-5300 5.1 Surround Sound Last edited by Bane the ECF; Sep 24, 2003 at 03:41 AM.

Sep 23, 2003, 11:01 AM	#3
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	Since when the NF7 supports P4's??? Guess you meant IS7 Only thing I'd change is the cooler, I'm thoroughly stunned by the Zalman CPNS700ACU Quite pricey but absolutely worth any cent. Then again I never tried the Aeroflow... __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

Sep 23, 2003, 11:04 AM	#4
peroni DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 591 Rep Power: 0	And for the memory, it is a very good choice if you don't intend to overclock much. Try to get the rev 1.1 if you can. __________________ Gaming Rig 3DMark2k1 PCMark2k2 The Server 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2 Notebook 3Dmark2k1 PCMark2k2

Sep 23, 2003, 12:23 PM	#5
FluffyChicken DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0	Dump the CDROM unless you use it (the DVDRW will do the job for you) or leave it in the old system. Get some more Memory. Leave what you got in the old system, and get 2x512Mb. oh and where are you going to store all the data __________________ [COLOR=#455b64]Team mauisun.org [/COLOR]

Sep 24, 2003, 03:44 AM	Thread Starter #6
Bane the ECF DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 220 Rep Power: 0	I already have the RAM on me, I plan to give my wife cheap RAM since she doesn't need the performance. __________________ ASUS K8N-E Motherboard Athlon 64 3200+ 10x200MHz Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Heatsink & Fan 2x512MB Mushkin Black Level 2 PC-3500 ATi Radeon X800 SE 256MB 100GB Western Digital SE 8MB 7200RPM 320GB Seagate 8MB 7200 RPM Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Sony 19" E400 Trinitron Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A All-Aluminum Logitech Z-5300 5.1 Surround Sound

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~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	get a 2.4C and better ram for overclocking.

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FluffyChicken DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: England Posts: 320 Rep Power: 0	buy some more ram for yourself then __________________ [COLOR=#455b64]Team mauisun.org [/COLOR]