new computer specs

[Brando56894]

yea so as most of you heard my computer crapped out on me and my dad is letting me use his credit card to buy all new ****. this list may grow between now and tomorrow, but this is what im gonna get:

Asus A8N-SLI
AMD 64 x2 3800
ThermalTake Polo 735 Rev. 2 3 in 1 CPU fan
Kingston DDR400 1GB dual channel kit CAS Latency=2 :D

cost=my soul ($700)

the only old things im putting in it are my Western Digital 800JB (80GB IDE), Maxtor Diamond Max +9 (80GB SATA), Plextor CD/4x DVD Burner (P.O.S. never buying a plextor again), and an Lite-On 48x CD-RW Burner/DVD Reader. After I get all this **** payed off, the next thing on my list is a new case. the one i have now has like the bare minimum for cooling (1 exhaust fan)

[GP99GT]

brandon....i think 99% of the people here have no idea what all that means

[project89]

lol thats dam near what my new comp is
amd 64 3700
1 gig ddr400 dual chan
ati xpress 200 video
200 gig sata ha
dvd-rw/cdrw (lightscribe)

[Brando56894]

brandon....i think 99% of the people here have no idea what all that means

it was meant for the elite few that do :lol: (Justin, Billy, etc....)

and why the hell does the amd x2 have to be so damn expensive? the cheapest i found the 3800 for was $296 from some place in edison (nj)

[Tru2Chevy]

Dual core man....you're actually buying 2 CPUs on one chip.

I would spring for more ram. 2GB FTW....

What PSU are you going with?

- Justin

[Brando56894]

i just bought the amd off of ebay for $265 (not including shipping) as for the PSU im glad you asked since i was unsure if i needed a new one or not. i have the OEM PSU that came with my case when i bought it back in 02 or 03 and was wondering if i needed to upgrade it, i was gonna upgrade it then i realized that with just the necessities i was already around $700 :shocked:

these are the cheapest prices ive found so far (im gonna order them within the next hour prolly)

Asus A8N-SLI $113
AMD 64 x2 3800 $265 (ebay, already won)
Thermaltake Polo 735 Rev. 2 Heatsink $40
Kingston DDR400 512mb Dual Channel Kit $92.50 w/$15 rebate (i can upgrade to 1.5 or 2gb later this is just to get me started :twisted: )
Nvidia GeForce 7600GT $180

i was originally gonna get the 7600GS but then i realized it was 160 or so mhz slower then the GT and had DDR2 instead of GDDR3, i figured he'll for the extra $30 i go for it. i was thinking about overclocking the GS and save about $30 but then found out that it was only passively cooled :(

As for the PSU i wanna get one of the modular ones so i can connect the cords i dont use. i always hated having like 5 or 10 unused molex plugs cluttering up the case. back in march when i was going to new orleans i an issue of computer power user and they had a review in there where they tested out about 10 PSUs, i'll prolly buy one of the ones they listed in there. one thing that suprised the hell outta me is this one company makes a 1KW PSU :shocked: why would u ever need 1000 watts of power??!

damn im gonna end up spending about $800 on this :? i told my dad it was gonna be around $500 or $600. i was gonna order the sound blaster X-FI xtreme music until i realized i was a lil over $800 w/o a PSU added in...

[Savage_Messiah]

replace the flux capacitor!! actually, use it for your car so you can actually beat me... or so you can evade the tow trucks ;) and so you don't nearly crash head on into cops...

[Brando56894]

in my defence he almost hit me! i heard the siren but didnt see the car so i figured it was comming from the other way, then i pulled out and bam there he is flying down the sidewalk! so i figured he'd be smart and go along side of me, but noo he had to be a dumbass and cut right infront of me!

and as of now i am officially $692.57 in debt :? but i have all the stuff i listed comming to me. should i order a new PSU justin or can i wait on that??

[Savage_Messiah]

in my defence he almost hit me! i heard the siren but didnt see the car so i figured it was comming from the other way, then i pulled out and bam there he is flying down the sidewalk! so i figured he'd be smart and go along side of me, but noo he had to be a dumbass and cut right infront of me!

He had his lights and sirens BLARING!!! we heard them for a good 10 seconds before you inched out... then we see you pull out and almost crash into the cop!!! Dumbass!!!

and as of now i am officially $692.57 in debt

Alright GrandMasterBrando...

[Koll]

Meh.
No 7800GT, 3+ GB ram no care

[Brando56894]

this is just for starters koll, more ram will come in due time :D as for the 7800GT i couldnt justify spending $250+ when i dont really game that much....

im gonna need a copy of XP Pro 64 bit any one care to "loan" me a copy? :twisted:

i havent had windows installed on my computer here for this whole year (september to now) since the stupid internet authentication was a POS and wouldnt let me online cuz it said i didnt have all of the updates when i did, so i was like screw it im goin to linux! but now since im gonna have a beast (well compared to my current one it is) im gonna have to install winblows to play games, 10 gb for windows 140+gb for linux.... yea that sounds right... btw now that im thinkin of it does anyone know if there are any windows drivers out there that support writing to ext3 filesystems? cuz all my stuff is either reiserFS or ext3.... ntfs=teh sux0r

[GP99GT]

how about you just use windows and have less problems with running anything you want?

btw youre a horrible driver

[Savage_Messiah]

how about you just use windows and have less problems with running anything you want?

btw youre a horrible driver

:stupid:

[Brando56894]

how about you just use windows and have less problems with running anything you want?

btw youre a horrible driver

nah id wrather live life on the wild/stupid side :rollseye:

im a bad driver, alex is a horrible drive there is a difference! :lol:

[Savage_Messiah]

RATHER

you suck at the intelligence mod

[oh one ls1 SS]

ahem. :geek:

[GP99GT]

alex is a good driver...on the road. you on the other hand, come close to hitting cops, hummers, and dividers. and probably small children

[Ian]

ahem. :geek:

QFT!

[enRo]

So, Brandon ... I hope ur not running an Nvidia GFX product on that... I am anti-nvidia and speak highly of ATI cuz I've had absolutely no problems whatsoever.

[Brando56894]

alex is a good driver...on the road. you on the other hand, come close to hitting cops, hummers, and dividers. and probably small children

tim can vouch for me i wasnt close to hitting the hummer, well the divider that looked close but i didnt have time to notice cuz i wanted to blow by ted and show him the real deal :lol:

@noah: the board has an nvidia chipset and if u look above i bought a geforce 7600GT, ive had both nvidia and ATI and havent had problems with either of them

[Savage_Messiah]

Tim was probably scared and shut his eyes, lol

[GP99GT]

i didnt have time to notice cuz i wanted to blow ted

so i guess the thought of that had you distracted?

but on a more serious note, swerving through traffic = ricer moves. dont do it

[Brando56894]

yea ik...

[project89]

x2 if somone has an iso of win xp 64 bit i can grab

[Tru2Chevy]

XP 64 may or may not be in my binder at home.... ;)

and ATI cards are great....but their drivers haven't improved as much as everyone says they have. Card will only perform as well as the drivers let it. Nvidia FTW!

Garrett just got a new modular PSU that supposed to be really good. I'll ask him what kind it is and get back to you later with it.

- Justin

[turbo96z28]

instead of running the Plextor and Lite-On, why not just get the drive i got.

Sony DRU-810A.


check into it, you mihgt really like it, and it comes with Nero.

[Brando56894]

cuz im already $700 in debt w/o buying the power supply :lol: once i get all of my new **** (my dad said some of it came today) the old stuff is goin straight to ebay! :D

[turbo96z28]

WELLLLLLLL.......


after you sell some of that stuff sold, look into the Sony...it's only like $80.

[Tru2Chevy]

If you want a DVD Burner, can't go wrong with the NEC ND-3550A:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058

Half the price of the Sony, and just as capable. I've had it for about a year, and every burn has been perfect :)

- Justin

[project89]

hey any u guys ever use a lightscribe drive?i have on in my new box and im having some probs with it

[Tru2Chevy]

Nope, never used one. I've heard of them in passing though....

- Justin

[project89]

they come with hp computers there the ones that u can flip the cd/dvd over and burn images and stuff onto the label,i havent tried burning any labels yet since i dont have the lightscribe cds,but its a 40xdvd-rw/cd-rw drive and for some reason i cant get it to burn faster then 4x.

[Tru2Chevy]

Try a firmware update, and make sure that you have the latest version of the software that you are using to burn. Also make sure that you are using the proper CDs.

That's all I can think of that would cause it to burn slower.

- Justin

[Brando56894]

if i get a new drive its gotta be able to burn dual layer dvds :D

edit: now that i look at justins link it does burn dual layer, at first i was like wtf is DL? then i saw it in the description. thats pretty damn cheap for all of that. only $40??

i think this is gonna be my new PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003 im happy to see that its $70 less then stated in CPU magazine :D

[Tru2Chevy]

if i get a new drive its gotta be able to burn dual layer dvds :D

edit: now that i look at justins link it does burn dual layer, at first i was like wtf is DL? then i saw it in the description. thats pretty damn cheap for all of that. only $40??

Yup, it's a great burner. I've never had an issue with it, and Garrett has had his longer than I, and he's never had any issues either.

BTW, I'm a Netflix subscriber, and mine gets quite a workout ;)

- Justin

[Brando56894]

think i found the next thing on my list after i pay off the $800 ill owe. who wants to buy old pc parts? :D

[Tru2Chevy]

Depends on what you have.... I'm not looking for any of that Intel crap.

- Justin

[Brando56894]

things im gonna be selling (ill prolly put it on ebay so i can get a decent amount of money):

old PSU 300w
Nvidia GeForce FX 5200
Asus P4C800-e Mobo (once i get the bios reflashed)
Abit IS-7 mobo
Intel P4 3.2ghz
Intel P4 2.4ghz
Transcend 2x256mb RAM (333mhz i think?)
Lite-On Cd Burner
Plextor dvd burner

the drives will most likely be sold after i pay everything off, so i wont be w/o drives for a lil while

[Tru2Chevy]

What would you be looking to get for the PSU and GeForce 5200?

I could use both.

- Justin

[Brando56894]

the geforce=$35 sound good? i think i bought it for $50
and for the PSU i have no idea, obviously that wont be sold until i get a new one, which i might order this week idk. im thinkin in the area of $50-60 for it cuz it still works fine its just a few years old

edit: i just checked, the PSU is 300w. still want it?

just bought myself the nec drive and the enermax liberty 500w psu :D

[Tru2Chevy]

Brando, I'll still take the video card, but I scored a 400W PSU last night for free.

- Justin

[Brando56894]

ahh ok cool, np more money for me since some poor soul will buy it on ebay :lol:

[Brando56894]

yea i got all of my stuff put in today but still cant use it...stupid linux.... not thinking correctly i brought both of my cd drives home cuz i figured the other on would be here today but its not :mad: my new PSU is nice as hell but its kinda loud :? it has a huge ass 120mm fan on it, but its still awesome