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So its that time again to spend some cash on new computer components. I've always had AMD systems before but this time I think I will give Intel a try.
Tell me how good/bad this looks. Here are the parts I have picked out so far:
CPU: one of the following
Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz... $178.00
Pentium D 820 2.8GHz.... $246.80
Motherboard
Intel D945PSNLK.... $119.97
Case
Antec Sonata II w/ 450W PSU.... $102.00
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS.... $87.99 (zipzoomfly has a $30 rebate on this until 9/30 so that brings it down to $57.99)
Video Card
CHAINTECH SE6600G (GeForce 6600GT 128MB).... $139
Memory
2x Corsair 512MB XMS2-5400.... $150
Do the above parts look like they would make a good system? Any suggestions to replace any of them and still fit in a < $1,000 budget?
The speakers I am using are the Logitech Z-5500 system. I play some online games, right now mostly City of Heroes and Final Fantasy XI. Besides that, I listen to music on the computer a lot and watch videos/DVDs, burn CDs and DVDs.
Not sure if the dual-core 820 would be very beneficial to me for the extra ~$70 but if it would help reduce lag while watching a video at the same time as browsing the web or burning CDs, then it would be worth it.
Will I see much more performance/quality with the Audigy2 when playing games vs using the onboard audio on this board (Sigmatel 9220. I don't know much about them)?
I will be bringing over the DVD+-RW and possibly the 300GB hard drive from the old system. So I don't need to include these in my budget.
Any help or suggestions you guys can give would be much appreciated. I want a system that has rock-solid stability and a decent amount of performance. I won't be overclocking.
For comparison, my current system is:
Abit AN7
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ @ stock speed (11 x 333)
Kingston HyperX 512MB PC3000
Mushkin 512MB PC 3200 (memory is running @ 333FSB)
WDC WD800JB 80GB hard disk
Maxtor B300S0 300GB SATA hard disk
Gigabyte Radeon 9600Pro 128MB video card
Antec SX1040 case w/ 400W PSU
Lite-On DVD+-RW
Windows XP Professional
Thanks.
Tell me how good/bad this looks. Here are the parts I have picked out so far:
CPU: one of the following
Pentium 4 630 3.0GHz... $178.00
Pentium D 820 2.8GHz.... $246.80
Motherboard
Intel D945PSNLK.... $119.97
Case
Antec Sonata II w/ 450W PSU.... $102.00
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS.... $87.99 (zipzoomfly has a $30 rebate on this until 9/30 so that brings it down to $57.99)
Video Card
CHAINTECH SE6600G (GeForce 6600GT 128MB).... $139
Memory
2x Corsair 512MB XMS2-5400.... $150
Do the above parts look like they would make a good system? Any suggestions to replace any of them and still fit in a < $1,000 budget?
The speakers I am using are the Logitech Z-5500 system. I play some online games, right now mostly City of Heroes and Final Fantasy XI. Besides that, I listen to music on the computer a lot and watch videos/DVDs, burn CDs and DVDs.
Not sure if the dual-core 820 would be very beneficial to me for the extra ~$70 but if it would help reduce lag while watching a video at the same time as browsing the web or burning CDs, then it would be worth it.
Will I see much more performance/quality with the Audigy2 when playing games vs using the onboard audio on this board (Sigmatel 9220. I don't know much about them)?
I will be bringing over the DVD+-RW and possibly the 300GB hard drive from the old system. So I don't need to include these in my budget.
Any help or suggestions you guys can give would be much appreciated. I want a system that has rock-solid stability and a decent amount of performance. I won't be overclocking.
For comparison, my current system is:
Abit AN7
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ @ stock speed (11 x 333)
Kingston HyperX 512MB PC3000
Mushkin 512MB PC 3200 (memory is running @ 333FSB)
WDC WD800JB 80GB hard disk
Maxtor B300S0 300GB SATA hard disk
Gigabyte Radeon 9600Pro 128MB video card
Antec SX1040 case w/ 400W PSU
Lite-On DVD+-RW
Windows XP Professional
Thanks.