Hows this system look?

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ToddW2

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Spec'n a new system... what do you guys think of the components selected.. any changes you would make? If so WHY and which item?

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
WD Raptor 74gb & 16mb Cache
250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
BFG Tech Geforce 7900GT
Antec Phantom 500 500W
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
CORSAIR XMS 2GB
ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe
CHENMING CMUI-601AEB-AW Black
NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner
D-Link DWL-G510 32bit PCI2.2 2.4G


Thanks!
-Todd
 
It all depends what you're using it for, how long you want it to last, if you can wait to buy it.. etc. It looks okay assuming you want a decent system that's not bottom of the barrel but not by any means top of the line.
 
But yeah i think in retrospect i would have gone with the opty processor rather than the 3800. Maybe a GTX...
 
Did WD start making the 74G Raptor in 16mb cache? I only knew the 8mb like I have. The memory id run some G.Skill PC4000 (BHZ) or some nice OCZ. Probably get it a little cheaper then the corsair and be just as happy with it. Just my .02
 
chemist_slime said:
Everything looks good. I'd personally get an Opteron 165 and an X-Fi, but that's just me.
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I'd either go Opty or AM2. I'd also use AM2 and wait till July, if I could afford to do so.
 
Slartibartfast said:
seagate 7800.10 :p
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lol, that spelling error is making its rounds through the forum recently:
it's still a 7200.10 ;) Unless you are really [H]ard and overclocked it.
 
Slartibartfast said:
Yeap. Bought one a week ago, it died 5 hours later, returned it and got a seagate 7800.10 :p
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Well ill be damned... does it bench any better then the 8mb version?
 
Copyright said:
Well ill be damned... does it bench any better then the 8mb version?
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It is hard to find a review on it. I think tweakers.net has one, but that is in dutch. Considering that the 74GB is identical to the 150 GB version, but uses 1 platter instead of two, it is probable that it's performance is identical to the 150 GB version, since there is no difference in the areal density. Since areal density is the same, the STR should be the same. Additionally, since the platter size is the same, the access time shouldn't change either. It may consume less power, due to the lower rotating mass, but that is pure speculation on my part.

Comparison at SR of old 74GB model and new 150GB model

Please post in the storage forum, should you find a good review (GamePC doesn't count).

sorry for the OT.
 
That rig should last you a while at least. I'd pair the raptor with another raptor though.
 
drizzt81 said:
lol, that spelling error is making its rounds through the forum recently:
it's still a 7200.10 ;) Unless you are really [H]ard and overclocked it.
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lol, I probably did it because I also have a 7200.8. All these numbers get conjumbled!
 
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