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erehwon6811

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I'm building a new one and I think I picked out a decent machine. I'm a little unsure about the motherboard, but it got good reviews on AnandTech. Just to note I'm not a huge pc gamer, but I want something decent and will last me awhile.

Antec LifeStyle SONATA II
ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939

 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400

 ZALMAN CNPS7000B-ALCU 92mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan

NEC Black IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner Model ND-3550A

SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive

I plan still using my Radeon 9800 Pro for a while. That's why I picked that motherboard since it suports AGP and PCIe x16. I also have harddrives to use. I'm also getting some round cables from SVC on clearance. Is that a pretty good computer?
 
I see nothing wrong w/ that configuration, but I think that youre forgetting a powersupply
 
CompuDrew said:
Looks very nice. You already have a monitor I take it?
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Yea, a 17" Samsung SyncMaster 172N. My parents got it as my high school graduation present.

I'm still not sure about the motherboard. The review was good, but my brother also advised me against the board. He really doesn't like AsRock.
 
those are pretty good parts for a descent build. BTW, why not go for dual core?
just wonderin...
 
rysher said:
those are pretty good parts for a descent build. BTW, why not go for dual core?
just wonderin...
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I wasn't looking at the dual core because it is another $125. I'm trying to keep this under $600. With all the listed parted (and the two changes), the price is $543 and $40 in shipping. I should look at zipzoomfly so I can save some money with their free shipping.
 
will you upgrade to a dual core later on? i think so as you got a 939 socket plenty of space for upgrade. Well, Good Parts and nice rig. post the finish product after?
 
I do plan on getting a dual core later on. That's why I picked the socket 939. Also the 939 processor was cheaper than the 754.

I can't wait till I can get this thing running F@H.
 
erehwon6811 said:
I'm also thinking about this motherboard instead of the asrock one.
GIGABYTE GA-K8NSC-939 Socket 939

I'm also thinking about this case.
Antec PERFORMANCE TX TX1050B Black Steel Server Computer Case 500W ATX12V v2.0 Power Supply

The extra space would make install a little easier. I'm also thinking about adding some PVR functions in the future too. Moving it won't really be that big a consern since there aren't any lan parties in my area.
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im selling my DFI Ultra D its got a AGP slot and 939 and loves to overclock :D
 
JasonE4 said:
Don't get that heatsink. The Thermalright XP-90 slaughters it.
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How much better is that than the Zalman one? I'm not planning doing overclocking so I don't need a really fancy cooler, just one that's better than the stock cooler. Do you guys have any coolers I should look at? I was aiming for something in the $30 - 40 range or so.
 
erehwon6811 said:
How much better is that than the Zalman one? I'm not planning doing overclocking so I don't need a really fancy cooler, just one that's better than the stock cooler. Do you guys have any coolers I should look at? I was aiming for something in the $30 - 40 range or so.
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It's quite a bit better than the Zalman and costs about the same too.
 
I ordered my parts thursday. I ended up getting the zalman cooler. It was cheaper and will be good enough for the moment. I plan getting a better one when I go dual-core. I also didn't see JasnE4's last post till after I had ordered my parts. The thermalright was also out of stock.

This will be my 4th computer running F@H (for team 33 of course).
 
chris22 said:
I'd drop the ram for some nice G.skill 1 gig u wont forget it
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I've already ordered the parts so I can't do that. Also, I've never heard of that brand before?
 
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