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New systems for lan center

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philgolian

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Im building 6 new computers for the LAN center I work for. Please verify these system specs and check for compatibility. Price is key in this case so thats why some parts are cheap. Motherboard suggestions are welcome because i still cant make up my mind.

\\\ LP New Computers

\\ Motherboard
ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD
Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131530
$109.99

\\ Processor
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor
Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail
Item #: N82E16819103535
$160.00

\\ Video Card
POWERCOLOR X800XL256MBDDR3 Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI
Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814131423
$194.00

\\ HDD
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache
Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822135106
$55.00

\\ RAM
(2x) CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered
DDR 400 CL2.5 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail
Item #: N82E16820145026
$38.50

\\ Case & Power
JUST PC JPC727P4 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
450W Power Supply - Retail
Item#: N82E16811200003
$41.00

\\ Cooling
(2x) ANTEC PRO 80MM from Entre
PRO 80MM 850917
$2.67


TOTAL SYSTEM COST: 603.83
TOTAL COST: 3622.98
 
Everything looks great, i would make sure you havea realy reliable PSU since i am guessing these computers are going to be on 24/7 at demanding perforamnce levels.

But other than that it looks realy good.

Good luckm BTW were is your lan center located, i may stop a visit.
 
yes we do need better PSUs, but we will try out the ones that come wiht the cases before we upgrade. good PSUs are expensive and my manager wont by them unless we absolutly need them.
 
Personally i would upgrade to 1GB of Ram.

I have 1 of my 512 sticks in RMA.

Games take forever to load many of them get chopped becuase of in game loading.

NF:MW, BF2, COD2 have this happen alot to me.

For the record its the ram that is doing this as with 1GB it didnt.
I have a 7800gt @510/1200 and an AMD 3000+ @2.6

Speaking of which, why dont you just get an amd 3000+ and overclock it like 200 or 300Mh?
Just about EVERY 3000+ can hit at LEAST 2.2.
If u do this make sure u get a venice.

But again that could be a really good way to save like $50, which you could spend on more ram. If u got good proccesors u may be able to even push them further than 2.2 like i did.
Overclocking is EXTREMELY safe as long as you dont go crazy with volts.
 
Patrick1 said:
Personally i would upgrade to 1GB of Ram.

I have 1 of my 512 sticks in RMA.

Games take forever to load many of them get chopped becuase of in game loading.

NF:MW, BF2, COD2 have this happen alot to me.

For the record its the ram that is doing this as with 1GB it didnt.
I have a 7800gt @510/1200 and an AMD 3000+ @2.6

Speaking of which, why dont you just get an amd 3000+ and overclock it like 200 or 300Mh?
Just about EVERY 3000+ can hit at LEAST 2.2.
If u do this make sure u get a venice.

But again that could be a really good way to save like $50, which you could spend on more ram. If u got good proccesors u may be able to even push them further than 2.2 like i did.
Overclocking is EXTREMELY safe as long as you dont go crazy with volts.
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He does have 1 GB of RAM is says (2x)512MB
 
We had good experiences with powercolor and radeon in the past so i think we are going to stick with them. plus, nvidias are usually louder and these computers will be added to already loud room of 18 computers. plus, we are sticking to newegg for all of our orders. it is easier to go through one merchant.
 
i found that evga card on newegg for the same price. i added it to my list and will let my manager decide. looks like a great card for the price. thx.
 
another question i thought of while comparing the video cards. the radeon has 16 pixelpipes and the 6800gs only has 12... is it really better?
 
philgolian said:
yes we do need better PSUs, but we will try out the ones that come wiht the cases before we upgrade. good PSUs are expensive and my manager wont by them unless we absolutly need them.
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By the time you "absolutely need" them, it'll be too late, your computers would be fried or damaged.
 
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