new computer

[Atticka]

what do you guys think of thos new beast I'm building

Motherboard;
http://www.motherboards.com/catalog/...oducts_id=341&

CPU;
http://www.motherboards.com/catalog/...oducts_id=252&

RAM;
128 or 256MB of PC-133

case;
http://www.canada-shops.com/Stores/t...1p94628.2.html

video card;
ATI all in wonder 128 32MB, will be upgraded to the new GeForce3 when it comes out

sound;
havent researched a sound card yet

storage
HP 9310 CD-RW
two 30GB drives in RAID-0+1 (ATA-100)
Pioneer 10X DVD, slot loader

hmm......sweet sweet system.....
any suggestions? upgrades?

[blubimmer]

BEEFCAKE!!

[ray]

If you want even more speed get an athlon motherboard that supports DDR ram, and get DDR ram, it doesnt cost much more anyway.

Ray

[Atticka]

as of now....the current selection of DDR mobo's is very limited, I could find anything worth looking at.

the Abit baord I'm gettin has built in RAID, 4 IDE channels and all the goodies I want.....except DDR....

oh well, would have been nice

[ray]

From the non DDR boards, I would get the ABIT with 100 raid, its a good board with good reviews.

I want DUAL thunderbirds When are the dual amd board coming out?

Ray

[Atticka]

yup, thats the one I got

the KT7Z -Raid, ATA100 (check the link in my first post)

supports upto 8 IDE devices!

256MB Ram

2x30GB HD's in a Raid 0


damn I cant wait......

[Stylin]

Everything is good except the AMD.. go for Intel. AMD is less reliable. I know this from experience.

I just picked up a IBM T20 notebook.. PIII 700, 12BG, 128mb, 14.1",DVD, 4.6lbs and 1.25" thick titanium composite casing. Built in everything combo 3Com network & MDM. One of the top notebooks currently!!

[themadhatter]

e-machine

$1,000

KDS 19"

$300

knowing I could have bought an HP for $3000

priceless



okay, so it doesn't sound right, but it's fast, cheap and I Like IT!

[jon]

gotta agree with Willy. Go with Intel. Intel has a better track record, more reliable etc etc... and I work for Intel, and would like to keep my job, so forget AMD! Please?!?!?!?!?!

[Atticka]

Originally posted by jon
gotta agree with Willy. Go with Intel. Intel has a better track record, more reliable etc etc... and I work for Intel, and would like to keep my job, so forget AMD! Please?!?!?!?!?!

I usually go for Intel, all my machines have been Intel until now....

Intel has been pulling some stupid shit these days (P4......LOL) and the AMD is speed king these days and much cheaper.

but I agree that Intel is more reliable, I would never build a server with an AMD, but for a gaming PC i'm going with speed.

the case is ordered
the mobo is ordered
CPU is on its way (returning a favour)
the rest is gravy