any good?

leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
edited March 2004 in Hardware
helping my friend putting together a new comp, and i have not been following hardwares lately, i have roughly put together a list of parts, just check and see what should i change if anything needs to be changed, his budget is 1500 dollars.

KINGWIN SILVER All Aluminum 10-Bay Mid 74.00
MSI K8T800 Chipset Motherboard 124.00
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video 210.00
Fortron 530W Power Supply, Model 83.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed
Series, Low Latency 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail 157.00 2x 314.00
Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM IDE 115.00
Lite-On 48X24X48X16 Combo Drive, 45.50
Thermalright Copper Heatsink for both 45.99

Comments

  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    WAIT!!!


    While you have selected good parts for a decent system I feel that you could do better by either getting your friend to hold off a couple months when the new socket 939 and its products are out or going with an NF2 system to get more bang for your buck. Or as much as it pains me to say this; you can put together a killer P4 system for that budget.

    OK, I opened the can, so let the worms and dirt fly! ;)
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    i know this, but he needs to get it now, or he is getting a dell.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    Which Kingwin? The KT-424 is an excellent case but the other one they offer isn't that great...If it's the 424 I'd say got for it, if not consider spending a few extra bucks and get it instead.
    Here's some linkage http://www.kingwin.com/pdut_detail.asp?LineID=&CateID=1&ID=152
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    Here's what I'd get. The case is my new favorite, considering that Antec has discontinued the SX-1240. It's got the best cooling I've found yet, and the power supply that comes with it should be very, very, VERY good. It's a 350w Fortron Source unit (look at the part number on the PS in the picture at newegg... that FSP stands for Fortron Source) and will be more than enough for this system.

    36-Inch, SATA ( SERIAL ATA 150 ) Cable
    N82E16812105912 $4.00
    x2 = $8.00


    ROUND, 24-Inch, True ATA133/100/66/33, ( SILVER/CLEAR ) IDE Cable, 3-Head, 24 Inches
    N82E16812104304 $3.75
    x2 = $7.40 (discount for 2+)


    AOpen Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "H700B" -RETAIL
    Drive Bays: 5.25'' x6, 3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x5
    Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,Audio
    Power Supply: 350W
    N82E16811130141 $110.00


    Lite-On Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive, Model LTR-52327S, OEM
    Specifications:
    Write Speed: 52X CD-R, 32X CD-RW
    Read Speed: 52X CD-ROM
    N82E16827106197 $35.50


    Lite-On Black DVD-RW/+RW Drive, Model LDW-411S BLK, OEM
    Write Speed: 4X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 2X DVD-RW, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
    Read Speed: 40X CD-ROM, 12X DVD-ROM
    N82E16827106921 $90.00


    Zalman VGA Heatpipe Cooler ZM80A-HP,Retail (BETTER THAN THE ZM80C-HP!!)
    N82E16835118210 $24.99


    CoolerMaster White "Neon LED"Case fan, Model "TLF-R82-EG" -RETAIL
    Dimensions: 80 x 80 x 25mm
    Bearing Type: Rifle Bearing
    Nominal Speed(RPM): 2500
    Max Air Flow: (CFM): 32.11
    Connector: 3 Pin & 4 Pin
    Noise(dBA): 25.0
    N82E16811999054 $6.00
    x7 = $42.00

    ALPHA Heatsink for AMD64, Model "PAL8150T" -RETAIL
    N82E16835112006 $27.99


    ZALMAN FB123 Cooling Kit, Components: ZM-F2 92mm Cooling fan,BR123 Bracket & Fan Fix1 -RETAIL
    This is the fan for the video card heatsink
    N82E16835118204 $7.99


    Alps Black 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive, Model DF354H121F, OEM
    N82E16821103201 $7.00


    Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, MODEL 6Y120M0, OEM
    Capacity: 120GB
    Average Seek Time: 9.3 ms
    Buffer: 8MB
    Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
    Interface: Serial ATA
    Features: FDB Motor
    N82E16822144319 $112.00
    x2 = $224.00


    Mushkin 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 "222 Special" Dual Pack - Retail
    Latency: 2-2-2
    N82E16820146288 $284.00


    MSI K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8T Neo-FIS2R" -RETAIL
    N82E16813130434 $124.00


    AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1MB L2 Cache, The Only 64-bit Windows Compatible Processor - Retail
    N82E16819103416 $282.00


    SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -BULK
    N82E16814102268 $210.50

    Subtotal » $ 1,485.37
    S&H » $ 47.00
    Grand Total » $ $ 1,532.37
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