help me bvuy a new system

pete159pete159
edited June 2004 in Hardware
i live in canada so the price for this stuff is in cdn $$$
could some smart ppl tell me what they think of what i chose and what i could change. i like playing online games and need the ATI all in wonder card because i capture video and make video clips. I also play my guitar through the computer so i chose the soundblaster sound card. Also ill have 2 computers hooked up to the net and using one scanner and one printer so i got a router.

system $1782
-mid w/400 watt
-asus P4p800-se m/b
-intel P4-3.E cpu w/1M Level II cache
-samsung 512DDR400 memory
- panasonic 1.44 floppy
-seagate 120G 7200rpm HDD
-ATI all in wonder 9600 video card
-Logitec MXDUO cordless kb & MX700 mouse combo
-samsung 19" samsung 955 DF
-LG 16XDVD
-LG 4082 8XDVD burner
-SB audigy II 6.1 sound card-oem
-windows XP home w/ cd & manuals
-D-link 704P wired router

upgrade to 1G memory $120

Comments

  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited June 2004
    A couple of things:

    1)You may want to price out an equivalent AMD-based system, it will likely cost a lot less.

    2) You want to buy a decent case and a decent power supply, look for something from antec that suits your needs and tastes, the generic stuff you buy from shops has a tendancy to crap out quickly.

    3) If you do go with intel I believe you definitely want dual-channel memory (so 2x256MB or 2x512MB).

    4) An SATA HD will outperform an equivalent ATA133 HD and its not that much more ($15). It also frees up an ATA slot for something else

    5) Video card: the All in Wonders (AIW) are great, but if you plan on upgrading your video card later it may get in the way. If you are an avid gamer you'll likely want to upgrade. You can get a separate capture card and then get a Radeon 9600 Pro or something.

    6) If you're doing video stuff you definitely want at least 1 GB of memory.

    7) The P4 is good for many video editing tasks so if that's a primary purpose of this machine it may make the price premium worthwhile.
  • MAGICMAGIC Doot Doot Furniture City, Michigan Icrontian
    edited June 2004
    intel.. :bawling: aside from that looks pretty good. if ur a big time gamer you might wanna consider a 9700 to be able to play some of the comming games with some quality, also the ram 512 is a good amount but not to sure about the brand. kingston is a reliable memroy compony you might wanna check them out.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited June 2004
    I also agree with a name brand psu as it's more likely to deliver clean power and last longer, although that's no certain guarrantee. I would also buy a Northwood core P4C 800 fsb 3.0 instead of the Presshot. Unless you are planning to seriously overclock with watercooling, the Northwood proc will run cooler and it's also faster in most tasks than Presshot, including gaming. Northwood also stresses the power circuitry on the mobo less. The 9600 AIW sounds fine and shouldn't limit any upgrade path for you. I like my 9800 Pro AIW; It games just as well as a regular 9800 Pro vid card.
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited June 2004
    I would really look at the AMD64 3200. Espiecially since Adobe Premiere64 bit and other 64bit software is right around the corner. That'll give your video work a nice boost. All in all looks like a nice system.
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