My system: Need Help / Suggestions

HolsonHolson
edited June 2005 in Hardware
ASUS A8N-SLI nVIDIA nFORCE4 SLI CHIPSET SERIAL ATA150 ATX FORM FACTOR 2xPCI-E(X16)/2xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR W/SATA RAID,DUAL LAN(Gb),1394,USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:AMD ATHLON 64 - SOCKET 939)NO CPU; NO EXTRA COOLING FAN; NO MEMORY
$152.00
SKU: BA21075 - - -

AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ RETAIL BOXED W/512KB CACHE 90NM (VENICE) 64-BIT SOCKET 939 W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS WARRANTY)ARCTIC SILVER 5 COMPOUND
$152.00
SKU: BA21443 -BA19642

CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 512MB PC3200 400MHZ 2-2-2-6 184-PIN DDR DIMM W/HEAT SPREADER
$84.00
SKU: BA21029

CREATIVE LABS SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY2 ZS PCI
$82.74
SKU: 3328976

WD 160GB 1600JD SATA-150 7200RPM 8MB (Bare drive)0.5m UV-BLUE SATA CABLE
$94.00
SKU: AA29390 -BA20504

THERMALTAKE SHARK VA7000BWA (BLACK) FULL TOWER NO POWER SUPPLY W/ SEE THROUGH SIDE WINDOW, FRONT I/O & 120mm CASE FAN x 2 EXTRA 120mm FAN(BLACK); 600W UL P/S; POWER SUPPLY INSTALLATION
$229.00
SKU: BA20849 -BA15834 -BA21051 -TEST

VIEWSONIC 19" G90FB (BLACK) .25 1600X1200 FLAT SCREEN
$205.00
SKU: BA10041

THERMALTAKE CL-P0025 SILENT TOWER COPPER BASE COOLING FAN COOLING FAN FOR AMD K7, K8 & INTEL P4 PROCESSOR W/4 PIN CONNECTOR
$39.00
SKU: BA20274

Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/sp2 #E85-03014(DSP/OEM)
$131.00
SKU: AA15070

eVGA GF6600GT 128MB PCIEXPRESS DDR3 W/TV& DUAL DVI #128-P2-N368-TX (Retail))
$169.99
SKU: AA30510

Total $1,338.73

Sorry for the really long titles and such, but I copied and pasted it from the website. All the prices come from www.mwave.com, and before you tell me to go NewEgg.com (I love that site), it wouldn't allow us to use my mother's Debit Card, and she would prefer not to use her Credit Card to order the parts. MWave is a really good website, with basically the same prices anyhow.

I already ordered an NEC CD-R/RW - DVD-R/RW drive, so that doesn't need to be mentioned. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    I would reccomend taking a look at the Leadtek 6600gt. Here's a great article comparing/contrasting the various cards performace advantages and disadvantages.
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited June 2005
    My advice would be use a diffrent case the shark has no thermal dynamics (from the 2 holes in the side) lowers some things rases everything else.
  • JChretienJChretien Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited June 2005
    Might want to look into the A8N SLi Dlx it gives you an extra 4 SATA connectors and an extra gigabit ethernet port its 173$ at mwave.. an extra 20$. Im also not sure on the silent tower but you might want to look into an XP-90/xp-90C or XP-120 from Thermalright. Dont think mwave sells it though. it'll be hard to find places that use debit =/
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    I took a second look at the case and decided that I could part with it even though it looks really cool. I would rather have functionability over price anyway. I found this case at TigerDirect and was wondering if it would be a good choice. It does costs $60 dollars which would bring the price down considerably. I'm just not sure about the Power Supply and the Fans.

    Link:
    Ultra MS Blue Dragon ATX Mid-Tower
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    I'd suggest a gigabyte of ram, especially with XP.

    That 600W power supply is likely overkill for your system as well.

    Is there a reason you want to use that case? I've read good reviews about it, with only a few complaints (mostly this page http://www.legitreviews.com/article.php?aid=177&pid=5 ), but it seems quite expensive. The open side introduces a lot more area for dust to get into your case as well.

    edit:

    I've heard nothing but bad things about rebates from tigerdirect. It's quite likely that you may never get that rebate back, or it will take a rediculously long time.


    edit again:

    Newegg lets me use my debit card.
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    Just because it looks really cool :) I forgot to mention that I was going to be getting two of those crucial sticks of RAM to make it 1024 MB.
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2005
    My friend just got this case, and it's pretty sweet.

    http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA19787
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited June 2005
    Holson wrote:
    I took a second look at the case and decided that I could part with it even though it looks really cool. I would rather have functionability over price anyway. I found this case at TigerDirect and was wondering if it would be a good choice. It does costs $60 dollars which would bring the price down considerably. I'm just not sure about the Power Supply and the Fans.

    Link:
    Ultra MS Blue Dragon ATX Mid-Tower

    That's a fairly nice case. I have one, only black. Also, you get a 500 watt X-connect powersupply with that, which is very nice. I just got a generic Ultra powersupply with mine - consider yourself lucky ;D (and I paid around $50 more).

    No need to get that Shark thing. If you're going for cool, my brother has a Lian-Li, and those suckers are spiffy. Pretty worthless airflow, heavy as all get out, but it looks really clean-cut and nice.
  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    shwaip wrote:
    My friend just got this case, and it's pretty sweet.

    http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA19787

    At one time i was about to purchase that antec p160 case. I did my research and heard nothing but good things about it. Newegg accepts the debit card i use aswell... I would be careful of that case on tiger direct, theres multiple rebates for it and they're not too satisfactory when it comes to rebates.
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    ASUS A8N-SLI DELUXE nVIDIA nFORCE4 SLI CHIPSET SERIAL ATA150 ATX FORM FACTOR 2xPCI-E(X16)/2xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR W/SATA,RAID,DUAL LAN(Gb),1394,USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:AMD ATHLON 64 - SOCKET 939)
    $173.00
    SKU: BA20954

    AMD ATHLON 64 3000+ RETAIL BOXED W/512KB CACHE 90NM (VENICE) 64-BIT SOCKET 939 W/COOLING FAN (3 YEARS WARRANTY)ARCTIC SILVER 5 COMPOUND
    $152.00
    SKU: BA21443 -BA19642

    CRUCIAL BALLISTIX 512MB PC3200 400MHZ 2-2-2-6 184-PIN DDR DIMM W/HEAT SPREADER x2
    $168.00
    SKU: BA21029

    CREATIVE LABS SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY2 ZS PCI
    $82.74
    SKU: 3328976

    WD 160GB 1600JD SATA-150 7200RPM 8MB (Bare drive)0.5m UV-BLUE SATA CABLE
    $94.00
    SKU: AA29390 -BA20504

    ULT30966-X-500-BL :: Ultra MS Blue Dragon ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side Front USB and Firewire Ports and Ultra 500-Watt X-Connect Power Supply
    $119.00 ($59.99 after rebate)
    Item #: ULT30966-X-500-BL

    VIEWSONIC 19" G90FB (BLACK) .25 1600X1200 FLAT SCREEN
    $205.00
    SKU: BA10041

    THERMALTAKE CL-P0025 SILENT TOWER COPPER BASE COOLING FAN COOLING FAN FOR AMD K7, K8 & INTEL P4 PROCESSOR W/4 PIN CONNECTOR
    $39.00
    SKU: BA20274

    Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/sp2 #E85-03014(DSP/OEM)
    $131.00
    SKU: AA15070

    LEADTEK GF6600GT 128MB DDR3 PCI EXPRESS W/TV & DVI,HARDWARE MONITORING # PX6600TDH (Retail)
    $179.00
    SKU: AA30400

    Total $1198.74 (With Rebates)

    Updated it a bit with the new motherboard and case options. Also added in the x2 for the RAM so noone would get confused.
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    RiversCuomo wrote:
    Newegg accepts the debit card i use aswell...

    It says something about a phone number located on the back of the card that is missing from my mom's card. I will look to see if my debit card has it when it comes in, but it hasn't arrived yet.
  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    Holson wrote:
    It says something about a phone number located on the back of the card that is missing from my mom's card. I will look to see if my debit card has it when it comes in, but it hasn't arrived yet.

    Yes, that was very difficult to find on the card i used. It was half cutten off. Who is the Company?(Mastercard, etc.)
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    It's a Mastercard.
  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    Holson wrote:
    It's a Mastercard.

    Ok, good. The card i used was mastercard as well and it was difficult to find the number...well not difficult, i just didnt know if it was the right one. On the back of the card(where the signature usually goes) above the black bar where it is swiped should be some words up there that are half legible. The phone number on the card that i used was 1-800-4-cirrus. Yours may differ. Good luck and get back to me on whether yours has it or not.
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    My card doesn't have that on there, but it is a Cirrus card so that number might work.
  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    Holson wrote:
    My card doesn't have that on there, but it is a Cirrus card so that number might work.

    I can almost guarentee it, put it on there, and im sure itll work.
  • HolsonHolson
    edited June 2005
    Got it working. Thanks!
  • RiversCuomoRiversCuomo Missouri New
    edited June 2005
    Holson wrote:
    Got it working. Thanks!

    No problem :thumbsup:
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