Computer building

Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:50 am by Indy11

@Chetnik

Consumer Questions:

Say Santa Claus tells you that you one free Christmas present wish usable at any time within the next 24 months with which you may get yourself the best PC dream machine that can be had.

a. When (month/year) would you make the wish?
b. Would it be 64bit?
c. Would it be made to order for you from a local shop you know or from one of the big custom houses like Voodoo? Or would you make it yourself?

I won't ask what you would put into the dream machine in specifics but from what you see available off the shelf today, what would you put into it as a benchmark against that future dream machine?

Tue Nov 04, 2003 4:09 pm by Setsuna

Oooh, that's a tough one... I never really thought about 'money is no object' situation. It didn't seem right, but I'll answer anyway.
First off, 24 months is a very long period in IT industry, especially nowadays. (I'm into computers since I was 7, which means 11 years of expirience, and trust me, IT's going exponential. Very.)
I'll tell you what I'd get now, because I can't accurately predict what's gonna be available to me in 2 years time, otherwise, I'd wait, since I already have a pretty capable comp.
<cut to the chase>
a: Already answered -- the time is now.
b: Yes, but not for the sake of 64bit, I'd take Athlon64 server version, because it has 384kB L1 cache, and a model with 512kB is to appear in 3 months time... That's why it's so damn fast.
c: I'd have the parts delivered straight from the factory, and I'd put it all together myself. That's how I handled all my comps till now, and I intend to keep it that way...
I could go on and compile a list of components I'd like to own right about now, but I choose not to, because it induces wishful thinking, and I don't like how it can take over me. (I kinda make myself learn all the details that are available, and then spend hours thinking how great it would be/perform...)

Tue Nov 04, 2003 4:21 pm by Tawakalna

u mean ur only 18? and u blow me out of the water with ur knowledge and I've been doing it for over 10yrs as me job? 'kin hell, I bow down to u, Chet!

Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:18 pm by LV38_Eagle

In the continuing absence of the proposed system from Stinger, here is the latest update. Any comments gratefully received.

(ps I will be building this in the next week or so, so comments would be best made quickly).

Case ~ Not very worried, must be tower with >400w supply.

Mother Board ~ Gigabyte 7N400E-L SKT A - NVNf2 Ultra ATX Sound LAN USB 2.0

Processor ~ AMD Athlon XP3000 400Mhz 512 L2 Cache Barton Cpu

HDD ~ Seagate ST380013A 80gb 7200rpm Barracuda 7200.7 SATA

RAM ~ Corsair (TWINX1024-3200LLPT) 1024MB (2X512) DDR400 Memory Module

CD Drive 1 ~ NEC 4x DVD DUAL R/RW IDE BURNER (or similar)

CD Drive 2 ~ Sony 52x CD ROM Drive (or similar)

Graphics Card ~ Sapphire Radeon 9600PRO 128MB DDR DVI-I TV-Out

Sound Card ~ Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy Ls

Monitor ~ NEC 1760NX 17ins TFT 0.264 80KHz TCO99 (or similar)

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If there is anything more important than my ego around here, I want it caught and shot immediately ~ (Zaphod Beeblebrox - Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)

Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:02 pm by [steel]

dont forget the arctic silver (and for gods sake DONT use the epoxy )its worth a few degrees on the cpu
and the extra fans as a hot comp. is not a good idea and gives reduced performance

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