AMD System at under $800.00

[Xrock]

I'm bulding AMD system for $800.00 dollars. Not going to overclock. What do you guy think of this spec. Does it needs improvement or change?

182.00 MSI - K8N NEO FSR Nvidia NForce3 Chipset W/AMD ATHLON 64 2800+

97.00 SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB AGP

49.00 512MB OCZ DDR PC-3200 / 400MHz / Value Series

58.00 Western Digital - 80.0gb Caviar Special Edition W/8MB buffer

61.00 Lite-On - 1633s 16x8 Dual Layer Dvd-Rw

207.00 Samsung - 710N 17in LCD Ivory

93.00 MGE Viper Red/Black ATX Mid Tower With 500W PSU

14.00 Logitech Deluxe Keyboard with Logitech Mouse Combo

8.00 Mitsumi - 1.44 Floppy Drive

Total- 769.00 dollars.

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Abit IC7 / Abit KR7A <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by xrock on 03/16/05 12:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Rugger]

I'd go with the <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-190&depa=1[/url" target="_new">Abit NF8</A> for $90 or the <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-147&depa=1" target="_new">DFI Lanparty UT NF3 250</A> for $102. If you were thinking of doing any OC, then the DFI is THE way to go and has a great accessory pkg that comes with it. Just do yourself a favor and do NOT get a board with the nF3 <b>150</b> chipset - the nF3 <b>250</b> performs much better. You can get the NF8 and a 2800+ for $199 on Newegg - $211 for the DFI.

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[Xrock]

Not going to OC, so I will stick with MSI board w/amd 64 2800+ and keep the cost down.

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[jihiggs]

could use another 512 megs of ram if you plan on gameing.

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[P4Man]

Thats a lot of money for the case and PSU, considering your limited budget. I would rather throw some more money on a better GPU and more RAM, if indeed you plan on gaming.

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[RichPLS]

No it is not. Any system you want a good case and the PSU is the foundation for a stable PC. The PSU is the last place to skimp.

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[Xrock]

This is not a gaming PC, but will have limited use on game. 512MB of ram should be suffice for Windows XP.

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[Xrock]

This case look fancy on the outside and seem to have a lot of airflow. I agree, it is better to have more than enough power on the PSU, then not enough.

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[endyen]

it is better to have more than enough power on the PSU,

I'm not so sure about that. Psus are not exactly known for good power factor. The lower the % load, the worse the power factor. Now you can have a psu that dirties it's own power. RFI may become problematic as well.
Just speculation mind you, but it may not be a good idea to have a psu that runs below 50% of rated.
This would be especially true around hdtvs etc.