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David Kistner <spamcatcher1@verizon.net> wrote in message news:<YDLac.478$KK3.73@nwrddc02.gnilink.net>...
> Jim Douglas wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Like the title says, I've been outta the loop for awhile. I need to build a
> > new machine and update a couple of older ones. So..... what's the current
> > favorite in an AMD motherboard? What's a good, reliable, QUIET
> > heatsink/fan for a 2800+ AMD XP processor?
> >
> > Any recommendations on other gear would would be most appreciated......
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>
> I've had good luck building with the Abit NF7-S motherboard, and I
> really like the Thermalright "SLK900A" Copper Heatsink used with a
> Panaflo 92mm fan. The AMD 2500 Barton seems like a huge value for the
> price right now, if you don't need bleeding edge performance. I've
> built a number of machines on the Abit motherboard since last
> September.....but maybe by now there's better boards out there. I'd be
> curious to hear what others think. Hope this helps.
>
> - David Kistner
I personally use Toms Harware as a good starting point. They do alot
of testing and give the comparisons for many competing mfrs. You will
see many helpful articles there.
I have two gaming systems with DFI ultra Infinity II 400FSB MoBos each
with AMD CPU, one duron, one barton the Seagate barracuda 7200.7 80
gig HDD very quiet. Make sure you understand the new memory standards
for speed and bit width etc. Don't rely on the CPU model number for
the CPU speed, for instance the AMD xp2500 runs around 1.8 GHz, same
goes for all of them, cyrix, Intell, etc. I find the Xaser v cases by
Thermaltake to be well made with the latest ATX standards for fans and
flow.
In general a power supply is a power supply is a power supply just
confirm the ATX form and air flow design. Specifically, you may want
to research for its dbA output if you seek a quiet system for a music
studio application or a library ETC. The latest ones are almost too
powerful, overrated but, it depends on your case and CPU requirements.
If you plan on a media intensive machine you need a lot of power and
air flow (many fans). You can save money by buying a cheap but high
watt output PSU then upgrade the fan(s) with a more silent fan. If
you plan to mod out, this is a real savings as you can get quiet led
fans and a clear acrylic PSU case cover.
I game, record music, watch DVD, isurf, take alot of digital pictures,
many dig Movs as well. I occasionally play around with 3D animations.
Thus my requirements are demanding. Of course there is always the
cache value! How many moans and whews do you want to hear. The ATI
9800 SE Radeon 256 bit DDR with 128 meg memory is quite nice and not
too expensive (relative). I have not used it yet, but the 52x32x52
burn proof CDRW by Optorite appears to be well designed with an
overamplified laser gun to insure burn through even on the cheap
discs, also has a data underrun buffer. Go for MoBos with the SATA
interface if you want a lot of HDD space, since you are limited by IDE
(if you have two CDrom devices). You can run IDE and SATA HDDs on the
same board. How many 1394 or USB 2.0 ports do you want.
Enough for now, if I keep going I'll exceed the buffer size for this
post, but I'm tired. LOL
Enjoy
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