HELP in building the Ultimate PC

[Prof133]

FINAL question (i hope!) whats the difference between a connect3D and Saphire ATI 9800 PRO?

I would like to know as well. Can any graphics cards Gurus give us some comparisons?

 

[GeneticWeapon]

The Connect 3D is a much poorer quality board then the Sapphire <---with 2 P's

<font color=red>120% ATi Fanboy!</font color=red>
<font color=red>3DMark 03 = 4,101</font color=red>
<A HREF="http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=775464" target="_new">http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=775464</A>

 

[DanAshmoreUK]

Nope i was wrong about the final question because i have another one, and that is is there any difference in motherboards between the IC7 and the IC7-G except the LAN because theres no need in buying the IC7G if it just has LAN...
thx again

<b>---Ashmore---</b>
<font color=blue><i>It's always funny until someone gets hurt.........and then it's just hillarious!</i></font color=blue>

 

[Prof133]

IC7-G version has more Serial ATA connectors than IC7. But, I doubt you'd ever need them. If you got a Serial ATA hard drive down the road you could still use it with IC7. If you don't need the LAN, just get the IC7.

 

[DanAshmoreUK]

yup me again, i have 2 more questions...
First question: Where is the best place to buy a pre-modded PC case, i dont wanna spend over £100 for a case though, as you probably notice i have got down a case already as a guide.
Second question: i need a PSU again because a computer retailer told me that its is absolutely pointless in buying that 460 watt Enermax? so how much watt do i need?
thx again

Dan’s Ultimate PC component list



CPU: P4 3.0 GHz 512Kb S478 Box 800FSB £350.00 URL
Motherboard: Abit IC7 S478 Intel 875P ATX A L £135.40 (PC Parts)
PSU: ??? £
RAM: Corsair Platinum XMS3500 434MHz 512MB DDR £113.96 URL
Hard Drive: WD Caviar 120.0GB UDMA100 Special Edition £104.50 URL
PC Case: Blue LED Front and Side Panel Opening Flap Reveals 2 USB’s £60 (PC Parts)
Monitor: Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 19" CRT 1920x1440 85 Hz 0.24 mm £277.29 URL
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR AGP RP DVI VO £358.01 URL
Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX PCI £167.00 URL
DVD-Rom: Lite-ON 16xDVD 48xCD £27.00 URL
CD Re-Writer: Lite-ON Internal IDE CD/RW 52x24x52x £37.00 URL
Speakers: (Will be using optical out/SPDIF)
Mouse/Keyboard: (Already got PS/2 Microsoft Internet Keyboard and Mouse)

Total =
350.00
135.40

113.96
104.50
60.00
277.29
358.01
167.00
27.00
37.00
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£1630.16
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<b>---Ashmore---</b>
<font color=blue><i>It's always funny until someone gets hurt.........and then it's just hillarious!</i></font color=blue>

 

[Prof133]

400W or more for this build.

 

[DanAshmoreUK]

so would there be any difference if i bought a 300/350 watt PSU then a 400 watt, please explain

<b>---Ashmore---</b>
<font color=blue><i>It's always funny until someone gets hurt.........and then it's just hillarious!</i></font color=blue>

 

[Prof133]

Yes. For the listed components, if you go with a 300/350W power supply, you run the risk of the system being underpowered. Which will cause stability problems.

 

[DanAshmoreUK]

hey guys
Im gonna be ordering the beast tomorrow, the price for it built without the monitor will be £1479 complete
Just in case you were wondering heres the FULL specs of it:

Dan’s Ultimate PC component list

CPU: P4 3.0 GHz 512Kb S478 Box 800FSB £350.00
Motherboard: Abit IC7 S478 Intel 875P ATX A L £135.40 (PC Parts)
RAM: Corsair Platinum XMS3500 434MHz 512MB DDR £113.96
Hard Drive: WD Caviar 120.0GB UDMA100 Special Edition £104.50
PC Case: Case Blue LED’s front USB supplied with 400 Watt PSU £54.00 (PC Parts)
Monitor: Iiyama Vision Master Pro 454 19" CRT 1920x1440 85 Hz 0.24 mm £277.29
Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB DDR AGP (RETAIL) DVI £358.01
Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX PCI (RETAIL) £167.00
DVD-Rom: Lite-ON 16 x DVD 48 x CD (RETAIL) £27.00
CD Re-Writer: Lite-ON Internal IDE CD/RW (RETAIL) 52x24x52x £37.00
Speakers: (Will be using optical out/SPDIF)
Mouse/Keyboard: (Already got PS/2 Microsoft Internet Keyboard and Mouse)

Total =
350.00
135.40
113.96
104.50
54.00
277.29
358.01
167.00
27.00
37.00
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£1346.87
£1479 (built at PC Parts)
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<b>---Ashmore---</b>
<font color=blue><i>It's always funny until someone gets hurt.........and then it's just hillarious!</i></font color=blue>