New system almost together

[V98ci]

Well, I finally ordered the last components for my new system.

Here is what I will have.


ABOVE OEM CPUs HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY 1 $5.00
CPU AMD|2200+/266 ATHLON XP % 1 $97.00
MB MSI KT4 ULTRA-SR RTL 1 $112.00
CPU FAN|AERO FLOW VA4-C7040 VTEC RT 1 $33.00
VGA ASUS|V9280TD GF4 Ti4200 8X 128M 1 $148.99
ALTEC LANSING 221 2.1 3 PC SPEAKER 1 $38.00
Antec Black SOHO case w/430 watt PS $99.00
WD 80gig HD 7200 rpm $79.00
Cendyne 48x12x48 CD/RW $19.99
Logitech Keyboard-Black $19.99
IBM Optical Mouse-Black $19.99
512 meg PC 2100 DDR $69.99
NEC 19in. Flat screen monitor-Black $149.00

Some of this stuff is so cheap cause of rebates I got.

Going with the onboard sound for right now.

What do you think?

V98ci

[Grimmy]

not too bad. Can't wait for some pics. Is this your first puter you are building?

[JIMINATOR]

Originally posted by V98ci@Mar 24 2003, 11:07 PM
Well, I finally ordered the last components for my new system.

Here is what I will have.


ABOVE OEM CPUs HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY 1 $5.00
CPU AMD|2200+/266 ATHLON XP % 1 $97.00
MB MSI KT4 ULTRA-SR RTL 1 $112.00
CPU FAN|AERO FLOW VA4-C7040 VTEC RT 1 $33.00
VGA ASUS|V9280TD GF4 Ti4200 8X 128M 1 $148.99
ALTEC LANSING 221 2.1 3 PC SPEAKER 1 $38.00
Antec Black SOHO case w/430 watt PS $99.00
WD 80gig HD 7200 rpm $79.00
Cendyne 48x12x48 CD/RW $19.99
Logitech Keyboard-Black $19.99
IBM Optical Mouse-Black $19.99
512 meg PC 2100 DDR $69.99
NEC 19in. Flat screen monitor-Black $149.00

Some of this stuff is so cheap cause of rebates I got.

Going with the onboard sound for right now.

What do you think?

V98ci
Looks pretty good, it should be enough for a year or two. The only thing I would think is that the graphics card is expensive,
compusa had them for $150 with $50 off and another $30 rebate. I expect the prices will drop in a month or two. Given
a choice, I would get the system and keep your current video card until I could get a least a radeon 9500. anyway enjoy.

[OUTLAWS The Machine]

Good price on the monitor. :thumbs: Which model is it?

[Death-Dude]

Looks like pretty solid chit, all the way around. Nice, fat PS to keep it stable. The vid card and RAM are a tad high, but good prices elsewhere, it's a good overall price, and a nice, powerful system. NEC makes nice monitors, which model? That's a good price. I don't know what you're coming from system-wise, but I think you'll be very happy.

[V98ci]

Monitor is a NEC MultiSync 97F-BK

Resolutions Supported:

640 x 480 @ 60 to 160 Hz
800 x 600 @ 55 to 153 Hz
832 x 624 @ 55 to 144 Hz
1024 x 768 @ 55 to 120 Hz
1152 x 870 @ 55 to 105 Hz
1280 x 1024 @ 55 to 89 Hz
1600 x 1200 @ 55 to 76 Hz


I may take the ram back, Newegg has PC 2700 for less money.

My current system is

MSI K7 Ultra 266
AMD 1 gigahertz (don't know the model)
Soundblaster live
Nvidia Gforce 2
KDS 17 in monitor

It will be my first computer I have built from scratch. Quite an upgrade for me.
After a year or so I will give it to my son and build me another one. Maybe I'll win the lotto and money won't be an issue! :wootrock:

[GreatWhite]

Yeah sounds cool but i'm with Jiminator for the graphics... :thumbs:

[Death-Dude]

That's a very nice monitor, I'm sure you'll love it. I think, if I were laying out that much for the system, and I was already earmarking $150 for a vid card, I'd have to scrape together $130 more and do it up right with a 9700 Pro. $280 should get you a 9700 Pro, and the system will tackle anything out there.

[V98ci]

Originally posted by Death-Dude@Mar 26 2003, 05:53 PM
That's a very nice monitor, I'm sure you'll love it. I think, if I were laying out that much for the system, and I was already earmarking $150 for a vid card, I'd have to scrape together $130 more and do it up right with a 9700 Pro. $280 should get you a 9700 Pro, and the system will tackle anything out there.
Your probably right about the vid card. I've already ordered it, but my wife said to build the kid one next so I will get a better card in a couple of months.

Is this alot of money for a system like this?

I thought I was being pretty frugal.

[JIMINATOR]

Originally posted by V98ci+Mar 27 2003, 03:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (V98ci @ Mar 27 2003, 03:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Death-Dude@Mar 26 2003, 05:53 PM
That&#39;s a very nice monitor, I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll love it.&nbsp; I think, if I were laying out that much for the system, and I was already earmarking &#036;150 for a vid card, I&#39;d have to scrape together &#036;130 more and do it up right with a 9700 Pro.&nbsp; &#036;280 should get you a 9700 Pro, and the system will tackle anything out there.
Your probably right about the vid card. I&#39;ve already ordered it, but my wife said to build the kid one next so I will get a better card in a couple of months.

Is this alot of money for a system like this?

I thought I was being pretty frugal. [/b][/quote]
The prices are fine. You see some cheap systems at BB
that can be had for less but the stuff in them is garbage
or you have to do the stupid rebate deals where you
get some pittance back if you remember to send
in the damn forms :-)

[Dangerous Dan]

Nah, go for the Ti 4200 now, and in 6 months, get a Ti 4600 for like &#036;100, by then they wont be the top card, but still be able o run anything with out a prob, kinda like the GeForce 3 was for a while

[Death-Dude]

Originally posted by V98ci+Mar 26 2003, 09:59 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (V98ci @ Mar 26 2003, 09:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Death-Dude@Mar 26 2003, 05:53 PM
That&#39;s a very nice monitor, I&#39;m sure you&#39;ll love it.&nbsp; I think, if I were laying out that much for the system, and I was already earmarking &#036;150 for a vid card, I&#39;d have to scrape together &#036;130 more and do it up right with a 9700 Pro.&nbsp; &#036;280 should get you a 9700 Pro, and the system will tackle anything out there.
Your probably right about the vid card. I&#39;ve already ordered it, but my wife said to build the kid one next so I will get a better card in a couple of months.

Is this alot of money for a system like this?

I thought I was being pretty frugal. [/b][/quote]
No, I don&#39;t think the price is out of line, and you can build the kid one next, give him that vid card, and go get a better one if you want at better prices yet&#33; I think you&#39;ll like your system a lot. You kept the price reasonable, yet got the things you wanted. We DIY folks can&#39;t build one cheaper than companies that buy 100,000 lots of parts, but you can customize it to your liking, learn, and be much prouder of what you have. Let us know when you get the beast together and all.