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Offline MwXX

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« on: October 27, 2003, 08:50:47 PM »
Ok guys....

one word here...DIVORCE

wife has confiscated the PC....and Im on my own.

couple of things before I start..If Im gonna be broke, pay child support and medical, half bills ect, Im gonna do it FLYING AH!!! Ill have cable connection before I have TV!!!! I may starve for a bit, but im gonna do it shooting people down daMMMMMMIT!!!

:lol

First things first....  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ dont want store bought, but then again, i will pay for good stuff...nothing ridiculous, but when ur broke, someone will understand!!!

I want something nice, something that will perform well for a pc, slash AH cockpit and will function as my full time resource for TV ect...still with me?

lol

BUILD IT MEN BUILD IT!!!!


I want looks

I want efficiency

I want speed

I want maximum frames per sec

I want it ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLL!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA HAHHAA MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

but is it cheap? LOL

:aok

challenge #1 on the table, go get it!!!
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2003, 10:20:40 PM »
Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X (New Version, now support AMD Barton 400Mhz) Retail
$87.00

KINGSTON HyperX 184-pin 256MB DDR400 (PC3200) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3200A/256 $63/each get two $126 for 512MB

AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL $91.00

$12 floppy

One Day Sale! Ends 10/28/2003 11:30 AM PST
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE
$73.50

Lite On 52x32x52 Beige Color CDRW Drive LTR-52327S - OEM
$36.99

CTX International 17" PL7 CRT monitor - Retail $129.99
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9600 PRO EZ version 128MB DDR DVI+CRT+TV 8X AGP RETAIL $143.00

Logitech Wheel Mouse - Model S69 - OEM $5

Keyboard $12

Any case with at least a 350W PS $40-$70


For about $700 thats a nice system that will play AH2 easily.

Like someone else said if you can scrap together a floppy,keyboard,mouse,monitor it will save you about $100
« Last Edit: October 27, 2003, 10:25:19 PM by Pfunk »
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2003, 10:22:39 PM »
first thing grab an old pc 50-75 dollar or less pc if you can find one at the local pawn shop or second hand store/pc surplus, friend  . that gets you set up fast with the floppy, cdrom,monitor,sometimes a 6-10 gig hd ... this is what i do for starting a budget pc ... ussually i get lucky and find a pent 2

then id start pricing the mb,cpu,ram,video card  
now it just depends on your budget ...250-500 can finish it off ussually . and dont be afraid to use a refurb monitor ive bought several 19in ones for 135-150

My last buget pc ....

Asus A7N8X Deluxe mb onboard sound , 400fbs    $ 109-130
2400+ athlon oem cpu 2.0 ghz oc's to 2.2ish    $80-89 HSfan $19
twin sticks of ddr ram ...  what ever you can afford 256 ok, 512's better     $80---->
case with a good ps 430watt perfered   $60-80
toss the $$$ into a high end VC   id suggest a ati 9600 pro  $150
(or go with the 9800 but i think its over priced still )
toss in a hd drive of your choice ... 7200 rpm prefured min
(ive seen some decent 60 gig's with rebates ending price of $30 lately)  
now your at 600.00 plus the sacrifice pc or spend the $$ on the cdrrw/floppy mouse kb  .  and have plenty of machine . with room for upgrade as some of the prices drop .
add cdr rw / dvd , monitor  as needed

there also some pretty decent mb/cpu combo's around to ..
That can save ya some bucks ...70-100 .

just one idea ...
« Last Edit: October 27, 2003, 10:27:23 PM by Roscoroo »
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2003, 10:25:27 PM »
http://hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=97957

I think the total for one of the systems by itself was around $720 with no monitor or keyboard and mouse. So probably for less than $900 you can bump it up to a 800FSB P4 CPU and monitor with a keyboard and mouse and be set.
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2003, 10:25:59 PM »
lol PFunk ... what we posting at the same time ...

I chose the deluxe board cause the ob sound

I punted the amd bbs  for ya  its got any and all info you may need
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2003, 10:28:38 PM »
Also most of the time you can get an Athlon system about $100 cheaper than a P4. I just dropped the P4 line because I recently built those two and made a few bucks selling them to the company I work for.
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« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2003, 10:55:00 PM »
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Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X (New Version, now support AMD Barton 400Mhz) Retail
$87.00

KINGSTON HyperX 184-pin 256MB DDR400 (PC3200) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3200A/256 $63/each get two $126 for 512MB

AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL $91.00

 


I needed a quick cheap upgrade and put this into my existing box.  It works great.  I don't know much about the different Asus boards, but I got the Asus A7V8X-X.  It has a built in sound card and lan card.  The only card in the board is an AGP video card.  I have 6 empty PCI slots :)  The parts cost $239 from New Egg.  This set up works great! :aok

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« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2003, 11:14:27 PM »
The A7n8XDeluxe has alot of features the casual user wont utilize.  Serial ATA hard drives dont have any performance that you will notice and to me isnt worth the premium to get it. Thats why I chose the Epox 8rda+ board over it.  You can find used Epox boards for $45-50 The XP2500+ Retail chip comes with a decent Heatsink and fan.  Put some Artic Silver on the chip crank the FSB up to 200 and you will have a $315 XP3200 for $91 not a bad deal.
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« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2003, 11:15:02 PM »
Another vote here for the A7N8X.  I got the deluxe, mainly because I wanted the built in (high quality) sound.  It was the first computer I built, and it came off without a hitch.  That alone says something.  :)
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2003, 10:14:02 AM »
I used the Epox 8RDA3+ and it went off without a hitch, too.  sound, SATA RAID, 3 Firewire and 6 USB for 94 bucks at Newegg.  Only hitch so far has been a cheap chipset fan which started rattling a couple days ago.  Just took it off, left the bare heatsink with my cases side fan blowing on it and have had no problems for a couple days now.  I do have a replacement unit otw, but not sure I'm gonna use it, as I'm not an extreme overclocker and replacing the HSF involves taking the board out of the case.

Running a Barton2500+ at non-native 12.5 multiplier for a Barton2800+ equivalent.

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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2003, 01:21:52 PM »
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Another vote here for the A7N8X.  I got the deluxe, mainly because I wanted the built in (high quality) sound.  It was the first computer I built, and it came off without a hitch.  That alone says something.  :)


 I just ordered a "custom" system with the A78NX Deluxe
 MB in it as well.

 Any difficulties with the onboard sound? ( I've always
 used SB boards in the past when I've built systems )

 I'm looking forward to having 4 USB ports as well. Along
 with my current X35T/X36F I plan to build me a multi-throttle
 quadrant using my old discarded Thrustmaster WCS units
 and gameport-to-USB adaptors.

 The two LAN ports is also a plus, although my current
 ISP provides me with 4 static IP's so my LAN is simply
 a 4-port hub connected to the ADSL modem and
 my current 4 computers so I only need to use one
 port right now. Room to grow :)

 FWIW I've seen this board mentioned alot, in a positive
 sense, in my wanderings on the web looking into
 components for the system before I ordered it.
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« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2003, 02:01:51 PM »
The sound on the nForce2 chipsets is GREAT. I am running the Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro with the same stuff as the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe and its a great setup. One tiny issue with them is to make sure you have the correct RAM to run on the board. I have had the ASUS board this year as well and it died a horrible smoking death so its replacement was the Gigabyte board and it going great.
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2003, 02:19:02 PM »
the only problem i had setting up the asus deluxe mb ... was the "dolt" behind the KB messed up one of the sound drivers during the install ... its not really a ram or video card picky mb either  like some of the gigabites are ...and the ob sound sounds great .

But I'd do the research first ... hit the amd and the pent bbs
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« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2003, 07:15:00 AM »
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Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon/XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X (New Version, now support AMD Barton 400Mhz) Retail
$87.00

KINGSTON HyperX 184-pin 256MB DDR400 (PC3200) DDR RAM modules, Model# KHX3200A/256 $63/each get two $126 for 512MB

AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL $91.00
Pfunk... I may need your help. Did you see Bloom's thread about PC architecture? He said the XP2500 ran more slowly with 400MHz memory than with 333MHz memory. I'm getting the A7N8X deluxe with the XP2600, not the XP2500 - is the 400MHz now a better choice than 300MHz memory?
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« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2003, 08:22:52 AM »
oONE  thing he said to was it would be his TV!  Ild grap an ATI 9700pro AIW ( all in wonder) it has the TV tuner card with remote!!!!!:aok
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