New computer, whats the best?

Originally Posted by Keefe

Dude, you should buy a dell.

i 2nd that. U probabbly will not need the best brands of components so just go with dell...it will suit u just fine

My 2c worth of suggestions::
I would first start with a case that looks great, has super air flow features, no less than 7 case fans.
Then look at the most important appliance of all, the power supply.
Pick a power supply in the top end of the best, IMO no less than 450 watts.
For the MOBO, We suggest the ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe over all others.
In the cpu dept, The XP2500 Barton or the XP2800 Barton if probably the best in OC'ing, staying cool, and extremely stable.
Heat Sink is a no brainer, go for the SLK900 and place a Tt smart 80mm fan on top of the hs. This will keep the cpu in the 30c area.
In the Memory area, Mushkin Black PCB matched pair, or Corsair XMS matched pair would by the top suggestions.
Hard drives, the WD 80gb SE matched in a pair using Raid 0 will give you a 160gb hard drive and would be noticable faster than a singled 160gb hard drive.
The Radeon 9800 Pro DDR128 is the top choice. This video card is only $10 more than the 9700 Pro, but delivers noticable better performance.
We have used Lite-On DVD drives and CDRW Drives for a long time. I would suggest taking the 16X DVD drive, and the 48x24x48 CDRW w/burn proof. The 3.5 floppy should be a Teac.
Rounded Cables to all drives, SATA cables to the HD's make the view through the side window something to get excited about.

You guys sound like you work for Dell. Screw Dell, I can build a computer for half the price of a Dell. Build your own The_Other_One.

[vee_ess]

They thought that he meant buying a computer, but that issue has been clarified by the poster of this thread.

dream machine?
gonna get outdated soon

Q2 2004 will be a new era of CPUs
LGA will be out for new socket config
CPUs will be bold...

i would get an ok system for now and maybe sell the mobo and cpu later for an upgrade if you want to be that kid on the block who is always proud of his expensive rig

the best CPU intel has now for desktop is the 3.2GHz
its not that great for the price and i dont think its worth buying at all since its going to be buried down in a pile of new tech soon

9800 Pro is good though
its worth it if you are a hardcore gamer

XP longhorn might come out in November if everything goes along with the plans
so it will be good for your system too

if you really have that much money to waste, maybe get a gigabit router with OC3 connection coming into your house...
start your own CIA headquarter... and we all will call you Q

Originally Posted by BobyJo

My 2c worth of suggestions::
I would first start with a case that looks great, has super air flow features, no less than 7 case fans.
Then look at the most important appliance of all, the power supply.
Pick a power supply in the top end of the best, IMO no less than 450 watts.
For the MOBO, We suggest the ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe over all others.
In the cpu dept, The XP2500 Barton or the XP2800 Barton if probably the best in OC'ing, staying cool, and extremely stable.
Heat Sink is a no brainer, go for the SLK900 and place a Tt smart 80mm fan on top of the hs. This will keep the cpu in the 30c area.
In the Memory area, Mushkin Black PCB matched pair, or Corsair XMS matched pair would by the top suggestions.
Hard drives, the WD 80gb SE matched in a pair using Raid 0 will give you a 160gb hard drive and would be noticable faster than a singled 160gb hard drive.
The Radeon 9800 Pro DDR128 is the top choice. This video card is only $10 more than the 9700 Pro, but delivers noticable better performance.
We have used Lite-On DVD drives and CDRW Drives for a long time. I would suggest taking the 16X DVD drive, and the 48x24x48 CDRW w/burn proof. The 3.5 floppy should be a Teac.
Rounded Cables to all drives, SATA cables to the HD's make the view through the side window something to get excited about.

i just built one very similar to this and its some slick shit and it cost about $1500.

Asus P4P800 Deluxe
420 Watt Thermaltake silent psu
P4 2.8 @ 800mhz fsb w/ Hyperthreading
SLK-900-U hsf w/panaflow 92mm fan
2x Crucial PC3200 DDR [ taking advantage of the dual channel ddr ]
2x SATA 160 gig Raid-0
Radeon 9600 Pro
Sony 16x DVD
Sony 52x24x52 CD/RW
Sony floppy 1.44 drive


btw bobyjo who's we, you keep saying 'we'?

maybe go watercooling

also some ppl say that enermax's 92mm adjustable is better than 92mm panaflo

so check that out too if you want to stick with air

btw
OCZ is coming out with PC4000
lol
500MHz DDR

insane but i think its overrated a bit
thats one more reason i dont buy the best of the best
because i dont like to stand on grounds that arent firmly established yet

[MIK3]

Originally Posted by xMerCLorDx

btw bobyjo who's we, you keep saying 'we'?

I take it he either got it off of a review he did for a site, or just off another review all together.

i think hes talking about the comp online store he owns