2500+ is better, Barton core or even 2800+
asus a7n8x deluxe is good too

If I was you I'd spend 200 bucks more and get a hella of alot better system.
This is my system and I spent less then 800 bucks on it!

Asus A7N8X Deluxe (Revision 2.00)(Bios 1004)
Athlon XP 1700 @ 2.2GHZ (11x200)
SLK800A w/ SFII @ 32C/36C (3000RPM)
Corsair XMS 1x512MB PC3200 (400MHZ)
Maxtor 60GB + 60GB (8MB Cache / 7200RPM)
Radeon 9700 Pro (330/350)
TDK CDR-W 50X24X52
Antec TruePower 430W <----- came with my Antec case (saved me 100+ dollars).
And whoever said that the PS that come with cases suck, hes an idiot, Antec makes on of the best PS on the market.

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Originally posted by cryo 2500+ is better, Barton core or even 2800+ asus a7n8x deluxe is good too

Im getting Barton 2500 to replace my overclocked 1700.
The reason Im getting the Barton 2500 is because I heard they overclock like beasts

BTW, Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev2 is the best nFroce2 motherboard on the market right now.

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Get a Soundblaster Audigy 2...you will be pleased.

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BTW, Asus A7N8X Deluxe comes with Soundstorm audio, which is one of the best soundscrads out there, and it beats Audigy 2 by miles.
You should do some research man.

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Originally posted by ThaDevil Then yea, your all set if thats all you gonna do, dont expect excellent gaming on this PC

well, i won't run high-fps games on it, like hl2 or ut2003, but mostly older shit like RA2 and UT and even then, i won't run them that often...


this is from http://www.envisioncs.net/ddrcpucalc.cfm btw



Case: Antec Sonata Piano Black MidTower with Antec True 380w & Front USB $129.00

AMD CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2.00 GHz, 256k Cache) $97.00
Heatsink/Fan Options: Use a ThermalTake Volcano 11 $19.00

Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Deluxe with Audio/Dual LAN/S.ATA/FireWire (400MHz FSB) $140.00

RAM (1st stick): Corsair XMS 512 MB PC3200 DDR400, Heat Spreaders $147.00

DVD Drive (Read Only): Pioneer DVD-120 IDE DVD, 16x40x, Drive Only - Beige $55.00

Video Card: ATI RADEON 9000 128MB w/TV-Out (OEM) $70.00

TOTAL: $657
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that is like perfect for me in terms of what i'd want, i'm just thinking that i don't wanna overpay for stuff that i won't really need... i just wanna watch divx videoclips and not be annoyed by lag.

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Originally posted by whiskers well, i won't run high-fps games on it, like hl2 or ut2003, but mostly older shit like RA2 and UT and even then, i won't run them that often... this is from http://www.envisioncs.net/ddrcpucalc.cfm btw Case: Antec Sonata Piano Black MidTower with Antec True 380w & Front USB $129.00 AMD CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2.00 GHz, 256k Cache) $97.00 Heatsink/Fan Options: Use a ThermalTake Volcano 11 $19.00 Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Deluxe with Audio/Dual LAN/S.ATA/FireWire (400MHz FSB) $140.00 RAM (1st stick): Corsair XMS 512 MB PC3200 DDR400, Heat Spreaders $147.00 DVD Drive (Read Only): Pioneer DVD-120 IDE DVD, 16x40x, Drive Only - Beige $55.00 Video Card: ATI RADEON 9000 128MB w/TV-Out (OEM) $70.00 TOTAL: $657 --------------------------------------------------------------

Dude, fuck that website, newegg.com has the BEST prices on the Internet!!!
I built my PC by buying EVERYTHING I need from them, their shipping and customer service is untouchable.
For expample, your about to buy an Asus A7N8X DX for 140, when you can buy it from newegg.com for $120 (thats how much I bought mine for).

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Originally posted by ThaDevil Dude, fuck that website, newegg.com has the BEST prices on the Internet!!!

Yeah, you really CAN NOT beat New Egg's prices for how fast they process the order & get it to you.

Sure you might find it cheaper somewhere else (but rarely) and that company usually does not have a good track record. All of my internal computer parts came from New Egg and the case plus visual parts from Xoxide.com

Monitor, Speakers, keyboard and mouse all from New Egg as well.

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Rarely if ever anyone can beat neweggs prices, but their shipping, product quality and customer service is untouchable.
I ordered an XP2500 from them on Friday, its gonna be here Monday

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Originally posted by ThaDevil Dude, fuck that website, newegg.com has the BEST prices on the Internet!!! I built my PC by buying EVERYTHING I need from them, their shipping and customer service is untouchable. For expample, your about to buy an Asus A7N8X DX for 140, when you can buy it from newegg.com for $120 (thats how much I bought mine for).

ANTEC LIFE STYLE SERIES SONATA PIANO BLACK Model# Sonata w/ ANTEC TRUE380 380W Power Supply $95.00
Pioneer 16X DVD-ROM Model DVD-120S Slot Load Drive OEM $38.99
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series (Twin Pack) 512MB(2 x 256MB) 2x(32MX64) TWINX512-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader.Retail $138.50
Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail $125.00
AMD ATHLON XP 2400 /266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL $82.00
Sapphire ATI OEM RADEON 9000 Atlantis 128MB TV out, , Powered by ATI ,BULK $66.00


holy shit, Grand Total » $ 545.49


thank you very much for that site! now if i order that all and it gets here, i'm gonna have a field day assembling everything... is it really difficult to do so? i mean, i have experience with switching hds and cards and the such, but i'm not too sure i can put a cpu onto a mobo and connect all the leds correctly.

i still have a question about the case + power supply though. is the one i want (http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage...-129-127-06.jpg) decent enough, or should i get something else?

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whiskers no prob man, glad to help out a fellow trancer
About the case, it looks allright.
About CPU istallation, you need to be very careful, one wrong move or placement and the part can be useless.

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Originally posted by ThaDevil And whoever said that the PS that come with cases suck, hes an idiot, Antec makes on of the best PS on the market.

Yes, you seem to think you're very smart on this issue.

Whatever man, there's absolutely no reason to resort to personal insults when you disagree with someone's opinion (which I stand by - Antec makes decent power supplies but the ones included with their cases are nowhere near as reliable as the ones that Enermax sells standalone). So cut it out alright? You don't know anything about me to be saying I'm an "idiot" (except maybe for the fact that I'm not talking about drugs 24/7).

As for soundcards, you're entitled to your opinion, but I'd like to see your "research" that proves it.

Anyway whiskers, the new setup's looking alright I guess, I still dislike integrated motherboards but I'm not going to start a whole shit storm over it. Just be careful about installing the heatsink, if it's not secured then the processor will melt, but if you push too hard you'll crush the processor die.

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