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  • #16
    My recommendation is to get a slower CPU and upgrade it when the price drops in a year or two. It is extremely silly to get any bleeding edge CPU since the performance/cost ratio is very low. If you want to go with Intel, I recommend the 2.4GHz - very good price point. Of course, the Athlon XP2400+ is even cheaper.

    I also recommend against RAID 0 (stripping). If one drive is gone, the whole thing is gone. There is no point for that since you can get big HDDs cheaply. On the other hand, RAID 1 (mirroring) is the way to go for data protection.
    (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
    (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
    (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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    • #17
      From the list provided I believe he was shooting for speed. Therefore the RAID 0 suggestion. Do weekly or even daily backups onto CD and don't care if a hard drive fails.
      Pax Superiore Vi Tellarum
      Equal Opportunity Killer: We will kill regardless of race, creed, color,
      gender, sexual preference,or age

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      • #18
        I reckon he has no idea what he was shooting for, so he just grabs the latest stuff.
        (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
        (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
        (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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        • #19
          That is also a distinct possibility
          In which case I will laugh at even bothering to post ramdisk stuff.
          Pax Superiore Vi Tellarum
          Equal Opportunity Killer: We will kill regardless of race, creed, color,
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          • #20
            Re: Help me build a computer...

            Originally posted by Kaak
            Okay, i'm building a computer for my roommate.

            So far, we know we are getting (everything retail):

            Processor: P4 3.06 best price: $632
            video card: Radeon 9700 Pro best price: $291
            hdd: Western digital SE 120GB best price: $144
            sound card: audigy 2 platinum best price: $231
            drives: sony DRU 500AX +-rw best price: $346
            toshiba 16x dvd best price: $45
            ddr

            you can get a western digital (100GB) with 8MB cache for 100 retail

            not sure on motherboards (I would still get an Athlon righ tnow, the P4 is niice but still too expensive)

            Jon Miller
            Jon Miller-
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            • #21
              If you want quality, get an Asus mobo.
              (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
              (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
              (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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              • #22
                i think the asus p4pe or p4pe BP are the main candidates...
                "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                • #23
                  You might want to look at the new E7205 chipset mobos.
                  (\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
                  (='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
                  (")_(") "Starting the fire from within."

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                  • #24
                    Your roommate sure looks like a wealthy fecker

                    this is what i just ordered (still need a keyboard and a headset, and i already got an old 17 inch crappy monitor )
                    also, i took another case, as i didn't notice the case wasn't a case, but a crappy sidepanel blah!

                    -AMD Athlon XP Processor 2100+ MHZ (Socket A) 1 € 113,20
                    -Cooler ZALMAN Socket A / 370 (CNPS6000-CU) 1 € 40,90
                    -Abit MB Socket A (5 PCI, 1 AGP) ATX (NF7) 1 € 138,10
                    -DDRam 512 MB 400 MHZ - PC3200 1 € 174,30
                    -Chieftec Plexi Silver + Fan For Medium Tower (SPX-01) € 62,60
                    -Maxtor 120,0 Gigabyte Ultra 133 / 7200rpm Plus 9 (6Y120P0) 8Mb 1 € 185,90
                    -Plextor CD-ReWriter IDE PX-W4824TA (48x, 24x, 48x) Internal (Bulk) 1 € 107,90
                    -Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44 1 € 11,40
                    -Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer Ps/2 & USB (Met Optische sensor) € 60,60
                    -Creative GeForce4 Titanium 4200 64Mb DDR (500Mhz) + Tv-Out, DVI 1 € 205,60

                    all this for just about €1100!! I will be able to play the latest games for at least one year AND i'm not going to be broke after I have bought it

                    Btw if you buy a cooler, be sure to get a Zahlman, more expensive, but very quiet
                    "An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
                    "Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca

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                    • #25
                      i just built a similar system for my cousin:

                      -MSI KT4VL VIA KT400 CHIPSET $78.44
                      -512MB Kingston PC2700 333MHZ $92.12
                      -AMD ATHLON XP 2100+ $103.95
                      -LiteOn 48x cd-rom black bezel $22.00
                      -MWave Metis-SB (Black/Silver Trim) Middle Tower Case $27.00
                      -MSI GEFORCE TNT2 M64(MS-8808-320) 32MB 4x AGP $29 (she doesn't play games at all)
                      -Logitech Cordless Elite Duo (KB+mouse) $68.45
                      -LITE ON 48X/24X/48X BLACK CD-RW $55.00
                      -Maxtor 60.0GB ULTRA-ATA 133 8.5MS 7200RPM 2MB BUFFER

                      anyway, got all of that and a 17" flat panel for $1000
                      "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                      "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                      • #26
                        bump for those that were sleeping earlier

                        ie: help
                        "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                        "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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                        • #27
                          That's why I don't like Intel chips... they're more expensive than equally performing AMD chips, and in order to get the full benefit of the Intel chips, you need to spend money on expensive RAM.

                          Kaak, go with AMD processors, take the money you save, and buy a phat 19 inch monitor. And whatever you do, don't listen to anything Asher says
                          To us, it is the BEAST.

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                          • #28
                            oh yeah... don't buy ATI video cards, they are crap. Get yourself a Ge Force 4 TI series.
                            To us, it is the BEAST.

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                            • #29
                              the new ATI are good

                              Hb mIoler
                              Jon Miller-
                              I AM.CANADIAN
                              GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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                              • #30
                                sava:

                                p4 2.4ghz: $171 (533 FSB)
                                xp 2500 (2.08 gHz) is $186
                                xp 2600 (2.1? GHz) is $235

                                and the memory i'll be using is the same DDR memory i would use with the athlon....

                                https://www.pricewatch.com
                                "Mal nommer les choses, c'est accroître le malheur du monde" - Camus (thanks Davout)

                                "I thought you must be dead ..." he said simply. "So did I for a while," said Ford, "and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. A kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic."

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