Comp Specs What You Think?

your right, newegg and googlegear to have similar prices. I normally get OEM cpus....plus, most the time with cpus, you cant even refund them. Some times its better paying the $5 more at googlegear, beacause of that 2day free/$1 air

About the capactior, seriously, you merely bend it.

is your first name andre'

hehe..........

OK LOL!

Is my first name Andre? No.

Is agissi's first name Andre? I don't think so... at least that's not the name from the e-mail he sent me.

LOL...i used to use "agissi" as my internet name...now I go by "Bucky" on the net..

You know what my real name is cuz I e-mail you (girls name n' all)

I made my e-mail address along time ago, and wont change it cuz its a pain for other peeps...

and I made this TS account along time ago.

look @ my sigs, all Bucky

Ok, here it is! The moment you've all been waiting for (I doubt it)!

Please check this out and tell me what you think! Especially you, agissi.

Click here to see the doc

So you mean you're a girl?

Oh, btw if you guys bend a capacitor I would make sure that it doesnt end up touching anything else, including the heatsink or other capacitors.

I checked out the .doc file.

First question is your going to be using 3 sticks of 512MB? That's what it showed in the file. One stick + a twin pack of the same stick equalling 3 sticks.

Also you while you still have a day or two you might want to spend a lot of time checking out benchmarks for the AMD processors. 2800+, 3000+, etc and see what the differences are. Maybe check out what kind of FPS people are getting with those processors and the Radeon 9700 Pro.

Oh and check out this website www.frozencpu.com
They have some nice ATA cables you may want to take a look at, including a ton of other things.

I have these two ATA cables in my PC:
http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/rsc-10.html
http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/rsc-13.html
(dont really remember which size I got though)
They have a lot of nice stuff, they will answer any questions you have, package everything perfectly, and are really nice guys on the phone. They are a tiny bit more expensive than everyone else but its all worth it for the great service. You can check out things there and get great pictures/specs and then go find a good price for it elsewhere. I dont normally see a lot of what they have ANYWHERE.

it was a joke

andre' agissi.............andre' agassi........get it...........hehe.........but, now that i know your gender.......:wave:.......now for you xtrx........brilliant deduction........hehe..........consider the 3000+ instead............because of the multiplier difference........the 3000+ can be clocked higher than the 3200+........your memory, board, cpu combo would be significantly less............throwing extra cash towards a top flight video card

Xtr-X & JSR: No, Im a guy, with a girls name (Shh!) :blackeye:

yeah man, you have an extra 512MB stick in there. Keep the "CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, Low Latency (Twin Pack) 1GB(2 x 512MB) 2x(64MX64) PC-3200LL With Black Heat Spreader.Retail" (the one that costs $291).

Also, I would ditch that case, and get this one (same price :grinthumb ):

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduct.asp?description=11-133-002&depa=0

Your also getting ripped off on your fans. Checkout this badass special at case-mod:
http://www.case-mod.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=28_29&products_id=279

Cant beat that price eh? And read the reviews I just ordered 8 of those, for the PC im building!

Back to your RAM, your getting ripped off by $40, get this(same thing but from googlegear):
http://www.googlegear.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80060-15

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Acid, I've looked at benchies, the 3200+ is the only athlon out with the 400MHz FSB, it really holds up, as it beats the P4 3.06 in most tests

Other then that, a very nice PC. That readon 9700 you have there to order, I just got that dilevered to my house today, nice board. Once they case arrives, assembly time

About the capisitors on the heatsink, they arnt toutching, just very close. Shouldnt be a problem...

now that we cleared that up

your secret's safe with us...........but, i mean it...........the timings on the 3200+........differ from the 3000+..........and allows the 3000+ to clock higher than the 3200+..........you can get a 3000+ to go from 2.2 to 3.6 gig..............if you can believe that...........the 3200+ can make it to 3.2.............and, the 3000+ also comes with the 400fsb @ around 275 bucks........not that the higher fsb makes all that great a difference in amd cpus'..........would send that 9700 back..........and get the 9800...........128 meg version............as it doesn't vary greatly from the 9800 @256 ddr..............what's the spread between the cards.........50 bucks?.........

hes not gonna be o/c'ing that 3000 u kno (maybe...). I couldnt find a 3000 with a 400Mhz FSB also, the 9800 is merely greater over the 9800, defently not worth the extra $100. The 9800 256MB version is $500!!! maybe if u can get a 3000+ with a 400MHz FSB, it would be worth getting that then the 3200 if it costs $275, compared to ~$450... But I dont think you can get the 3000 in 400MHz fsb conditions, come on JSR...............................................................Prove me rong Other wise get the 3200+, it is worth it, the uped-fsb speeds do make quite a diffrence.

ok sweetie

monarchcomputer.com............see for yourself............amd cpus........and merely greater?........c'mon..........i wouldn't shortchange myself here.........remember, it was i who answered your dual channel questions

Nice, Nice....................I like, I like.

yeah Xtr-X, get this, its what. .1Ghz slower? and tons cheaper:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merc...re_Code=M&Product_Code=120741&Category_Code=P

i'd get that peace

I doubt it, it must be a typo or something. They'res no such thing as a XP 3000+ with 400FSB retail/oem from producers without overclocking.

Yeah, there's 3 sticks of RAM, 1 single, and 1 doublepack.

Hell no with the thermaltake! I hate that case and its guts! Thats the case I assembled my first comp in (for my friend who payed me)! Not only that, it's the most unorganized wire spazzing case on the planet! The damn sidefan door has a horrible arrangement and the case weighs a little over 40 pounds! I go to LAN parties at least once a week, hell no, my back would be broken by then! Also, I wanna be a little different from his wire spazing case. Wire tieing and organizing is nearly impossible! I hate that case, it's horrible!

I'm not getting ripped off on my RAM, I want PC3200, not PC2700.

You should have to take advantage of the PC3200 RAM whenever you can. In fact, I think you can only use PC3200 when your processor is set for 400MHz FSB.

Why do you think that Xtr-X? I'm pretty sure the RAM your able to use depends on your motherboard and what it supports. If you have a 400mhz FSB on the processor but your motherboard supports 333mhz RAM then you can use it.

You can use faster ram at any speed that does not exceed its max rating. Go for the PC3200 it will save you upgrading later should you decide to run your fsb at 400.

Nic is right. Although sometimes when you dont want to spend the money on pc3200 ram you might want pc2100 for example. Thought pc3200 will perform much better, but cost more.

Your totally right Xtr, sorry, by bad. I forgot how your having a 400Mhz FSB, not a 333, so you do need the PC3200 Also, the pack I said to keep, is already one gig!! Really man, you need no more. That ram is also tested to work in Dual Channel mode - bingo, thats what you want. No need for 1.5GBs or whatever...it just wont make a diffrence, ram doesnt work that way.