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Cheap PC
Name: Deadlierchair Date: August 20, 2003 at 08:52:34 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 2500+ 512 MB DDR400
Comment:
I'm building a cheap PC for a friend who will listen to music / game / surf etc.
Any comments on this setup?
2500+ Retail w/ Fan Epox 8RDA+ Nforce2 512mb stick of Samsung DDR400 120 gig Seagate 7200 RPM drive 52x24x52x Lite On 16x Generic DVD Generic 400 watt PSU / Case GeforceFX 5200 128MB ULtra Logitech MX700
Name: johnoh Date: August 20, 2003 at 09:06:23 Pacific
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Reply:
Looks great to me.
ddr333 will perform the same as ddr400 if you are not going to mess with the fsb and multiplier on that 2500+.
Get good speakers.
I assume they'll need all that 120mb for music and videos.
Make sure their gaming needs are only moderate with that fx5200.
Response Number 2
Name: TMP-Man Date: August 20, 2003 at 09:19:48 Pacific
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I would not get the Geforce FX 5200 Ultra, Instead, I would rather get the Geforce 4 Ti4200 or an Radeon 9500 np.
Response Number 3
Name: Deadlierchair Date: August 20, 2003 at 09:43:53 Pacific
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Cool, I'll probably switch over to some form of DDR333 and then try to go with some beefier graphics like maybe a FX 5600 Ultra or a Radeon 9600.
Response Number 4
Name: Jake Date: August 20, 2003 at 11:44:34 Pacific
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Pricewatch lists Maxtor 120Gb, 7200RPM, 8Mb, ATA133 drives for about $15 more than the Seagates. I think the 8Mb cache alone is worth the money. I don't know about the Seagates, but Diamond Max 9s have fluid bearings, which should make the drive quieter and last longer.
Response Number 5
Name: macdaddy Date: August 20, 2003 at 14:45:58 Pacific
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also make sure if you get the 5600ultra its the new one 400mhz rather than the 350mhz fx card then overclock it to 5900ultra specs
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intel or asus
