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Building my own PC

I have everything but the vid card, wanted to know what you guys thought about the two im looking at

GF FX5900XT 128 MB
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 072&depa=1

Radeon 128 MB
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 127&depa=1

thx for your help

Personal preference really. I'd go with the ATI chipset, but that's me.

Get the 9800 Pro.


Edit: Apparently many people's cards are showing up as 9800XTs.

These are the specs I am getting, what do you think

Cases (Computer Cases, ATX Form)
Linkworld Black/Silver ATX Mid Tower Case with 400W Power Supply, Model "3131P-C2628U" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Case Type: Mid Tower Case
Color: Black/Silver
Material: Steel
Drive Bays: 5.25" x 4/0, 3.5" x 3/5 (external/internal)
Expansion Slots: 7
Front Ports: 2 x USB2.0
Power Supply: P4-400W
Cooling System: 1 rear fan
Motherboard Compatibility: ATX
Dimensions: 18" x 21" x 8.75" more info>
N82E16811164046 $25.75
$25.75


Hard Drives
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD, OEM Drive Only
Specifications:
Capacity: 80GB
Average Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Buffer: 8MB
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Interface: Serial ATA
Features: Not specified
Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years
Packaging: OEM Drive Only
vsd N82E16822135106 $69.99

Memory (System Memory)
Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail
Specifications:
Manufacturer: Kingston
Speed: DDR400(PC3200)
Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
Error Checking: Non-ECC
Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
Cas Latency: 3
Support Voltage: 2.6V
Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s
Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
Warranty: Lifetime N82E16820141423 $167.00
$167.00

Motherboards - Intel
SOYO "SY-P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2 V1.0" 865PE Chipset Motherboard For Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL
Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket 478 Pentium 4(HT)/Celeron Processors
Chipset: i865PE + ICH5
FSB: 800/533MHz
RAM: 4 DIMM for Dual Channel DDR 400/333 Max 4GB
Slots: 1x AGP 8x, 5x PCI, 1x CNR
Ports: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1x LPT, 6x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x RJ45, Audio Ports
IDE: 2x ATA 100/66 up to 4 Devices
SATA/RAID: 2x SATA
Onboard Audio: C-Media CMI 9761A 6-channel
Onboard LAN: Realtek RTL8100C 10/100 Ethernet
Form Factor: ATX N82E16813139144 $72.00

Processors
Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
Specifications:
Model: Intel Pentium 4 w/ Hyper Threading
Core: Prescott
Operating Frequency: 2.8GHz
FSB: 800MHz
Cache: L1/12K+16K; L2/1MB
Voltage: 1.25-1.525V
Process: 0.09Micron
Socket: Socket 478
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Warranty: 3-year MFG
Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan)
N82E16819116170 $177.00

Video Cards
MSI ATI RX9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/S-Video, 8X AGP, Model "RX9800PRO-TD128" -RETAIL
Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro/378MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/676MHz
BUS: AGP 4X/8X
Ports: VGA + DVI + S-Video
Support 3D API: DirectX 9.0, OpenGL 2.0
Cable/Accessories: S-Video Cable, Driver, Games Bundle (see pics)
Max Resolution@32bit Color:2048X1536@85Hz
Retail Box (See pics for details)
N82E16814127127 $194.00



Subtotal » $ 705.74

That memory sucks... CAS 3 is really slow. Aim for CAS 2.5 or even better CAS 2.

Never heard of SOYO motherboards... Stick to name brands like Abit, Asus, MSI, ect.

what if i just get 1 gig of corsair?

Corsair is better.

[quote="The Frenchman":8abc5]Personal preference really. I'd go with the ATI chipset, but that's me.[/quote:8abc5]

is he back ?

get on aim or msn, i added you to both

so i want Cas Latency to be below 3?

what else should i look for to help my memory run faster

http://www.crucial.com/crucial/pvtconte ... type=SPEED
http://www.crucial.com/crucial/pvtconte ... emtype=cas
http://www.crucial.com/crucial/pvtconte ... _VS_PARITY

I plan on getting this kinds of RAM: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/ ... u=M56-4801

soyo is a major brand, just not a good one.

that RAM is fine, id aim for Crucial in that price range tho.

There is really not that much difference between RAM w/ Different timings, at least not enough to justify paying 2x as much.... the ram he has is fine, and he would never notice enough of a performance difference to justify the price jump. The only time you should get high perf ram is if everything else in your system is TOP of the line... You could throw the extra 160 bucks you save getting Crucial instead of mush 222 into a bigger, beefier vid card, that would yield a much better performance difference.

but if you have the cash, get some OCZ, ive heard it runs well on Intel, but i wouldnt know cause intel sux

The video card, nice choice but i would get the 256 version.... setup looks good, i woulda gone w/ a bigger HD tho.. ive filled my 120gb with music and movies in about 2 months... happy:

also, frenchman... mushkin is great ram, if you got the cash 222 special is fuckin 1337

if not get lvl 1 or lvl 2, theyre not that much more and if your gonna shell out the extra $$ its worth it to go a little higher up the line, blue is good stuffs tho

well
 

if possible.. elixir is excellent...for memory wise...