Critique my new build
 

4 2001FP's

Xentera GT4

250gig SATA Seagate

Quad monitor stand

1 gig of crucial

Intel 530j Prescott

Abit IS7-V2

Antec SLK3800B with 400 watt psu


Total is about 3600. How is it? Any glaring incompatibilities?

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Nice. Also, those are great cases, imo. Amazing how inexpensive computers are getting, though the video card is pricey, eh? [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

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Yes there a probleme, The motherboard you selected runs older P4 chips(Socket 448) and your processor is a newer P4 "prescott" LGA 775, so it won't fit, also if youre gonna spend 3600$+ on a system get a PCI express motherboard not an AGP(for the future upgrades since AGP is being phased out for PCI-X).

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Ah, thanks.

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Buy an intel mobo instead. Abit are among the worst. Also like someone else mentioned make sure everything fits. I would also rather buy two peices of ram to dual chanel them, get one of those kits.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440

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If said it before, but go with the Western Digital Raptor. If you need more storage, add anotehr hard drive. But the raptor blows away my 200gb 7200RMP SATA drive.

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Abit mobos are fine. They are geared toward overclockers and performance nuts. That said, I prefer Asus motherboards. Intel motherboards are also good but they tend to be more expensive than the taiwanese boards per feature set.

Dual channel is goot.

PCI-X is goot.

Serial-ATA is goot.

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New intel mobo

New WD raptor

New ram

Someone mentioned to me that I should get a good main video card and a 2nd pci one since it would cost the same as the Xentera but would let me game on it. Does the Xentera give me any software I need for 4 monitors that I wouldn't get with a different card?

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Abit mobos are fine. They are geared toward overclockers and performance nuts. That said, I prefer Asus motherboards. Intel motherboards are also good but they tend to be more expensive than the taiwanese boards per feature set.

Dual channel is goot.

PCI-X is goot.

Serial-ATA is goot.

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Abit = "Cool" parts made for overclockers, low quality, bad reputation amongst serious users
Intel = Rock solid parts made for the serious user

Think about it, if you bought a Intel cpu, why wouldn't you want an Intel mobo?

And why on earth would you ever want PCI-X in a computer made for playing poker?

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4 monitors and 4 DVI port card...wow. I am envious. Looks like I'll have to go 6 monitors. So that way mine will be bigger than yours.

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I wouldn't buy an ABIT board, well if they were a $0.01.

Buy an intel mobo and save yourself the headache! I don't get why people who use there PC for something like poker would ever consider any other board.Intel boards are know for rock solid stability.

Personally I use 2 video cards, 1 in my PCI Express and a standard PCI card. Both have dual outputs, but the express one is a higher end card for gaming, and then the second PCI card is a cheaper (like $60). Both of my video cards are NVidia chipsets and they play well together.

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First off, you linked to the 37 gig Raptor. Get the 75, or two of them. Your orginal spec was 300 gigs, how much room do you need?

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Intel = Rock solid parts made for the serious user

Think about it, if you bought a Intel cpu, why wouldn't you want an Intel mobo?

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And this is the stupidest line of reasoning I've ever heard. I'm not disputing that Intel makes a good board, but it's asinine to believe that using an Intel processessor with an Intel board is magically better than any other combo.

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And this is the stupidest line of reasoning I've ever heard. I'm not disputing that Intel makes a good board, but it's asinine to believe that using an Intel processessor with an Intel board is magically better than any other combo.

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Since we already chose an intel cpu and now want a mobo and we know that intel makes the best mobos we know also know that the intel cpu and intel mobo will be the best combo. But I don't mind, go and buy your shitty Abit and other asian crap, I won't help anyone that has problems with them. People always want the "cool" stuff, but it is also what makes all problems. I see absolutly no reason at all NOT to buy an intel mobo if you are gonna run an intel cpu.

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And this is the stupidest line of reasoning I've ever heard. I'm not disputing that Intel makes a good board, but it's asinine to believe that using an Intel processessor with an Intel board is magically better than any other combo.

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You continue to assert that Intel makes the best mobo, but don't back it up.

I would definitely not pick an Abit board as my first choice (unless it was my beloved BH6) but I don't think I'd go with Intel over Asus.

An overpriced sticker does not a good mobo make.

Freakin

Since we already chose an intel cpu and now want a mobo and we know that intel makes the best mobos we know also know that the intel cpu and intel mobo will be the best combo. But I don't mind, go and buy your shitty Abit and other asian crap, I won't help anyone that has problems with them. People always want the "cool" stuff, but it is also what makes all problems. I see absolutly no reason at all NOT to buy an intel mobo if you are gonna run an intel cpu.

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