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Old 12-15-2005, 02:14 PM
Fat Nicky Fat Nicky is offline
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Default Review my custom made PC

Thinking of buying a comp from sysbuilder.com. Basically a site where you pick out all the specs yourself.

Let me know what u guys think of my selections:

CASE: (+51.00) AOpen HX95 300W Desktop Case
PS: 300W Power Supply Included
MB: (+135.00) Intel D915GUXLK LGA775/DDR2/A&V&GL/MATX /Retail
CPU: (+239.00) ** Intel 540J P4 LGA775 3.2G ** 1M/800MHz Retail Box CPU
MEMORY: (+176.00) Apacer 2GB ,1GBX2, DDR400 Memory
HDD1: (+215.00) Maxtor 300G IDE ATA133 7200RPM 16MB HDD
HDD2: (+215.00) Maxtor 300G IDE ATA133 7200RPM 16MB HDD
FDD: (+8.00) MITSUMI 1.44 Floppy Drive
CD-ROM1: (+29.00) ASUS CRW-5232A 52X/32X/52X CD-RW Drive
CD-ROM2: (+53.00) SAMSUNG 16X Dual DVD+-RW Drive W/SF
VGA: (+299.00) ATI/SAP X800XL PCX 256M DCT LRTL
AUDIO: (+31.00) Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Digital 5.1 Sound Card
OS: (+135.00) MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP Media Center EDITION 2005
MODEM: (+14.00) AOPEN FM56-SVV V.92 56K FAX/MODEM
KEYBOARD+6.00) AOPEN KB-858 107 KEYS PS2 KEYBOARD
MOUSE: (+5.00) AOPEN W23 PS2 WHEEL MOUSE
SPEAKERS+29.00) AOpen MS-810 1000W SPEAKERS W/SUBWOOFER
WARRANTY:1 Year Parts and Labor Warranty
ASSEMBLY+35.00) Assembly and Testing

Main things are a lot of RAM for running vatious applications, lots of space for music and moves, and a dual DVI for 2 monitors.

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Old 12-15-2005, 02:19 PM
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Default Re: Review my custom made PC

Also, money is not an issue with this, and...does anyone have any experiences using sysbuilder.com.

Thanks.
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Old 12-15-2005, 02:32 PM
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I don't think a 300W power supply is going to be enough. Have you checked the recommendation for that video card? With all those drives, a power hungry CPU, and a high end video card I think you should be going more like 450W.

I know nothing about sysbuilder.com. Monarch Computer would be my choice. Their custom build service is excellent and their prices are very competetive.
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Old 12-15-2005, 03:42 PM
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Default Re: Review my custom made PC

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I don't think a 300W power supply is going to be enough. Have you checked the recommendation for that video card? With all those drives, a power hungry CPU, and a high end video card I think you should be going more like 450W.

I know nothing about sysbuilder.com. Monarch Computer would be my choice. Their custom build service is excellent and their prices are very competetive.

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yep. 350w at least
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Old 12-15-2005, 08:01 PM
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If it was me I would upgrade the power supply, drop the floppy drive, change 1 or both Harddrives to Raptor (74gb) and change the first cd/dvd drive to a plain standard DVD-ROM drive, if you dub alot of DVD's this drive will give you better ripping performance than your DVD burner.
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Old 12-15-2005, 08:31 PM
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When it comes to the power supply, the bigger the better. I have a 450W in mine. My system doesn't need it all, but I think it can have an affect in overall performance.

I have mentioned a few times about the Antec Sonata case. Some people dont care to invest much in their pc case, others want a slick one. This one has great design, and is really quiet. Overall, you got a pretty rock solid system.

Buy some new games for that high-end video card.
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:14 PM
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I have mentioned a few times about the Antec Sonata case.

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I went with the Sonata II. It's nice. Looks great, easy to work with, and super quiet.
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Old 12-15-2005, 10:45 PM
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Get a 72 GB Raptor (10000 RPM) for your main drive.
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Old 12-15-2005, 11:41 PM
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Power Supply Calculator

I prefer Western Digital drives, and would also recommend getting at least one raptor, depending on how hard drive intensive your "various applications" are. Also, pretty much any sound card below the $100 price range really won't be much of an upgrade over the integrated sound.
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