About to purchase new rig

[Bicen]

ok guys, this is it... buying my new PC today... just want some people to take 1 last look and give me the ok and final suggestions... only thing im not sure about is a 24pin adapter for the PSU and a digital adapter for the moniter... so go at it, last suggestions, thanks for the help.

caseLian Li PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
case carrierThermaltake XaserBag A1877 Lanparty PC Carrying Harness
moboDFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
Graphics CardASUS EAX850XT/PE/2DHTV/256 Radeon X850XTPE 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card
PSUOCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX 520W Power Supply
CPUAMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX
MemoryCORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2
FloppySONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP
HDD1Western Digital Raptor WD360GD 36.7GB 10,000 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
HDD2Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
KeyboardMicrosoft N86-00009 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Keyboard
MoniterHYUNDAI L90D+ Silver 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
MouseMicrosoft IntelliMouse N50-00002 2 tone 5 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse
CD BurnerLITE-ON Black IDE CD Burner Model SOHR-5239S BK RTL
DVD BurnerNEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3520A-KIT-BLU
Sound CardCREATIVE Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum 70SB035000003 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
HeatsinkTHERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink

 

[bob4432]

what are you using the machine for and have you already bought any parts?

dump the 36GB raptor and get a 74GB
get a native 24pin psu
do you really want to go that chip when the x2 amds will be reasonable in probably 6mos?

 

[Bicen]

for college, gaming, photoshop... but mostly gaming haha... and no i havent, gonna order it all off newegg tonight

 

[bjc112]

Do you need it RIGHT now?

I don't know if I would drop 350-400 into an x850 considering the G70 is RIGHT around the corner..

Might be worth it to wait another week or too..

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Bicen
for college, gaming, photoshop... but mostly gaming haha... and no i havent, gonna order it all off newegg tonight

just making sure, not too long ago some person came on here and asked the same question and after we all critiqued it, he got pissed because it was already sitting in his basement...

 

[Bicen]

im sure haha im ordering it tonight... and when is this G70 coming?

 

[TheMonkeyPit]

Nice rig!

I also agree with replacing the 36GB Raptor with a 74GB.

doesn't the Modstream 520W have the 24pin connector?

 

[Bicen]

not sure monkeypit, thats what i was asking... does it have a 24 pin?

 

[bjc112]

Originally posted by: Bicen
im sure haha im ordering it tonight... and when is this G70 coming?

I believe retailers are supposed to see them around the 21st when its actually announced..

I am always in threads yelling, " Don't wait, you can wait forever" but sometimes there is a good time to wait..

This might be one of those time.s

 

[Bicen]

will the G70 blow away the x850 and is it worth the new pricetag instead of buying another gfx card in a year or 2

 

[Bicen]

bjc you have a link or something?

 

[Muscles]

I agree with waiting to get the G70. That X850 isn't worth the price when you can get something much better from the nextgen stuff coming out in about a week from now. I really think you'll regret it BIGTIME. I too am buying a new rig similar to yours but I'm waiting until the first week of July.

 

[SVT Cobra]

I have a powerstream with custom male and femal connecors so i do not know....google is your friend....anyway it really dooes not matter...the mod stream is a solid PSU, you'll be fine

 

[Bicen]

what are the specs on this gfx card? cause i always get people saying wait and stuff and then i wait and right when im about to buy they are like wait wait and im like ok ill wait... its been 2 years now haha... kind of frusterating,

 

[TheMonkeyPit]

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/ModStreamSpecSheet.pdf

http://www.modthebox.com/review393_2.shtml

The Modstream does have a 24pin connector. I thought it did but Bicen mentioning the adapter made me think about it.

 

[Bicen]

awesome monkey, thanks... i really think going from a geforce ti4200 to a x850plat will be a great upgrade for me, waitng another month and spending an extra 200 dollars to get the next card i dont think will make a big difference at this point... saving that 200 dollars and watching the gfx market, i can always get a new card in a year or so if it not up to mark.

 

[Muscles]

No one can really comment on exact performance increases using the nextgen cards yet but word is it's supposed to be pretty significant. Review sites should be showing off real benchmarks within 2 weeks and even if after the benchmarks come out you find that it isn't worth it, you should save some cash from price drops on current gen stuff. It's your money but you're nuts not to wait a little over a week more.

 

[Bicen]

the actual card comes out in little over a week? or the benchmarks

 

[Bicen]

anyone know?

 

[knothead34]

i would think about using different ram that board is picky about ram and especially corsair. look into some ocz or go to dfi-street.com for memory suggestions.

 

[Bicen]

ocz i see only come in 512, i need 2 1gig sticks, got any suggestions?

 

[larry89]

Get a 3700+ sand diego. The price difference beetween the 3700 and 4000 is absurb compared to the performance gain.

 

[Bicen]

im gonna stick with the 4000+ i dont mind spending the money and this pc is gonna last me a while, i can always overclock it