After almost 7 years of loyal AMD usage (just the K6-2 500 and Duron 600 though) I'm strangly making the move to Intel now despite some its inferior properties compared to AMD. The reason for this is despite their high heat and slower perfromance in most uses, I am choosing them for thier better "extras":
1. "Very Good" onboard audio (according to RMAA)
2. Great SATA with NCQ and Matrix RAID (50 GB fast RAID 0, 275GB secure RAID 1)
3. Hyperthreading (for when I'm messing around with different things)
4. Good performance on video encoding
5. 6 Pin Onboard Firewire (for my iPod)
I have chose to build a system around a Micro-ATX case as I want more flexibility to fit it under my desk and save some space as well as for looks. For these reasons I find that an Intel system will best fit my needs as I will only have 1 or 2 free PCI slots for possible future expansion (I will already have TV card) and thus don't want to use cards for good sound, Firewire, etc. My main uses will be audio and video encoding, PVR, and maybe some light gaming (NBA 2005, Age of Empire type games, etc).
Here is the full system that I am thinking of. I am going to see how the onboard video goes and upgrade to the 6600 if I don't like the 2D quality or do decide I want something more for games. So my questions are:
1. Is there anything obviously wrong with this system?
2. The case's included PSU appears like it should be adequate for my system, correct?
3. Is there any particular Prescott revision I should be looking/wait for as far as better thermal/performance properties are concerned?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and or comments.
1. "Very Good" onboard audio (according to RMAA)
2. Great SATA with NCQ and Matrix RAID (50 GB fast RAID 0, 275GB secure RAID 1)
3. Hyperthreading (for when I'm messing around with different things)
4. Good performance on video encoding
5. 6 Pin Onboard Firewire (for my iPod)
I have chose to build a system around a Micro-ATX case as I want more flexibility to fit it under my desk and save some space as well as for looks. For these reasons I find that an Intel system will best fit my needs as I will only have 1 or 2 free PCI slots for possible future expansion (I will already have TV card) and thus don't want to use cards for good sound, Firewire, etc. My main uses will be audio and video encoding, PVR, and maybe some light gaming (NBA 2005, Age of Empire type games, etc).
Here is the full system that I am thinking of. I am going to see how the onboard video goes and upgrade to the 6600 if I don't like the 2D quality or do decide I want something more for games. So my questions are:
1. Is there anything obviously wrong with this system?
2. The case's included PSU appears like it should be adequate for my system, correct?
3. Is there any particular Prescott revision I should be looking/wait for as far as better thermal/performance properties are concerned?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions and or comments.