Help me pick some comp parts . . .

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Crash5291

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Hey

i have been having troubles with my laptop for a bit (Pavilion N5495) and would like to try my hand at building a desktop. this is somthing i have not done but would like to give a shot at it

so far my list consists of:

Enermax black case Model CSX656TA-B
Enermax 460W Whisper II power supply Model "EG465P-VE FMA 1.3"
Asus P4P800-E Deluxe Mother board
Intel P4 2.4C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K Cache, Hyper Threading - Processor
OCZ Enhanced Latency Serices 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200
Maxtor Ultra Series kit 120gb Model#: L01M120
ATI AIW Radeon 9600, 128MB DDR, 128bit, 8XAGP Model#: ALL-IN-WONDER 9600
Plextor DVD +/- RW drive Model#: PX--712SA/SW-BL
Mitsumi Digital card reader/Floppy drive Model#: FA404A/404M

basicaly this ws what i can afford for now and i will add another HDD and more Ram later on (id like to see 240GB/1GB for each)

what is your thoughts on this assortment of parts?
oh i mainly plan to use it for Net, music, and some video editing

thanks all
Joe C

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1. If you posted in a more appropriate section, it would get dealt with faster.

2. Thread hijacking isnt nice :P

3. Nice mobo but you're gonna be uberlimited by the CPU. Consider upping the CPU to at least the 2.80GHz (if its a P4C) and 3.0 (if its a P4E). Now noting that you want to use it for video editing ... you might want to try and squeeze 1GB of RAM in there :)
 
Whats the differance between the 2.8C and teh 2.8E? since i can get the E cheaper than the C??? (just wondering even though im thinking i will go with the 3.0E)

I'm trying to keep my budget at or under $1000-$1200 CAD

So far this is how i refined the system
Case - Same as above
Power supply - Same as above
Mobo - Same as above
CPU - Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail
Ram - Kingston 512MB DDR PC3200, Non-ECC, un Bufferd, 3-3-3 (twin sticks 1gb total)
HDD - Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model WD800JD, OEM Drive Only (will add more storage space later on when it fits the budget)
Video - Same as above
CD Drive - ASUS 52x32x52 IDE Internal CD-RW Drive, Model CRW-5232AS, OEM Black Bulk (will get the dvd burner later when a good one will ft the budget)
all this added up in american $$ is about $850 leaving $50 for misc parts (prices from newegg)

anyways still look ok or was the old list better?
Thanks again
Joe

and to Jkun: "I'm going to act like a 12 year old." ??? i mean to start no wars or flame threads but i found that little post to be quite distasteful and much like somthing i woulds expect from a young teen not a young adult like yourself. posting like that would only encourage me to skip your post not to hurry to post in it.
anyways later all
 
Pentium 4 - Willamette
Designation: P4-<clk> (where clk is the clock speed of the proc)
Speeds: 1.30GHz -- 2.00 GHz
Bus/FSB: 100MHz (400QDR)
L2 Cache: 256K
Process: 0.18
Interface: Socket 423 (initially) and Socket 478 (later)
Pipecount: 20
Status: Discontinued

Pentium 4 - NorthwoodA
Designation: P4A-<clk> or P4-<clk>A (where clk is the clock speed of the proc)
Speeds: 1.60GHz -- 2.60 GHz
Bus/FSB: 100MHz (400QDR)
L2 Cache: 512K
Process: 0.13
Interface: Socket 478
Pipecount: 20
Status: Discontinued

Pentium 4 - NorthwoodB
Designation: P4B-<clk> or P4-<clk>B (where clk is the clock speed of the proc)
Speeds: 2.23GHz -- 3.06 GHz
Bus/FSB: 133MHz (533QDR)
L2 Cache: 512K
Process: 0.13
Interface: Socket 478
Pipecount: 20
Status: Obsolete

Pentium 4 - NorthwoodC
Designation: P4C-<clk> or P4-<clk>C (where clk is the clock speed of the proc)
Speeds: 2.40GHz -- 3.40 GHz
Bus/FSB: 200MHz (800QDR)
L2 Cache: 512K
Process: 0.13
Interface: Socket 478
Pipecount: 20
Status: Current

Pentium 4 - Prescott
Designation: P4E-<clk> or P4-<clk>E (where clk is the clock speed of the proc)
Speeds: 2.80GHz -- 3.60 GHz
Bus/FSB: 200MHz (800QDR)
L2 Cache: 1024K
Process: 0.09
Interface: Socket 478 and Socket 775
Pipecount: 30
Status: Current

The significant difference between the P4C and the P4E is the fact that the P4E has a much longer pipeline and this has two results: (a) the longer pipecount allows the clock speeds to be scaled much higher and (b) each clock cycle becomes significantly less efficient. What this means is that comparing a P4C-3.0 and P4E-3.0 ... the NorthwoodC will win. We've seen the same thing happen between the P3-1.30Ghz and the P4-1.30 ... the Pentium3 chip won (and we've seen this approach used by AMD since damn near forever). For reference, the P3 had a 10 stage pipeline, the AthlonXPs, 15 and the Athlon64s, 17.

(prices from newegg)
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Do note that Newegg doesnt ship to Canada.

and to Jkun: "I'm going to act like a 12 year old." ??? I mean to start no wars or flame threads but I found that little post to be quite distasteful and much like somthing I woulds expect from a young teen not a young adult like yourself. posting like that would only encourage me to skip your post not to hurry to post in it.
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Bah let it drop. I'm sure it wont happen again. :)

Location: Ontario, Canada
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You dont happen to be near Waterloo do you? :)

I'm trying to keep my budget at or under $1000-$1200 CAD
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CONFIG 01
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ASUS P4P800-SE 122
Pentium 4 3.0C GHz 512KB cache RETAIL BOX 251
Corsair Value Select 1GB Kit 259
MSI GeForceFX5900XT 128MB VIVO 269
WD 160GB 8MB 115
Pioneer DVR-108 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Black) 111
8-in-1 Memory Reader 25
ASUS 52x32x52 CD-RW Black 39
NET $1191 + tax

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CONFIG 02
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ASUS P4C800 Deluxe 212
Pentium 4 3.0C GHz 512KB cache RETAIL BOX 251
Corsair Value Select 1GB Kit 259
MSI GeForceFX-5700LE 256MB 169
WD 160GB 8MB 115
Pioneer DVR-108 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Black) 111
ASUS 52x32x52 CD-RW Black 39
8-in-1 Memory Reader 25

NET $1181 + tax

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CONFIG 03
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ASUS P4C800 Deluxe 212
Pentium 4 3.0C GHz 512KB cache RETAIL BOX 251
Corsair Value Select 1GB Kit 259
ASUS A9550GE/TD 128MB (128bit) 93
WD 160GB 8MB 115
Pioneer DVR-108 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Black) 111
8-in-1 Memory Reader 25
NET $1102 + tax

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CONFIG 04
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ASUS P4C800 Deluxe 212
Pentium 4 3.0C GHz 512KB cache RETAIL BOX 251
Corsair Value Select 1GB Kit 259
Radeon9200SE 128MB 60
WD 160GB 8MB 115
Pioneer DVR-108 16X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (Black) 111
8-in-1 Memory Reader 25
NET $1033 + tax


*all prices in CAD
 
Nope im 3hrs east of Toronto (1000 islands area)

where did you get the prices from for the config 1 through 4???

Thanks for the info
Joe
 
i see
i just sent a e-mail to another semi-local store in hopes of even a reply ;)

for the same HDD its $20 more, ram (brand unknown) is $31 uver your listed, $14 more for P4 3.0C, $20 more for MSI FX5700LE-TA256

Anyways thanks for all the great help
Joe C
 
for the same HDD its $20 more, ram (brand unknown) is $31 uver your listed, $14 more for P4 3.0C, $20 more for MSI FX5700LE-TA256
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Not bad ... ive been in the business for some time so odds are i can nail prices fairly low but thats not too bad :)
 
ok after a bit of looking and listening to some freinds thoughts on motherborads and CPU's i have narowed it down to these pair

Asus P4P800-SE and P4 3.0C
or
Abit KV8 and Athlon 64 3000+

what set would be better suited to gaming and video editing ?

im was to un decicive on this (and have no preferance to AMD or Intel yet so thats not helping)

im hoping to look and buy some stuff this weekend if i find it localy and at good pricing

thoughts please
Thanks
Joe
 
Nice burner -- try not to spend too much on it .. prolly asked you b4 but i forget .. where in Ontario? :)
 
3hrs east of Toronto

heard of the 1000 islands bridge (go's to the usa) well im in that area (bout 10min west actualy and i work about 5min east of the bridge lol)

EDIT:

payed $119+tax for DVD burner and $129 for the HDD

Joe
 
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Well together it went then i found out that my PS i planed on useing hasnt got the 4pin ATX+12V plug for the CPU feed

what a bummer so new case/PS here i come i guess

any thoughts on a fair priced case thats black and has decent cooling?
looking to spend no more than $200CAD after tax on it at the MAX

System spec's: see sig
Joe
 
any thoughts on a fair priced case thats black and has decent cooling?
looking to spend no more than $200CAD after tax on it at the MAX
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Um....how about "damn near any non-overcharged case"? :)
 
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