this PC worth it?

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kchi55

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CPU:AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Mobo:Asus A8N-E nForce 4 Ultra
Gfx:eVGA 6800GS nVIDIA
RAM: Dual Channel 2x512 Corsair Value Select
HDD:Hitachi Deskstar 250gb SATAII
Sound:Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit
Case:NZXT Trinity Mid Tower Case
PSU:Aspire ATX 520W
Windows XP Home OEM

Comes out to 1,099.99 w/ shipping
 
I would say that it is good...but you might want to get 1 1GB RAM stick if it will not be dual channel

And what speakers are you getting?

oh whoops...it is dual channel
 
JUst so you know, that mobo does not have SLI.
If your not planning on two video cards its excellent
 
well i never plan on using SLI, as of now no game requires that much power, the most demanding game that i'll play for now is probably hl2
 
Ctcoyote16 said:
power supply may be skimpy;
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520W skimpy? I run 3 harddrives with 300W, I don't know how he would have problems with 520W. Although it could be a lower quality psu, and have bad amperage ratings.
 
comes out to 1,099.99 w/ shipping
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ok so lets take shipping to be $100 leaving you with a budget of roughly $1000

- AMD Athlon64 x2 3800 [S939, manchester, ada3800daa5bv, $320]
- lanparty ut nf4 ultra-d [$135]
- pqi turbo 2X512 [[email protected], $80 after $20mir]
- XFX 7800GT [$280 after $20mir]
- nec 3550 [$40]
- xClio 450w [12@32a, $50]
- Maxtor Diamondmax10 250gb [16mb, ncq, $115]
subtotal = 1020

hands down better box. yeah its overbudget but you can also do a bit of trimmage :)

i would say that it is good...but you might want to get 1 1gb RAM stick if it will not be dual channel
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why the hell would you do that?

just so you know, that mobo does not have sli.
if your not planning on two video cards its excellent
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even though sli is more marketing mumbo jumbo than anything else really...

power supply may be skimpy; otherwise, that looks good
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well lets have a look... its got 12v@35a... certainly not skimpy...

520w skimpy? i run 3 harDDRives with 300w
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wattage means crap all. read PSU 101.

I don't know how he would have problems with 520W. Although it could be a lower quality psu, and have bad amperage ratings.
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Seems like you just answered your own question

It looks fine to me...in general the ones that have pretty lights are higher quality.
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I dont know if thats a honest mistake, sarcasm or ... how to say this nicely ... an overextension ... but lets have a look at this pretty-light 500-whopping-watt PSU ... with the crappiest rails ive seen for its class in a damn long time.
 
Praetor said:
I dont know if thats a honest mistake, sarcasm or ... how to say this nicely ... an overextension ... but lets have a look at this pretty-light 500-whopping-watt PSU ... with the crappiest rails ive seen for its class in a damn long time.
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I just have never seen a psu with rails like that....in my (previous) experience (which is not a whole lot:rolleyes: ) I have seen that cases with lights have better cooling and PSUs with lights have better rails....i dunno why I thought that, maybe because they are designed for the computer builder who would want better equipment....who knkows. BUt anyway I was saying that the wattage should serve him fine, but I didn't know what the ratings were cause Newegg didn't have a picture of the sticker...............

Quote counter : 7
Ownage factor : 10
Winner : Praetor

Looks like he's done it again :D
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For the umpteenth time :) It is not like I care, I am used to it because I just seem to have a sign saying "pick on me and prove me wrong in every way possible" hanging from me :D
 
I just have never seen a psu with rails like that....in my (previous) experience (which is not a whole lot ) I have seen that cases with lights have better cooling and PSUs with lights have better rails....i dunno why I thought that, maybe because they are designed for the computer builder who would want better equipment....who knkows. BUt anyway I was saying that the wattage should serve him fine, but I didn't know what the ratings were cause Newegg didn't have a picture of the sticker...............
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Fair enough ... it just seemed like a really "out there" generalization (and you and I both know about generalizations :P) For the most part, you'll find the reallly good PSUs done have ANY lights on them or if they do its very minimal :) You'll also find that really top end PSUs try to avoid modular cables as they deviate from ideal resistances :)
- Minimal [OCz Powestream]
- Minimal [PC Power&Cooling 510SLI]
-None [Enermax Liberty]
As soon are you start getting into the fancy schmancy power supplies with all sorts of bling, ya gotta start looking more closely at the numbers :

For the umpteenth time It is not like I care, I am used to it because I just seem to have a sign saying "pick on me and prove me wrong in every way possible" hanging from me
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And we love you for it :D

...im sorry. I just thought Prator owned everyone...including me...
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I have a way of doing that ;)
 
Praetor said:
Fair enough ... it just seemed like a really "out there" generalization (and you and I both know about generalizations :P)
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heeheehee
For the most part, you'll find the reallly good PSUs done have ANY lights on them or if they do its very minimal You'll also find that really top end PSUs try to avoid modular cables as they deviate from ideal resistances :)
- Minimal [OCz Powestream]
- Minimal [PC Power&Cooling 510SLI]
-None [Enermax Liberty]
As soon are you start getting into the fancy schmancy power supplies with all sorts of bling, ya gotta start looking more closely at the numbers :
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Lesson learned (I hope)


And we love you for it :D
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Yes, you need someone to pick on :P You really crack me up, Praetor


I have a way of doing that ;)
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I hadn't noticed
 
Realistically, you should have a look around on Newegg or wherever for some prices and then see what you can get as far as most-bang-per-buck goes :)
 
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