Starter computer

TinyTim · Post by **TinyTim** » Mon Apr 16, 2001 7:46 am

I am interested in building my first computer...what would you people recommend for a case/power supple/motherboard/processor and what would be a good guest-iment for price range?? thanks

TinyTim · Post by **TinyTim** » Mon Apr 16, 2001 8:49 am

One more question, would this be a good case to begin with for the price, as i said earlier i am just getting started researching MUCHO INPUT welcome.

YYW101 AMD Athlon case & power
Case recommended by FIC &
Power recommended by AMD
FSP-300-60BT BB fan
w/ TWO 12CM BB fans
Lockable door
Probably the best Athlon case
that any one can purchase
Because of the two 12CM fans $115.00 $95.00
Unbeatable Price

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Mon Apr 16, 2001 9:51 pm

Well the biggest decision you'll want to make is what kind of processor you want. If you don't have alot of cash and plan on OCing, go for an AMD Duron 750, 800, 850 or even the 900 (All of these are in the $150(all oem) and the last is about only $172). Then gor for a good mobo, if you don't want an ISA slot, go for the Asus A7V, 266 fsb or the Abit KT7a Kt133a fsb266 (Both will run you about 250, but the Asus mobo is alittle more expensive). As for components like CD drives, check out what you want first, it makes no sense to get a DvD drive since DvD 2 is coming out sometime soon, so get a o.k CD-ROM driver and if you want a burner, try for a Yamaha or a Plextor.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 1:34 am

what are you wanting to do with the comp?

I just bought a 20gig Maxtor 5400RPM for $105...
not too bad..
If you aren't a Warez Hound and aren't too much into mp3s you can get a good 10gig HD or smaller for pretty cheap...
check out www.IBuyer.net
and www.Pricewatch.com

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 4:44 am

Ahh just a note, unless you have ALOT of time to burn, don't buy a 5200 rpm drive, it does make a diff.

DIDS · Post by **DIDS** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 5:26 am

I just bought 3 40GB Maxtor UltraATA 100 7200rpm Diamond Max Plus 60 series Hard drives from BestBuy last week for $119.00 each. I am not sure if they are still on sale though. If you have a store near you . You may want to check it out.

cy · Post by cy » Tue Apr 17, 2001 3:41 pm

I got mine Quantum fireball 30GB 7200rpm for around 120USD, 200CAD

neveruseaol · Post by **neveruseaol** » Tue Apr 17, 2001 7:57 pm

I got a Maxtor 20gb 5200rpm drive from best buy for $54.99usd. i almost **** my pants. i dont really see any difference in speeds but there is a minimal difference in access time.

have fun,
neveruseaol

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 3:21 am

it makes no sense to get a DvD drive since DvD 2 is coming out sometime soon,

What's DVD 2, can you elaborate?

onetrueday · Post by **onetrueday** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 4:51 am

oh please... there is a big reason to get a dvd. First of all, a decent dvd is always faster then a cdrom; no matter how fast the cdrom is. Plus, you'll be able to play dvd movies through yoru computer if you want; and load dvd based applications. To tell someone to wait for dvd2 is like telling someone not to buy a video card because the radeon2 will be coming out in six months. Dont buy a tv either because HDTV will be coming out in a couple of years.

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 1:01 pm

One, HDTV is already out, I plan on getting a Sony Wega HDtv. Two, telling someone to save themselves a nice bill or two by not getting dvd at the moment, as it should be comming out in a few months. DvD isn't as important as getting a good video card, you shouldn't confuse that with a not so vital component(Watching movies is not the most important thing). Now back to Tdog, just get a cd drive for now if you want to save on cash, will run you at most 30 bucks for a 50x speed, but if you have the cash, do what tuesday say, get a good DvD drive.

terrancelam · Post by **terrancelam** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 1:06 pm

And to that drdude asking about DvD2, it's the newest format for dvd, and the capacity is more on the dvd disc. Other then this basic information, the only other thing I know is that it is backwards compatible with old DvD disc. The only I warned him not to get DvD is because people might make the switch to DvDII and then he'd be missing out on something big.

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Sun Apr 22, 2001 10:58 pm

Cool, thanks for replying. with the current double density DVD's 7.4GB of data size, I wonder how much more data they can cram in there!

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Mon Apr 23, 2001 12:53 am

Case?
Check out this review at [H]ARD|OCP
I am thinking that I may be getting this case (or another, when they have more).

$180.00 and it's water cooled from the factory. Not to mention that there are NO FANS pushing air through the main portion of the system (no dust). All cooling is done in the lower H2O portion.
There is also a spiffy Display for the H2O temps and the fans that cool are regulated based on the temp of the water.

These guys did their homework and are trying to get H2O mainstream. Good for them!

Does it perform?
Check the review. It's better than a good air cooled system (with no pelt) and it's comperable to a high end H2O solution.

Peace,
FunK