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Post Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:16 pm   Post subject: Time for a new computer Reply with quote Back to top  
My 3 or 4 year old desktop just bit the dust, and bit it hard. Onboard raid controller fried and took out 2 of my hard drives. So I lost all of my data, yay! Mad

It boots sometimes, so I'm guessing the motherboard is on its way out, d'uh!

This is going to be a completely new build besides monitors and speakers. I have 2 Samsung 19" LCDs (930b) and a fairly powerful logitech 5.1 setup. Case will be replaced too, Antec P180, as the usb ports don't work on the front of the case anymore due to being half ripped out from a charging cat tripping over a cable. Mad

I'm SO far out of the loop when it comes to hardware now it isn't even funny.

Gaming isn't much an issue, I have a xbox 360...which I barely use, but I wouldn't mind having the option to do so if I so choose. Realistically, all I really need is massive amount of storage, the ability to backup data without a problem, and being able to record tv would be nice.

Specs of the old rig, roughly.

Asus K8NE Deluxe
Athlon 64 3400+
1gb pc3200 (Yeah, weak spot)
7600 or 7800GT video card (can't remember which)
4x300gb sata drives in raid 5
2x74gb raptor drives stripped for OS and programs
Antec P180
550watt antec PS
16x DVD+-RW
16x DVD-ROM
Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum edition.
Dual 19" LCD's.
Other random crap.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

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Post Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:12 am   Post subject: Re: Time for a new computer Reply with quote Back to top  
smokinAMD wrote:
Gaming isn't much an issue, I have a xbox 360...which I barely use, but I wouldn't mind having the option to do so if I so choose. Realistically, all I really need is massive amount of storage, the ability to backup data without a problem, and being able to record tv would be nice.
Asus K8NE Deluxe
Athlon 64 3400+
1gb pc3200 (Yeah, weak spot)
7600 or 7800GT video card (can't remember which)
4x300gb sata drives in raid 5
2x74gb raptor drives stripped for OS and programs
Antec P180
550watt antec PS
16x DVD+-RW
16x DVD-ROM
Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum edition.
Dual 19" LCD's.
Other random crap.
Here are a few parts to consider:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
Free AMD tee shirt
Heatsink & fan
2x2GiB PC2-6400 DDR2-800
750GB Western Digital Caviar SE16
Samsung SH-S203N
Blue-ray drive

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2: Athlon64 X2 4600+, DFI RS482 Infinity, 2 GiB PC3200LL, Radeon X800XL, 320GB Barracuda 7200.10, Samsung SH-S182M, ASUS TM-210, M12-500, 2001FP, Logitech MX3000
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Post Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:22 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Ouch. Sorry to hear about your computer troubles. It stinks when a computer bites the dust like that. Sad

As far as your specs are concerned, from my view everything except for the amount of RAM looks good. I would get 2 GB.

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Post Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:16 am   Post subject: Re: Time for a new computer Reply with quote Back to top  
JustAnEngineer wrote:
Here are a few parts to consider:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
Free AMD tee shirt
Heatsink & fan
2x2GiB PC2-6400 DDR2-800
750GB Western Digital Caviar SE16
Samsung SH-S203N
Blue-ray drive



Free T-Shirt!

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Post Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:53 am   Post subject: Re: Time for a new computer Reply with quote Back to top  
crewsr wrote:
JustAnEngineer wrote:
Here are a few parts to consider:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ Black Edition
Free AMD tee shirt
Heatsink & fan
2x2GiB PC2-6400 DDR2-800
750GB Western Digital Caviar SE16
Samsung SH-S203N
Blue-ray drive



Free T-Shirt!


Not really a good reason to buy certain hardware. Its better to make sure you like the brand/model you are buying and it does what you want it to do.

Personally I'd rather have a free fan or heatsink instead of a t-shirt. ^_^

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