Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz, 1333FSB (Dual Core) 4096K
Cooler Master Aquagate R80 Liquid cooling system
ASUS P5N32-E SLI nForce 680i, 1333FSB, SLI PCI Ex, Sound,1GB LAN, iEEE
3GB (3x1GB) PC6400 DDR2 800 Dual Channel
ATI Radeon x1950XT 512MB PCI Express 16x dual head, tv out
320.0GB Maxtor/ Seagate 7200rpm SATA2 UDMA 300 16m Cache
Hard Drive Dual Cooling Fan Internal
16X DVD-ROM Drive (black)
Samsung 52x24x52 CDRW Drive (black)
Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro
10/100 Network card adapter (onboard)
USB 2.0 Adapter Card 4 port PCI
APEVIA (Aspire) X-Plorer Black, Side Window, front USB,iEEE,Temp control
Dual Case Fans 120 mm Extra Quiet DC fan (two fans)
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W ATX Power Supply, SLI ready, active PFC
Microsoft Windows XP Home
it shal cost around $2177
suggestions and comments would b cool
2007-08-30 04:17:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
get a dvd burner .. and a machine with specs like that should be running raid in my opinion .. add a second harddrive in raid .. since its a sli board i would opt for an 8800gts instead ... add a second one later if u want to upgrade ..
2007-08-30 04:22:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You grabbing a motherboard that has Nvidia's 680i northbridge chipset.....so an ATI graphics card is a poor choice. The 680i chipset has some great options for overclocking core 2 duo / core 2 quad chips but it really shines with what it can do to support SLI and multi monitor setups. They are the first boards / chipsets that support full x16 support for 2 PCI-E slots and 8x for the third(if this board has one). Before it was x16 and x8. ATI cards support crossfire which is not supported on this board.
Dvd burner would be a nice upgrade and they aren't really that much more than a dvd-rom drive. Plus then you could just get rid of the CD burner....cause the dvd burner would do that as well.
Raid might be something to look into. You could get 2 smaller drives and link them together with RAID to get the same amount of storage but at a faster speed. (some people may debate this....computer argument going on for years)....I leave the decision up to you.
the 1950XT is prolly a cheaper card at this point in time but the 8800's are gonna be a better motherboard match here and is really the superior card.
2007-08-30 11:32:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to use an ATi vid card...put in a MOBO with a non-nVidia chipset. nVidia chipsets fight with non-nVidia cards, and can actually degrade the output/cause problems.
Since they are packaging you with XP Home, tell them to knock it down to 2k even. If they offer you XP Media Centre...walk away. If they offer you Vista Home Basic...run away...quickly!
Personally I'd perfer the AMD Athlon 6000+ to the Intel, but that's me.
As for the price, I honestly couldn't tell if it's a fair price without going through the machine and pricing each piece with the local stores.
EDIT: After reading the posts prior to mine...given that there will be no DX10 only games coming down the pipe for the next 2-3 years, and the fact that the 88xx series are overpriced (and nVidia's DX10 compatability is still rocky at best)...the X1950TX eats it's direct equivalent nVidia card for lunch, and is also about $400 cheaper than some of the 88xx cards for 20% lower performance. (Remember, the perceptual threshold for the human eye is approximately 24+/- FPS, so having a card that can run at 300 frames vs 200 frames [as a completely ficticious example] will have no effect on your enjoyment, or the flow of the game.) ATi also has the advantage that their cards are almost literally "plug-and-play", whereas nVidia cards can be ... difficult .. to install.
2007-08-30 14:51:50 · answer #3 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prossesor- good
cooling system- good
memory-could use 4 gb
graphicds- good
hard drive- suficient
dvd and cd-rom- needs a dvd-rw instead of a cd-rw and seperate dvd. Lightscribe would be beneficial in this case too.
windows xp home- outdated. Should be installed with atleast xp media center edition or vista ultimate.
Everything else seems ok and im thinking that there should be atleast six usb ports right?
I think you could purchase a similar system with better parts and a cheaper price at bestbuy or circuit city. alright let me know if you need to know anything else.
2007-08-30 11:39:54 · answer #4 · answered by Janu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good processor
weak video card, go with a 88xx
no dx10 support
680i chipset has been replaced, you want a p35 or x38 board
and that is an older asus board check out the p5k.
better memory band with and ddr3 support + ddr2
3x1g ram is a bad idea...(2x1g in dual channel and 1x1g in single)...either go with 2x1g, which should be enough or 4x1g).
that psu, is total overkill,
2007-08-30 11:40:51 · answer #5 · answered by jacksonphisig 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Omg yes that is a good setup.
I presume you are into games, so, get a Dvd drive and get another hard drive for raid 0 for extra performance.
2007-08-30 11:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Excellent system but perhaps a bit pricey. Is this for gaming? Looks like it. If the price is right for you then this looks like a good piece of gear.
You can check other configurations at
http://www.newegg.com
Good luck!
2007-08-30 11:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by Dennis R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
very very nice. but there is no need to brag :P haha. Yeah thats a good set up but im personally a fan of NVIDIA video cards.
2007-08-30 11:26:26 · answer #8 · answered by cardinals_man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all of these are best buy i will prefer u to have the DVD RW 16 X with light scribe technology instead of the DVD ROM and the CD-RW ... and all the things are perfect...
god wishes, and if find helpful then please do rate fot this..
2007-08-30 11:29:27 · answer #9 · answered by xpected one.. 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ive herd of very few beter computers it is a good one exept maby the price
2007-09-02 16:32:48 · answer #10 · answered by bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋