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« on: November 06, 2006, 09:22:46 AM »
Hi, I'm gonna order a new "custom" computer, and I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to parts other than graphic cards and cpus. I'm wondering if you could give me some feedback on what is good and what you suggest I change for the price.

Here are the specs:

CPU              Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6400 2.13GHz FSB 1066, 2MB CPU
Memory            2048MB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Major Brand) (1024 x 2) (special)
Mother Board  ASUS P5LD2 R2.0 Mother Board
Hard Drive 1    Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Hard Drive 2    Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive 1 LG 16X DVD RW +- Dual Layer
Video               ASUS EN7300 GS GeForce PCI E, 256MB Turbo Cache DDR, DVI
Audio               Onboard Audio
Network Card   Onboard Network Card
Case               Lian-Li PC61 ATX Silver Aluminum Mid. Tower (black)
Power Supply   430 Watt Thermaltake Power Supply With Dual Fan W0070
Warranty     1 Years Parts & 3 Years Labor Warranty
   (Canadian Dollars) Priced At:  $1,071 + approx 140$ shipping and tax

that makes about total $1000 US

I can change most parts, but the present configuration is a set, so its cheaper that way.
Any suggestions? Thx
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2006, 09:49:19 AM »
That looks pretty nice for the price to me. If I was looking.   shocked

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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2006, 09:52:02 AM »
welcome to the forum.

thats a nice setup, i would stay away from the Thermaltake power supply and go with a antec.
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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2006, 10:59:23 AM »
i 2nd the power supply......i would not trust my computers life on that one
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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2006, 11:43:57 AM »
Quote from: Le_Murphant on November 06, 2006, 09:22:46 AM
Hi, I'm gonna order a new "custom" computer, and I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to parts other than graphic cards and cpus. I'm wondering if you could give me some feedback on what is good and what you suggest I change for the price.

Here are the specs:

CPU              Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6400 2.13GHz FSB 1066, 2MB CPU
Memory            2048MB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Major Brand) (1024 x 2) (special)
Mother Board  ASUS P5LD2 R2.0 Mother Board
Hard Drive 1    Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Hard Drive 2    Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive 1 LG 16X DVD RW +- Dual Layer
Video               ASUS EN7300 GS GeForce PCI E, 256MB Turbo Cache DDR, DVI
Audio               Onboard Audio
Network Card   Onboard Network Card
Case               Lian-Li PC61 ATX Silver Aluminum Mid. Tower (black)
Power Supply   430 Watt Thermaltake Power Supply With Dual Fan W0070
Warranty     1 Years Parts & 3 Years Labor Warranty
   (Canadian Dollars) Priced At:  $1,071 + approx 140$ shipping and tax

that makes about total $1000 US

I can change most parts, but the present configuration is a set, so its cheaper that way.
Any suggestions? Thx

I have no problems with anything BUT the western digital hard drives.  Go with the seagate equiv, pay a couple of extra bux and get that 5 year warranty.  You will not regret the decision...trust me!
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« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2006, 12:58:08 PM »
I would if at all possible go with a higher grade of motherboard. I know that with asus if you go with a lower tier board the updates in bios are far less frequent then a higher tier board and sometimes you get problems from bios and if there are no updates then you would just have to deal. I will suggest the ASUS P5W DH or one of the p5b boards with the 965 chipset.
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« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2006, 02:16:38 PM »
i'd drop 1 harddrive and go with a faster GPU (if you do games) or a bit faster CPU (always nice thing..)

250GB is enough, for me anyways..
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« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2006, 04:31:30 PM »
Quote from: kamil234 on November 06, 2006, 02:16:38 PM
i'd drop 1 harddrive and go with a faster GPU (if you do games) or a bit faster CPU (always nice thing..)

250GB is enough, for me anyways..

One can never have enough hd space....remember...as your drive fills up...your access to the information degrades...so its always best to keep your drive half full or less....

I have managed to fill 1 Terrabyte of space so far...so 500GB is a great place to start.
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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2006, 06:17:02 PM »
I agree with ISPGeek on going with Seagate drives.  Haven't had one die on me yet, which is more than can be said for WD drives in my workplace machines.  If you can get a faster speed on the memory with little or no cost, I'd suggest doing it.
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« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2006, 06:32:03 PM »
Quote from: ISPgeek on November 06, 2006, 11:43:57 AM
I have no problems with anything BUT the western digital hard drives.  Go with the seagate equiv, pay a couple of extra bux and get that 5 year warranty.  You will not regret the decision...trust me!

i agree with you go with the Seagate drive, personally like maxtor, but hey its Seagate now.
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« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2006, 06:36:38 PM »
Quote from: dlewis23 on November 06, 2006, 06:32:03 PM
i agree with you go with the Seagate drive, personally like maxtor, but hey its Seagate now.

The Seagate branded drives for the most part come with 5 year warranties whereas the Maxtor do not (go figure)....I have had wayyy too many Maxtor and WD drives die right at about the warranty time expires....whereas I still have an old Seagate ST225 thats just a purrin away with a specific task I gave it a long time ago....yes...I still have one....
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« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2006, 06:42:33 PM »
Quote from: ISPgeek on November 06, 2006, 06:36:38 PM
The Seagate branded drives for the most part come with 5 year warranties whereas the Maxtor do not (go figure)....I have had wayyy too many Maxtor and WD drives die right at about the warranty time expires....whereas I still have an old Seagate ST225 thats just a purrin away with a specific task I gave it a long time ago....yes...I still have one....

hmm ive had the opposite, ive had seagate drives die, but never a maxtor. I have maxtor drive that are 10 years old and still work great. Tho any of the new Seagate drives i have are great.
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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2006, 06:47:36 PM »
Save your money, get a 386 with onboard video.   You'll only need about 16 MB RAM.  No need for an OS, MS-DOS is L33T 4ND R0X0RZ da PL4N3T!!1111!!@
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« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2006, 06:48:24 PM »
Quote from: FallowEarth on November 06, 2006, 06:47:36 PM
Save your money, get a 386 with onboard video.   uglystupid2

oh that will be great for vista.  :haha: :haha:
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« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2006, 07:00:44 PM »
Quote from: FallowEarth on November 06, 2006, 06:47:36 PM
Save your money, get a 386 with onboard video.   You'll only need about 16 MB RAM.  No need for an OS, MS-DOS is L33T 4ND R0X0RZ da PL4N3T!!1111!!@
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