Well....I finallly have it up and running!!

webe3 · 08-16-2003, 11:06 AM

OK, this is what I have just had built....Asus A7N8x Deluxe Motherboard, AMD Athlon XP 2600 CPU, 2-512 mb sticks of Micron PC 2700 DDRAM(Running in dual channel mode for a total of 1 gigabyte RAM), Soundblaster Audigy 2 soundcard (internal), Chaintech Ge Force FX 5600 Ultra (256 mb), Sony DRU-500 AX [DVD Burner- burns dvd formats: -r/+r (at 4x) and -rw (at 2x) and +rw (at 2.4x) and cd-r (at 24x) and cd-rw (at 10x)], Plextor plexwriter cd burner 40/12/40a (40x-cd-r,12x-cd-rw, read cd at 40x), zip 100 drive (uses 100mb disks), generic 3.5 drive. I have a 500 watt power supply and an atx case. I also have a bearpaw (scanner), HP deskjet 940c (inkjet printer), and a motorola SB 5100 cable modem. I have a KDS X-Flat 17 inch CRT monitor. I use win xp pro operating system and have insight cable as my ISP. Well...... that is my rig! I am glad I had this built because I am wanting something to last me awhile. There will always be newer "toys" out there, but for now this will do. What do you guys think?? (By the way, I am going to be getting an AMD athlon 3200 processor and drop it inside when the prices go down after the AMD 64 bit chip introduction.) Well thats what I have...any suggestions or opinions??

**DreamCaster** · 08-16-2003, 01:22 PM

Sounds like a nice solid system there webe3

You should post up some pics of your new rig if you can

~Peace
DC

webe3 · 08-16-2003, 07:32 PM

I'll try to get some up as soon as I can.

rastagard · 08-16-2003, 08:22 PM

That's a really nice system. I think yer gonna love the DVD burner. I know I look at burning CDs the same way I used to look at puttin stuff on floppies.

I also like the fact that you gave yourself some room to grow. It's really is gonna be a great system for ya, and upgradability will mean you can really hang onto it that much longer.

I would like to see some pics too.

Nice job!

Fister · 08-16-2003, 10:42 PM

nice!
sounds like years of fun...

webe3 · 08-17-2003, 08:37 AM

Thanks for the replies! I am hoping today or tomorrow to have some pics for ya! Though I giotta warn ya the case itself is just plain, not much on the outside.....

rastagard · 08-17-2003, 11:03 AM

Its all good, bud!

The only thing better than the excitement of building yer own computer is sharin it with others..........

Just make sure ya show us the guts of this thing. Too bad ya already told us whats inside, its always fun ta see how much Ripp can identify from a photo.

RipperRoo · 08-17-2003, 11:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rastagard
Its all good, bud!

Too bad ya already told us whats inside, its always fun ta see how much Ripp can identify from a photo.

:rotflmao:

LPDad · 08-17-2003, 12:55 PM

Very nice setup...LOL.I have the almost the same setup...With a 21" HP monitor...

..When you upgrade your processor be sure to SEND ME the old one...I will find a very good use for it.

webe3 · 08-17-2003, 05:52 PM

Well actually, I was thinking of selling the old motherboard(soyo syk7vta pro), ram (512 stick kingston sdram), processor (AMD xp 2000) and an older video card I have got !(XFX GF4 mx440) I would not really know what a fair price for all that would be though..... I would like to sell it all at one time so I don't have to deal with sending parts to different addresses! Mabye I can put it on ebay.

webe3 · 08-18-2003, 09:37 AM

Update: Well I am selling my OLD motherboard, CPU, memory and video card for $60.00 on a 3 day auction on ebay with option to buy it now for $80.00! They ALL worked great, I just replaced them with faster stuff! My new stuff works great as well!

webe3 · 08-19-2003, 09:18 AM

Updae again: SOLD IT ALL FOR $80.00 on ebay!! YEEEHAWWWWWW!!!!

08-16-2003, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Well....I finallly have it up and running!! OK, this is what I have just had built....Asus A7N8x Deluxe Motherboard, AMD Athlon XP 2600 CPU, 2-512 mb sticks of Micron PC 2700 DDRAM(Running in dual channel mode for a total of 1 gigabyte RAM), Soundblaster Audigy 2 soundcard (internal), Chaintech Ge Force FX 5600 Ultra (256 mb), Sony DRU-500 AX [DVD Burner- burns dvd formats: -r/+r (at 4x) and -rw (at 2x) and +rw (at 2.4x) and cd-r (at 24x) and cd-rw (at 10x)], Plextor plexwriter cd burner 40/12/40a (40x-cd-r,12x-cd-rw, read cd at 40x), zip 100 drive (uses 100mb disks), generic 3.5 drive. I have a 500 watt power supply and an atx case. I also have a bearpaw (scanner), HP deskjet 940c (inkjet printer), and a motorola SB 5100 cable modem. I have a KDS X-Flat 17 inch CRT monitor. I use win xp pro operating system and have insight cable as my ISP. Well...... that is my rig! I am glad I had this built because I am wanting something to last me awhile. There will always be newer "toys" out there, but for now this will do. What do you guys think?? (By the way, I am going to be getting an AMD athlon 3200 processor and drop it inside when the prices go down after the AMD 64 bit chip introduction.) Well thats what I have...any suggestions or opinions?? Last edited by webe3; 08-16-2003 at 11:32 AM.

08-16-2003, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
DreamCaster Tune Raider Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New England Posts: 1,353	Sounds like a nice solid system there webe3 You should post up some pics of your new rig if you can ~Peace DC __________________ Boston Red Sox - 2004 World Champions New England Patriots - '02, '04, '05 Superbowl Champions

08-16-2003, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fister h3\|P \| 4m 5tUcK Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UVic Posts: 1,898	nice! sounds like years of fun... __________________

08-17-2003, 12:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	Very nice setup...LOL.I have the almost the same setup...With a 21" HP monitor... ..When you upgrade your processor be sure to SEND ME the old one...I will find a very good use for it. __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

08-17-2003, 05:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Well actually, I was thinking of selling the old motherboard(soyo syk7vta pro), ram (512 stick kingston sdram), processor (AMD xp 2000) and an older video card I have got !(XFX GF4 mx440) I would not really know what a fair price for all that would be though..... I would like to sell it all at one time so I don't have to deal with sending parts to different addresses! Mabye I can put it on ebay. __________________ System Specs: ATX generic case with Antec 550 watt power supply. ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. Western Digital 7,200 RPM 40 gig IDE Hard Drive.(FAT 32- file system) AMD Athlon XP 2600 processor.(standard fan and heatsink-Thoroughbred Core-standard speed-NO OVERCLOCK) 1 gig of Samsung DDRAM(PC 2700- 333 mhz....2-512mb sticks running in dual channel mode).Ati Radeon 8x 9600 XT (8x is enabled on motherboard). Soundblaster Audigy 2 sound card. Motorola sb 5100 cable modem (Insight Communications-Cable Connection) Sony DRU 500 AX DVD- RECORDER.(records -R/-RW or +R/+RW and CD-R formats-4x-24x-4x) LG 52x32x52 CD Burner. Zip 100 internal drive and a generic 3.5 floppy drive. Windows XP Professional Operating System. I also have a bearpaw scanner, HP Deskjet 3520 inkjet printer and a KDS X Flat 17 inch CRT monitor.

08-16-2003, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	I'll try to get some up as soon as I can.

08-16-2003, 08:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	That's a really nice system. I think yer gonna love the DVD burner. I know I look at burning CDs the same way I used to look at puttin stuff on floppies. I also like the fact that you gave yourself some room to grow. It's really is gonna be a great system for ya, and upgradability will mean you can really hang onto it that much longer. I would like to see some pics too. Nice job!

08-17-2003, 08:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Thanks for the replies! I am hoping today or tomorrow to have some pics for ya! Though I giotta warn ya the case itself is just plain, not much on the outside.....

08-17-2003, 11:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	Its all good, bud! The only thing better than the excitement of building yer own computer is sharin it with others.......... Just make sure ya show us the guts of this thing. Too bad ya already told us whats inside, its always fun ta see how much Ripp can identify from a photo.

08-18-2003, 09:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Update: Well I am selling my OLD motherboard, CPU, memory and video card for $60.00 on a 3 day auction on ebay with option to buy it now for $80.00! They ALL worked great, I just replaced them with faster stuff! My new stuff works great as well! Last edited by webe3; 08-18-2003 at 12:16 PM.

08-19-2003, 09:18 AM	#12 (permalink)
webe3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 106	Updae again: SOLD IT ALL FOR $80.00 on ebay!! YEEEHAWWWWWW!!!! __________________ System Specs: ATX generic case with Antec 550 watt power supply. ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard. Western Digital 7,200 RPM 40 gig IDE Hard Drive.(FAT 32- file system) AMD Athlon XP 2600 processor.(standard fan and heatsink-Thoroughbred Core-standard speed-NO OVERCLOCK) 1 gig of Samsung DDRAM(PC 2700- 333 mhz....2-512mb sticks running in dual channel mode).Ati Radeon 8x 9600 XT (8x is enabled on motherboard). Soundblaster Audigy 2 sound card. Motorola sb 5100 cable modem (Insight Communications-Cable Connection) Sony DRU 500 AX DVD- RECORDER.(records -R/-RW or +R/+RW and CD-R formats-4x-24x-4x) LG 52x32x52 CD Burner. Zip 100 internal drive and a generic 3.5 floppy drive. Windows XP Professional Operating System. I also have a bearpaw scanner, HP Deskjet 3520 inkjet printer and a KDS X Flat 17 inch CRT monitor.

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