I'm going to hell!

bartobarto
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/barto_act/PhotoAlbum3.html"; target="_blank">Enjoy!</a>



I'm getting a PC for those not bothered enough to click the link.



Barto

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 17
    kecksykecksy Posts: 1,002member
    I assume this is for gaming? You did get an nForce2 motherboard, didn't you? Only fools would use a lower performing chipset like the VIA KT333/400.
  • Reply 2 of 17
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    The motherboard uses a KT400 chipset. Why should I care about the nForce, when I'm getting a Radeon 9500?



    Barto
  • Reply 3 of 17
    cybermonkeycybermonkey Posts: 604member
    i take it you'll be using windows?

    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

    happy formatting, spyware hunting etc etc <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    whats the point of having fast single tasking hardwarewhen your going to use windows!

    only fools rush in <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 4 of 17
    eskimoeskimo Posts: 474member
    Looks pretty nice Barto, I'd be interested to hear your reports on the sound generated from the aluminum fans. I have an all aluminum case for my computer and wouldn't mind matching up some Al fans for it if they are as queit as my current fans.



    Kecksy brought up the Nforce2 because it does outperform the Via KT400 in a number of benchmarks due in large part to better memory throughput. However Gigabyte makes good boards and I doubt you'll be disappointed by that one.



    I have a Sapphire Radeon 9500 similar to the one in your picture. If it does indeed look like the one in that picture and isn't a 9500pro you might be able to software modify it into a 9700 like I did to mine. Provides a hefty performance boost for $0 additional cash outlay.



    After you install XP and upgrade to SP1 you might want to look into using the newest "Hyperion" drivers for your motherboard to provide maximum IDE performance.

    <a href="http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2"; target="_blank">http://www.viaarena.com/?PageID=2</a>;
  • Reply 5 of 17
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by Barto:

    <strong>The motherboard uses a KT400 chipset. Why should I care about the nForce, when I'm getting a Radeon 9500?



    Barto</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Do a little bit of research...



    Most nForce2 boards don't come with an IGP. They do come with great integrated sound though.
  • Reply 6 of 17
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    [quote]Originally posted by Eugene:

    <strong>



    Do a little bit of research...



    Most nForce2 boards don't come with an IGP. They do come with great integrated sound though.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Integrated sound in this case being a good thing. 5.1
  • Reply 6 of 17
    mr. macintoshmr. macintosh Posts: 463member
    Yes, you are going to hell.
  • Reply 8 of 17
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by serrano:

    <strong>



    Integrated sound in this case being a good thing. 5.1</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Hence the 'great' modifier...
  • Reply 9 of 17
    dogcowdogcow Posts: 713member
    if you don't mind me asking... how much did it all add up to?
  • Reply 10 of 17
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    $2060 Australian including GST and Shipping.



    $1873 Australian excluding GST, including Shipping



    $1248 US including GST and shipping



    $1135 US excluding GST, including Shipping



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    I don't care about 5.1 sound, as I'm just running 2 Sony bookshelf speakers hooked up to a stereo reciever.



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    Thanks for the tips Eskimo.



    Barto
  • Reply 11 of 17
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    [quote]Originally posted by cybermonkey:

    <strong>i take it you'll be using windows?

    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />

    happy formatting, spyware hunting etc etc <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />



    whats the point of having fast single tasking hardwarewhen your going to use windows!

    only fools rush in <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    I'll probably be running RedHat 8.0



    My computer purchasing pattern is a Mac then a PC then a Mac then a PC and so on.



    Barto
  • Reply 12 of 17
    costiquecostique Posts: 1,084member
    [quote]Originally posted by Mr. Macintosh:

    <strong>Yes, you are going to hell.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    So, Barto, fare thee well...
  • Reply 13 of 17
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    Ok, the aluminium fans are AMAZING! They move more air than any other 80mm fan I've used, and they are very, very quiet!



    The drive cables I got came with grounding wires. Unfortunatly, when I hook them up to the motherboard screws the computer doesn't turn on. :confused:



    Hooking up the front audio disables the rear audio, so I've left it unhooked.



    The performance of this system is amazing. It really is. It rips DVDs at close to real time. The games I've got run silky smooth. I run Quake III Arena at 1024x768 @ 32bit, all options, highest quality, 4X AA and 16X Ansthropic Filtering.



    I was not able to escape the steel case unscared though. They left all these metal bits in you had to twist or cut out. God help any non-Techies trying to use such a case. But the paint job and the window, sweeet!



    The monitor and speakers make for a l33t DivX machine.



    All in all, I'm very happy



    Barto



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  • Reply 14 of 17
    bluesignsbluesigns Posts: 315member
    i was in hell once...





    it's NOT a dry heat !





    :cool:
  • Reply 15 of 17
    adpowersadpowers Posts: 188member
    I like your choice of optical drives. My brother's computer and mine both have Lite-on DVD and CD-R drives.



    Andrew



    PS: You're a reverse switcher, I'm a slow Apple switcher (got a PB in Nov.). I'm hoping to phase out Windows in the next few years (replace with Linux and OS X).
  • Reply 16 of 17
    fobiefobie Posts: 216member
    Dude, you're going to hell! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 17 of 17
    bartobarto Posts: 2,246member
    w00tz0r! I'm posting this from my PC using Phoenix!



    I used Brickhouse on the Mac, but it took me ages to figure out the PC needed to my ISPs DNS server. Which was awkward because it's set automatically. I had to boot into 9 and run IPNetRouter to get the addy.



    Barto
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