Should I upgrade to this?

TheMajor · 02-23-2007, 11:38 AM

I may build a new computer soon. I would appreciate some feedback on this build.
Is the PSU compatible with the motherboard?

(I'm ordering from www.azerty.nl)

Motherboard: P5W DH Deluxe (because I need 2 IDE channels)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131025
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...xe-retail.html

CPU: E6300
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115005
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...775-boxed.html

RAM: 2048MB Kingston HyperX (affordable over here)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820134066
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...0-mhz-2-x.html

GFX: BFG 7600GT OC
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...press-x16.html

Case: Thermaltake Soprano Silver + Window
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133146
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...ow-zilver.html

PSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 400w (is it any good?)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103935
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html

HSF: Scythe Infinity (would it fit?)
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...-infinity.html

I want to spend around $900-950 (800-850).

TimBlanchard · 02-23-2007, 12:34 PM

you could cut down to 1gb if your not using vista?

TheMajor · 02-25-2007, 07:42 PM

Found some cheaper RAM (2GB):

http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=13718

Maybe this PSU makes less noise, is it good?
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=9146
http://www.chieftec.de/?page=product...=4&language=uk

Deathawk · 02-25-2007, 08:48 PM

Do they have the FSP(Or Fortron.) 400w over there? It's similarly priced to the 400w Smartpower, and it's better.

TheMajor · 02-26-2007, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Deathawk
Do they have the FSP(Or Fortron.) 400w over there? It's similarly priced to the 400w Smartpower, and it's better.

http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...ROEPERING=merk

No

TheMajor · 02-26-2007, 04:07 AM

What about this one?

http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=9054

hmammen · 02-26-2007, 09:08 AM

can you try to find an antec PSU....those pSU look fine but ive never heard of them....since your not doing all the latest greatest hardware and gaming...you should be fine. But i do reccomend antec over any of those.

plant · 02-26-2007, 09:19 AM

dude do you really have a 200mhz pentium?!?! That rules, i cant believe you can put up with it with today's software. How long does it take to open firefox on that bad boy?

TheMajor · 02-26-2007, 09:22 AM

I could get one of these:

http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html
http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html

But I think maybe I should save some money and get the cheaper Huntkey. It has a big fan, so it's probably relatively quiet.
I am currently using a very cheap Q-teq PSU in my computer and it has been working fine so far.

TheMajor · 02-26-2007, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by plant
dude do you really have a 200mhz pentium?!?! That rules, i cant believe you can put up with it with today's software. How long does it take to open firefox on that bad boy?

I am using it as a server. It has 256 RAM so it is quite fast compared to similar computers. Overclocked to 225Mhz

Running XP Pro.
Should only take 3-4 seconds to open Firefox (cold start).

My main computer is an Athlon XP 1600+ @ 1,61Ghz Palomino. Cheap 512MB DDR400 @ 153MHz and a Ti4200 64Mb AGP 4x.
MSI KT266 Pro2 mortherboard, Q-tec 350w PSU. 3 optical drives, 3 HDD's, Soundblaster Live! 5.1. Some Spire CPU cooler. 100Mbit Realtek Ethernet. USB 1.1 onboard.

02-23-2007, 11:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	Should I upgrade to this? I may build a new computer soon. I would appreciate some feedback on this build. Is the PSU compatible with the motherboard? (I'm ordering from www.azerty.nl) Motherboard: P5W DH Deluxe (because I need 2 IDE channels) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131025 http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...xe-retail.html CPU: E6300 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819115005 http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...775-boxed.html RAM: 2048MB Kingston HyperX (affordable over here) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820134066 http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...0-mhz-2-x.html GFX: BFG 7600GT OC http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...press-x16.html Case: Thermaltake Soprano Silver + Window http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811133146 http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...ow-zilver.html PSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 400w (is it any good?) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103935 http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html HSF: Scythe Infinity (would it fit?) http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...-infinity.html I want to spend around $900-950 (800-850).

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02-25-2007, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deathawk Monster Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,159	Do they have the FSP(Or Fortron.) 400w over there? It's similarly priced to the 400w Smartpower, and it's better. __________________

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hmammen Self Proclaimed Immortal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denton, TX (UNT) Posts: 2,496	can you try to find an antec PSU....those pSU look fine but ive never heard of them....since your not doing all the latest greatest hardware and gaming...you should be fine. But i do reccomend antec over any of those. __________________ -For now- MacBook Pro with 8600GT

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02-25-2007, 07:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	Found some cheaper RAM (2GB): http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=13718 Maybe this PSU makes less noise, is it good? http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=9146 http://www.chieftec.de/?page=product...=4&language=uk

02-26-2007, 04:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	What about this one? http://www.azerty.nl/producten/product_detail/?ID=9054

02-26-2007, 09:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
plant True Techie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 233	dude do you really have a 200mhz pentium?!?! That rules, i cant believe you can put up with it with today's software. How long does it take to open firefox on that bad boy?

02-26-2007, 09:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	I could get one of these: http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html http://www.azerty.nl/producten/produ...tt-retail.html But I think maybe I should save some money and get the cheaper Huntkey. It has a big fan, so it's probably relatively quiet. I am currently using a very cheap Q-teq PSU in my computer and it has been working fine so far.