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Joe88 · Jul 11, 2008

iffy525 · Jul 11, 2008

Why not get the Sapphire radeon hd 4870 instead of the Diamond radeon hd 4870? It has gotten more reviews, has a better average rating, and costs the same.

Joe88 · Jul 11, 2008

I like the almost oem factory look on the diamond

fischju · Jul 12, 2008

The DDR3 costs twice as much as DDR2 RAM, and not much of a performance increase. That mobo is WAY to expensive. You can get a good microatx mobo with 1 pci-e x16 slot and 2 PCI if you don't plan on SLI/Crossfire for $70. A good full size is $180. You don't need the hard drive controller, or a floppy drive. Everybody uses boot CDs now. I use the stock HS on my E8200, and it never goes above 55c. You can overclock the E7200 to at least 3.2ghz without bumping voltage.

This case is cheaper, I've used it before and it is great. It has top, front, side, and rear fan areas, and it has a built in 1394/USB/audio panel on the side, so you don't need one of those. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811144151

You don't want to risk your system to save $50 on a cheap PSU from an unknown brand.

Joe88 · Jul 12, 2008

fischju said:
The DDR3 costs twice as much as DDR2 RAM, and not much of a performance increase. That mobo is WAY to expensive. You can get a good microatx mobo with 1 pci-e x16 slot and 2 PCI if you don't plan on SLI/Crossfire for $70. A good full size is $180. You don't need the hard drive controller, or a floppy drive. Everybody uses boot CDs now. I use the stock HS on my E8200, and it never goes above 55c. You can overclock the E7200 to at least 3.2ghz without bumping voltage.

This case is cheaper, I've used it before and it is great. It has top, front, side, and rear fan areas, and it has a built in 1394/USB/audio panel on the side, so you don't need one of those. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811144151

You don't want to risk your system to save $50 on a cheap PSU from an unknown brand.

well thats the problem
that motherboard pretty much has everything that I want in a mobo, ever since the P5W-DH Deluxe
ASUS hasnt put out anything near as good as the P5W for DDR2 memory
all their ultra boards now use DDR3

the HD controller I do need
as of right now I have 2 IDE DVDRW/ROM drives and 2 IDE hard drives
the board only has one IDE connector only allowing 2 ide devices, this is where this connector comes in to allow me to use the DVD drives, the on board will be used with the hard drives

same as FDD, I still have a lot of floppy's lying around, some with stuff like DOS boot disk, others can be used to flash bios

I guess I can take the HSF away and go with stock

as far as the case goes, im pretty much dead set on that case
mainly its looks, I like that clear plastic (almost glass like) front door
and I can remove it or switch it to the other side if I want

the built in sound usual causes problems, mainly the cracking sound, constant buzzing sounds in background
and the front usb suffers just from cheapness, not sturdy fell they are going to break

so im not even gonna rely on the built in stuff, just buy a panel an replace all of it

fischju · Jul 12, 2008

Well for all you want in a mobo, seems like it could have 2 IDE connectors....

Joe88 · Jul 12, 2008

they stopped doing that a long time ago
dont really have a choice in that matter...

and I could also use it to hook up my ps2 hard drive

Gman 101 · Jul 12, 2008

My advice, don't get an Asus mobo. I've gone through my M2N32 SLI Deluxe TWICE in a year. Go for a different mobo which doesn't need DDR3, 'cos that'll save you money, like a Gigabyte DS4.

Also, you should go for an HD4850, since it's cheap and still kicks ass (better than the 9800GTX+). You could even go for 2...

Joe88 · Jul 12, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131182

maybe I will get that instead
wanted at least a x38, but none of the upper chip sets include built in wifi and built in audio and such

and for ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227169

as for gfx, im sticking with that, so I want have to upgrade for a long time

Gman 101 · Jul 12, 2008

Joe88 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131182

maybe I will get that instead
wanted at least a x38, but none of the upper chip sets include built in wifi and built in audio and such

and for ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227169

as for gfx, im sticking with that, so I want have to upgrade for a long time

Yeah, a P35's DEFINITELY good 'nuff.

An HD4870 should be fine then. People have said that they can run Crysis very smoothly with 2x AA on 1680x1050 on high with it (albeit with a Q6600).

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