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Iwantbatteries · 11-18-03, 06:11 PM

Well I'm going to start buying things for the new computer I'm making and there are a couple major decisions I must make before I start

so make you voice herad and decide where I spend my money

Case:
Antec Sonata-
Pros-very quiet, nice looking, mid size case is easier to work in
Cons- Needs to be dusted regularly, scratches easily
Shuttle XPC-
Pros- small, will fit on one of my shelves instead of on top of desk, easy to lug to LAN parties
Cons- Hard to work in, low heat disapattion, more expensive
Name Brand beige case- Inexpensive solution, usually fits the bill, not particularly attactive.

Processor- 3 dollar cost difference is insignificant
Athlon XP 3000-Motherboard will cost me less, higher benchmarks for games higher synthetic benchmarks
Pentium 4 2.8gHz- 800mHz front side bus, higher 3d benchmarks

Hard drive
Serial ATA-Faster acces times, larger cache, more expensive
ATA- Same long term transfer rate, cheaper

Graphix cards:
Radeon 9500 pro: Better prerformace, 50$ more
Radeon 9600 Pro: Good performance, less expensive.

the big think i can't decide on is the case and gphx card, the others I'm leaning towards intel and SATA. Anybody got any thoughts?

11-18-03, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
Iwantbatteries Aximsite Minor League Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 193 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New computer: Cube or sonata? and many other questions Well I'm going to start buying things for the new computer I'm making and there are a couple major decisions I must make before I start so make you voice herad and decide where I spend my money Case: Antec Sonata- Pros-very quiet, nice looking, mid size case is easier to work in Cons- Needs to be dusted regularly, scratches easily Shuttle XPC- Pros- small, will fit on one of my shelves instead of on top of desk, easy to lug to LAN parties Cons- Hard to work in, low heat disapattion, more expensive Name Brand beige case- Inexpensive solution, usually fits the bill, not particularly attactive. Processor- 3 dollar cost difference is insignificant Athlon XP 3000-Motherboard will cost me less, higher benchmarks for games higher synthetic benchmarks Pentium 4 2.8gHz- 800mHz front side bus, higher 3d benchmarks Hard drive Serial ATA-Faster acces times, larger cache, more expensive ATA- Same long term transfer rate, cheaper Graphix cards: Radeon 9500 pro: Better prerformace, 50$ more Radeon 9600 Pro: Good performance, less expensive. the big think i can't decide on is the case and gphx card, the others I'm leaning towards intel and SATA. Anybody got any thoughts? __________________ Go Falcons! I am the virus of signature. Being placed in my your signature, therefore me it continues to duplicate, it is possible. Resistance is not useful!