long awaited upgrade.... help please...

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02-10-2002, 11:34 AM
SexyBurrito

long awaited upgrade.... help please...

hello.

after almost 2 years of waiting, i finally am onto upgrading my computer... *drools* and thought i should make sure i am not making any mistakes.

i am gonna keep prophet II ultra/ 20 gb hard/ case with 300w from my current system and purchasing...

athlon xp 1700 retail
abit kr7a-raid
maxtor d740x 40gb
sb live 5.1

from newegg.com for $408 after shipping

256 pc2100 DDR

from crucial.com for $75

i am hoping this system will last me through college(i am a frosh)...

here are questions:

will the new system have any compatability conflicts?

should i get better graphic card?

should i get better hsf? if yes, then what should i get? (i don't plan to oc in a near future and quiet and stable running is important)

thank you very much.

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Athlon 750
Asus k7v
256 RAM pc133
Prophet II Ultra 64 DDR
Sound Blaster PCI128
win2k
02-10-2002, 12:14 PM
thebove

looks like it'll be a pretty nice system to me. https://www.sharkyforums.com/ if quiet is a big factor for you, get one of the heatsinks that uses an 80mm fan...some of these are the alpha pal8045, swiftec mcx462, and the thermaltake volcano7. a gf2 ultra should still be fine unless you're a gaming fanatic and want the best there is, but IMO i'd keep it and save a lil money

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1691 (fsb@147)
Alpha PAL8045 w/46.1cfm Delta
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro
02-10-2002, 02:01 PM
SexyBurrito

what kinda fan should i get with pal8045 and from which vendor?

thank you for replying.

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Athlon 750
Asus k7v
256 RAM pc133
Prophet II Ultra 64 DDR
Sound Blaster PCI128
win2k
02-10-2002, 02:20 PM
Indus

I think an Epox 8KHA+ or Shuttle AK31A would be better for the price. What do you all think? It doesn't look like he needs raid so why not save $50?

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Dell 4100 System, Case & Motherboard | 800 Mhz Celeron (upgraded from p3 600) | 256 MB PC 133 SDRAM | 10 GB Quantum Fireball 7200 RPM, 40 GB Maxtor 7200 RPM (No Western Digitals thanks) | 32 MB DDR GeForce 2 GTS/Pro | Sony CRX 1611 16x/10x/40x CD-Burner (Last time for Sony anything) | Iomega 100 MB Zip Drive | Soundblaster 5.1 | Altec Lansing Speakers | 3Com NIC
Samsung SyncMaster 955DF (1024 x 768 at 100hz)
Win XP Pro (running fine after clean install)
3DMark2001 Score: 3054
02-10-2002, 02:21 PM
thebove

you can get a combo package with a quiet sunon fan and the pal8045 from www.2cooltek.com for $44. here is a link directly to the combo on their site

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1691 (fsb@147)
Alpha PAL8045 w/46.1cfm Delta
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro
02-10-2002, 02:51 PM
SexyBurrito

would 25 cfm be enough for xp1700? i usually let my comp run for days and days...

also, is there any sort of stability (since performance and features don't really matter to me) difference between abit boards and other lesser brands?

thank you again for replies.

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Athlon 750
Asus k7v
256 RAM pc133
Prophet II Ultra 64 DDR
Sound Blaster PCI128
win2k
02-10-2002, 02:56 PM
thebove

it will be enough because the heatsink itself is excellent and dissipates heat very well. if you want to be absolutely sure, they've also got this combo, with a 39cfm, 30db (still pretty quiet) fan...it's actually a dollar cheaper too https://www.sharkyforums.com/

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1691 (fsb@147)
Alpha PAL8045 w/46.1cfm Delta
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro
02-10-2002, 03:54 PM
Mr. Tux

I wouls definitley drop the Abit board. I had one and it sucked. Yesterday I just bought an Epox 8KHA+, and, except for the lack of functional FDD, i'm very happy with it.

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Epox 8KHA+
AMD 1.4Ghz T-Bird
512MB DDR PC2100
Leadtek GeForce2 MX200

Linux? What's that?
02-10-2002, 03:58 PM
thebove

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Tux:
I wouls definitley drop the Abit board. I had one and it sucked. Yesterday I just bought an Epox 8KHA+, and, except for the lack of functional FDD, i'm very happy with it.

i've heard that abit board is a very nice one actually...and what do you mean you don't have no floppy with your 8kha+

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1691 (fsb@147)
Alpha PAL8045 w/46.1cfm Delta
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro
02-10-2002, 04:32 PM
OCking

Ok, couple things...
Get the oem xp1700 that way you save monet and can spend it on a nice alpha pal8045 with a panaflo fan.

Hard drive is good
sound card is known to have problems... I'd get an audigy... theyre pretty cheap too

Get the epox or shuttle boards they are better for your money.
Overall looks pretty good though. If your a diehard gamer then ya might wanna up to a gf3 or radeon but if not then save the dough.

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AXP 1500+ @ 1.6 - 8KHA+ - 512mb Crucial - Geforce 3 Ti 200 $99 Yehaaaaa!!! (Oced to 235/535) - Audigy oem - Lite on 16x DVD/Burner - 40gb 60 gxp

Housed in a beautiful (modded) Lian Li PC 86 (bought from www.so-trickcomputers.com)
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Future Upgrades: Tbred, Raid, Case mod Madness!!! :D
02-10-2002, 04:53 PM
Mr. Tux

Quote:

i've heard that abit board is a very nice one actually...and what do you mean you don't have no floppy with your 8kha+

Well, for some reason when I boot there is a floppy error. It just can't detect it. The FDD was fine yesterday, and I tried a new one with no success. I've also tried every wire i can find in every position i can find. It sucks, i'm gonna talk to Epox.

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Epox 8KHA+
AMD 1.4Ghz T-Bird
512MB DDR PC2100
Leadtek GeForce2 MX200

Linux? What's that?
02-10-2002, 05:13 PM
razz@ksu

I just got the epox 8kha+ it is a great board for only $98 and no reason to get a raid board if you're not going to use it.

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athlon xp 1600 @ 1580
coolmaster ep5-6I11
epox 8kha+
lite on 24x cdrw
256 mb ddr ram
gforce 2 32mb vcard
enlight 7237 w/120mm intake fan
02-10-2002, 06:29 PM
SexyBurrito

the reason why i got retail was for the warranty, cause i heard that some CPU can be defective or something...

and what's advantage of a pananflo fan? and where can i get it?

and for abit board, the reason i am getting it is cause it is supposedly the most stable one. if there is another kt266a board that's more stable (even if it is with less feature) please suggest one.

thank you.

thanks.

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Athlon 750
Asus k7v
256 RAM pc133
Prophet II Ultra 64 DDR
Sound Blaster PCI128
win2k

[This message has been edited by SexyBurrito (edited February 10, 2002).]
02-10-2002, 06:37 PM
thebove

Quote:

Originally posted by SexyBurrito:
the reason why i got retail was for the warranty, cause i heard that some CPU can be defective or something...

and what's advantage of a pananflo fan? and where can i get it?

and for abit board, the reason i am getting it is cause it is supposedly the most stable one. if there is another kt266a board that's more stable (even if it is with less feature) please suggest one.

thank you.

thanks.

epox 8kha+ that'll save you over $40...you won't get raid but it's just as stable

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Aopen H600a case w/300W Aopen psu
Athlon XP 1800 @ 1691 (fsb@147)
Alpha PAL8045 w/46.1cfm Delta
Epox 8kha+
512MB Micron PC2100
PNY Geforce3 Ti500
SB Live MP3+
HP 10x4x32
Acer 50x
Maxtor D740x 40GB
WD 5400rpm 30GB
Win2k Pro
02-10-2002, 06:43 PM
richardginn

yeah don't go for raid if you are not going to use it.

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02-10-2002, 10:14 PM
ptamim

GL buddy,
I'd go for the Abid KR7A board. It's not a RAID board, but if you shop around you can find somewhere that sells it for the 120 $ price range. I've just built my new system, and love this MB.

Pat

ABIT KR7A
Athlon XP 1800
Keningston registered ecc 512 mb DDR SDRAM
Tekram 390 U2W SCSI controller
Monster 300 sound card
Lan Li USB-07 case
Radeon 8500 video card

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Never poke a skunk - ie. the pancreas
02-10-2002, 10:44 PM
Skywize

Quote:

Originally posted by SexyBurrito:

and for abit board, the reason i am getting it is cause it is supposedly the most stable one. if there is another kt266a board that's more stable (even if it is with less feature) please suggest one.

thank you.

thanks.

ABIT makes a non raid version of the KR7A, it's cheaper https://www.sharkyforums.com/
I've been running my KR7A for just about 2 months now and havent had any problems.
Great manual, easy to setup, great stability, good OC capabilities (not the best though since it is limited to 1.85 core voltage).

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Athlon XP 1900+@1667
ABIT KR7A-RAID
512MB PC2100 DDR
2x60gig Maxtor ATA100 HD
LG GCE-8160B 16x-10x-40x
Pioneer DVD-113
VisionTek GeForce3
SBLive Value
3COM 10/100 ethernet
02-10-2002, 10:46 PM
Skywize

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr. Tux:
I wouls definitley drop the Abit board. I had one and it sucked. Yesterday I just bought an Epox 8KHA+, and, except for the lack of functional FDD, i'm very happy with it.

kinda funny how you say the abit board sux and then your epox can't even get something as simple as the FDD to work :P

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Athlon XP 1900+@1667
ABIT KR7A-RAID
512MB PC2100 DDR
2x60gig Maxtor ATA100 HD
LG GCE-8160B 16x-10x-40x
Pioneer DVD-113
VisionTek GeForce3
SBLive Value
3COM 10/100 ethernet

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