New System

**doctor15** · 06-19-2003, 09:49 PM

Here's the new system I'm planning on building to take to college next year. Any comments before I click buy?

P4 2.8ghz C w/ HT OEM
Zalman CNPS7000 AlCu CPU cooler
Abit IC7-G mobo
Zalman Northbridge heatsink (to replace abit's fan)
Fortron 400watt PSU
Cheiftec Blue Dragon case
4 80mm Vantec Stealth fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust)
2 HyperX 512mb PC3500 RAM (1024mb total)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 40gig (for Windows)
2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120gig SATA (for Raid 0 setup)
Lite-on 52x Black CD burner
Lite-on 16x DVD-ROM black
M-audio Revolution 7.1
ATI AIW 9700Pro
various UV cables and lights
black floppy drive
Logitech Cordless Elite Duo MX
Artic Silver 3

Later Additions:
Monsoon PM14 Speakers
HP P2175 multifunction printer
Dell 1800FP monitor (18" LCD)
Sony DVD-Burner???? (maybe...)

Thanks for all the posts that help me put this together.
Let me know if you see any problems or have any other suggestions.

**XP1800** · 06-19-2003, 09:54 PM

Are you sure you need a 7.1 card? The speakers you plan on buying won't exactly take advantage of it. I would suggest getting a 5.1 card, like the Audigy2, and then getting better speakers, or a set of good headphones

I wish I had a good set of headphones for my first year in the dorms...

Other than that, everything looks awesome. Also, I won't b!tch about your PSU, since Fortron are known to be pretty stable, so you shouldn't have any problems.

Good luck

**doctor15** · 06-19-2003, 09:57 PM

I acutally already have the revolution. I dont need it, but it was on sale for an insane price. As far as speakers, I only have space for 2.1, and i decided the PM14s would be the best for me. As far as headphones, I'm planning on getting some Seinhauser HD212pros.

**XP1800** · 06-19-2003, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by doctor15
I acutally already have the revolution. I dont need it, but it was on sale for an insane price. As far as speakers, I only have space for 2.1, and i decided the PM14s would be the best for me. As far as headphones, I'm planning on getting some Seinhauser HD212pros.

Well then by all means stick with that setup

I'm also getting a pair of the 212's, since everyone highly recommends them. Hope you like your new rig!

**natgun** · 06-19-2003, 10:01 PM

might want to consider antec truepower psu, they are the best...

vantec stealth are not as quiet as they are rated for, more like 27-30db. they make a buzzing noise when they spin. also, forget the intake fans alltogether, just put 2 exhaust in. lots of people on the forums here have said that intake fans just serve to disrupt airflow, and after doing some experimenting, i have found that they are right. my cpu and case temps were like 1-2 degrees cooler without the intakes, and my case was much quieter also. i actually am using the 2 chieftec casefans that came with my case for exhaust, they are rated at 24db, and they are noticeably more quiet than my vantec stealths.

the seagate barracudas sata drives dont perform that well, and are a bit expensive. unless you want super quiet drives, your better off using WD special editions or hitachi 180gxps w/ 8meg cache and sata-pata converters, it will perform better. actually my 180gxp is super quiet, noticeably quieter than WD drives.

**natgun** · 06-19-2003, 10:02 PM

you wont be dissapointed with the sennheiser 212pros, great headphones, i love mine.

**Tricksterpan** · 06-20-2003, 12:50 AM

Originally posted by natgun
you wont be dissapointed with the sennheiser 212pros, great headphones, i love mine.

where can i look up some of those, I need some good headphones

**XP1800** · 06-20-2003, 01:24 AM

Originally posted by Tricksterpan

where can i look up some of those, I need some good headphones

www.headphone.com

An hour of browsing for me gave me a whole new outlook on headphones, and now I'm gonna get a pair of 212's myself

**doctor15** · 06-20-2003, 01:25 AM

natgun,

I was going to get the TruPower430, but after reading some comments from other members I decided to go for the fortron. I'm going for a quiet pc here so I can sleep w/ my rig on. Thats also y I chose the Barracudas. For the fans, ive read many comments and reviews and am not really convinced either way, so I wanted to do my own trials. Maybe ill try two stealths and the two that come w/ a case if you really think they're quieter.

trickster,
check out headphone.com for more info and to buy them. They also sell them at newegg and circuit city.

EDIT: xp1800, you beat me to it.

**natgun** · 06-20-2003, 01:33 AM

if you want silent, panaflo fans are much quieter. trust me on this one, vantec stealth fans make a loud buzzing noise. you can get the sennheiser 212s from amazon for like 45 bones shipped. that was the best deal when i got mine.

**AGERSTONE** · 06-20-2003, 07:53 AM

Senheiser headphone are great, only wharfdale make better audio stuff

**doctor15** · 06-20-2003, 05:25 PM

alright well if i go with the panaflo, i need 3to4 pin adapters, correct? Also, whats the deal w/ those tails, and do they come w/ screws?

I remembered why i decided to get intake fans. I need them to cool my two 120gig barracudas.

For the headphones, im getting mine at circuit city cause i work there and get a discount. If not i probably wouldve gotten the hd497s.

**OS-Wiz** · 06-20-2003, 06:47 PM

OK, things sound pretty good. NOW, how did you plan to backup? Especially running RAID 0.

**doctor15** · 06-21-2003, 01:05 AM

Originally posted by OS-Wiz
OK, things sound pretty good. NOW, how did you plan to backup? Especially running RAID 0.

ya... thats the reason i was thinking of the dvd burner.
I'll probably store my documents on both the raid and the system drive.

As for the other 239.9 gig on the raid, ill just have to redownload it

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