consider getting a 875chipset mb over the 865. much better IMHO


also go for the c designated cpus. Hyperthreading ownzz!

 

I'm still not sure what you meant about 2.8C, did you mean 2.8G (as in Ghz). The 2.6Ghz is only $40 cheaper and my logic behind the 2.8G was in a few of the benchmarks I was reading through, most of the time, the 2.8G 800 FSB was equal or a little quicker than the 3.06Ghz 533 FSB P4. Dumb reason, but I figured it would be more than enough machine without tinkering to handle anything I threw at it.

 

you can get a burner that can burn on both types of standardized dvdr[w]'s

:werd: on the falling price though. give it another year or two and itll be cheap as fawk

 

You can get OEM units for around $150 but I'm trying to avoid OEM stuff, besides, I honestly don't think I'll use it that much, just a novelty and I'd rather spend the money elsewhere. I'll probably add one later when their cheaper and faster.


I though about getting the 875 but from what I've been reading, they found a way to unlock the PAT technology on the 675's and they're almost as fast, just $75 cheaper.

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherbo...603/index.html

I also don't know if spending the money on the 875 will be worth it with the P5 and AMD 64 bit chips coming out soon. I figured if I spend less now, I can more easily justify to myself upgrading in a year or two when the 64bit chips are out and the bugs are ironed out.

That 2.8Ghz P4 is HT enabled, as is the P4P800 board.

 

I think I remember reading that one of the big supporters of one of the standards gave up and swtiched (Sony maybe?) so it's going to be down to one soon. I think I'm going to hold off on the DVD-R for now, something to upgrade later too, like a second display and larger storage HD.

 

Suggestion:

Go for the AMD Athlon XP processors they are cheaper and better than the over rated Pentiums.

Get the Asus A7V8X-X motherboard, its got very good reviews and has a lot of potential.

 

I have that motherboard. :thumbup: Way better than the Gigabyte 8SQ800 I had right before it. But my CPU is a 3.06GHz 533FSB.

 

don't skimp on teh graphics card...

 

the 9800Pro is the best one available right now, but I'd wait for the 256MB one (I am).

 

no use....doom]|[ dont even use more than 100mb

no performance difference in benchmarks either

axeman...this guy is obviously looking to get a highend machine....those highend amd bartons are weak...my 2.4C stock clock can beat the 3200+ in some tests....it shouldnt be like that