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Old December 2nd 03, 12:28 PM
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Hi. I would like some opinions on the following system (prices
are in Canadian dollars). I know that the video card is weak
but I have to go with nVidia because I need better OpenGL
compatibility, I have been hearing that MSI's are quieter and
the next better card that this vendor carries (5900) is more
than twice the price. Will be used for 2D and 3D graphics and
light CAD (Rhino specifically), some gaming. Thanks in advance.

Processor: P4 2.80C GHz 512K 800FSB w/ Hyper-Threading $309.95
Motherboard: Asus P4P800 Deluxe-UAY w/ DualDDR400,
Audio, GB LAN, SATA, IDE RAID, 1394, WinDVD $199.95
Chipset: Intel 865PE MCH, Intel ICH5R
ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODEC
3COM Gigabit Lan PCI Controller supporting 10/100/1000 BASE-T
IDE: South Bridge: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33
VIA6410 RAID contr: -2 x UltraDMA 133 support four hard drives
-RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD
IEEE: VIA 1394 controller with 2 x 1394 ports
Mem: OCZ 1024MB PC3200 Premier Dual Channel DDR Kit(2x512MB) $279.95
Video Card: MSI FX 5600-VTD256 256MB w/ VIVO, DVI $269.95
Case: Antec Sonata w/ TruePower 380W P/S $149.95
HD: Seagate 120GB Barracuda 7200.7 PATA 8MB Cache $159.95
Optical Drive: LG 52x24x52x/16x CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive $79.95
KB: MS Natural Multimedia Keyboard & Mouse Value Pak OEM $59.95

Total: CAD 1647.37 = USD 1264

Specific quuestions:

1) OCZ 1024MB PC3200 EL Dual Channel DDR Kit $369.95
OCZ 1024MB PC3200 Premier Series Dual Channel DDR Kit $279.95
Big price difference. CL 2-2-3-6 versus CL 2.5-3-3-7 Worth it?

2) Samsung 160GB SpinPoint P80 7200RPM ATA133 3Yr War. 2MB $169.95
Seagate 120GB Barracuda 7200.7 Plus ATA w/ 8MB Cache $159.95
Which one is preferable? Reliability and quietness are concerns
as well as the obvious, storage.

3) PNY Verto GeForceFX 5700 Ultra 128MB (*) is
$316 at http://www.tigerdirect.ca
I have heard some problems with PNY. Any experiences with the
card or the vendor? A worthy upgrade from the $270 MSI FX5600?

(*) Direct URL (beware the wrap) is:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...2714&CatId=880

 




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