swedge
Member
+23|6761|haggis hill
hey guys this is my first post on bf2s forums i usually post on the forum planet ones but didn't get the answer I'm looking for, anyway what i need help with is i am buying or gonna build myself a new system.  i currently have 1 system which ill build myself or another system that is already built.

here are the systems

SYSTEM 1 which i will build

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ Am2
Western Digital Raptor 74GB WD740GD 10,000RPM SATA 8MB Cache
Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi AM2 PCI-Express Motherboard
BFG GeForce 7900 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express)
Mushkin 2GB DDR XP4000 Extreme Performance Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB) CAS3 (991483) (MY-000-MK)
Asus DRW-1608P3S 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) -
Thermaltake VB1000BWS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black
Akasa Ultra Quiet 550W PowerPlus Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel (CA-014-AK)
Thermaltake Sonic Tower 4-in-1 Noiseless Heatpipe (AM2) CPU Cooler (CL-P0071) (HS-009-TT)

SYSTEM 2 already built

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4600+ AM2 Processor
with HyperTransport™ Technology
Genuine Windows® Media Center
nForce 570 SLI Deluxe PCIe Mainboard
2048MB DDR2 800Mhz Memory
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
1x 7900gt 256mb
19" LCD Display(Widescreen,MM,DVI,8ms)
Sony Super Format 16x DVD Writer
7.1 Channel Surround Sound Audio
8 USB, 2x Firewire, GB LAN
Logitech Cordless KB & Optical Mouse
Classic Warranty-3Years parts & lab.

as you can see system 2 has a bigger HD but not as fast as system 1 and system 2 also comes with a widescreen monitor and a keyboard n mouse unlike system 1.  im not realy fussed about the HD size as i dont use much but i would like the fast speed of the raptor.

System 2 is £150 more than system 1, my question is what one would you go for


Thanks in advance guys
F_O_Assault
Member
+19|6761|Greenwood, SC
wrong forum, but system 2.
Stealth42o
She looked 18 to me officer
+175|6974
2
Skruples
Mod Incarnate
+234|7003
Moved to tech.
SGT.Slayero
Member
+98|6767|Life in a vacuum sucks
number 2 i think
SGT.Slayero
Member
+98|6767|Life in a vacuum sucks
2
the_hitman_kills
Agent 47 wannabe
+32|6767|Inside my APC
being a lazy git...i would go for 2 and save up to buy a pair of raptors for raid 0 ownage later on.

edit.
if the motherboard supports sata2, then you might want to wait for the super fast sata2 hdds to come out (not the sata2 hdds available now, there just standard sata1s i think)

Last edited by the_hitman_kills (2006-08-21 14:10:25)

swedge
Member
+23|6761|haggis hill
hey tnx guys i think ill go for system 2 and sorry for putting it in the wrong forum
taxi2you
Member
+22|6946|Missouri
#2 because #1 still will need some work.  But BFG cards have a lifetime warrenty pretty much no matter what you do to them.
swedge
Member
+23|6761|haggis hill

the_hitman_kills wrote:

being a lazy git...i would go for 2 and save up to buy a pair of raptors for raid 0 ownage later on.

edit.
if the motherboard supports sata2, then you might want to wait for the super fast sata2 hdds to come out (not the sata2 hdds available now, there just standard sata1s i think)
i just read the specs or the mb and it says it has 1 x External SATA
jsnipy
...
+3,277|6824|...

Hard drive space is negotialble as long as its fast ... I imaging before long people will use a home nas for hording files rather than keeping a TB of space on thier main systems.
jsnipy
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+3,277|6824|...

taxi2you wrote:

#2 because #1 still will need some work.  But BFG cards have a lifetime warrenty pretty much no matter what you do to them.
Yeah, if ur willing to wait ovber a week for BFG to turn ur card around.
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6869|NYC / Hamburg

sata 1 or sata 2 doesnt really make a difference. the fastest sata drive there is (WD raptor 150GB) will only read with max 100MB/s, still far away from the sata 1 specs
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Adonlude
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+2|7081
2, But if you want the best on a budget build around the Conroe E6600.

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