--gaming machine -- amd or intel? --

[Sapphire9800]

ultimate gaming machine..For those who want to be able to afford it.. i will be starting with the main components. WHat makes the ultimate gaming machine is it has to be fast. But what good is a gaming machine if its fast and u cant get into it. :shock: Thats why i will be going thru all the compenents you will need.

Core components

CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2800 - http://www.amd.com/

Motherboard: Asus A7N8X -http://www.asus.com/

RAM: Corsair XMS 3500 DDR 433 MHz (two 512MB sticks)- http://www.corsairmicro.com/

Storage devices and disc drives

Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar 200GB
A 7,200 rpm drive with an 8MB buffer. -http://www.westerndigital.com/

CD burner: Lite-On LTR-52246S-http://www.liteonit.com.tw/
It once was the fastest CD burner in the world: 52X write, 24X rewrite, and 52X read speeds.

DVD-ROM: Toshiba SD-M1612-toshiba.com
16x DVD playback

Optional hardware

Hard drive: Fujitsu MAN3367MP-http://www.fcpa.com/
A 36.7GB SCSI drive rated at 10,000 rpm.

SCSI card: Adaptec 29160 SCSI card-http://www.adaptec.com/
A single channel Ultra160 SCSI card that uses a 64-bit PCI interface.

Input devices and sound

Mouse: Logitech MX700 Cordless Optical Mouse

Keyboard: Logitech Elite USB Keyboard
Instant access buttons for quick access.

Joystick: X45 digital joystick and throttle

Gamepad: Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad Pro

Sound card: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
Offers six-speaker support.

Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 5.1
(i recommend these)

Video and display

Video card: ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

Monitor: Princeton Arcadia AR3.2FTX-http://www.princetongraphics.com/Products/Pages/Current/Arcadia/product-ar32ftx.html
Combines XGA-computer compatibility, HDTV compatibility, and a built-in NTSC TV tuner in one monitor.

[Sapphire9800]

2x ddr gives the athlon about 3-5% performance gain.. with Intel, it is more substantial.

pricelist:
$439 - Athlon XP 3200 400
$399 - Pentium 4 3.0GHz 800
$343 - Pentium 4 3.06GHz 533
$294 - Athlon XP 3000 400
$266 - Pentium 4 2.8GHz 800
$240 - Athlon XP 3000 333
$234 - Pentium 4 2.8GHz 533
$215 - Pentium 4 2.6GHz 800
$190 - Pentium 4 2.6GHz 533
$174 - Pentium 4 2.53GHz 533
$172 - Pentium 4 2.4GHz 800
$167 - Athlon XP 2800 333
$164 - Pentium 4 2.26GHz 533
$152 - Pentium 4 2.4GHz 533
$125 - Athlon XP 2700 333
$93 - Athlon XP 2600 333
$90 - Athlon XP 2500 333
$74 - Athlon XP 2400 266

[MaNiAk21]

Umm... not everyone requires the same thing or are you just showing everyone what your sys is, I don't know what it is you are trying to do...

[fhetw]

2800+ isnt really worth it
maybe a 2500barton or 2.4C
abit nf7s or epox 8rda+ will do as well or better than the a7n8x especially if its not a deluxe
as for hds, why not get a WD raptor?
besides that system will run you 2000+ which is not for "those who want to be able to afford it"
you should be more specific
are you saying the components you need are the cpu/mb/ram/drives+the input devices or are you telling people to get those parts
if so why not add hsf, case, ps, etc...

[Sapphire9800]

sorry its something i wrote in a hurry cuz i'll be leaving for a week in a few hours. I'll write a complete revision when i come back for you guys. GOod luck.

[BioNiKaL]

hmm id change the 200gb hard drive and put 2 100's in and have a raid setup and stripe them !