How does this computer set up sound ?

Elif Godson · 08-19-2003, 05:36 PM

Hey all this is what I am planning on purchaseing in the near futer, any pointers or things I should change out ?

Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560TD
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum (Model SB0240P)
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB
Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans ***AMD APPROVED*** UL, CSA, FCC Approved
Intel Pentium 4 (800 FSB) Motherboard Model D875PBZLK
NEC MultiSync LCD1700NX 17" LCD White Monitor
CRUCIAL MICRON 512MB 64x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM x2
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB
Icute Tech Corp Mid Tower Case Model 0303SL-05(P) with Flaming Skull Side Window

Let me know what you think, I shopped all this off Newegg.com

Vaskez · 08-19-2003, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elif Godson:
Hey all this is what I am planning on purchaseing in the near futer, any pointers or things I should change out ?

Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560TD
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum (Model SB0240P)
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB
Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans ***AMD APPROVED*** UL, CSA, FCC Approved
Intel Pentium 4 (800 FSB) Motherboard Model D875PBZLK
NEC MultiSync LCD1700NX 17" LCD White Monitor
CRUCIAL MICRON 512MB 64x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM x2
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB
Icute Tech Corp Mid Tower Case Model 0303SL-05(P) with Flaming Skull Side Window

Let me know what you think, I shopped all this off Newegg.com

Pah! Laughable! Only 2.4Ghz? 3GHz have been out for ages! Only 512MB RAM? Even my P3 700 has 640MB. Only 80GB HD? Pah! Even my dog has a better set-up and I don't even have a dog!

andrewas · 08-19-2003, 05:53 PM

Ignore the man. Its a decent setup. The only problems I can see is that hyperthreading is actualy a disadvantage for applications that run in a single thread, like games. But you can turn it off in BIOS. The RAM may be a little low by todays standards, but RAM is cheap enough to upgrade later.

I would also be wary of the GeforceFX - some versions are rigged up with super-sized fans and heatsinks and make a hell of a racket, and all versions perform well below what you would hope. Radeon is better, but then you allegedly have compatability problems. If you dont mind tweaking drivers and can stand to lose a little eye-candy from time to time, Radeon is the way to go.

Animal · 08-19-2003, 06:35 PM

On an 800MHZ bus, the DDR 2700 won't keep pace, you'll need DDR 3200. Unless you really need the fancy i/o options of the Audigy Live Drive, just go with a plain Audigy 2. Same card, same performance, a lot cheaper. LCD's are cool, but not optimized for games, especially FPS. Grab a 21" Flat Screen CRT, for the same price. You might also find that an 80GB drive, doesn't go as far as you think it will. I didn't see an optical drive of any sort? Grabe a Lite on 48X burner for next to nothing, or get radical and go with a DVD burner.

The ultimate factor of course is the price. You get what you pay for.

Vaskez · 08-19-2003, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andrewas:
Ignore the man. Its a decent setup. The only problems I can see is that hyperthreading is actualy a disadvantage for applications that run in a single thread, like games. But you can turn it off in BIOS. The RAM may be a little low by todays standards, but RAM is cheap enough to upgrade later.

I would also be wary of the GeforceFX - some versions are rigged up with super-sized fans and heatsinks and make a hell of a racket, and all versions perform well below what you would hope. Radeon is better, but then you allegedly have compatability problems. If you dont mind tweaking drivers and can stand to lose a little eye-candy from time to time, Radeon is the way to go.

LOL of course it's decent! You don't know my sense of humour yet? The man was blatantly posting it here to show off and I don't like that sort of thing.

Elif Godson · 08-20-2003, 10:22 AM

I was not showing off, I needed advice thankyou very much Mr. Ihavepcenvy [img]tongue.gif[/img] I have all the other periphials mouse keyboard cdr-rw so those are of no cost to me. I was thinking of swapping the flat panel out for just that animal [img]smile.gif[/img] So hyper threading doesnt work well in gaming situations ?? well bummer I will be getting two sticks of the memory and was unsure if I needed pc 27 or higher, thanks for the tip's y'all. any other advice ? excluding Vask due to his pc envy issue [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img]

[ 08-20-2003, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: Elif Godson ]

Granamere · 08-20-2003, 11:06 AM

On the Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560TD I just bought the Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560 Video suite. At NEWEGG it is $10 more. I would think about spanding the $10 if you ever think you might be using two LCD's at the same time or you want to connect an s-video device to your computer for video capture. If neither of these seem likely then do not bother. So far I have been very happy with the card. It does come with the converters so that both DVI ports can be converted back to normal SVGA output for normal mornitors.

On the do not get a LCD panel. The ones that are good for gaming are very expensive. I agree a 21 inch monitor for most people is the better idea if they are just buying for gaming. Do think about how much desk room you have for it and the LCD is going to make moving the computer around much easier. Plus the 17 inch LCD is 17 inches the 21 is going to be 20.1 inches or something like that. [img]smile.gif[/img]

On hard drives make sure you get one with an 8 meg cache. It will improve preformance. Also if the motherboard supports serial ATA you will get better speed out of serial ATA than EIDE.

I highly recommend NEWEGG but you might want to do some price shopping on www.pricewatch.com. NEWEGG is listed on there and sometimes beat everyone on some items. Also one major upside for ordering from one vendor is you know where all the parts come from if 6 months down the road soming breaks but I normally go for best price. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Granamere

One last thing. Does anyone know when Intel is doing the next price cut? I thought it was planned for early fall. You might want to wait until after that.

[ 08-20-2003, 11:10 AM: Message edited by: Granamere ]

08-20-2003, 03:24 PM

Listen to Andrewas. He knows his stuff concerning PCs. BTW your specs look good despite what some people say. Heck better than mine. Though I go along and recommend at least 1000 MB or two 512 RAM sticks. More is better for today and future applications.

Elif Godson · 08-20-2003, 03:33 PM

okay so after some research and following a few tips I came to this conclusion:
ASUS V9560 Video Suite GeForce FX5600 Video Card w/ DUAL DVI VIVO and Video Editing Software Model: V9560VS
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB
Gigabyte GA-8KNXP, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 ATX motherboard
Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans ***AMD APPROVED*** UL, CSA, FCC Approved
NEC 19" CRT VGA Monitor Model FE990 White
x2 CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64MX64 PC-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader OEM
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Icute Tech Corp Mid Tower Case Model 0303SL-05(P) with Flaming Skull Side Window OEM

As I stated above I already have an OS, cdr-rw, and all other needs. The only bummer is that the gigabyte board has onboard sound but that can be disabled

Cataephract · 08-20-2003, 04:14 PM

How much is this setup going to cost you. BTW, I am jealous, and I now feel depressed about my pc

08-19-2003, 05:36 PM	#1
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 51 Posts: 3,089	Hey all this is what I am planning on purchaseing in the near futer, any pointers or things I should change out ? Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560TD Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum (Model SB0240P) Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans *AMD APPROVED* UL, CSA, FCC Approved Intel Pentium 4 (800 FSB) Motherboard Model D875PBZLK NEC MultiSync LCD1700NX 17" LCD White Monitor CRUCIAL MICRON 512MB 64x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM x2 WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB Icute Tech Corp Mid Tower Case Model 0303SL-05(P) with Flaming Skull Side Window Let me know what you think, I shopped all this off Newegg.com __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

08-19-2003, 05:53 PM	#3
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Ignore the man. Its a decent setup. The only problems I can see is that hyperthreading is actualy a disadvantage for applications that run in a single thread, like games. But you can turn it off in BIOS. The RAM may be a little low by todays standards, but RAM is cheap enough to upgrade later. I would also be wary of the GeforceFX - some versions are rigged up with super-sized fans and heatsinks and make a hell of a racket, and all versions perform well below what you would hope. Radeon is better, but then you allegedly have compatability problems. If you dont mind tweaking drivers and can stand to lose a little eye-candy from time to time, Radeon is the way to go. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

08-19-2003, 06:35 PM	#4
Animal Gold Dragon Join Date: March 29, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,534	On an 800MHZ bus, the DDR 2700 won't keep pace, you'll need DDR 3200. Unless you really need the fancy i/o options of the Audigy Live Drive, just go with a plain Audigy 2. Same card, same performance, a lot cheaper. LCD's are cool, but not optimized for games, especially FPS. Grab a 21" Flat Screen CRT, for the same price. You might also find that an 80GB drive, doesn't go as far as you think it will. I didn't see an optical drive of any sort? Grabe a Lite on 48X burner for next to nothing, or get radical and go with a DVD burner. The ultimate factor of course is the price. You get what you pay for. __________________ It\'s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...then it becomes a sport.<br /> [img]\"http://members.shaw.ca/mtholdings/bsmeter.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

08-20-2003, 10:22 AM	#6
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 51 Posts: 3,089	I was not showing off, I needed advice thankyou very much Mr. Ihavepcenvy [img]tongue.gif[/img] I have all the other periphials mouse keyboard cdr-rw so those are of no cost to me. I was thinking of swapping the flat panel out for just that animal [img]smile.gif[/img] So hyper threading doesnt work well in gaming situations ?? well bummer I will be getting two sticks of the memory and was unsure if I needed pc 27 or higher, thanks for the tip's y'all. any other advice ? excluding Vask due to his pc envy issue [img]graemlins/showoff.gif[/img] [ 08-20-2003, 10:23 AM: Message edited by: Elif Godson ] __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

08-20-2003, 03:33 PM	#9
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 51 Posts: 3,089	okay so after some research and following a few tips I came to this conclusion: ASUS V9560 Video Suite GeForce FX5600 Video Card w/ DUAL DVI VIVO and Video Editing Software Model: V9560VS Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4CGHz 512k socket 478 Hyper Threading Technology 800 MHz FSB Gigabyte GA-8KNXP, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 P4 ATX motherboard Allied 400W Power Supply ATX400P4 w/ Two Fans *AMD APPROVED* UL, CSA, FCC Approved NEC 19" CRT VGA Monitor Model FE990 White x2 CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 64MX64 PC-3200C2PT With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader OEM WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY Icute Tech Corp Mid Tower Case Model 0303SL-05(P) with Flaming Skull Side Window OEM As I stated above I already have an OS, cdr-rw, and all other needs. The only bummer is that the gigabyte board has onboard sound but that can be disabled __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

08-20-2003, 11:06 AM	#7
Granamere Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 27, 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Age: 51 Posts: 372	On the Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560TD I just bought the Asus Geforce FX 5600 Video Card 128MB DDR Model V9560 Video suite. At NEWEGG it is $10 more. I would think about spanding the $10 if you ever think you might be using two LCD's at the same time or you want to connect an s-video device to your computer for video capture. If neither of these seem likely then do not bother. So far I have been very happy with the card. It does come with the converters so that both DVI ports can be converted back to normal SVGA output for normal mornitors. On the do not get a LCD panel. The ones that are good for gaming are very expensive. I agree a 21 inch monitor for most people is the better idea if they are just buying for gaming. Do think about how much desk room you have for it and the LCD is going to make moving the computer around much easier. Plus the 17 inch LCD is 17 inches the 21 is going to be 20.1 inches or something like that. [img]smile.gif[/img] On hard drives make sure you get one with an 8 meg cache. It will improve preformance. Also if the motherboard supports serial ATA you will get better speed out of serial ATA than EIDE. I highly recommend NEWEGG but you might want to do some price shopping on www.pricewatch.com. NEWEGG is listed on there and sometimes beat everyone on some items. Also one major upside for ordering from one vendor is you know where all the parts come from if 6 months down the road soming breaks but I normally go for best price. [img]smile.gif[/img] Granamere One last thing. Does anyone know when Intel is doing the next price cut? I thought it was planned for early fall. You might want to wait until after that. [ 08-20-2003, 11:10 AM: Message edited by: Granamere ]

08-20-2003, 03:24 PM	#8
GForce Guest Posts: n/a	Listen to Andrewas. He knows his stuff concerning PCs. BTW your specs look good despite what some people say. Heck better than mine. Though I go along and recommend at least 1000 MB or two 512 RAM sticks. More is better for today and future applications.

08-20-2003, 04:14 PM	#10
Cataephract Dungeon Master Join Date: May 19, 2003 Location: Terminal Island Age: 44 Posts: 67	How much is this setup going to cost you. BTW, I am jealous, and I now feel depressed about my pc __________________ \"Oh cruel fortune to be thusly boned! Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee!\" -Bender

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