rec.autos.simulators

by **Larr** » Sun, 25 Nov 2001 05:11:39

2K? Man, we can have some FUN here :)

ABIT KG7 Standard MB.
Athlon 1900+ Processor.
Decent heat-sink. Frankly, the Retail HS works very well, even when using
the standard heat transfer pad.
Maxtor D740X Hard Drive.
512MB PC2100 RAM.
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card.
VisionTek GeForce 3 Ti500.
3COM or Intel BUSINESS CLASS (3C905 or Pro-100) NIC Card (avoid the cheap
stuff).
Mitsubishi DiamondPro 2060u 22" Display.
Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 Speaker System.
Lian-Li PC60usb Case.
Antec PP-352x 350w Power Supply.
Floppy (duh).
CD-ROM/DVD/CDR Drive (or all in one) as needed.
Microsoft Office Keyboard (about the best money can buy right now).
Mouse of choice.

Maybe a TAD over 2K, but very close and best-in-class in most area's.

I know it all works and works very well. It's exactly what I'm running
(except the NIC card, I need to change mine)...

-Larry

by **Larr** » Sun, 25 Nov 2001 05:12:38

I don't know about enermax any more. I'm starting to read more and more
postings on the net concerning weird problems with these.

I've never, ever had an issue with an Antec power supply.

-Larry

> On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:57:00 -0500, "Glen Pittman"

> >I can't really say which P/S and case would be best, but as long as you
stay
> >with an AMD approved one (list available at www.amd.com) you should be
fine.
> >I would recommend a 400W at least since you are building a new system.
May
> >as well have room for future requirements, hopefully. I would get a
decent
> >cooler for the CPU, but unless you plan to overclock, just about any
> >aftermarket cooler designed for the new AMD chips should be OK. I have
used
> >Alpha coolers in the past, and they are amoung the best, but are also
> >costly

> ok, Ennermax make fine PSUs. 400wt+ is recommended for
> future-proofing.

> And as for the cost of a HSF, why spend GBP200 on a superfast CPU and
> then cool it with some sub-standard kit? Alpha do indeed make nice
> HSFs. Sure, they cost a bit more than say a Coolermaster, but I
> believe it to be money well spent. And I think that anyone who has
> ever lost a CPU due to a dodgy HSF would agree.

> Cases are a trickier matter. Some people buy what looks nice, some
> buy what's easy to move around in side of. Some people want something
> that's moddable, etc. I like to think that my next case would be a
> roomy aluminium Lian-Li tower, but it's more likely to be the cheapest
> thing I can get my hands on.

> --
> Spadge Fromley
> ''collect your rubbsih
> and in my belly it will go ...''

by **Larr** » Sun, 25 Nov 2001 05:13:26

LOL! I haven't heard the cow/cork/monkey joke in a while :)

-Larry

> >I, however, think that 400watts is overkill. I have a 350 watt PS, and
that
> >drives an Intel P4/1.7, 512MB RIMM, GeForce 2 Ultra 64MB DDR, SB Live, 2
IBM
> >60gb HDDs, DVD-ROM, CDRW, ZIP 100, modem, ATI TV-Wonder and 2 IDE
removable
> >drive trays. As you can see, my system is loaded, and is stable.

> I like the idea of running PSUs well within their limits, rather than
>*** around the outer limits. Maybe cos I've seen someone try and
> boot an Athlon based PC with a 200wt PSU (this called for creative
> device management at times, like unplugging the floppy and CDRW for
> ***).

> The funniest day was when this guy (in a state of inebriation) decided
> to try overclocking the computer. Reminded me of a joke involving a
> cow, a cork and a monkey.

> --
> Spadge Fromley
> ''collect your rubbsih
> and in my belly it will go ...''

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