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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:56 am
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Asus M2NPV-VM $84
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Retail (Socket AM2) $66
1GB DDR2-667 $49
Onboard Video $0
Onboard Sound $0
Western Digital Caviar SE 200GB (WD2000JS) 3.0 Gb/s $60
Antec Sonata II (with 450W SmartPower 2.0 PSU) $88
Hanns-G JW-199DPB 19" LCD $170
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Total $515.00

Add Later = GeForce 8600 GT $106

I'm trying to keep the price down. I want a cheap computer but not cheap
parts. I need easy access USB ports on front, quiet is king but I gotta
keep the price down. An Antec P180 would be nice but it's high for the
budget. Suggestions welcome, especially on the monitor, case and MB.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:54 pm
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Paul:
> In the reviews here, they mention chipset temperatures as an issue.
> And the kicker, for the Southbridge is, there are no screw holes
> to allow using an aftermarket cooler. If you wanted temperature
> reduction, you'd have to point a good sized fan towards the top of
> the bare chip.

Thanks for looking things over, it was very helpful.



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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:28 pm
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I was going to build an upgrade computer using the Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Retail (Socket AM2) but after looking at some benchmarks the X2s aren't
much improvement over my P4 2.53. I would save money with AMD but only get
a very minimal performance increase, looks like I need to stick with
intel. FYI, I use the machine mostly for ripping, encoding and
multitasking with 6-8 tasks at a time.

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:37 am
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On Jul 18, 10:28 pm, Mac Cool <M... RemoveThis @2cool.com> wrote:
> I was going to build an upgrade computer using the Athlon 64 X2 3800+
> Retail (Socket AM2) but after looking at some benchmarks the X2s aren't
> much improvement over my P4 2.53. I would save money with AMD but only get
> a very minimal performance increase, looks like I need to stick with
> intel. FYI, I use the machine mostly for ripping, encoding and
> multitasking with 6-8 tasks at a time.
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> Mac Cool

Link to the sites with the benchmarks. They may be useful for
people.

i could give you the benefit of the doubt and presume that you're new
to usenet, and not selfish.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:03 pm
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jameshanley39 DeleteThis @yahoo.co.uk:

> Link to the sites with the benchmarks. They may be useful for
> people.
>
> i could give you the benefit of the doubt and presume that you're new
> to usenet, and not selfish.

Guess I'll have to be selfish then. I believe they were old benchmarks on
Xbit Labs but I don't have the link handy.

Do you have some experience comparing P4 with X2 concerning multimedia?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:55 am
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