Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail Model #: SONATA II $99 (01/07/2006)
MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: K8N Neo4-F $80 (01/07/2006)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail Model #: ADA3200BPBOX $160 (01/07/2006)
Crucial 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CT12864Z40B - OEM Model #: CT12864Z40B $89.99 (01/07/2006) QUANTITY: 2 FOR $169.98
XFX PVT42GUAD7 Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: PVT42GUAD7 $205.00 (01/07/2006)
MITSUMI Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM Model #: D359M3D/D359M3B $7.99 (01/03/2006)
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD2500JD $98 (01/07/2006) QUANTITY: 2 FOR $196
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SV - Retail Model #: SOHD-16P9SV $20.99 (01/07/2006)
PLEXTOR Black IDE DVD Burner Model PX-740A/SW-BL - Retail Model #: PX-740A/SW-BL $82.99 (01/07/2006)
Total cost without shipping/tax: $1022 (NewEgg)
For the Antec Sonata II, which brand for the case fans would you recommend for the following: a. 1 front 120mm case fan (optional) 25mm thick, b. 1 92mm fan (optional) in the air duct to cool the CPU, c. 1 80mm fan (optional) for graphics cards? For the Antec Sonata II, how is the 1 rear 120mm Tricool fan (standard) with 3-speed control to balance quiet with cooling? Is the 450Watt sufficient for the current configurations and future upgrades?
Which of the following is the better budget buy:
Crucial 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model CT12864Z40B - OEM Model #: CT12864Z40B $89.99 (01/07/2006)
Crucial 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model CT2KIT12864Z40B - OEM Model #: CT2KIT12864Z40B $185 (01/07/2006)
Crucial 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model CT2KIT6464Z40B - OEM Model #: CT2KIT6464Z40B $89.99 (01/07/2006)
What is the performance benefit between dual memory and non-dual memory in terms of the above selections?
Due to budget blow, would would you recommend 1 x 1 GB system memory and 2 x 250 GB HDD or 2 x 1 GB system memory and 1 x 250 GB HDD?
A safe assumption can be made that the investment in Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express will last for another three years.
I have Plextor CD-R (2001) and Plextor DVD-R (2003) on the first built PC (2001), both beige colors. What is the opinion on the Plextor DVD-R PX-740A/SW-BL? What is the performance benefit for Plextor DVD-R between 2 MB cache (PX-740A/SW-BL) and 8MB cache (PX-716AL/SW)?
Thank you in advance!