critique my new computer...

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Originally posted by highlander
Almost every benchmark test has shown the AMD outperforms the Intel4. The AMD 64 chips have the bus speed built in. Regardless, i've changed my computer plans;

RAIDMAX Virgo "Silence" Mid-Tower Case with 420W Power Supply, Model "811PP"

ASUS "A8V Deluxe" VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU

AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor

Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y120P0, OEM Drive Only

Crucial 184 Pin 1GB DDR PC-3200

XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB GDDR3, 128-Bit, Dual DVI, AGP 8X, Model "PVT43AND" -RETAIL

Sony 16xDVD/RW

Getting this for $850 in parts and building myself... yummy.

the cache should be 8mb, but since it is ide and not sata, you may want to double check that. some places try to pull a fast one by selling their old stock and not mentioning its got a 2mb cache. but its newegg so you should be okay.

looks to be a good setup. the amd versus intel debate rages on. i've never had a problem with my particular amd (though i crushed a core on another...sucked). I went with a p43.0ghz lga775 for my new machine and no worries. For pure gaming, the amd outperforms the intel, but for things like video editing, databases, office software, etc. the intel tends to do better. i think you made a good choice.

if you havent already ordered, i'd suggest checking zipzoomfly.com. Their prices are sometimes better than newegg, and they offer free 2day shipping.

and is the dvd burner a 710a? thats what I currently use and can vouch for it being a kickass drive.