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jaguar · 06-30-2001, 11:09 PM

I've recently built quite a few athlon systems (including my own) so im' in a good position to coment on this =)

* ASUS ATV133 - I'd go A7V, latest reincarnation of it (A7M i think?), best athlon board by far

* Athlon 1300 processor - All good

* 256MB PC133 SDRAM - I'd got 512Mb

* 30GB 7200rpm ATA100 HDD - All good

* ASUS GeForce2 32MB GTS video card - Go the the GForce2 MX and use the saved cash for extra RAM

* 12x8x32 CDRW drive (LG) - same as mine! =)

* SoundBlaster Live (debating other options here) - Live Value is a sweet card, well priced too.

* Win98 2nd Edition (I get the CD, not a dopey restore disk option that would wipe the HD, and I keep legacy DOS app compatibility)

* ATX tower, 4 bays (3 open), two fans - First off al, you want a BLOODY GOOD heatsink, if your looking for overclocking i'd definately go for one of the bloody great swifttech coolers, best around by FAR. If not an Alpha PAP or GlobalWIN would be the best. Careful putting thsoe htings on, its hte easier way to fuck an athlon chip. Other poits are its best to runit iwht the case open and have at least one fan NEAR the cpu, either on the backpane if there is a space or a card far in the first slot (usually there is a free one). Other thing is that alot of athlon boards (ASUS for example) are BIG so you often lose the use of the lower 5inch bays in smaller cases, keep this in mind.

* 1 year parts + labor warranty, free tech support - Save the cash and build it yourself! It takes very little experience, and is simply a matter of plugging everything together and pushing power, milions of manuals online and in mags on how to do it! It really is not hard at all, and if you have *any* problems particualry with Athlon systems i'm more than willing to help.

First comp i built from scratch was an Athlon so i know what its like, biggest thing to remember is nto to use electric screwdrivers and to earth yourself.

Good luck!

2 things i just noticed....First of all keep that old 8G HD and shove it in the new one and use it to play with linux.

Other thing is that I'm sitting in front of a Sony E220 flat CRT at the moment and it is by far the best moniter i've come across, there are some shoddy flats out there but the Sony ones i know are fucking sweet!

06-30-2001, 11:09 PM	#4
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I've recently built quite a few athlon systems (including my own) so im' in a good position to coment on this =) * ASUS ATV133 - I'd go A7V, latest reincarnation of it (A7M i think?), best athlon board by far * Athlon 1300 processor - All good * 256MB PC133 SDRAM - I'd got 512Mb * 30GB 7200rpm ATA100 HDD - All good * ASUS GeForce2 32MB GTS video card - Go the the GForce2 MX and use the saved cash for extra RAM * 12x8x32 CDRW drive (LG) - same as mine! =) * SoundBlaster Live (debating other options here) - Live Value is a sweet card, well priced too. * Win98 2nd Edition (I get the CD, not a dopey restore disk option that would wipe the HD, and I keep legacy DOS app compatibility) * ATX tower, 4 bays (3 open), two fans - First off al, you want a BLOODY GOOD heatsink, if your looking for overclocking i'd definately go for one of the bloody great swifttech coolers, best around by FAR. If not an Alpha PAP or GlobalWIN would be the best. Careful putting thsoe htings on, its hte easier way to fuck an athlon chip. Other poits are its best to runit iwht the case open and have at least one fan NEAR the cpu, either on the backpane if there is a space or a card far in the first slot (usually there is a free one). Other thing is that alot of athlon boards (ASUS for example) are BIG so you often lose the use of the lower 5inch bays in smaller cases, keep this in mind. * 1 year parts + labor warranty, free tech support - Save the cash and build it yourself! It takes very little experience, and is simply a matter of plugging everything together and pushing power, milions of manuals online and in mags on how to do it! It really is not hard at all, and if you have any problems particualry with Athlon systems i'm more than willing to help. First comp i built from scratch was an Athlon so i know what its like, biggest thing to remember is nto to use electric screwdrivers and to earth yourself. Good luck! 2 things i just noticed....First of all keep that old 8G HD and shove it in the new one and use it to play with linux. Other thing is that I'm sitting in front of a Sony E220 flat CRT at the moment and it is by far the best moniter i've come across, there are some shoddy flats out there but the Sony ones i know are fucking sweet! __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain Last edited by jaguar; 06-30-2001 at 11:13 PM.