any suggestions on this setup would be helpful

[sao95]

here's the deal, i'm not a gamer, i don't even use my computer for heavy applications, I'm building my own though and I want to something semi quick that I can brag about , here's the setup I was thinking of.... if you see something that has compatibility probs or any other suggestions would be appreciated....

Mobo: asus a7n8x-x nf2 (I wanted the deluxe but I can't see spending $40-50 extra bucks, unless the benefits were great, which I haven't seen, what do you think?)

Manufacturer Part Number: A7N8X-X NF2

Processor

Socket A for AMD® Athlon™XP/ Athlon™/ Duron™ 600MHz ~ 3000+
Thoroughbred/Barton core CPU ready
Chipset
North Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 400
South Bridge: NVIDIA® nForce2 MCP
FSB
400 / 333 / 266 / 200 MHz
Memory
DDR 400
3 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets
Max. 3 GB unbuffered PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC DDR RAM Memory
Expansion Slots
1 x AGP(1.5V only)
5 x PCI
IDE Ports
2 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
Audio
Realtek® ALC650 6CH w/built in HP amplifier
LAN
1 Ports
MCP integrated NVIDIA® MAC + Realtek® 8201BL PHY
Special Features
Power Loss Restart
Q-Fan Technology
STR (Suspend-to-RAM)
C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection)
CPU Throttle
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Parallel
1 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O
4 x USB 2.0
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
CPU/Chassis FAN connectors
Game Connector(optional)
20 pin ATX power connector
IDE LED connector, power LED connector
WOR, WOL, Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus, SIR
Headphone (optional)
Front MIC
CD/AUX/Modem audio in
Front Panel Audio connector (optional)
BIOS Feature
2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, DMI, Green
Industrial Standard
PCI 2.2, USB 2.0
Manageability
DMI 2.0, WOR, WOL, Chassis Intrusion
Support CD
Drivers
ASUS® PC Probe
Trend Micro™PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software with Windows® XP support
ASUS LiveUpdate Utility
Accessories
I/O Shield
User's Manual
UltraDMA 133 cable
FDD cable
UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)


Processor: athlon xp pc2700
Manufacturer's Part Number: AXDA2700BOX

0.13 micron copper process technology
Cache Size: L1 - 128KB and L2 - 256KB
Voltage: 1.65v
Die Size: 80mm
Transistor count: 37.5 million
Infrastructure: Socket A
QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
9 Operations per clock cycle
3 Integer pipelines
3 Floating point pipelines
3 Full x86 decoders
384KB Total on-chip full-speed cache
384KB (exclusive) Total effective on-chip full-speed cache
333MHz System bus speed
3DNow!™ Professional Enhancement instructions
Package: SocketA (OEM only)
Cache/prefetch controls
Streaming controls
DSP/comm extensions
3 Year AMD Warranty

RAM: crucial matched set 512 mb pc2700

the cdrw, floppy, and harddrive have been purchased already, the cdrw is a maddog dominator 54x
the Hd is a maxtor 160gig 8mg cache 7200 rpm
floppy is a floppy

case- is atx, front usb,mic, et cetera....

[Martoch]

Originally posted by sao95
Processor: athlon xp pc2700
Manufacturer's Part Number: AXDA2700BOX

What's an athlon xp pc2700?


You mean XP2700+? I would go with the
Top Seller! AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL , same FSB, only $90 retail compared to $141 for the XP2700+. The 2700 is certainly not worth the extra $50, IMHO. Plus you can OC the 2500+ if you want those bragging rights you're talking about.

For future reference, you don't have to post every specification of each part.

Also, I hope you're going to install Windows ME!



Mike

[Starfury_2260]

You might wanna consider the Abit NF7-S. Monarch computer has it for only $84 with free shipping. Might wanna check out the 2600+ Barton instead of the 2700. Newegg has it (bottom of page) for only $109. These are probably what I'm going to get for my system.
It's specs would be:
Athlon 2600+ Barton
Abit NF7-S
Slk-947 +92mm fan +Arctic Ceramique
All these are already acquired:
2 512mb pc3200 Kingston valueram
120gb WD special edition hd
Chieftec Server Case (like Antec SX1040BII) with 450w ps
Liteon dvd drive
Liteon cdrw drive

[sao95]

not sure how to oc, is it difficult? i'd heard you can over heat easily that way????

[Starfury_2260]

I'd say get the 2600+ instead of the 2500+. That way even if you cant OC you still have a better speed. And it's only like $20 more.
Thats why I'm getting the SLK-947u (heatsink for AMD processors), cause it is one of the best heatsinks available and will (hopefully) allow me to OC, along with the Artic Ceramique (type of thermal interface material with same peformance as Arctic Silver 3 but non conductive).

[Gait_Keeper]

I agree with martoch the 2500+

if money isn't and issue. go to 3200+

[sao95]

if i don't oc what would be the downfall to the 2500+?

[Uncle Bob]

Just my $03.00. Do not bother with the Trend 2002. Go for the real deal I'm using Trend PC-cillin 2003. A little expencive but it
works well for me. That and spybot. 2003 comes with a firewall.

[Martoch]

Originally posted by sao95
if i don't oc what would be the downfall to the 2500+?

Nothing, you wouldn't even notice the difference...

[DallasDon]

Starfury Nailed It. The Nf7 can outperform the A7n8 Deluxe (gonna get flamed for that one), it is cheaper because it lacks onbaord firewire and two Lan jacks, and lady talking you through the setup.

The NF7 has mounting holes in case you want to mount a radiator on the CPU and get jiggy with it.

Save on the processor, (Barton 2500), and spend it on the Ram.

Don't scrimp on the power supply, and look at case ventilation when choosing a case.



Based on what you are using it for, the processor will probably run at 10 - 12% usage, and the ram at 20 % or less at stock speeds, but you can brag about that , too.

GOOD LUCK!!