*my new system*

[spilot]

is coming my way as we speak:

MB NFORCE2 A7N8X-E DELUXE ASUS RTL (Qty=1,Price=106.00)
HD 160GB|WD 7200 WD1600JD 8MB% (Qty=1,Price=111.75)
CPU AMD|2800 /333 ATHLON XP BARTON% (Qty=1,Price=113.00)
DDR 512MB PC3000 HYPERX -KINGST RET (Qty=1,Price=127.00)

CASE ASPIRE|ATXA1A/420 BEIGE 420W (Qty=1,Price=67.00):
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-053&depa=0

seems like a reasonable case.





Subtotal:524.75
TAX:.00
Shipping and Handling Charge**:15.00 (for the case)
Total:539.75

will definitely keep you updated on how everything turns out

[dr_roberts49]

Sounds like you got all the components for a nice system. I like the Aspire cases. The removable mobo tray is a VERY nice feature. Your case might also have the drive bays that load from the side. That's what I have on my Super X-Alien case. Really sweet.

Robert

Not too bad. You might have some issues installing Windows on that hard drive if you plan on using that as your system drive.

[Shabow]

Wow that's a nice computer for someone who does a lot of photoshop or video editing (I am assuming you have an onboard video card). To make that case look really cool is if you just painted it black! But, overall cool system!

[Sixpac_XP]

What vid card are you using?

Also make sure you partition that big 160 drive into 10 - 16GB partitions for nice fast access times. (j/k).. heh heh..

nice system.. you'll enjoy the cpu... and the motherboard is great.

Originally posted by Sixpac_XP
What vid card are you using?

Also make sure you partition that big 160 drive into 10 - 16GB partitions for nice fast access times. (j/k).. heh heh..

nice system.. you'll enjoy the cpu... and the motherboard is great.

Or at least a 10GB partition at the beginning of the drive for the OS and program installations. I've found that to be about the best route. The storage partitions don't much matter as far as seek and read times go.

[spilot]

Originally posted by Whir
Not too bad. You might have some issues installing Windows on that hard drive if you plan on using that as your system drive.

may i ask you why?

you were the one who recommended wd to me! hahaha j/k man...

[rrcn]

Originally posted by spilot


may i ask you why?

you were the one who recommended wd to me! hahaha j/k man...

Because windows can only recognize up to a 137GB HDD. Any larger drive will need SP1. One way you can do it is if you slipstream SP1 with the XP cd.

[rrcn]

-sorry, double post.

[HeadBand]

there are many xp cd's that ship with sp1 on the disk and it will work fine if you install the sp after you install windows

and yah what video card