Build the ultimate PC

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Papa said:
Is there a question??
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No, just fun to see/read what hardware people would choose.

Such as this:

AMD FX-55

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-492&depa=0

Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-254&depa=0

Corsair PC3200XLPT 1GB (or 2GB)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-523&depa=0

Arctic Silver 5

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-100-007&depa=0

Thermalright XP-120

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-109-118&depa=0

Antec Truepower 550W

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-910&depa=0

Western Digital Raptor x2 - RAID 0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=0

Logitec MX1000

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26-104-158&depa=0

Or the Logitec MX Duo

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-126-124&depa=0

Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-162&depa=0

LiteOn SOHD-167T DVD-ROM

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-117&depa=0

Plextor 716A or Pioneer DVR-A08XL

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-117&depa=0

Sony Floppy drive

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-109&depa=0

I probably missed alot of nesscary parts, but you get the idea.

:-)
 
" Unlimited budget, using the current hardware available, build the
ultimate PC: "


I know you said 'current', but if I wait for the Nforce4 SLI motherboards to
arrive then I would build the following:

- Lian-Li Silver PC-V2100A
- 2x OCZ PowerStream 520W OCZ520ADJ
- AMD Athlon64 FX-55 skt939
- (skt939 Nforce4 SLI motherboard)
- Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO 2-2-2-5 (2x 512MB)
- 2x Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB (SLI)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro
- Promise FastTrak S150 TX4 PCI to SATA RAID Controller Card
- 2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10,000rpm 8MB WD740GD
- 2x Maxtor DiamondMax10 300GB SATA 7,200rpm 16MB 6B300S0
- 2x Pioneer DVR-A08XLC Dual Layer DVD+-RW
- Mitsumi FA404A/404M Floppy Drive / Card Reader
- Viewsonic VP201s 20.1" 16ms LCD Monitor
- Logitech Cordless MX Duo Keyboard and Mouse
- Windows XP Professional

Those are the basics, without webcam, video-capturing hardware, 802.11g
router and other stuff I would throw in on top. Are you paying? Christmas
is coming.
 
Unlimited budget, using the current hardware available, build the ultimate
PC:
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There's no such thing because by the time you got it all together one or more
components would be superseded by something newer, better, or faster.
 
the ultimate would depend wholly and solely on what the user and the system
will be doing.
one mans treasure is another mans disdain.
 
DJS0302 said:
There's no such thing because by the time you got it all together one or
more
components would be superseded by something newer, better, or faster.
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and the parts you just bought would be half price.

toy
 
There's no such thing because by the time you got it all together one or
and the parts you just bought would be half price.

toy
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True, that's why I never buy top of the line. I figure if I wait that $350.00
video card will be under a $100.00 in a year or so.
 
JAD said:
the ultimate would depend wholly and solely on what the user and the
system
will be doing.
one mans treasure is another mans disdain.
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Ultimate PC? Read...

1) Purchased in 1991: Acer PC with 386-SX and a big 4 MB memory. Used until
upgrade in - 1997!!!

2) Purchased in 2002: Asus A7N266E, AthlonXP 1800 and 256MB of memory.
Typing on it now, but upgrading to a new machine, which is

3) Asus k8VSE Deluxe mobo, 2 x 512MB mem, 250 GB main drive and 2x120 GB
SATA striped to 240, DVD ROM and DVD RW plus a removable IDE 'hotswap'
drawer.

My point is, latest and greatest is, well, late and great (Ipaid over 400
dollars for the CPU/mem/mobo combo for the A7N266E) but in my mind longevity
is the ultimate accomplishment in the ever-changing world of computer
hardware.
Seems the 'ultimate' PC turns into a 'garden variety' one quickly...
 
No, just fun to see/read what hardware people would choose.

Such as this:

AMD FX-55

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-492&depa=0

Gigabyte GA-K8NSNXP-939

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-128-254&depa=0

Corsair PC3200XLPT 1GB (or 2GB)

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-523&depa=0

Arctic Silver 5

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-100-007&depa=0

Thermalright XP-120

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-109-118&depa=0

Antec Truepower 550W

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-910&depa=0

Western Digital Raptor x2 - RAID 0

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=0

Logitec MX1000

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26-104-158&depa=0

Or the Logitec MX Duo

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-126-124&depa=0

Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=29-102-162&depa=0

LiteOn SOHD-167T DVD-ROM

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-117&depa=0

Plextor 716A or Pioneer DVR-A08XL

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-117&depa=0

Sony Floppy drive

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=21-103-109&depa=0

I probably missed alot of nesscary parts, but you get the idea.

:-)
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Uhm...vidcard?

Faustus


Dave King -- Faustus
HomePage | http://home.earthlink.net/~davidkinghsd/index.html
ICQ : 329002
 
Motherboard:
Tyan Thunder K8W (S2885)

Processor:
AMD Opteron 250 (two)

RAM:
4096MB ECC PC3200 DDR

Video:
MSI Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB

Sound:
M-Audio Revolution 7.1

Communications:
None — on-board

SCSI cards(s):
LSI Logic 21320-R

Hard drive(s):
Fujitsu MAS3735NP Ultra320 SCSI 68-pin

Two Maxtor Atlas 10K IV 146.9GB 8B146L0

Optical drives:
Toshiba SD-M1711

NEC ND-3500A

Other Media:
Exabye VXA-2 internal SCSI

Case:
Coolermaster Stacker

Case accessories:

Assorted rounded cables from Case-Mod, Sidewinder, SV Compucycle, or
others. Round floppy, round IDE, 50-wire SCSI and 68-wire SCSI cables —
one of each in the longest size needed for the essential case detailing.

Fan controller. Definitely a luxury item you could easily omit, simplify
(with a normal FanBus), or increase in complexity!

Power supply:
PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 AG

APC Smart-UPS 1500VA

Monitor:
Two Dell 2001FP 20" LCDs

20" 16ms 24-bit LCDs are here. Dell's 2001FP, NEC's 2080UX+, and others
lead the way.

Speakers:
Logitech Z-680

Mouse:
Logitech MX700

Keyboard:
Logitech Cordless MX Duo

Floppy:
Mitsumi 1.44MB

Total price: US$9731.99, not including shipping and handling (9/21/2004,
no OS)

Pasted from:
http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/system-09-21-2004.ars/4
 
yeah i remeber buying my first pentium 75 system, that cost me 3 grand
BHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.
 
Genuine IBM Enhanced AT 8Mhz 286 loaded, $7,000.00 brand new in 1985 or 86.
30meg HD
Math Chip
EGA Video
EGA Monitor
640k RAM
1.5meg extended memory
5 1/4" 1.2meg HD floppy
5 1/4" 360k Floppy
 
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