I'm shopping too. Maybe a Lian-Li ATX box and ASUS A7V333 board. I found this link interesting for guys like me who have always used off the shelf pc's.

hxxp://arstechnica.com/guide/system/index.html

Well guess I'll go with the 2400+ just becuase it has the new state-of-the-art 0.13 micron technology, the processor core previously code named ?Thoroughbred.?

It's only $19 more than the 2100+. You think I should?

My cousin has the 1900+ and its damn sweet.

How fast is the 2400+? Have not seen speed or anything.

Thanks,
Will

I have a lian-li pc60 case with an asus a7a266 board - It's pretty nice, I'm in the process of building another one. Having a hard time deciding what I want - It will def be an AMD system, Intel SUX !! :D

I agree with Harry. 2100 for around $115. (Check pricewatch) The faster CPU just isn't worth the cost vs performance in scale. 2200 is nearly $50 more and you only get about 5% gain in performance IF that! The chart above clearly shows only a 10% gain between 2000 and 2400 AMD's.



Last edited by Darkwolven at Today at 9:20 am

ok thanks for the feedback guys

i'll make a choice in a week or so then start shoping for the best price

i'll check pricewatch too :)

Hi man !!

I just have Buy ( 2 days ago ) A mboard Asus A7V333
http://usa.asus.com/mb/socketa/a7v333/overview.htm

Running A AMD tbird 1.4gig !!

Got some prog... but now fixed .... !!

I pretty like it !!

Here the specs

Processor
Socket A for AMD® Athlon XP/ Athlon/ Duron 600MHz ~ 2GHz+

Chipset
North Bridge: VIA® KT333
South Bridge: VIA® VT8233A

FSB
266/200 MHz

Memory
3 x DDR DIMM Sockets
Max. 3* GB unbuffered PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 non-ECC SDRAM Memory

Expansion Slots
1 x AGP Pro
5 x PCI

IDE Ports
2 x UltraDMA/133/100/66

IDE RAID (Optional)
Promise 20276 ATA133 RAID controller support RAID 0,1

Audio (Optional)
C-Media 8738 6-channel PCI audio controller

USB 2.0
VIA VT6202 USB2.0 controller
4 USB 2.0 ports

IEEE-1394 (Optional)
TI controller
1 x 1394 port

Special Features
Power Loss Restart
ASUS JumperFree?
SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
Support Smart Card/MS/SD reader
ATA133 RAID 0, 1
Support ASUS iPanel
Support S/PDIF in/out interface (on audio model only)
ASUS POST Reporter?
ASUS MyLogo?
ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) for Athlon? XP only

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Parallel
2 x Serial
1 x PS/2 Keyboard
1 x PS/2 Mouse
1 x Audio I/O (on audio model only)
2 x USB 1.1
2 x USB 2.0

Internal I/O Interface
CPU/Power/Chassis FAN connectors
20 pin ATX power connector
IDE LED connector
Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus, SIR
Smart Card/MS/SD reader connector
Game port (on audio model only)
S/PDIF in/out connector (on audio model only)
CD/AUX/Modem audio in (on audio model only)
Front panel audio connector (on audio model only)
1 x 1394 port (optional)
ASUS iPanel connector
1 x USB 1.1 connector support additional 2 USB 1.1 ports
1 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports

BIOS Feature
2Mb Flash ROM, Award BIOS, TCAV, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, BIOS 2.3

Industrial Standard
PCI 2.2, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0

Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL, WOR, Chassis Intrusion, SMBus

Accessories
User's Manual
Support CD
UltraDMA 100 / 66 cable
FDD cable
2-port USB bracket
I/O shield
USB 2.0 cable
Game port cable
1394 cable (optional)

Board Size
ATX Form Factor
12" x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm)

Note: * Use only the tested and qualified PC2700-DDR333 DIMMs listed below.
Other DDR DIMM manufactured by other vendors may not be suitable for this motherboard.




Last edited by Alpine at Today at 2:31 am

You could also try the Abit KX7-333 or the KX7-333r. The R stands for teh RAID. I'm running the KX7-333 with the 2100+ on Win2k and 512 megs of DDR. Very fast and very stable!! :ph34r:

the 166MHz FSB version of the Athlon XP is coming out in a few months (i think), maybe it's best to wait for that. Or better yet, wait till next year.... by then you could get a ClawHammer :P :D :lol:

Athlon XP 2200+ and above is the best choice as of now, it has the newer codename b/c of its smaller .13 core.

For Mobos, you can't go wrong with ASUS or GIGABYTE.

all right cool thanks guys

anyother sites to check out for prices?