The updated system spec is in my latest post. :)

Intel CPU - Pentium IV 2.4GHz FSB533.
Westan Digital Hard Drive - 120JB, 7,200rpm, 8MB cache
Kingston 512MB PC3200 - DDR400 CAS 2.5 Asus Approved
Intel Mainboard - 865PERLL with LAN
Asus VGA - GeforceFX 5200 128M w/TV Out
Lite-on CD Re-Writer - 52x24x52 Kit.
Austin case - 9001W( White), Full size P4 300 ATX PS.
Hyundai Monitor - V770, 17" .27MM / 1280x1024.
NetComm Fax/Modem - 56K internal
Standard Keyboard
NetEasy 3D Mouse 3 Buttons with Wheel.
Auzcare Technical Professional Support - 2 Year Membership
Austin 2 Years Labour & 1 Year Parts RTB Warranty ( parts ).
Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
480W Stereo speakers
Lite-on DVD 16x speed drive.

Everything is 1,500 Australian Dollar = 985.350 US Dollar

i desperately need your feedback guys. i am gonna buy this (or slightly modified) package within this week.
how is it? i modified the advertised package with better parts.
are they matching together?
any known issues that i haven't came across?

please discuss and help me. thanks for all who are replying! :)

seems all good to me, I just wish I had the money to buy me an uber computer like that one :) best of luck to you mcored

Enjoy,
~PCT

you probably could build one yourself for cheaper, but if you can't build one yourself, then it sounds like a good system to me.

I would agree with you adams73533. But he also is getting a monitor included in that package. If he were to remove the monitor, he would have saved himself about a 100 bucks... For the price he is getting on that package, it doesn't sound like such a bad deal.

Of course, like you said, it may have been cheaper to buy the parts and put it together yourself. But for the price he is getting, I would take up on it! :)

@ ~*McoreD*~,
Let us know how you make out with the system! :)

-SlickVic78

i shop the rebates at office supply stores so i can usually get monitors for pretty cheap. (envision 17" for about $30 after mail-in rebates).

but yea let us know what you decide.

You have already seen my reply in another forum. To add more to this, I did indeed test the performance between the Ti4200 and the FX 5200 and I have to say that the Ti4200 would be your best bet for a graphics card. The only advantage of buying a FX 5200 would be that it is DirectX 9 compatible. Other than that its performance is equivalent to that of a GeForce MX440.

thanks for all you replied! :)

with all your suggestions and mine, I:
Removed
NetComm Fax/Modem - 56K internal
480W Stereo speakers

Updated to
Intel CPU - Pentium IV 2.4GHz FSB800
Geforce 4 Ti4200 128M VIVO
Lite-on CD Re-Writer - 52x24x52x Kit
Austin case - 9001W( White), Full size P4 400W ATX PS

the latest spec is below. thanks for your ideas again! :)

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Intel CPU - Pentium IV 2.4GHz FSB800
Westan Digital Hard Drive - 120JB, 7,200rpm, 8MB cache
Kingston 512M PC3200 - DDR400 CAS 2.5 Asus Approved
Intel Mainboard - 865PERLL with LAN
Geforce 4 Ti4200 128M VIVO -- thanks Big POPPA Pump for testing!
Lite-on CD Re-Writer - 52x24x52x Kit
Austin case - 9001W( White), Full size P4 400Watts ATX PS
Hyundai Monitor - V770, 17" .27MM / 1280x1024
Standard Keyboard
NetEasy 3D Mouse 3 Buttons with Wheel
Auzcare Technical Professional Support - 2 Year Membership (???)
Austin 2 Years Labour & 1 Year Parts RTB Warranty ( parts )
Panasonic 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Lite-on DVD 16x speed drive
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please bare in mind that monitor, keyboard and mouse are crap. didn't want to spend much money on them for the moment.

i am also thinking to add this one? :)
Sound Blaster DE 5.1. any issues with that?
(i know Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX is out there, but no money. :D)

Can you tell us where you are getting the system from?

It looks really nice B)

http://www.austin.net.au/
You will be heartyly welcome to my home country. :)

nothing wrong with cheap mouse/keyboards. i never spend over $10 for a mouse or a keyboard.