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Your System - April 2004

CHIEFTEC Server Chasis - Blue
Vantec Stealth PSU 420w
Asus A7N8X Deluxe nForce2 Athlon
AMD Athlon XP 2700
Corsair TWINX512-3200LLPT 512MB
Corsair CMX512-3200LLPT
Sapphire Radeon 9800pro 128mg
Audigy 2zs
Logitech Z-680
seagate 20gig hd
wd 120gig UltraATA 8mg cache
wd 120gig SerialATA 8mg cache
wd 120gig SerialATA 8mg cache (raid 0)
plextor cd-rw 40x12x40 ASUS Black 52X32X52 CD-RW Drive w/ QuieTrack Technology *ADDED*
toshiba dvd-rom Asus Black 16X DVD-ROM Drive *ADDED*
floppy
3 Sanyo Denki 80mmx25mm fans
2 regular 80mmx25mm fans
Thermalright SLK 700
Optimum Online *ADDED*
Windows XP pro

Black X-Dreamer Case
CoolMax 450 PSU
EPoX 4PCA3+ mobo <---added
P4 2.8C @3.22GHz <---overclock added after getting new mobo
2xWD800JB Special Edition 80GB/8mb cache @ RAID0 <---added
1xMaxtor DiamondMax 9 160GB/8mb cache
2x256 PC3200 Value RAM
Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro w/ VGA Silencer & Copper Ramsinks
Audigy Gamer
Leadtek TV2000/XP Expert Edition

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AMD 64 3000
120gb 8mb cache
lg cdrw
lg dvd
512 ddr 400
17" viewsonic graphic series
9600xt
catchode light
dkt mousepad
mx310 mouse

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Name: FRINK
Purpose: Experimental Box (Linux)
OS: Various
Case: Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Processor: Barton 2500XP
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA7VAXP Rev 1.2
Video card: NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200 64mb
Memory: 640MB DDR-2700 & DDR-3200
Changed: Memory 512MB Crucial DDR-3200
Hard Drive: 15GB Maxtor
Changed: Hard drive: 20GB Maxtor
Network card: Built-in
CD-ROM: LiteOn CD-RW 48x24x48

Name: HUGO
Purpose: Web surfer, RC5 cruncher,
OS: Windows XP Pro
Case: Generic mid-tower
Processor: Athlon 750
Changed: AMD Athlon XP2100
Motherboard: Asus K7M
Changed:Asus A7V8X-X
Video Card: GeForce2 MX 200
Changed:GeForce4 Ti 4200 64MB
Memory: 768MB PC133
Changed:640MB Crucial DDR2700 & DDR3200
Hard Drive(s): Maxtor 80gb
Network card: Realtek 8139C
CD-ROM: Sony 48x
CD-RW: LiteOn 40x/12x/48x
Longest uptime: 22days in Win2K
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i'm new to the Hardware: and i just got one of those 400SCs

So here is mine:

Dell 400SC
P4 2.4Ghz HT
1GB DDR RAM
Floppy Drive
40G Hard Drive (planning on upgrading)
48X CD-rom (Planning on upgrading)
Hitachi 17" LCD with 16MS Response time!
Windows 2003 Server

New Build

Antec P-160WF Alum Silver case
Antec 430W power Supply True430
Asus P4P800 DLX Bundle Retail
Pentium 4 2.8
Mem 512 DDR333 (256 X 2)
HD Seagate 120GB
Lite-on DVD+/-RW LDW-811S/851S BG
Sapphire ATI Radeon Video Card 9600SE 128M
Sony 1.44MB
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Well, here goes:

•Case: Antec Super Lanboy
•Speakers: Altec Lansing 251 5.1 Speakers
•Monitor: Samsung 955DF
•Headset: DCT HP-259
•DVD-ROM: Lite-ON XJ-HD166S
•CD-RW: Lite-ON LTR40125S ( 40x/12x/48x )
•Memory: Kingston HyperX Dual-channel kit ( 2x512MB ) PC3500
•Motherboard: DFI NF2 Ultra Infinity
•Hard drives: 2x Samsung 7200rpm/120GB/8Mb cache/SATA hard drive on RAID 0.
•Processor: AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+
•PSU: Enermax 431W Power supply (oldest thing in my system! )
•Video Card: Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB

•R360 Core and soft-modded with Gigacube 9800XT BIOS
•ADDED: OCZ Copper BGA ramsinks
•ADDED: Arctic VGA Silencer revision 2

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Bold = New or changed since last time

Silver Chieftec aluminum workstation tower, 420W PS
MSI 865PE Neo2-FIS2R (MS-6728) motherboard
Intel P4 2.4C 800FSB (@ 3.2-GHz)
AVC Sunflower2 HSF
1-GB (2x512-MB) Kingston DDR400

2x80-GB Seagate Barracuda IV hard drives
Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW
Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM
3.5" floppy drive
ATI All-In-Wonder 9600XT
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! PCI

21" Hitachi monitor
4.1 surround speaker setup
Dell QuietKey keyboard, IBM scroll mouse USB
Windows XP Pro
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ASUS A7N8X Deluxe rev 2.0
AMD 3200+ Barton *added*
1GB Matched Corsair DDR400 RAM
WD Raptor 10K RPM SATA HD's in RAID 0
EVGA FX5900 Ultra 256mb NVidia
WinXP Pro
Logitech z-5300 speakers *added*
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ASUS A7N8X Deluxe rev 2.0 w/AMD 3200+ Barton, 1GB Matched Corsair DDR400 RAM, WD Raptor 10K RPM SATA HD's in RAID 0, EVGA FX5900 Ultra 256mb NVidia, WinXP Pro,Logitech z-5300 speakers

Uber-budget system

AMD Duron 1.6GHz
ECS K7VTA3 Version 6
256MB PC2100 DDR
ATI Radeon 9200 128MB
WD 80GB SE
WD 120GB SE
Plextor Premium 52X32X52
Antec Sonata w/380 watt PSU

The processor, motherboard and memory were given to me for free. The rest was a pull from an old PIII system. I only bought a new case, and it's $79 after rebate! I'll install more memory when the prices go back down ($80 for 256MB PC2100!?!)

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Well, after 4 years with my first (PIII 550Mhz) system, I've finally replaced it with my first attempt at building the following complete system. It turned out GREAT! I really enjoyed this project.

ANTEC LANBOY MINI TOWER ALUMINUM SMARTBLUE 350W W/ WINDOW & CARRYING STRAP

Processor AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ 512K 333FSB SOCKET A BARTON

Motherboard SOLTEK 75FRN2-L NFORCE2 SOCKETA DUAL DDR AGP8X 5PCI ATA133 SOUND LAN

Memory SAMSUNG 512MB PC3200 DDR400 184PIN OEM

IDE Hard Drives SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 120GB ATA100 7200RPM 8MB OEM HD 3YR

Floppy 1.44 MB High Density Floppy Drive

Video Card SAPPHIRE RADEON 9600 128MB AGP8X VGA DVI TV OUT OEM

CD Writers LG GCE-8525B CDRW 52X32X52 INT EIDE ATAPI OEM W/ SW

Optional Fans COOLERMASTER TLF-R82 80MM LED CASE FAN 4 LED BLUE 2500RPM 32CFM 25DBA

Operating System MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION OEM (WITH SYSTEM ONLY)

No assembly

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New system:
Dell Dimension 8250 with

P4 2.66Ghz 533fsb
512mb RDRAM
Radeon 9800Pro 128Mb (Replaced Geforce4 MX440 64Mb)
SB Audigy 2 ZS (Replaced SB Live!)
120Gb 7200rpm HD
DVDR/RW

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Ok, Here's my run down:

Dell Dimension 4500
Windows XP Home Edition
2.00 GHz Pentium 4
40.0 Gig Hard Drive
64 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
640 MB RAM - ADDED: 512 MB Chip - Now 1024 MB
6 USB Ports
CNet PRO200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Card
Dell Optical Laser Mouse
Dell Standard Keyboard
CD-RW Drive 48x
DVD-RW Drive 48x
SoundMAX Sound Card
56k Dial-Up Modem
19" Flat Screen Monitor
Dell A940 Printer (4 in 1:Copy,Scan, Print, Fax)
Dell Speakers(Forget Model)
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Computer is alot faster now.

Road Runner
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Just built
CPU-AMD64 3400+
Case-Lian Li PC65B
Mobo-Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Mem- 1Gig Corsair TwinX 3200LL
HD-2 120 gig Seagate Sata drives in Raid 0
Vid Card-Sapphire 9800 Pro
Sound- SB Audigy(only thing i took from my old Rig)
PS-Thermaltake 560 Purepower
DVD-Samsung DVD SD-616E
This is my first true Build from the ground up.Got it done in about 12 hrs(cleaning the case up of wires took most of the time)Also Burned it in for about 16 hrs using Burnintest.
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Chieftec Blue Full-Tower
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz (OC'ed to around 3.2 Ghz)
Thermaltake AquariusII Watercooling
512 MB Corsair TWINIX 400DDR Ram (I forget what its currently running at)
80GB 7200RPM Maxtor Serial ATA
Radeon 9800Pro
Generic Sony Floppy Drive
1 Tornado Fan, 5 other generic fans
Samsung White CD-RW 52-24-52
Samsung White DVD-ROM
PCToys Fan Controller
Front USB Breakout box
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Did a semi new build, but I haven't posted the info before. The drives, periphials, and power supply are recycled, everything else in new.
Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 v2.0
AMD Athlon XP 2500
2*512mb pc3200 geil dual channel
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
2 80gb 8mb cache in raid 0
1 160gb 8mb cache
CENDYNE 52x
8 in 1 internal card reader
usb hard drive encloser
Antec 430w True Power
HP 1210 PSC
Logitech 510 Clicksmart
Harmon/Cardon ChampagneSE
Logitech MX500 Mouse
Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Linksys KVM(dont feel like climbing behind the desk for a model number)
Dell P990
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Black Scorpio Mid tower w/420w PS »www.logisyscomputer.com/viewsku.···DID=C001
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
AMD Barton 2500 (OC to 3200) w/coolermaster fan
1gig PC3200 Crucial
120gig Samsung Spinpoint Serial ATA
Saphire Radeon 9700 Pro
MSI Black DVD±R/±RW Drive
6 Red LED fans
1 Blue LED fan
1 Blue CCL

Pretty much a rebuilt system, just same case.

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Antec SOHO Case w/ clear side window
changed from 430 to 550watt Antec "True Power" PSU,
6 case vantec stealth fans
ABIT IC7-G MOBO 800 FSB w/ 8 USB 2.0 and 2 1394 ports, HT support
Pentium 4 2.8 800 FSB and HT,
Vantec Aeroflow HSF w/ copper core, and TMS fan, using Arctic Silver Ceramique ,
1 1/2 gigs Corsair TwinX (PC3200) DDR400 added 512 more DDR400)
2 x 36gig WD Raptors in RAID 0 via on chip SATA/ICH5R
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