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Old Jun 25, 2003, 11:30 AM   #1
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okay, over the next week or so i am going to be getting a job and since im an electronics freak my salary will be divided into three sections... small section 1) cell fone bill (~50$/month) large section 2) my girlfriend (Because I refuse to let her pay for anything) and the best 3)the new gaming rig.

Specs:
Case: Black Chieftec Dragon w/windows
PSU: 450w Austin/Foxconn (comes with case)
Motherboard: Asus P4P800
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.4CGHz
RAM: 2x256mb PC3500 GeIL Dual DDR
HDD: 80gb Seagate SATA
Optical Drive 1: Black Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM
Optical Drive 2: Black Lite-On 52x CD-R/RW
Sound: SB Audigy 2
Speakers: Creative Inspire 5200 Dolby 5.1 (currently own)
Video: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb
cost: ~$1100

Now, this leaves my 2400+ without a purpose. I was thinking of turning my 2400+ into a house server, running everything from it so on. here's the specs (upgrading some stuff from current)

Specs:
Mobo: Epox 8rda+(upgraded from MSI K7N2G-L)
CPU: Athlon XP 2400+
RAM: 2x512mb PC2700 Kingston (upgraded from 512mb)
HDD1: 80gb WD800JB
HDD2: 40gb WD400JB
HDD3: 120gb WD1200BB
Optical Drive: Samsung 40x CDRW
Video: GFFX 5200
Sound: SB Live! 5.1

Now, i would like to know what other hardware i need, i currently have the Linksys BEFSR41 4-port Cable/DSL Router w/4-port switch. If I have to get another router or something it has to have a DHCP server because my dad's laptop is a *****. And i can't change any of the OSes. All computers on the network will be running Windows XP. So anyone who has to offer ANY suggestions on anything I just mentioned, drop one (Any advice on gaming rig is more than welcomed, wanna keep price under 1200 though). Thx
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Old Jun 25, 2003, 12:14 PM   #2
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unless it s cheaper than a regular ide dont bother with sata a WD special is just as fast
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Old Jun 25, 2003, 12:15 PM   #3
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also i ve been hearing stories of lite ons breaking down fast so i give the drive a ? as of late the other reason i went TDK again
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Old Jun 25, 2003, 04:13 PM   #4
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also i ve been hearing stories of lite ons breaking down fast so i give the drive a ? as of late the other reason i went TDK again
Heh your 52x TDK burner is a rebadged LIteOn (I have one too).

Shadow your specs look good, I'd just say ditch the OEM PSU's if you can, they're nothign but headaches in the long run.
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Shadow your specs look good, I'd just say ditch the OEM PSU's if you can, they're nothign but headaches in the long run.
I wanna get a 460w Enermax or an antec Tru430 but that's the last thing I will buy because the OEM PSU isn't that bad.
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also i ve been hearing stories of lite ons breaking down fast so i give the drive a ? as of late the other reason i went TDK again
io had 2 trays break on my liteon40x
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io had 2 trays break on my liteon40x
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