| Just built new system [message #31751] |
Wed, 16 July 2003 20:51  |
abakshi
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Well I just built a new system - now we have two relatively high-end computers in the house plus six others.
Anyway, here are the specs of my new system (on the right) and my other higher-end system (on the left):
P4 2.2 Ghz--------------------------------------P4 2.4 Ghz 800Mhz FSB
ASUS P4T533-C--------------------------------ASUS P4P800 Deluxe
512 MB Samsung PC1066 RDRAM--------------512MB Dual-Channel DDR400
Enermax 450W PS------------------------------Enermax 350W PS
ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64 MB (BBA)---------ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB (BBA)
WD 120GB 7200RPM, IBM 45GB 7200RPM------Maxtor 80GB 7200RPM 8Mb Cache
Pioneer DVR-A04 DVD-RW, Sony CD-RW-------LiteOn DVD-ROM
Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD--------------------------Dell 1800FP 18" LCD
Win XP Pro--------------------------------------Win XP Pro SP1a
Aluminum Case---------------------------------Black/Silver Enermax Case w/neon lights
Both work very well with games in general, and Renegade works nicely at 1280x1024 (limited by my monitors) with full detail, full aniso, etc., although Renegade's graphics aren't really the best compared to the newest games  - but that's fine, still a very good game.
And I made a new WOL name - Radeon980 
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #31755] |
Wed, 16 July 2003 20:56  |
abakshi
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Well it's a different system, so I'm not upgrading or downgrading, but I guess it was a cost-cutting effort - I got a pretty nice deal on all the parts. The new system, not including the LCD, cost a tad less than $1000, which IMO is pretty good.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #31761] |
Wed, 16 July 2003 21:28 |
abakshi
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Running both, along with the rest of the systems .
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #31793] |
Thu, 17 July 2003 04:25 |
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I build and repair computers a lot and I've had no problem with the Asus boards so far. That system seems like a decent system. Normally I opt out for the Athlon XP over the Pentium 4 due to the fact you can save a lot of cash. However with the XP 3000 and XP 3200 it's not worth it as it isn't performing as well as the P4 and the price differece is very little when you come to the new Athlon chips. I think i'll be using the P4 £.06 for people wanting that sort of power. Hopefull the new 64 bit athlon will offer some great new performance and features.
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| Just built new system [message #31944] |
Thu, 17 July 2003 15:08 |
abakshi
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can you spare som of your money you seem to have loads 
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Nah, I just work out the best deals I can on the systems.
About Asus mobos, I've experienced many of them, both for my own systems and for systems I've built for other people - I've had no trouble with them.
Regarding AMD, I had originally wanted to make this new system an AMD-based one, but when it came down to it, the price difference was so little that I decided not to, plus the fact that for the most part the P4s seem to outperform the latest Athlon XPs (2600+ - 3200+).
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #32897] |
Mon, 21 July 2003 17:39 |
abakshi
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Hmm...I'd like to see the benchmarks of your new system vs. my new system...it would be very interesting to see. Most likely because of the faster FSB of the P4 as well as your 3200 RAM, i'd be a few points behind.
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K if you're interested, run 3DMark2001SE, 3DMark2003, and PCMark2002 - all available from http://www.futuremark.com - and post your results while I run them on this system.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #33049] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 07:30 |
KIRBY098
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I think we have our winner. Yeesh.
That's it. I'm tired of being behind the rest of you. I am running renegade off the mainframe at work from now on.........
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| Just built new system [message #33151] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 13:50 |
abakshi
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| L3f7H4nd3d |
Ehh, screw pentium, they're too expensive
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That's what I thought that led me to start planning an Asus A7N8X-Deluxe machine with a 2400+ that would be very similar to your setup, but when I actually starting sourcing my parts, the difference between the AMD and the Intel solution came down to something like $50, (people are usually less willing to negiotiate on AMD pricing than on Intels because they make more profit on the latter) so I decided to stick with Intel.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #33153] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 13:51 |
abakshi
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A tad of OC'ing on the Athlon XP as well as some faster RAM should bring it to the level of the P4.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #33155] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 13:54 |
abakshi
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Although none of this matters for Renegade
Renegade runs smoothly on an old P2-450 with an ATI Rage 128 that I have laying around, and the only difference between my two higher-end systems (the ones in my sig) in Renegade is that while running at the usual 1280x1024 with the highest settings, the newer system never moves from the standard 60 local FPS while my slightly older one occasionally drops to 58 local FPS in larger battles, etc.
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #33244] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 19:36 |
abakshi
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Check out the top score right now at FutureMark's site - 25715 3DMarks - now that's impressive
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6670500
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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| Just built new system [message #33245] |
Tue, 22 July 2003 19:40 |
abakshi
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This is even more impressive than the last one - this is a 2.4 Ghz Intel P4 with the non-Deluxe version of my mobo (they're using an Asus P4P800) and an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB card, and they're not even using PC3200 or higher RAM - 25191 3DMarks with only PC3000 DDR.
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6602572
WOL: mbakshi, Radeon980
http://www.techautos.com
P4 2.8C (800 FSB) / ASUS P4P800 Deluxe / 512MB PC3200 DDR / 80GB Maxtor 7200RPM 8MB / ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / Win XP Pro / Dell 1800FP 18" LCD / Enermax Case
P4 2.2 / ASUS P4T533-C / 512MB PC1066 RDRAM / 120GB WD 7200RPM / 45GB IBM 7200RPM / ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV 64MB / Cendyne (Pioneer) DVD-RW / Sony CD-RW / Win XP Pro / Nokia 800Pro+ 18" LCD / Aluminum Case
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