1st Abit system Please review specs
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:34 am
Please take a few minutes and look at the specifications for my new system. I am somewhat new to having custom systems built for me. I'm ordering from Monarch. I'm attempting to build a quiet system as I'm a programmer and sit next to it all day. I should also mention that I don't do any gaming. Hence I'm not planning to use multiple video cards. I do however have many tasks running at the same time which hopefully will utilize the dual core processor. I do not plan on doing any overclocking at this point in time. However, I may want to experiment with it in the future.
I want to make sure that there are not any conflicts between the components that I have chosen. I'm somewhat concerned about the passive cooling on the Abit AN8 Ultra, as I've selected an Antec P180 case. Monarch has indicated that the mother board will be inverted in this case. The research that I've done by scanning user forums seems to indicate that the P180 does NOT mount the motherboards inverted. So I'm wondering if I need additional cooling on the NB (?).
thanks for your feedback.
Chuck H.
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80311 Monarch Furia Custom Desktop (PCI-E) 1 $59.00 $59.00
Case: 100998 - No PS - Antec Performance One P180 ATX Mi $129.00 $129.00
Power Supply: 100143 - PS 485W - Enermax Noisetaker EG495AX $85.00 $85.00
Case Fan: 100887 - 120mm - Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan $18.00 $18.00
Motherboard: 110261 - Abit AN8 Ultra nF4 Audio/GB-LAN/USB/I $127.00 $127.00
Processor: 120364 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core 512K P $340.00 $340.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Coo $14.00 $14.00
Heat Sink Fan: 130099 - Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Silent CPU Co $46.00 $46.00
Memory: 140736 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB DDR (2 pcs 512) OCZ $159.00 $159.00
2nd Memory: None
Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - Western Digital Caviar SE 160 $87.00 $87.00
2nd Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - Western Digital Caviar SE $87.00 $87.00
RAID Setup: 80012 - RAID 1 (One) $10.00 $10.00
RAID Controller: None
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW: 160014 - DVD±RW - Lite-On SOHW-1693S $48.00 $48.00
CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160014 - DVD±RW - Lite-On SOHW-1693S 16x8x16x $48.00 $48.00
CD-RW Software: 210613 - Ahead Nero 6.3 Suite DVD+-RW Softw $6.99 $6.99
DVD-ROM Software: 210600 - nVidia nVDVD 2.0 (OEM) $9.00 $9.00
Floppy Drive: 170101 - Mitsumi 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive $15.25 $15.25
More Storage: None
Sound Card: None
Video Card: 190533 - ATI (Connect3D) Radeon X800 GTO 256MB $185.00 $185.00
Modem: None
Network Card: None
Wireless Network Card: None
Add-On Card: None
Case Function Add-On: None
Round Cables: None
Operating System: 800008 - None - No Software Support /6 Mo
Additional Software: None
Antivirus: None
Warranty: 800007 - 1 Year - Parts & Labor - No Software Sup $19.99 $19.99
Hot Rush: None - Standard Order ( ships within 10-15 busine
Half Life 2 Promotion: 27F854 - FREE Half Life 2 Full Versi
Molex Connector: None
Video Capture: None
TV Tuner: None
Lance Armstrong: 270447 - Lance Armstrong LIVE STRONG wrist
Free Giveaway: 270251 - Patriot Pen Blue and Grey - Free!
FREE Patriot SD USB Flash Kit: 14A502 - 128 MB Patriot SD
Sales Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
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Total: $1,493.23 [/html]
I want to make sure that there are not any conflicts between the components that I have chosen. I'm somewhat concerned about the passive cooling on the Abit AN8 Ultra, as I've selected an Antec P180 case. Monarch has indicated that the mother board will be inverted in this case. The research that I've done by scanning user forums seems to indicate that the P180 does NOT mount the motherboards inverted. So I'm wondering if I need additional cooling on the NB (?).
thanks for your feedback.
Chuck H.
[html]Code Name Qty Price/Ea Total
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80311 Monarch Furia Custom Desktop (PCI-E) 1 $59.00 $59.00
Case: 100998 - No PS - Antec Performance One P180 ATX Mi $129.00 $129.00
Power Supply: 100143 - PS 485W - Enermax Noisetaker EG495AX $85.00 $85.00
Case Fan: 100887 - 120mm - Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan $18.00 $18.00
Motherboard: 110261 - Abit AN8 Ultra nF4 Audio/GB-LAN/USB/I $127.00 $127.00
Processor: 120364 - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core 512K P $340.00 $340.00
Thermal Grease: 800018 - Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Coo $14.00 $14.00
Heat Sink Fan: 130099 - Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Silent CPU Co $46.00 $46.00
Memory: 140736 - DDR (400) 3200 - 1 GB DDR (2 pcs 512) OCZ $159.00 $159.00
2nd Memory: None
Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - Western Digital Caviar SE 160 $87.00 $87.00
2nd Hard Drive: 150352 - SATAII - Western Digital Caviar SE $87.00 $87.00
RAID Setup: 80012 - RAID 1 (One) $10.00 $10.00
RAID Controller: None
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW: 160014 - DVD±RW - Lite-On SOHW-1693S $48.00 $48.00
CD-RW/DVD-RW: 160014 - DVD±RW - Lite-On SOHW-1693S 16x8x16x $48.00 $48.00
CD-RW Software: 210613 - Ahead Nero 6.3 Suite DVD+-RW Softw $6.99 $6.99
DVD-ROM Software: 210600 - nVidia nVDVD 2.0 (OEM) $9.00 $9.00
Floppy Drive: 170101 - Mitsumi 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive $15.25 $15.25
More Storage: None
Sound Card: None
Video Card: 190533 - ATI (Connect3D) Radeon X800 GTO 256MB $185.00 $185.00
Modem: None
Network Card: None
Wireless Network Card: None
Add-On Card: None
Case Function Add-On: None
Round Cables: None
Operating System: 800008 - None - No Software Support /6 Mo
Additional Software: None
Antivirus: None
Warranty: 800007 - 1 Year - Parts & Labor - No Software Sup $19.99 $19.99
Hot Rush: None - Standard Order ( ships within 10-15 busine
Half Life 2 Promotion: 27F854 - FREE Half Life 2 Full Versi
Molex Connector: None
Video Capture: None
TV Tuner: None
Lance Armstrong: 270447 - Lance Armstrong LIVE STRONG wrist
Free Giveaway: 270251 - Patriot Pen Blue and Grey - Free!
FREE Patriot SD USB Flash Kit: 14A502 - 128 MB Patriot SD
Sales Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
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Total: $1,493.23 [/html]