ordering new parts... need input

[Merc248]

ASUS P4P800-E Motherboard
Pentium 4 3.0C Ghz 800 Mhz FSB
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB
2X Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 Retail

what do you guys think?

 

[dave_graham]

that's a good, basic Intel P4 system.

cheers,

dave

 

[Nano_PC_Solutions]

What kind of prices you paying?

 

[Merc248]

ABIT AI7 Motherboard - $99.00
Pentium 4 3.0C Ghz 800 Mhz FSB - $209.00
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB - $268.00
2X Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 Retail - $156

Total: $732

that is at new egg, by the way.

 

[EnderW]

ABIT AI7 Motherboard - $99.00
Pentium 4 3.0C Ghz 800 Mhz FSB - $209.00
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256 MB - $268.00
2X Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 Retail - $156

Total: $732

that is at new egg, by the way.

looks good, but I don't think the extra 128MB of RAM on the 9800 Pro is worth the $70 premium compared to the regular 9800 Pro, especially with the new cards right around corner - wait a few weeks, prices will drop

 

[Merc248]

ahh... that's true. i was going to pay the premium so that i could flash the BIOS to make the 9800 pro up to an XT (which comes with overdrive and the temperature probe), but it doesn't seem like it is worth the extra moola.