[ShOgUn]

well im prolly gonna build a new box.. hehe its been what 5 months scince i built my last 1... other than that i havent really done much box choppin scince my 386...got tired of the bullshit fer a while and got a dell
ewwwwww never again. well i just wanted some input on a couple of things.

board- soyo dragon lite
proc- amd athlon xp 2100+
memory- 768mb p2100
video- ati radeon 9000 pro -or- 9500 pro (both 128 meg) the big question

the board and proc i can snag for 180 fer the pair
the mem i can get fer 45$ a 256 stick
the vid card its 150 fer the 9000 and 219 for the 9500

well bubba or anyone else that wants to gimme a lil input on thois stuff...feel free any suggestions are welcome.... the big q is the vid card .. is the 9500 really worth 70$ more? seeing that the 9000 is very esily ocable and the 9500 isnt blah blah blah..wich one will get me the best performance ..vs cost such n such ...dont forget to tell me if ya think im payin too much..and if i am point me to a cheaper place

i already have an ibm 60 gig hd id be transfering from my old box and i will be running win xp pro 64 bit the board has onboard sound .. i can live with that..

my current box is running the ecs k7s5a mobo amd 1.8ghz 1gig of pc133 sd ram a kyro 3d prophet 64 meg vid card w tv out... so the new config will be a decent jump....when i get it all put together in the next 3-4 days .. ill be asking about ocin the board and proc as im sorta new at that and dont wanna blow anything up..im good at that i also may be turning the old box into a server for ut 2k3 when i get the timew and money wheee money easy time blah i dont have any

EDIT>>>>>> new question the diff between the kt333 and the kt400 chipset is ? just the fsb ..as far as i can tell...
so what i wanted to know is the soyo kt400 dragon platinum ultra worth the extra 60$ over the kt333 dragon lite

dont hink im a moron..im just watcin my back wanna make an informed decision...im not gonna go spen 600$ at the drop of my hat.... thats why i asked bubba so he can drop his hat and let me spend 600$ on a box

[BubbaJudge]

i will give my recommendation after i get a chance to weigh all the facts, check the ambient temperature with my wet finger, and sacrifice my requisite offering of finely roasted pbc to the hardware gawd :wink:

[weaponx71]

well my last vid was a Radeon 64mb, its shot.
I was looking at Newegg.com and found the,
ATI 9000 pro 128mb came in two flavors...
one is the Atlas
other is the Saphire
Atlas was $89, Saphire was $98... or something
whats the diff, both seemed the same to me..
I only use the monitor, I dont hook up lcd or tv.. so thats no biggy
just a ??
Mark

[ShOgUn]

well i just took a look at the vids you were lookin at.. not the same as the one i was but close they arent manufactured by da same company the specs are different specifically the ram freq... drops from 550/500 depending ont the radeons to 275 maybe even 200 on the atlantis and sapphire.. hence the extra $$ 150 vs 90 but thanx fer the input it took me a minute to figure out why they were cheaper hehe but the info proved invaluable as new egg wil gimme hte card 20$ cheaper than the other place..but they dont have same day shipping garunteed.. outpost.com does 8i hate computer shopping .. it should be cheaper so i can buy everything .. no bugeting bah

[BubbaJudge]

Sapphire is ATI's defacto OEM card maker

never heard of Atlas.

[ShOgUn]

im pretty sure it was atlantis .. but i hadnt heard of them as a manuf....just a sunken city

[berek247]

Smurffs rule!!! 8O