Ooops, sorry didn't mean to leave flame bait.

What's wrong with my dream system?

Funkey - Dual P4's aren't available, nor will they be . Foster, the server version of the P4, will be SMP capable.

Paul, keyword 'dream machine'. I'm sorry all my dreams for a dual p4 1.5 ghz have come crashing down j/k. Then lets make it a dual p4 1.5 ghz (server version)

My dream machine...
ok, i'll be realistic
1.2 ghz athlon
NV20
256 ram (ddr)
Soundblaster Live soundcard
40 inch monitor
16x dvd
16x12x40 cdrw

that's about all

Hehehe...computer crashed in the middle of this last time, but that gave me time to think

CPU: AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz

Motherboard: Abit KT7A

RAM: 2xMushkin 128 MB PC150 Rev3

Case: Apple G4 Case

Hard Drives: 4xSeagate 180GB SCSI160 Drives in a RAID 0 Array via an Adaptec SCSI RAID 2100S PCI Card

Optical: A Plextor 12/10/32 SCSI CDRW, A Plextor 40X Wide SCSI CDROM, and a Toshiba SD-M1401 SCSI 10X DVD

Video: ATI Radeon 64MB DDR, a RealMagic Hollywood+ DVD Decoder Card, and a Dazzle Digital Video Creator II

Sound: Hercules Game Theater XP

Network: For the LAN, I'm gonna go with a 3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100 NIC With 3XP Processor. For the net connection, I'm going for an Insanely Fast OC3 Line

Monitor: If I could find a way to do it, I would get the Apple 22 Inch Cinema Display, but since I can't I'll go with a Sony GDM-FW900

Speakers: An easy one...The Klipsch ProMedia V2-400

Input: A Microsoft Intellimouse Optical and a generic keyboard...the 'clicky' ones

That's my baby folks! Ain't she grand...I just wish I could actually buy it. The G4 case would require me to actually buy a G4, so the price on this would be astronomical...but damn it would be nice. Can you say 720 GB!!! Man, that's alot...NERO!!!

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yea mah dream machine?

haha.... ghetto

1.5ghz thunderbird
512mb ocz pc150 ram
abit kt7a raid
sound blaster live 5.1
16xdvd
72xcd
80gb ibm hd
120mb/1.44mb superdisk
geGorce2 Ultra 128mb DDR ;P
freon cooler
2x10"solobaric subs
yea some kicker tweets too yea dont forget the amp...
hehe customize so that it can be plugged into the wall

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My wish list

VapoChill Case
T-Bird 1200@1700+ (possible with the VapoChill)
256mb of DDR Ram (wish AMD had rambus ram option)
NV20 video card
21" monitor
Killer 5.1 sound system
1.5mb/sec internet conection (128kb/sec isnt enough)

I would like an Apple G4 733 MHz comp with a Geforce 3 & cutee Machintosh running on IT !!!

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Rehan

/me raises a mug here's to that!

This might go against the idea of this topic, but my dream machine is one that's stable, and never has a (major) problem. It'd have to be fast enough to do video capture, without dropping frames, and have enough hard drive to store short clips, but that's all I'd really ask of it, spec wise.

Funkey is jealous of all your boxes. I feel so puny and insignificant now.

I'm pretty sure that won't work. The motherboard is too long. I'm actually looking into this myself right now. The G4 case only has 5 slots, and then you hit the bottom of the case. You'll have to use a MicroATX, and even then, hope that it fits.
And the chassis is expensive too. Mine will cost $130 without the power supply.

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Well, I'ld have to do some moddin' then Besides, $130 ain't all that bad...where did you get that price from? That's chump change for that kinda style...NERO!

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I work with the IT department at my university, and I got that price quote from our Apple-authorized service technician. I agree...the case is nice and sturdy...easy to carry...but I don't have money to splurge on that right now...got other things to worry about...

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In the process of building this now:

1.2 ghz T-Bird (266fsb)@1.6ghz
Abit KT7A Raid
256 mb Crucial PC133 CAS2
Coolermaster ATC 310 Case
Vapochill unit
ATI Radeon 64DDR VIVO
2 IBM 75GXP 30.7 Gig in RAID 0
Plextor 12/10/32A
Pioneer 10X DVD
Floppy--- Hell no!
Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1
Firewire Card
Netgear NIC
Razer Boomslang 1000
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro
Viewsonic PS790 19" monitor
Klipsch Promedia v2-400

Took the guts out of the brand new Vapochill to put it in the ATC 310. For those of you not familiar with the 310, think two Lian Li PC70's side by side with a 300mm intake fan and about 9 other fans, with enough space to fit an entire Vapochill unit and half a dozen drives too.