My new home built workstation... good to go?

[lots]

I'd look into the Iwill DK8N. It's based off the Nforce 3 Pro chipset, and gives some performance gains as opposed to the AMD 8000 chipset found on that Tyan ;) Not saying theTyan is a bad board, but there is faster.

Look into it at least. Also keep in mind on AMD's 8000 there are issues with ATI and the AGP slot (i know you're getting a Geforce, but keep that in mind if an ATI card ever interests you :P) Also, this same AGP host controller (dont ask me why they didnt use Nvidia's) found on the 8000 series is also in the DK8N, so it suffers the same problem.

[greyface]

Just wanted to point out the graphic card has one DVI port and one VGA port, so you're going to have to run the monitors off diferent ports.. should work - but I've never tested that. If you want a reliable card which has 2xDVI port, you should get a Quadro, it's also going to be much faster than the geforce (although you can mod the geforce)

[imashination]

Or just buy a geforce with 2 dvi ports instead of one.

[warchills]

Video Card- Gigabyte GeForce 6800 GT 256Mb DDR AGP 8x DVI-TVO (OEM)-$400

This is a gaming video card, not a 3D application card. You'd be much better off with a Quadro one.

[Myliobatidae]

Riva Tuner should do the trick...

[OC-NightHawk]

Video Card- Gigabyte GeForce 6800 GT 256Mb DDR AGP 8x DVI-TVO (OEM)-$400

This is a gaming video card, not a 3D application card. You'd be much better off with a Quadro one.
Well my "gaming" card is doing professional work under the quadro name . The GF 6800 series cards all run perfectly as Quadros. Not to mention it has about one less zero in the sticker price. :applause:

[Ringlord111]

Yeah I actually plan to modes (is that the right word?) the GeForce video card to a Quadro fx 4000, when that is possible... and this way its cheaper... so Ive heard. The 6800 GT was still supposed to do pretty good with 3D, am I correct. I mean, it works fine, right?

Lots- I checked that motherboard out, and it seems to be twice as much as the motherboard on my list. It doesnt look too much better, other than the 8 Ram slots that it has (my choice had 4), but is that worth double the price? And wouldnt I have to change around some stuff so that it configures to this motherboard? Thanks for your help though.

Edit- you posted a minute before mine, so Im just gonna say- exactly what I thought!

-Matt M.

[Ringlord111]

Or just buy a geforce with 2 dvi ports instead of one.Where is it possible to buy one?

I'd look into the Iwill DK8N. It's based off the Nforce 3 Pro chipset, and gives some performance gains as opposed to the AMD 8000 chipset found on that Tyan http://cgtalk.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Not saying theTyan is a bad board, but there is faster.

Look into it at least. Also keep in mind on AMD's 8000 there are issues with ATI and the AGP slot (i know you're getting a Geforce, but keep that in mind if an ATI card ever interests you :P) Also, this same AGP host controller (dont ask me why they didnt use Nvidia's) found on the 8000 series is also in the DK8N, so it suffers the same problem.Is the Nforce 3 worth the $200 extra for that gain? Thats double the price, but is it that better of a performance gain?

Edit- Well, with my update on the pricing on the first post, I could afford this other motherboard, but still, is it worth it?

[jbw]

Where is it possible to buy one? You can get one from Allstarshop...

XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR AGP 8X Dual DVI/TVO (OEM) (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=409&pid=10309&sid=9TJFQGAGP1M99GBB0HK9N8H95NQ22032)

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR AGP 8X Dual DVI/TVO (OEM) (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=409&pid=9781&sid=9TJFQGAGP1M99GBB0HK9N8H95NQ22032)

Why the big difference in price? Surely it's not all about the RAM?

ta,
jbw

[Ringlord111]

You can get one from Allstarshop...

XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR AGP 8X Dual DVI/TVO (OEM) (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=409&pid=10309&sid=9TJFQGAGP1M99GBB0HK9N8H95NQ22032)

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR AGP 8X Dual DVI/TVO (OEM) (http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=409&pid=9781&sid=9TJFQGAGP1M99GBB0HK9N8H95NQ22032)

Why the big difference in price? Surely it's not all about the RAM?

ta,
jbwWell one is 6600 and one is 6800, so that must be the difference I guess. Its only $15 more than what I have so I will switch it. Thanks a lot by the way. My list looks like this now...

Motherboard- Tyan Tiger K8W- $237

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-151-125&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-151-125&depa=0)

Processor- 2x AMD Opteron Model 242, 1MB L2 Cache 64-bit Processor- $406 (EDIT AT BOTTOM)

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-103-388&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-388&depa=0)

Video Card- XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR AGP 8X Dual DVI/TVO (OEM)-$415

http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=409&pid=9781&sid=9TJFQGAGP1M99GBB0HK9N8H95NQ22032

RAM- 4x SuperTalent PC3200 512MB DDR400 Registered/ECC CL3- $354

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=D32RB12P3

Hard Drive- Seagate 200GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive- $123

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-148-032&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-032&depa=0)

DVD Burner- NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive- $67

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-040&depa=0[/url]

CPU Case- A-Top XBlade Blue/Silver Gaming Machine With 450W PSU & Side window- $61

[url="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-105-115&depa=0"]http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-105-115&depa=0 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-152-032&depa=0)

monitor- Dual LG 1720P Flatron 17" TFT-LCD Flat-Panel Monitor- $880 (and I can get $120 off with rebate, so its really $760)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...goryId=cat01013 (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?tab=1&type=product&id=1072287232189&skuId=6289535&productCategoryId=cat01013)


Total= $2423
Work pays for 20% of $2000 of it/grand total= $2023
(EDIT AT BOTTOM)
So this is a good system? Im going to wait on the monitors till they have a better sale on at Best Buy, like a month ago it was $140 off the regular price instead of $60 off. Anybody else have input? Thanks a lot to everyone.

P.S. Does anyone know when they are planning to lower the cost of LCD screens?


-Matt M.

[Edit: I think IM gonna need a fan and heatsink with these processors, so Im switching processor to...

Processor: DUAL AMD Opteron Model 242, 1 MB L2 Cache 64- bit Processor - Retail - $458

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-389&depa=0

So the total is now $2075]

[cedevita limun]

I'm getting a similar configuration as you. Same board and processors. I also got an LG 1730B monitor and I'm very happy with it. Got only 1gb of memory (that's the first thing on my upgrade list, as soon as I get some more money). You may wan't to consider getting a WD Raptor as a work drive. Also, a Tyan nforce4 board should be out soon, but it will probably be signifficantly more expensive than k8t.

[Ringlord111]

I'm getting a similar configuration as you. Same board and processors. I also got an LG 1730B monitor and I'm very happy with it. Got only 1gb of memory (that's the first thing on my upgrade list, as soon as I get some more money). You may wan't to consider getting a WD Raptor as a work drive. Also, a Tyan nforce4 board should be out soon, but it will probably be signifficantly more expensive than k8t.Is there any particular reason I should get a WD Raptor? What is special about this hard drive (Im sorry if that sounded rude, but its not meant to be)? I asked an engineer from work, and he says I should get a Samsung 710N monitor, its like $100 less. That is here...
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-171&depa=1
Thanks.

-Matt M.

[EDIT- found out that the 710N only uses D-Sub, so not DVI, and I think I would want one with a straight DVI to DVI. The 710T...http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-164&depa=1... has DVI, but its a whole lot more money... I think Im just gonna stick with the system and wait till monitor's price drops to get one of these babies. Cya.]

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