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cukimunga 2/06/08 1:26:26 PM
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. |
Well since tax season is just around the corner. I decided I might as well get a new computer since mine is getting pretty old. So here is what Im thinking of getting.
ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard. BFG Tech BFGE88512GTSE GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 Im gonna use my Raptor HHD,Sound Blaster Audigy and my DVD drive I already have and put it in my Super Lan Boy. Im going to try and get a copy of XP x64 so I can use all 4 gigs of ram. Im still weary about using Vista even with SP1 comming out. Im open to Ideas and this is just my rough draft so tell me what you think so far. |
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Housam 2/06/08 1:39:54 PM
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Currently playing: Real life |
em what is your budget :) |
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cukimunga 2/06/08 1:43:04 PM
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. |
Right now im sitting at 940 bucks with the stuff I have listed now. Id say the highest Id want to spend is 1500 maybe even 2grand. But that depends on how Fat my taxes will be. So lets just say 2 grand just for shits and giggles.
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Housam 2/06/08 1:56:54 PM
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Originally posted by cukimunga http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131219 - mobo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814241070 - graphics card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 - cpu
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cukimunga 2/06/08 2:30:36 PM
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. |
I was thinking of going quad but Im still trying to see if its worth it. I hear a lot of games dont use all 4 cores and it would be slower than a Dual core procy.
That video card is a monster lol. That would be sick, But I want to try a Nvidia card. I have an ATI card now and I do like it but I want to see how it goes. But if I do decide to go ati and quad core,how does the AMD quad core stack up to the Intel? |
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oakae 2/07/08 12:03:10 AM
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If you want quad core, Intel is the only option. Even the Q6600 that came out 1 year ago is faster than any quad core AMD has. Games are also just starting to be programmed to use quad cores and currently there is only a short list of like 20 games that utilizes quad cores. |
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xftrr 2/07/08 2:27:42 AM
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I think getting a quad-core is better i think QC6600 can fit in your budget. |
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cukimunga 2/07/08 11:54:33 AM
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You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. |
Yeah I added the Q6600 to my wishlist and im just at 1g so thats cool, So im thinking of goin SLI with the 8800gts.
I didnt know that many games used quad core. I figured it would be less.I want to check out which games that are quad core optimized so Ill google it. Thanks for all the input people. |
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Qaze 2/07/08 12:12:12 PM
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Eat purple! |
Don't buy intel; they're selfish and non-competitive, they don't deserve your support. You'll probably need more than 650W, either now or if/when you upgrade to better components. Don't buy 8 series graphics cards right now, wait for the 9 series, they're coming soon and will be reasonably priced. Don't use Vista. Buying Vista is the most masochistic thing you can do to yourself. That is all for now. |
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Housam 2/07/08 2:11:09 PM
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ya if your gonna get the 8800gts wate for the 9800x2.....comes out some time next mont i think...its basically 2 8800gts in one card...so no need to sli :) |
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cukimunga 2/07/08 2:27:37 PM
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