#30171 - 09/05/03 08:14 AM
new computer
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i'm saving up money to buy a computer. right now here's what i've decided on: Motherboard: http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/review-167-1.htm Gigabyte GA-7NNXP - $180 Case: http://www.computercasesandcables.com/ccc/F0020S.html Silver Aluminum ATX Midtower Case w/3 clear windows - $201.50 Power Supply: http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/psu-12.html Antec 480 W TrueBlue - $125 Processor: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?AMD-XB2800AMD ATHLON XP 2800+ Barton - $265 i was curious if anyone had any suggestions. i'm still going between the radeon 9800 pro and the nvidia 5900 ultra, i know the ati has better performance (barely) and you get that extra pci slot, but i personally like nvidia better...just b/c, lol. if anyone can sway my opinion i'm all ears. also, crt or lcd? i'll be taking this to my friends house randomly for games and such. and i know crt's are better for games, but an lcd will be easier to lug back and forth. right now i'm heading toward a viewsonic p95f crt. 19", it's sweet....$500, but sweet. anyway, sound i think will be the sound blaster audigy 2 platinum ex. i'm dropping a lot of cash on this (eventually) so if anyone has suggestions about what to get, i'd like to hear them.//
Unbodied unsouled unheard unseen Let the gift be grown in the time to call our own Truth is natural like a wind that blows Follow the direction no matter where it goes Let the truth blow like a hurricane through me
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#30173 - 09/05/03 09:02 PM
Re: new computer
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jonconley
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MOBO: Nice move with that motherboard. Also the dual NIC, one GigaLAN is very nice to have. PROCESSOR: If you want to go with the Barton, I saw it at newegg for about 180$. CASE: Damn, expensive case, looks nice and has nice features. Also definitely good choice on the power supply. With the case, just be sure you know what you are getting. Some [censored] looks sweet, but then when you get it, its cheaply made. SOUND: Agree with D347th. And you can get a nice 4spkr1sub system for about 45-50$. MONITOR:Damn, that is one expensive CRT. We got a good deal on a few of em, 17" black for $99 with max [email protected] At that price you could buy two of them and be way cheaper than an LCD that cant even match that, and then you won't have to lug any monitor back and forth. And if you don't play your games at that high of a resolution, just go for a cheap CRT, still be sharper than an LCD, like death said. KEYBOARD/MOUSE: Definitely do not go wireless. Also if you are a big game junkie, you may want to get a zboard that is custom placement of keys and labeling for specific games. you just replace the kb whenever you switch games. RAM: 1gig stick of DDR RAM @ 3200 is gonna run you ~240, but if you aren't afraid to spend the money I would go with that.
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#30174 - 09/05/03 10:06 PM
Re: new computer
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hmm, as far as speakers go, i'm thinking the klipsch promedia 5.1. from what i've heard they're great, and they sell that at my work, so i get them cheap. as far as ram goes, i figured i'd be spending a lot on it, so $240 doesn't sound too too bad. i might start off with one 512, which i know i'm not utilizing the dual channel, but i'd be getting another 512 soon enough, so it'd save me money. well actually, maybe 2 256's at first, then add the 512 later. it's got enough slots, so i'll probably do that. get faster speeds too. anyway...i've seen that case in person, and it is pretty good. and for the sound card. at first i'll probably go with something good, but not over the top. but eventually i will be getting that as i do do a bit of music etc... i just have to make sure the sound card i get has optical out. and for keyboard and mouse. i was thinking of the mx700 for the mouse, it is wireless but i have only heard good things about it. however on th eother hand, i dont' wanna get fragged cuz it paused up for a second. also, i've decided to change my mobo to the asus a7n8x, which it was previously. from what i've heard, ppl have only good things to say about it.//
Unbodied unsouled unheard unseen Let the gift be grown in the time to call our own Truth is natural like a wind that blows Follow the direction no matter where it goes Let the truth blow like a hurricane through me
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#30176 - 09/06/03 04:42 PM
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Digital Geek
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I only had one experience with wireless products, the Logitech® MX™700 Cordless Optical Mouse, which owns (for anyone who want's to take a look , it can be found here ). I plan on buying the Logitech® Cordless Desktop® MX.
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Okay WTF?
by HenryMiring on 09/27/17 08:45 AM
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