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omegared

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2. May 2008 @ 00:33

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So, I'm looking to get a new PC, and I currently have this set-up at newegg.com. Any feedback would be much appreciated!!!

Oh, and I've already got a Lightscribe DVD+/- DL DVD Burner, so I didn't add in a dvd drive!

As for the OS, I'll probably go with Vista...
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Case
Hard-Drive
Video Card
Sound Card
Power Supply
Speakers
Keyboard
Mouse
RAM
Motherboard
Processor
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Subtotal: $1,624.89

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sammorris

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2. May 2008 @ 07:42

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Case: Good. As long as you get the Armor with the big side fan, they cool quite well.
HDD: It's IDE! An IDE drive in this day and age? Use this - I have one and it's excellent. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...100&Tpk=HD753LJ
GPU: The9800GTX is good, but EVGA have had a bit of a rough time with quality control recently. Use this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150287
Sound: Excessive. Unless you're a musician, a cheap PCI sound card like this will do: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102012
Speakers: My grandad's PC has these speakers, and they're fine, but they're not exactly home theatre grade. If you like deep sounding music, films etc. you'll want something a bit beefier. For compact sound though, these are good.
PSU: Mediocre. These units are far better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Keyboard: Good. These are nice keyboards if you like your macro buttons. As a gamer keyboard, however, I like something more substantial, and recommend these - they're superb. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175001
Mouse: Not even seen or heard of this before, but high end Logitech mice are usually pretty good.
Motherboard: You're not using SLI, so you don't need a lame SLI board. These are better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086
RAM: Fine.
CPU: Good, but you might want to consider this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

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krj15489

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2. May 2008 @ 16:15

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for speakers i would get these. it has a great sub woofer and sounds awesome. there is a 2.1 and a 5.1 version and they a both great.

2.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121123
5.1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121126

the mouse you chose is alright but it is not that great for gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104076

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omegared

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2. May 2008 @ 17:31

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sammorris,

Thanks for the great advice! I didn't know much about the soundcard, and I didn't want to have a horrible sound quality when playing games.

Will the processor you chose be able to handle most games? It says 2.4 ghz, while games may recommend 3+.

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sammorris

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2. May 2008 @ 18:16

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They recommend 3Ghz assuming you have a P4. A 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad is equivalent to a P4 above 5Ghz, and that's just for one core - it has four of them.

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omegared

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2. May 2008 @ 18:59

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Originally posted by sammorris:
They recommend 3Ghz assuming you have a P4. A 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad is equivalent to a P4 above 5Ghz, and that's just for one core - it has four of them.

Wow! Thanks for the quick follow-up!

Oh, and what about this monitor:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014158

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sammorris

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2. May 2008 @ 20:12

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I don't really like the quality of Acer/Benq products, it seems very unpredictable. This is a safer and better bet: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001234

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omegared

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3. May 2008 @ 01:20

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Thanks! My budget is $2000, and everything on newegg.com is $1999.33 after shipping!

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