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4. July 2006 @ 14:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is there anything special I need when picking the hds? Like I don't really understand the sata ata and stuff.
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well only that if you pick a S-ATA HDD (theyre better) that you make sure you have SATA ports on your board.



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In times past BenQ's may have been shoddy but the DW 1655 is hands down the best bargain out there. I got mine for $39 and it puts out higher quality burns than my Plextor 708A using the same media and software. There may be burners out there that'll equal it's burn quality but none will beat it for the price :)

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/330512



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Hmmm, fair enough, we know companies can come on leaps and bounds, look at LG...



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They all do, but some have 4 (standard) and others have 8 (deluxe and premium)



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Whats the 4 and 8 mean? And What are the other diffrences between boards?
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it has 4 of the slots rather than 8 of them! The other differences are the Premium is fanless, and the deluxe has a few other small differences. The premium also has a 1x and a 4x PCI express slot rather than two 1xs.



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So which one should I go with? Best for the money?
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The standard one, that's plenty enough for you. The SE version is cheaper still and still way sufficient, but newegg don't seem to do it!



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Ok so I guess in a couple of weeks it will be right at 1000 or so. Will this PC play fear high settings?
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yes it should play it more than fine (with the 2 gigs of ram)

did you decide on the 7600GTX ?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
Is this what your talking about?

Also we never talked about a soundcard. Is onboard good enough or what?
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yes thats the right card

a seperate sound card is always better than an onboard Audigy is what to go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?DEPA=0&type=&Descri...

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Wow theres so many... Which one is good? I'm think of getting some good speakers. Some surround sound.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16824...

What kind of card would I need to run this?
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the 7600GTX your getting will be plenty of card for that montior iam not up on BenQ LCDs i know the Veiwsonic(which i have) is top notch and the Spectra are very good also i pick either or over the BenQ.

http://viewsonic.com/
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Is this the spectre you were talking about?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112176
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yeah iam pretty sure thats it , theonejrs bought that montior so double check with him about it

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So about sound cards. What should I get?
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I bought a basic SB Audigy LE, and that's fine for my needs.
aabbccdd, what's a 7600GTX? Last time I checked you could only have a 7600GT or 7600GS.
That is the monitor theone has and is deeply satisifed with. Unbelievably cheap too!



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woop 7600GT i mean sorry guys
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Lol that's OK. A 7600GTX would be a good overclock!



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