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FIHSNERD
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11. July 2006 @ 15:15 |
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Y don't you want a case door? they are awesome!!
just asking.. they have nice ones that don't have case doors..
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11. July 2006 @ 17:13 |
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case doors suck -_-. i don wanna have to open my cabinet + a case door just to use my optical drives. and if u could provide a link to one of those then thx!
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11. July 2006 @ 17:29 |
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11. July 2006 @ 17:54 |
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hey thx that one looks good. i mustve skipped over last time when i was looking for a 1 with a temp gague but taht ne looks good :)
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4thmebcoB
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11. July 2006 @ 21:42 |
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whats up everyone.need some help here.Ok I wanna build another PC & the last time i tried this on my own i screwed up ALOT.I'm still learning about compatibility an such.Anyway,I want a comp. made for gaming(kinda) so I was looking at this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127207&AT...
Now is this a decent one to get or not?Thats my first question,second(going back to compatibility) what would be a good processor to get with this?I've searched & searched trying to read & learn about this type of stuff but i just dont understand it.
Money wise, I dont wanna get outragous but i want something decent.
Thanks for any help.
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
"We signed up knowing the risk. Those innocent people in New York didn't go to work thinking there was ANY kind of risk."
"The safest place in Iraq was right behind a platoon of Marines."
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE STILL AT WAR!!!!!!!!!!!
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aabbccdd
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11. July 2006 @ 22:18 |
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your link doesnt seem to load but anyway a good gaming mobo would be ASUS A8N32-SLI Premium MB Socket 939.
CPU ,wait till 7/25 of this month and you can get a AMD 3800x2 for 169.00 dollars which would be a great core
oh BTW guys i will be off line several days till i get my cooling problems worked out with this new system so its looking like about sat. before i will be back on!!
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Dante016
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12. July 2006 @ 08:33 |
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Ok Im about to purchase a geforce 6800 xtreme with ddr3 and 128mb is it better than the 6600gt with ddr3 and 128mb?
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12. July 2006 @ 10:30 |
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Dont get that.. get an ati X850XT or an X800XT they are 256bit and they come in 256mg and 512mg.. but do what you want.. i would NOT prefer that card.. the more ram the better because the next gen games require more and more ram out of your card..
BTW: sammorris, what do you think of this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182037
and here is the video i am going to try and order..
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102025
on the power supply.. i did not know i needed one come me birthday.. so i am going to try and pitch in the extra 50 and take that out of my allowance for 5 weeks.. :)
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4thmebcoB
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12. July 2006 @ 22:43 |
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Can anyone help me please?I'd like to get this stuff by the weekend.
Since aabbcc had trouble with the link,heres what im thinking of getting
ABIT AN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
Its about $85(US),is this a good board for games?Also whats a good processor thats compatible with this?
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
"We signed up knowing the risk. Those innocent people in New York didn't go to work thinking there was ANY kind of risk."
"The safest place in Iraq was right behind a platoon of Marines."
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE STILL AT WAR!!!!!!!!!!!
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12. July 2006 @ 23:35 |
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your link seemed to load for me >_>
as aabbccdd said the processor is dropping price by almost half off or sumthin if u can wait a week and a half.
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4thmebcoB
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13. July 2006 @ 20:51 |
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Thanks guys.I think i'll hold off for now then & see what happens.Do you guys have any suggestions on any particular board & cpu thats a reasonable price?ABC I appreciate the suggestion on the mobo but thats a little high for my budget right now, unless i'm not looking hard enough.Again I dont wanna get rediculous but dont wanna be too cheap either.if CPU price is gonna drop in the next couple weeks then feel free to wait to respond to this,but ill keep checking daily just in case anyone has any ideas.
Thanks in advance for anyones help
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
"We signed up knowing the risk. Those innocent people in New York didn't go to work thinking there was ANY kind of risk."
"The safest place in Iraq was right behind a platoon of Marines."
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE STILL AT WAR!!!!!!!!!!!
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13. July 2006 @ 21:09 |
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poopsquaw
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15. July 2006 @ 09:24 |
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I hope I'm not interupting anyone, but I would really like some input on the PC I would like to build. (this is going to be long)For starters, it will be used primarily for gaming, and I would like it to be quite powerful, but nothing excessive. Noise is not really an issue. I will not be recycling any parts so I'll need to buy everything new. My planned budget for this is anywhere from $1,000 to $1,700.
This is what I have so far: (impressive, I know)
Mouse - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826104164
Keyboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126135
Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824224008
OS - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16837102059
Those I am fairly sure I will get, unless there is something wrong with them....
Here are the parts I'm not sure about. I've picked ones that look promising, but I have very little knowledge about this so I'll just see what guys say.
Motherboard, video card, processor, hard drive, speakers, and ram. This is embarassing, but I have to admit that I have no clue about a modem, sound card, or anything else I forgot to mention. Well, I guess that's it. Hopefully that is enough information?
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aabbccdd
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15. July 2006 @ 12:34 |
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go with a Veiwsonic montior
http://viewsonic.com/
heres a start on a few things
the AMD 3800x2 CPU is going to drop in price to about 170.00 7/24/06 so thats something to consider
go with the Asus A8N32-SLI Premium motherboard
Ram- CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 433(PC 3200
Video card -Nvida 6800GT
Power supply-Antec-TruePower550-Watt
harddrive - Westeren Digital Raptor 74 GB Sata
drives go with BenQ ,LG or Lite-On
theres a start heres my system below to give you an idea what you need vvvvvvvvvvvvv
Lian-Li V1000B Plus Full Tower/Antec-TruePower550-Watt/ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB Socket 939/ Seagate160GB Barracuda/ Westeren Digital Raptor 150 GB Sata/NVIDIA Geforce-7800 GTX KO ACS-3 Edition/ CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 433(PC 3500)/AMD Opteron 175 Demark Dual Core/Zalman CNPS-9500 LED Cooler/2-Plextor PX-716A Drives/Lite-On SHW-160P6S/View Sonic-VP2030b 20.1"LCD 1600x1200 res.8ms Respone Time
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poopsquaw
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15. July 2006 @ 13:35 |
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aabbccdd, how's this for a new monitor? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116373
I wasn't very sure about Tyris, so thanks for confirming my fears. I looked at all the other stuff you listed and for all i know
it looks like it would work out awesome. As for that CPU, I plan on waiting until middle to late August to order anything in case other stuff drops in price also. A few more questions for you:
I know I read somewhere that sound cards are not neccesary, and I see that you did not list one. Does this mean it would be a waste of my money?
I bought a pretty good NEC dvd rom drive a couple months ago (so I could play TES:IV Oblivion. By the way, would the parts you listed make for a computer that could easily handle any games out there right now?) Do I need another one besides that?
Overclocking is still a mystery to me, but I'm sure I can find someone who can do it for me. Would this be wise?
Is a cooling device only needed for an overclocked computer?
Ok that's all I have right now. Thanks.
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aabbccdd
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15. July 2006 @ 13:57 |
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that would be a great montior . so you want a widescreen montior right? because that one is
a seperate soundcard is always better although the on board sound with that mobo would work fine. if you want a good sound card go with "Audigy" thats what iam running.
the NEC drive will work fine. and YES this system would run any game out there very well!!!!
OC(ing) is fine as long as you know what your doing the AMD 3800x2 OCs well also.
and cooling device just depends on your case and fan setup.its not JUST for OC(ing). if you want to do it right go with a Zalman 9500 cooler for you CPU best out there and it not all that much money 59.00 dollars i think
for 1000.00 to 1700.00 you can have yourself a kickass setup!!!
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poopsquaw
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15. July 2006 @ 14:28 |
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Alright, so I'll probably go ahead and get sound card and cooling fan then. Are you sure that the processor is going down in price that much? I guess if it does go down I'll get that. Alright, only things left are speakers (I should be able to handle that) a case, and I'm not sure what I should about a modem. Also, should I just get a simple CD drive to use a master, and then make my other the slave like I have now?
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aabbccdd
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15. July 2006 @ 14:42 |
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yeah get an CD/DVD-ROM drive to go along with your NEC burner. running two drives saves wear and tear using your burner for everthing. they only run about 20 dollars
iam sure about the AMD price drop happening 7/25/06
a modem should be inculded with your setup if your doing cable or dsl
good cases to look at are Antec or ATX
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/SubCategory.asp?SubCategory=7
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poopsquaw
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15. July 2006 @ 14:44 |
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aabbccdd, thanks very much for your help. I'll be ordering probably as soon as that price drop happens. Hopefully all the parts I need are on newegg.
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15. July 2006 @ 14:55 |
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sure ,sleep on it a couple days before you order ,i think your going to be well within your budget. and newegg will have everthing you need .its the best site on the net to get parts from.
and before you order link everything to us here so we can look it over and make sure we have a good match
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poopsquaw
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15. July 2006 @ 16:14 |
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I will for sure post my final build for you to look over one last time and make sure I didn't make any mistakes. It will probably be a while, maybe on the 25th??? Hopefully this thread will still be going.
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15. July 2006 @ 16:16 |
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this thread has been ongoing well over a year now so we will def. be here .see ya soon
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17. July 2006 @ 09:28 |
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17. July 2006 @ 11:29 |
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17. July 2006 @ 12:59 |
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seems ok to me
why change the heatsink and fan ?
if you're not playing games you won't need to clock it so the stock hsf you get with it will be great
maxtor harddrives run hot very hot i got four in my case and a fan just for them, so thats something to think about :)
good luck :)
i7 3770 12GB ram terrabyte sata drive 1 750Gb sata drive 285GTX graphics Sony dvdwriter same NZXT Nemesis case
Still playing Black Hawk Down why did I upgrade?
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