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chamonofx

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7. February 2006 @ 10:22

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i'm thinkin about spending the big bucks (at least big bucks for me) on a new computer cos my agp is starting to bother me and switching from my x800 pro to the 7800 gs and spending 350$ on that doesnt seem like a good move. time to go to pci-e

so i was thinkin on building something like this :D
PLEASE advice!!!
all advices will be welcomed :)

and no aggressive comments please

processor: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 2.6Ghz - Dual Core
motherboard: Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI Athlon 64 X2 Skt 939 DDR ATX
memory: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 500 (PC 4000) Dual Channel Kit System Memory
Quad Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000rpm SATA 8mb Buffer Hard Drives in RAID Stripe Build
Dual BFG Tech BFGR78512GTXOC Geforce 7800GTX 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card
A good dvd burner - please advice :) (Plextor maybe?)
A dvd rom - please advice :)
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality FPS 8 - 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card (or maybe stick with the integrated sound and save some bucks???)
A few fans - please advice :)
Case - please advice :D
Aspire 680 Watt SLI Certified Power Supply

you think i might be able to make it with 3000 $ ???
thanks for your replies!

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SypherTek

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7. February 2006 @ 11:25

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http://www.newegg.com

go find out for youself

looks like you already did anyway otherwise you wouldnt have a parts list like that

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Studio Comp: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ OC ~ 2.35GHz runs at 40 celcius idle and 48 under stress (aerocool GT1000 really works!), Asrock K7VT4A , 1024MB Dual Channel DDR 400, MSI Nvidia FX5200 128MB OC ~ 600MHz mem 350MHz core,80GB SATA + 200GB SATA + 120GB IDE, 7.1 Channel Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX sound and midi interface. 19" Sony SDM-HS95 TFT monitor - sweeet
Comp2: AMD Sempron 2400+ OC ~ 2.0GHz (Stable), Asrock K7S41GX, 512MB DDR 333, Onboard Graphics, 40GB Maxtor IDE

set of monitors on the way soon :P
Google is your friend...
WorkComp: LAPTOP, intel celeron D 2.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 20GB hd. NO SCREEN IT WAS SAWN OFF :S (bag of crap)

chamonofx

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7. February 2006 @ 11:34

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yeah i think i'll switch to 7800 gt to save some bucks

im actually looking for the best bang for the buck, pointing tothe high end a little bit heh i mean, staying on teh high end side more than to 'the save some money' side

PLEXTOR Black IDE Slot Load DVD Burner Model PX-716AL/SW - that looks like a good dvd burner :)

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pulsar

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7. February 2006 @ 11:51

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I would go for 2 150gig Raptor drives. Good capacity at lightning speed!

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