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| 252467 | 2004-07-15 06:05:00 | Thanx for all the suggestions guys, unfortunately i didn't quite get to read them all before i shot off and being quite an impulsive buyer got this system: AMD Athlon64 3200+ 754Pin 1GB DDR-400 Dual-channel DVD Writer/RW 2x seagate 80GB HDD 7200rpm Serial ATA (RAID 0) Cooler master tower Thermaltake 480 power sup. ASUS X800XT Card 19" Phillips 109b5 CRT Logitech K/board Logitech MX-500 Op Mouse Total cost: $3,880.00 I'm relatively new to the gaming scene and don't quite have the experience or nerve to build my own yet, maybe in a couple years...system will be ready to pick up tomorrow and i'll get Farcry and BFV and probably won't sleep for the next 48 hours :-) I'm glad i found this forum though, i only wish i had found it a little bit earlier or could have waited a bit longer before buying, but you know what it's like. Again, thanx heaps. Bigb |
Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252468 | 2004-07-15 06:18:00 | >Total cost: $3,880.00 DAMN!!! (Uh, i mean, oh blast...) That looks like a helluva setup you got there - but if you ain't building it, who is? (Apologies if this was covered in other post, much to lazy to read it) >probably won't sleep for the next 48 hours I'd say more like next three weeks.... |
Growly (6) | ||
| 252469 | 2004-07-15 06:30:00 | DTC Systems in Dominion road | Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252470 | 2004-07-15 06:32:00 | Now thats a good system that thing will kick ass for a long time to come. Well done you made some good choices. What brand of RAM & DVD-RW is that? | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 252471 | 2004-07-15 06:55:00 | Liteon...i've never heard of it b4 | Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252472 | 2004-07-15 06:59:00 | Lite-On is good, one of the best actually. What about the RAM? Let me guess i bet it is Twinmos. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 252473 | 2004-07-15 06:59:00 | the ram is TwinMOS, not sure if this was the brand but only have the spec sheet tonight | Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252474 | 2004-07-15 07:06:00 | You seem to be a fountain of knowledge Mr O'Neil...someone mentioned the athlon64 3500+ would be better and better for upgrades in the future, what do you think? | Bigb88 (5876) | ||
| 252475 | 2004-07-15 07:09:00 | Oh my, cancel your order - now! > AMD Athlon64 3200+ 754Pin You should be looking at a Socket 939 chip with motherboard to match preferably Asus with that amount of money. You are effectively paying for something that will be non-upgradable in the near future. > ASUS X800XT Card Should be pretty good but who knows how long AGP will be around for now. > 2x seagate 80GB HDD 7200rpm Serial ATA (RAID 0) According to Anandtech Raid-0 is useless for desktops and offers no performance increase, just greater risk of losing your data. So at the moment you should put that into either Raid-1 for redunancy and good backup, or use as two separate drives. > DVD Writer/RW Well I hope you got a good brand here. Dual layer? Not every DVD writer is good. > 1GB DDR-400 Dual-channel Again I hope you got a reliable brand of RAM. At least CAS2 or better at that speed. > 19" Phillips 109b5 CRT Might be ok, but... > Total cost: $3,880.00 At that cost I'd be expecting an LCD screen. You got ripped off. |
kiki (762) | ||
| 252476 | 2004-07-15 07:17:00 | > At that cost I'd be expecting an LCD screen. You got > ripped off. Ouch... tell us what you really think... ;) Kiki makes some very good points though. I would've gone out and looked around before buying anything... quotes, quotes and MORE quotes... Lo. |
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