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Ares
Clan Jade Falcon
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 Posted: 27-Nov-2004 23:55 Post subject: My new comp...comments, please |
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• [New !!!] Cotytech ATX Mid-Tower Case w/420W Power Supply (Silver)
• Standard Case Power Supply
Processor
• AMD® Athlon-64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology
• Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Case Fans
• Asus K8V-SE Deluxe Via-K8T800 Chipset w/5.1 Sound, LAN, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 8x AGP Motherboard
• 1024 MB Dual Channel [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Geil or Major Brand
Video Card
• Nvidia GeForce 6800-GT 256MB w/DVI + TV Out
• 200 GB HARD DRIVE Maxtor 200 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-133 8MB Cache Hard Drive
2nd Hard Drive
• Pioneer DVR-108 Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Silver
• Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS 7.1
• [Black] Logitech Z-640 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer
• 10/100 Network Onboard
• Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive (Silver)
• Combo: Multi-Media/Internet Keyboard + Optical Internet Mouse (Black)
• Thermal Temperature LCD Display (Silver)
Flash Media Reader/Writer
• 6-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer (Silver)
• MS Windows XP Home Edition
• Warranty Service Standard Warranty + 1-Year i-Care Deluxe On-site Service + 24/7
Comes out to around 1550 from IBuyPower.com
Any comments? I heard Athlon blows Intel away for gaming, and the vid card is worth it....I was looking to spend only around 1200-1300, but I guess I have to drop some money if I don't want to replace it next year...
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Mordel
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 00:12 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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No matter what you've got your computer will be outdated in a year. kinda sad. I only recommend making sure your computer is easily upgradeable. Mine is and I've had the same PC for 5 years now (with some new and exchanged components, of course). Still runs great, as you can see.
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Seraph
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 00:52 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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Only 5 years Mordel? 
I must agree though. Make sure it is upgradable. Mine has been evolving part by part since my 486 i got piecemeal from a friend. Oldest part is currently my 3.5 floppy (roughly 11 years) Newest part is 900Mhz AMD Duron processor( about 4-5 years old)
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Nightmare
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 09:50 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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Comments? Not much, really. What kind of monitor will you be using with that? It's worth a good one, like a quality 19'' CRT or 17'' LCD.
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Ares
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 14:15 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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Regarding upgradability - I'm actually not sure what I should be looking for here. Like PCI slots, or...? I know it's not PCI-Express compatible...
And the monitor I'm going for is a 19'' CRT from my Gateway box about 5 years ago...still works great as far as I know. The monitor I'm typing this out on is a cheap NEC 17'', and it tends to flicker whenever I'm running FPS-intensive games.
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mud
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 14:37 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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One factor that some people overlook is simply the amount of space you have in the case, or "under the hood" so to speak.
Having lots of open slots is always a good thing as well...speaking of which, it's about time to add another hard drive to my own comp.
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SaberDance
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| Posted: 28-Nov-2004 15:29 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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On 2004-11-28 14:15, Ares wrote:
Regarding upgradability - I'm actually not sure what I should be looking for here. Like PCI slots, or...? I know it's not PCI-Express compatible...
And the monitor I'm going for is a 19'' CRT from my Gateway box about 5 years ago...still works great as far as I know. The monitor I'm typing this out on is a cheap NEC 17'', and it tends to flicker whenever I'm running FPS-intensive games.
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AGP. Or the next generation of PCI. My computer has exclusively PCI slots on the motherboard and as a result I cannot play the next generation of games (like Deus Ex 2).
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Sir Henry
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| Posted: 29-Nov-2004 07:11 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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It's non-Scottish... 
It's not a Mac, so why bother????
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StarRaven
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| Posted: 29-Nov-2004 13:17 Post subject: RE: My new comp...comments, please |
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Comments? Why is this not on my desk?
Looks pretty good. Certainly has lots of hard drive space.
Not much more I can say. I'm one of those who knows enough to get by, but not enough to be specific. Like a step above knowing enough to be dangerous to oneself and others.
Oh, and one more thing.
Silver!!!
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