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May 30, 2007 | 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gqchynaboy

Oh ya forgot that one

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814143090

that pisses me off but its the way of computers.. i bought my 7900gs (great video card for folks on a budget) and when i bought that for 190 bucks back in november this 7950gt cost about 380 bucks :-/

May 30, 2007 | 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ldivinag

what's intel coming out with?

Production is ramping up on Penryn (45nm).

May 30, 2007 | 03:30 PM

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Get the GTX card you would be better off with it for gaming.. Especially for future games

and like the other guy said larger Power Supply

Okay I'm gonna get the Coolmax 700w but stay with my 8600GTS, cuz the GTX is way out of my price range. And instead of 10k rpm HD, I'm going to buy 2 x 7200rpm ones and RAID them.

May 30, 2007 | 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Egan

Production is ramping up on Penryn (45nm).

ah....

good to hear.

btw, you an intelite?

May 30, 2007 | 05:29 PM

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Great thread!!!!
Good resource for me since I've been wanting to build my own PC!!!

Keep giving advice!

May 30, 2007 | 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ldivinag

ah....

good to hear.

btw, you an intelite?

Let's just say I know more acronyms than anyone human being should.

May 30, 2007 | 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gqchynaboy

Okay I'm gonna get the Coolmax 700w but stay with my 8600GTS, cuz the GTX is way out of my price range. And instead of 10k rpm HD, I'm going to buy 2 x 7200rpm ones and RAID them.

Also, since you spec'd everything off newegg, log into their forums and scroll down to the System Build subforum. Lots of good advice to be had there. Post up your intended build and you'll get lots of helpful info.

May 30, 2007 | 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Egan

Let's just say I know more acronyms than anyone human being should.

I betcha we got that beat here

May 30, 2007 | 05:38 PM

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I betcha we got that beat here

Doubtful.

And I'm sure I have you beat in meeting attendance time vs. actual work time vs. actual paid time.

May 30, 2007 | 06:07 PM

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If i were you i would get an AMD processor. I built mine and i get 160 fps on CSS

May 30, 2007 | 07:04 PM

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This case is AWESOME. It's $60 + shipping. It is easy as all hell to install everything, no screws. It's easy to open, use, switch stuff in and out. Highly recommend it.
Sunbeam Silent Stormer

This is what I have and it cost me roughly $800 shipped:
Asus P5B mobo: $140
Pentium D 805 2.66ghz: $90.
Saphire Radeon X1900GT: $196.99
1GB of Corsair DDR2 667 (SD): $116
WD SATA 200GB 7200RPM Raid: $70.00
Best fan of all time: Zalman 9700 110mm CPU fan: $60

Currently running at 3.3gigz with a FSB of 647.66. I've OC'd it as high as 3.56gigz. Wasn't as stable as I'd liked it to be. Usually runs around 80-90* ambient during the day; about 115-120 on the CPU. I have it set to around 1.3 Volts.

NOTE: I'm probably going to upgrade my RAM soon.

Last edited by jvick125; May 30, 2007 at 08:08 PM.