My New Computer!!!!!

[CrazyIvan 0]

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So prove it....lets see how good you are

Sure...

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[billo 0]

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The 9800 ATI pro is sweet but will becoming down in price as soon as the next R3xx core comes out next month.

yup, that's exactly the plan! b

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I like the system, but I would wait till the latter part of the year when intel comes out with their 800Mhz FSB. You can get a board that will scream at you when you push things across the board.

Also, they are going to be compatible with existing hardware so you can get more from your investment. If you are thinking AMD, then they have a 400 FSB comming out in the later part of the year as well.

Other than that, I personally would not get the 10,000 rpm WD drives, just because they are too small. 70 gigs of HD space will fill up so fast, you can get an 80 gig drive for 200 CND or a 36Gig for the same price that is a little faster.

You picked a great system, but I have to ask, what are you planning on using this machine for?

I can have the parts you need shipped right to your door if you want and I can get you a pretty good deal.

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dude i won't be getting that thing unless i win a shit load of money. just fantisy shopping

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My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin

[RevJim 0]

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dude i won't be getting that thing unless i win a shit load of money. just fantisy shopping

Well, you could just buy pieces and parts a little at a time. That's what I'm doing.

MSI K7D Master-L motherboard
2-1 Gig sticks of DDR RAM (room for 2 more)
2 Athlon MP 2600+ processors.

Waiting for the rest to drop a bit more before I continue ordering.

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[Magistr8 0]

You wanna just get everything in Parts. Think of getting a new computer like a chop shop. Take what you need from the old one if you don't want to keep it and start getting pieces from their.

[jerm 0]

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woot, i didn't know there were 10000rpm ide drive out.

ya... they're "enterprise level" drives... mad fast and SCSI-esque reliability...

more expensive than regular IDE, but not as expesnive as serious SCSI.

personally i'd probably just go with 2 100gig drives mirrored for the same price as that 36gig...more reliable and who needs 10000rpm in a non-server environment? i do video capture and editing on a 7200 drive just fine.

*shrug*

Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time

[FallRate 0]

I held out for seven years before I upgraded. Really cheap way to be impressed.

FallRate

[CrazyIvan 0]

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and who needs 10000rpm in a non-server environment?

Geek rule: If it's available and you can afford it...GET IT!!!

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[jerm 0]

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and who needs 10000rpm in a non-server environment?

Geek rule: If it's available and you can afford it...GET IT!!!

true... but i've learned to balance whiz-bang geek status schwag with practical uses... zB: 100 gig of RAID is far more practical while still having a good level of whiz-bang.

just make sure it's SATA and you'll still impress the geek chicks

Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time

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If i had $3000!!!!

any opinions or sugjestions?

That is pretty much my computer to a T however I went for a 120 gb hard drive since i planned to do video editing, i also got a dvd player and a pioneer dvd writer. Why are you going pentium 3?? Mine is a pentium 4 2.53 ghz check out pcsforeveryone, that is where I got mine from and they had some great prices.

Kevin

[Viking 0]

Dude take a closer look, there is a DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD_RW, CDROM drive in there, and i went with a P4 3 gig.

I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver
My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin

[Kris 0]

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Dude take a closer look, there is a DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD_RW, CDROM drive in there, and i went with a P4 3 gig.

Yeah...but only 36GB of storage? Hell, I have 47GB just in MP3's alone.

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[Viking 0]

did you notice the number 2 right next to that? wow you guys aren't very observent, not sure i want to jump with your blind people.

I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver
My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin