Report, edit, etc...Posted by nimadude on 2006-02-16 at 00:42:40
QUOTE(greenreaper @ Feb 15 2006, 09:12 PM)
Does the ASUS motherboard have a Nvidia chipset?
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yes. Hence A8N
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2006-02-16 at 01:06:40
QUOTE(Infested-Jerk @ Feb 15 2006, 05:50 PM)
Since no one mentioned it, (And because I'm good with easy software as opposed to hardware)
1: Make sure you get good speakers, I've had problems where they suddenly die, don't work, ect.
2: Get a decent mouse. If you're like me, after a couple of years the left button will stop working as well, so get a more hardy mouse. One with a scroll wheel is a godsend
3: keyboard
Get one that can do what you need.
4: Printers
Don;t get. Unless you like printing porn or something, what use is a printer in starcraft?
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1: Make sure you get good speakers, I've had problems where they suddenly die, don't work, ect.
2: Get a decent mouse. If you're like me, after a couple of years the left button will stop working as well, so get a more hardy mouse. One with a scroll wheel is a godsend
3: keyboard
Get one that can do what you need.
4: Printers
Don;t get. Unless you like printing porn or something, what use is a printer in starcraft?
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Keyboards and mice and such like that are better found at your local electronics store where you can barter the price and buy preopened. I got my wireless keyboard and wirless optical mouse (teh pwns) from Fry's preopened for $33.30
QUOTE(Forsaken @ Feb 15 2006, 07:06 PM)
Well, here goes... This is the PC I would like to build and own.
Case:
COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 $74.99
CD Drive:
LITE-ON Black ATAPI
Floppy:$54.99
SONY Black 1.44MB External USB Floppy Drive $24.99
Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard$166.99
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor$429.00
Harddrive:
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series 250GB$95.00
RAM:
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB)$75.99
Videocard:
eVGA Geforce 7800GTX $434.00
Monitor:
Buying used.
Missing anything?
EDIT:
Hmm.... I just looked at something...
Could this possibly be a better deal?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16883103005
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Case:
COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 $74.99
CD Drive:
LITE-ON Black ATAPI
Floppy:$54.99
SONY Black 1.44MB External USB Floppy Drive $24.99
Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium ATX AMD Motherboard$166.99
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor$429.00
Harddrive:
SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series 250GB$95.00
RAM:
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB)$75.99
Videocard:
eVGA Geforce 7800GTX $434.00
Monitor:
Buying used.
Missing anything?
EDIT:
Hmm.... I just looked at something...
Could this possibly be a better deal?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16883103005
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You'll need something to power it, preferrably a power supply
GeForce 7800GTX is really overkill when (a) you'e got a crappy RAM situation and (b) you have an SLI motherboard. You might was well get a 7800GT or weaker 256 meg graphics card and get a second one when the need comes - SLI is teh pwnz. And always, always go for the RAM in the least number of cards. Note it's my opinion SATA2 on a HD isn't a big deal, who cares how fast you can read and write to your hard drive?
Let me newegg-link my design for further comment.
Case: COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 - $49.99
Power Supply: ASPIRE ATX 500-watt Power Supply - $39.99
Optical Drive 1: ASUS 16x DVD +/-RW Drive - $46.99
Optical Drive 2: LITE-ON CD/DVD-ROM Drive - $20.99
Media Drive*: Koutech 10-in-1 Multimedia Drive - $26.50
Motherboard: ASUS A8N5X Motherboard - $83.99
Main CPU: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego Core 939-pin Processor - $334.00
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - 200GB - $122.00
RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (1GBx2) DDR400 184-pin RAM - $163.50
GPU: eVGA 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT - $294.00
Monitor: BenQ Black 19" 8ms LCD Display - $299.99
Speakers: Logitech Black 5-watt Desktop Speakers - $7.00
Headset: Logitech PC Gaming Headset - $12.95
Total: $1500.90
Plus: Operating System (my current XP Home is from Dell, yay... so I expect it will only run on a Dell), Shipping
Minus: I didn't bother tallying in NewEgg Mail-In Rebates (there's like at least $100 of them in there somewhere).
*It's only $20 more than an average floppy drive and it's nice to be able ot plug Game Boy cartriges into your computer
Hmm, I skimped on sound, but I never really gave a damn about sound quality. Comments?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Forsaken on 2006-02-16 at 01:11:05
To think of it... I won't need a floppy drive. I sill have access to one, and I haven't used the one the computer I'm on now in about 3 years...
Oh yeah, power supply... Might help if I want to turn it on... Any suggestions?
Oh yeah, power supply... Might help if I want to turn it on... Any suggestions?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2006-02-16 at 01:15:11
I still suggest a floppy drive, they're $6 and so many system utilities and such want you to make backup floppies.
If you're going for a fat graphics card, you'll need a high-wattage power supply, 500W is always nice. They range from $30 to maybe $120. Be sure the pins on your supply match up with the pins on your MB, a lot of fancy MBs have 24-pin power cords and most power supplies have 20-pin cords.
If you're going for a fat graphics card, you'll need a high-wattage power supply, 500W is always nice. They range from $30 to maybe $120. Be sure the pins on your supply match up with the pins on your MB, a lot of fancy MBs have 24-pin power cords and most power supplies have 20-pin cords.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Forsaken on 2006-02-16 at 01:16:18
I'll keep that in mind.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Rantent on 2006-02-16 at 01:21:52
Go patrol trash piles near business districts. It works better than I imagined. 
Basically, people throw out their old computer when they get a new one, and they throwout anything that doesn't work properly. I have so much space on my comp because of stuff other people didn't want.
Basically, people throw out their old computer when they get a new one, and they throwout anything that doesn't work properly. I have so much space on my comp because of stuff other people didn't want.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by DT_Battlekruser on 2006-02-16 at 01:22:52
Yeah, my friend build a computer out of harvested parts once
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Forsaken on 2006-02-16 at 01:23:20
LOL!
I should try that. That friggin rules... Go Rantent!
I should try that. That friggin rules... Go Rantent!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by nimadude on 2006-02-16 at 02:24:12
The 20 pin 24 pin PSU stuff is all a hoax. Firstly they sell adapters for like 10 dollars, secondly you can just plug in the 20 pin PSU into a 24pin mobo, my cousin did it on his A8n-sli. Just plug it in with the way it fits, leaving 4 pins empty.
Now make sure your PSU supports PFC (power factor control) and short circuit protection, you dont want your sweet system to all burn because of a crappy PSU.
get the fat gfx card IMO. Getting 1 fat 7800 GTX right now, then years down the track when 7800gtx becomes dirt cheap stick another one in. IMO 7800GTX> 7800 GT SLI. SLI is only good for running games at high resolution, it hardly improves FPS on normal resolutions. When you got a 7800 GTX it will do better with normal resolutions.
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my friend is relying on a crappy 1mb gfx card used for ancient vga comps to run his 3800+ amd 64 server computer, he has yet to buy his 7800GTX LOL.
Now make sure your PSU supports PFC (power factor control) and short circuit protection, you dont want your sweet system to all burn because of a crappy PSU.
get the fat gfx card IMO. Getting 1 fat 7800 GTX right now, then years down the track when 7800gtx becomes dirt cheap stick another one in. IMO 7800GTX> 7800 GT SLI. SLI is only good for running games at high resolution, it hardly improves FPS on normal resolutions. When you got a 7800 GTX it will do better with normal resolutions.
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QUOTE(DT_Battlekruser @ Feb 15 2006, 10:22 PM)
Yeah, my friend build a computer out of harvested parts once
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my friend is relying on a crappy 1mb gfx card used for ancient vga comps to run his 3800+ amd 64 server computer, he has yet to buy his 7800GTX LOL.