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My new gaming machine
Intel S775 Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Quad-Core CPU
BFG nForce 680i SLi Motherboard
DDR2 2GB Corsair 800MHz PC6400 RAM TwinX Kit
DDR2 2GB Corsair 800MHz PC6400 RAM TwinX Kit
Internal All-in-1 Memory Card Reader Black
74GB WD Raptor 10000rpm 16MB serial ATA HDD
74GB WD Raptor 10000rpm 16MB serial ATA HDD
2 x Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Heatpipe Coolers
500GB Seagate 7200rpm 16M Serial ATA HDD Nearline
500GB Seagate 7200rpm 16M Serial ATA HDD Nearline
500GB Seagate 7200rpm 16M Serial ATA HDD Nearline
BFG GeForce 8800GTX 768M PCIe Video Card
22" (55cm) Viewsonic VX2235WM Wide Screen LCD monitor
22" (55cm) Viewsonic VX2235WM Wide Screen LCD monitor
Gigabyte 3D Aurora Aluminum Case Black
Tagan 1100 Watt Power Supply
Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G7 Cordless Laser Mouse
ASUS 16x 1608P DVD Burner Black
Integrated Sound Card
Integrated Gigabit Network Connection
Powerware 5110/1000VA Line Interactive UPS
what a waste of money. you
what a waste of money. you had a perfectly good PC already.
also, opting for dx10 so soon is a bad idea. the most expensive parts aren't always the best choice.
and, after all that, you are using integrated sound? please. you could have spent that money on something good...
my "perfectly good" pc was
my "perfectly good" pc was an amd and wouldnt play half of the games we play.
additionally this is also a business machine and it is designed for coding - the two widescreens - one will be vertical ans is replacing an old machine.
in relation to the new parts - i have 3 friends wih almost the identical setup and they have no problems with it, in fact thats what inspired me. integrated sound is fine. I have been using creative audigies for the last 5 years and have had a lot of problems with them. I hvave a 7.1 surround system for sound and good headphones for LANS
my family already all have their own pc (we have 8 pcs here) and we play network games so why would we want to buy a wee?
pb - theres no need to be rude
hmm, what was the problem
hmm, what was the problem with the amd? i am thinking of upgrading to an amd and i am wondering what is wrong with it...
sorry if i came off as rude but i just think that it is complete overkill because such a video card will not be much better than one half its price until dx10 comes out. and since i know you dislike vista, even then you wont be using it.
edit: dammit, just forget i said anything.
btw, whats with the vertical screen? and the raptor hard drives?
also, how much? i know that it probably cost a small fortune....whats its 3Dmark06 score?
no probs im going to be
no probs
im going to be using vista eventually - thought not at the next lan
i havent collected the beast yet - pick up friday morning so dont have a 3dmark score
raptors will be mirrored as system drive - Faaaaast
vertical screen for coding
all up $8300 so not bad I thought
the AMD sucks at network games. sad because its a great business machine and plays most games just fine in single player mode
are the newer AMD (M2
are the newer AMD (M2 platform) CPUs better for networks?
dunno just not going to buy
dunno
just not going to buy one so i probably wont find out
check overclcokers australia website if you want
i have the new M2, runs
i have the new M2, runs perfectly fine in network games, i love it, TIM u got seagate drives! ofmg, they will fry in 6 months.....lol, WD alll the way.
PB M2's are fine, s939 on the other hand are great single core, but buggy dual core. :D
That is abit of overkill
That is abit of overkill there mate so i would have to agree with Penguinboy, I have seen worse thou lol. At the end of the day it's what makes u happy.
Btw look forward to kicking some butt at the 30hr.
overkill - hehe that is
overkill - hehe that is going to be the pc name
no
heres what this machine has to be able to do
manage 3 PST outlook files of between 1 and 2 gb each as well as my current OST of around 700Mb
run my one note notebook
open ie7 with several windows open
open at least one instance of firefox with between 50 and 70 windows open including a lot of java and ajax (heavy on ram)
open dreamweaver with several files being edited
run 4-8 ftp sessions in cuteftp
run photoshop 7 with numerous images being edited
run adobe illustrator cs2 with numerous images being edited
run microsoft excel - several large spreadsheets at once and also the vba editor (on second screen in portrait mode)
several im sessions open
winamp or media player running music
often open vlc or media player classic to view movie clips
thats what I generally have running at once - sometimes theres more running - eg word, visio, remote desktop sessions to the server, streamripper downloading music, azureus downloading torrents etc. i also stream music and videos to my hifi media streamer in the media room from this box
if you can price me a machine that can do all that for less than this without sacrificing performance (and time is money) then go ahead.
oh and sometimes i want to play games on it!
'sometimes' shouldn't
'sometimes' shouldn't deserve a $1000 graphics card ;)
well, as i said to 007 (who bought a $70 mousepad LULZ), expensive equipment wont stop me from pwning you!
PS: if you dont name that machine 'overkill', i will personally strangle you with the seekrit piano wire in my superubarleetjamesbondwristwatch. i got it on sale at the superubarleetjamesbondgiftshopandcheesefactory with my superubarleetjamesbondgiftshopandcheesefactorygiftcertificateworthequalanduptoonehundreddollarsandzerocentsexpiresoneyearafterpurchase i got for christmas.
haha latest news is is it
haha
latest news is is it might not make it to the lan due to the motherboard and video card being held up in customs
and just to appease you i didnt go the dual sli cards either cos that would have been overkill
ps "sometimes" was just a leetle sarcastic
obviously :P
obviously :P
my $70 is a fairly average
my $70 is a fairly average price, the razer 1s are 99......
and any way, i like my mouse pad, it doesnt the job with little 2 no friction! its the smtherest syrface ever! with precion that is so when u want to stop it does
oh btw tim, im considering getting the same case as yours! its sweet!
tims case that is, i have
tims case that is, i have like 10 of pbs...