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July 29th, 2004, 02:37 AM
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| I think I have everything decided
Since the arrival of Doom 3 is a week or so away, I've started my system upgrade and have ordered some of the necessary components. Here's the system:
Asus K8V Motherboard
Amd Athlon 64 3400+ processor
2 Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drives
Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 1GB Twin Pack
Aspire X-SuperAlien Blue Aluminum Server Case
Sony 16X Dvd-Rom Drive
Plextor 12X dvd+rw/-rw drive
eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT Video Card, 256MB
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PCI Sound Card
CREATIVE GigaWorks S750 7.1 Speakers or
Logitech THX Certified Z-680 5.1 Speakers
As of now the motherboard, case and sony dvd-rom are here. What do you guys think? I know it's coming down to the wire, but I want to make sure I have an awesome pc for Doom 3.. so any last minute suggestions? I know I made a similar post not too long ago, but don't worry.. this'll be the last.. lol
Thanks a lot,
Todd
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July 29th, 2004, 02:41 AM
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hmmm.. Since your spending much money max out the videocard to GeForce 6800 Ultra  other than that i have no further suggestion everything is perpect | |
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July 29th, 2004, 02:41 AM
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Awesome.. I wouldn't change a thing.
I am running 2 - WD raptors in raid 0 on my Asus P4C800-E Deluxe and it rocks!
nice system you have setup. | |
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July 29th, 2004, 02:41 AM
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yah, go with the z-680s... how much that cost?!? man you musta worked your *ss off for that
is/when does the X800 Platinum come out? if it is coming out soon or it is out I would go with that video card
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July 29th, 2004, 02:43 AM
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What O/S have you decided on? Are you gonna run those Raptors in Raid 0? I sure hope so! | |
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July 29th, 2004, 02:49 AM
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Windows XP Pro
and the system costs approximately $2,000.. months and months of bagging groceries finally paid off I guess  | |
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July 29th, 2004, 02:54 AM
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Btw, what would you guys suggest monitor wise? Right now I have a Dell 15" Lcd, and I'd like to use the best resolution; therefore, upgrading seems essential. | |
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July 29th, 2004, 03:02 AM
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July 29th, 2004, 03:08 AM
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no, whatever you think is best I'd consider | |
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July 29th, 2004, 03:11 AM
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for gaming really if i was in your shoe i will really go with CRT monitor for gaming and graphics stuff a good 19 inch is fine.
hmmm i have seen a lot of game makers use CRT also on pixar studio they hardly use LCD, maybe on coding but for designs and other stuff CRT really works. its like a guitar amp the tube type is much better and sounds better than the new once.
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