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Rick G · 02-05-2004, 02:23 AM

Hey, all:
I 've been building my own computers for a while now and find that some shopping at newegg.com and xocide.com gets me a copmplete gaming system for about half what the store brands run. The best part is that I use MSI mobo's and slower cpu's then overclock to get what I waht and 100% bullit proof. The down side is no tech supp[ort (don't need it) and must have good basic knowledge of computers especially when it comes to setting up the bios. I like the MSI because their manual for the mobos really are good when it comes to explaining the bios and settings.
The system in my sog cost me a tad over $600 plus monitor.

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD AMD or Intel OK, AMD a bit cheaper!

02-05-2004, 02:23 AM	#25 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	Hey, all: I 've been building my own computers for a while now and find that some shopping at newegg.com and xocide.com gets me a copmplete gaming system for about half what the store brands run. The best part is that I use MSI mobo's and slower cpu's then overclock to get what I waht and 100% bullit proof. The down side is no tech supp[ort (don't need it) and must have good basic knowledge of computers especially when it comes to setting up the bios. I like the MSI because their manual for the mobos really are good when it comes to explaining the bios and settings. The system in my sog cost me a tad over $600 plus monitor. BUILD, BUILD, BUILD AMD or Intel OK, AMD a bit cheaper! __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen