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tuil21

tuil21

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hows this look is there anyway i could make it better by droping the video card and uping somthing else? would it benefit me more


NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM

$39.45 $39.45


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

$54.99 $54.99


Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

$73.50 $73.50

ViewSonic VA702b Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

$229.99 $229.99


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$164.00 $164.00


eVGA 256-P2-N528-AX Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

$519.00 $519.00


COOLER MASTER Real Power RS-450-ACLY ATX12V 450W Power Supply -

$78.99 $78.99


Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

$47.99 $47.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

$7.99 $7.99


CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model VS2GBKIT400C3 - Retail

$216.00 $216.00

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail

$352

Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM

$80
 
yeah i would go for ata133 or ata150 serial hard disk, ata 100 are just too slow

everything else looks great, when will i have something like that :(
 
tuil21 said:
would i be better off on a better processor than such a insane vid card?
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Depends what you're using the system for. Are you a heavy gamer? If so, a 7800GTX may not be a bad choice for you, if you're willing to spend the large amount of money. However, if you're a casual gamer, and rely more on speedy applications, then you'd probably be better off getting a cheaper card such as a 6800GT, which will still perform great in newer games for a while.
 
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM

$39.45 $39.45


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

$54.99 $54.99


Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

$73.50 $73.50

ViewSonic VA702b Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail

$229.99 $229.99


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

$164.00 $164.00


BFG Tech Geforce 7800GT BFGR78256GTOC Video Card - Retail
$ 379.00

Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-380 380W Power Supply - Retail
$ 64.00

Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

$47.99 $47.99


Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

$7.99 $7.99


CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model VS2GBKIT400C3 - Retail

$216.00 $216.00

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail

$352

Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With Service Pack 2 - OEM

$80


what kind of ram would you get with 250budget on it?

EDIT new PS it any good for this :P

and what HD should i get 80gig would prolly be plenty
 
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You're going to want a better power supply. Get at least a 450W since you have that powerful video card, and especially if you think you might go with SLI in the future.
 
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM

$40.99 $40.99


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

$54.99 $54.99

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$80.00 $80.00


ViewSonic VA702b Black 17" 12ms LCD Monitor - Retail


$229.99 $229.99


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
$164.00 $164.00


eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

$289.00 $289.00


Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU ATX 480W Power Supply - Retail


$59.00 $59.00


Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail

$49.99 $49.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

$7.99 $7.99


Kingston HyperX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 433 (PC 3500) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KHX3500AK2/1G - Retail


$153.55 $307.10


AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4200BVBOX - Retail

$473
 
Go with the antec neopower and AMD 3000+. The 3800+ and 3000+ run at the same cache and have the same core. What does this mean? The 3000+ can be overclocked to the same ghz as the 3800+ and all the way up to 2.8 ghz in some cases. Saves lots of money and isnt very difficult!
 
super_xero said:
ye quite good but a msi 7800 gtx is only about $70 dollas more then a 6800 gt better of in teh long run i say
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The MSI 7800GTX is more like $170 more.

Also, if you're really into first person shooters, I might suggest going with an 8ms monitor instead of a 12ms one.
 
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I see nothing wrong with your original setup except the hard drive. If you can afford it, go for the first setup with perhaps a decent ata-133 or ata-150 drive. SATA II (ATA-300)is even better.

ROger
 
yeah u need a 500 watt power supply because the 7800gtx needs a lot of power from the power supply i think i read i needed 150watts alone
 
20gig said:
yeah u need a 500 watt power supply because the 7800gtx needs a lot of power from the power supply i think i read i needed 150watts alone
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well.. the 6800GT takes more as the 7800GTX.
( minimum for a 7800GTX is about 400 / 450W. minimum for a 6800GT is 500/550W
 
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