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Replica
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so i'm looking to make a new tower by my birthday
http://secure.newegg.com/app/WishHistoryReview.asp?position=HISTORY&submit=VIEW&ID=1414751
thats what i got goign so far and i know how everyone will love to tell me what else i should pick/change. I'd like to keep it as close to $1000 as possible. I'm keeping the monitor, speakers( for now), mouse,keyboard, and cd/dvd drive from the one i got now ( everything else is going into a compuiter for my dad to use)
suggestions?
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| Replica wrote: | | suggestions? |
I have that RAM. It's sweet. Keep it, it's a steal at that price! Hard drives are probably pretty good stuff too, I like WD. Don't know about intel stuff (procs or mobo) and cases are fairly personal. If it were me, I'd consider a modular power supply, but I don't think yours is that bad.
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.Bez
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 4:04 am Post subject: |
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hey replica, go with AMD, you can get a 64 bit for that price, more for your money.
MINE AS OF NOW, getting new one soon.
512 corsair 3200 DDR
80gig IDE WD HDD and 120sata Hitachi HDD
asus A7N8X e-Deluxe mobo
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Albatron NVIDIA 5900 128mb
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 5:50 am Post subject: |
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uhhh whats a modular power supply..
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darkwor
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like someone else stated above, get a 64 bit processor, there alot nicer, and will be passing xps here (on there way now, quick!)
i built a whole system, 2 days after i put it together the 64 bit's were the same as my 3000... heh
only downfall to 64 bit's are the boards, get ready to spend alittle change on a board...
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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| 600 series p4s are em64t ready, iirc. |
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CPU - Prescott P4 3.0Ghz HT (overclocked to 3.6)
Mother Board - Asus P4P800 SE
Ram - 1.62 GB
Sound - Creative Audiology LS
Video - BFG Geforce 6800 GT OC
Hard Disk - 40 GB taken from a Dell
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EvilGenius
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| Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Replica wrote: | | uhhh whats a modular power supply.. |
It allows you to remove the power cables you're not using, so that they don't take up space in your case. Specifically, the default configuration for a power supply has a Mobo connector (20 or 24 pin) and then 2 cables with 2x 4-pin "standard" molex (for HD, opticals, some vid-cards) and 2 more cables with 2x 4-pin "standard" and one "mini" (or floppy drive power connector).
Now, since many people use, say, 2 HD and 2 optical drives, they have no use for half the cables leading out of the power supply. With a modular power supply they simply unplug those cables and leave them in a box or something. Then, if they add another hard drive, a fan controller, etc. they just grab one of the cables and plug it in.
I don't have one, and wish I did... to the extent I'm considering the somewhat dangerous/costly process of trying to modify my power supply so that it is modular.
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| EvilGenius wrote: | | I'm considering the somewhat dangerous/costly process of trying to modify my power supply so that it is modular. |
That just seems silly to me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it 
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| Bright Red Nipples wrote: | | EvilGenius wrote: | | I'm considering the somewhat dangerous/costly process of trying to modify my power supply so that it is modular. |
That just seems silly to me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it |
yeah boy
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| Bright Red Nipples wrote: | | EvilGenius wrote: | | I'm considering the somewhat dangerous/costly process of trying to modify my power supply so that it is modular. |
That just seems silly to me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it |
You and your... what's it called........ logic.
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| Bright Red Nipples wrote: | | EvilGenius wrote: | | I'm considering the somewhat dangerous/costly process of trying to modify my power supply so that it is modular. |
That just seems silly to me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it |
At work our policy is, If it ain't borke, throw it against the wall again
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