speaker need a new comp

Speaker's Xeno · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:14 am Post subject: speaker need a new comp

well guys its about time i get a new comp im looking for a gaming pc with some dvd-rw capabilities cause my dad likes to make home movies and wants to burn videos. but as of right now i have no clue what i want, have been searching on newegg but im not sure which companies are good anymore there seem to be so many...looking for advie or tips im willing to spend up to 2k but would perfer to spend less for the whole comp. dont need speakers or monitor just the comp nothing else

thanks for any help and/or advice
-speaker
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KopiKat · Registered User Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 923

here's what my system has, and i spent about 1400 bucks on it:

2 Gigabytes of DDR 400 RAM (~200 $)
1 Dual Core Athlon X2 4400+ (2200 MGHz per core, ~500 $)
1 GeForce 7800 GTX (~500 $)
1 120 Gigabyte Western Digital 7200 RPM Hard Drive (~100 $)

and what ever windows operating system you have.

This set up allows me to play Half Life 2: Lost Coast at the highest graphics settings (full HDR enabled, 16x Anti-Aliasing & 6x Anisotropic Filtering, all other settings on highest) at a whopping 93 frames per second average.

In addition, thanks to the Athlon X2, i can do this while encoding video codecs, burning MP3's, or even run a copy of Everquest in the background while i play the game, and experience no lag as a result, so Multimedia wont be a problem for you with this system set up.

That is my suggestion.

-KK
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Speaker's Xeno · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:16 am Post subject:

thanks for the info

kool cause i plan on playing wow and being able to talk on aim and surf the web with wmp all on

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DJ George · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

Speaker, I think you need a life more than a computer, but anyways, here is what mine has

ASUS P4P800SE Motherboard (~$110)
Intel Prescott 3.0Ghz CPU (~$200) (I would say go with AMD, that is what I am getting next time)
2 GB of Dual Channel DDR400 RAM (512x4) (~$200)
2 200GB WD 7200 RPM SATA Hard Disks (~$200)
1 200GB WD 7200 RPM IDE Hard Disk (~$90)
1 80GB WD 7200 RPM IDE Hard Disk (~$60)
1 DVD-RW (~$40)
1 CD-RW (~$30)
1 Nividia BFG GeForce 6800 OC (~$400)
1 Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS (~$200)
1 SurePower 600w Modular Powersupply (~$120)
1 Jet4 Copper Heatsink (~$40)
2 PCI Slot Fans (~$20)
2 Normal Case Fans (~$15)
1 High 75CFM case fan (~$20)
1 ATX Case (~$40)

Total Cost of MY computer ~$1785, AKA Too Much
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Speaker's Xeno · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:49 am Post subject:

yeah well i havent had a good comp for a while so my social life has sky rocketed...but IM SOOO BORED AT HOME

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Stevo · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject:

Damn, you have a lot of hard drive space, BH... What do you do with all of it?

It seems like it would be kind of loud with all those fans, too.
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