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Reason for bring this back from the dead. I like to see what you guys think of my new computer I am building. When I save up the cash for it. So here it is:

Rosewill TU-155 Black 0.8mm SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply $59.99 w/10 rebate
GIGABYTE GA-M55plus-S3G Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard $84.99
BFG Tech BFGR66512OCE GeForce 6600 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card $94.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz Socket AM2 Processor $133.00
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit $152.00
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $42.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD4000AAKS 400GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s $99.99
Subtotal: $657.95

I am going to use my current DVDROM and DVDBurner. And I am going to use my Thermaltake 480w PSU over that 400w PSU with the case. I might even get a nice LCD monitor too. As for Keyboard and Mouse maybe the Logitech BlueTooth model. As for the memory If the price is right I might get a extra 2gbs of the same brand....

So what do you computer geeks think?

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We can make you a best bang for the buck list after knowing how much you're willing to spend and what things you require.

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If you want gaming, go with a better video card. Even just spending another 90 bucks on the video card for a 9700GS will make you a much happier person.

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I like to stay the nVidia route. I love that chip set. And this card is SLI so should I get a nVidia 7 or 8 over that 6. So this is a huge upgrade from what I have now. I built the comp that I am using 4 years ago. Its basicly this:

Gigabyte GA-7ZXE Mobo
AMD AthlonXP 1900+ FPS 266
1gb of SDRAM PC133
Chaintech Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4400 DDR 128mb
Sony DVD RW
some brand DVDROM
WD 40gb 7200
WD 80gb 7200
SoundBlaster Audigy 2 If I remember....

So basicly this is going to be some big upgrade in all areas. hahaha For less then I spent on this machine too.

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Sorry that was a typo, 7900GS is what I meant. It's a great card for the money. It's just hard for upgrades right now with no inexpensive DX10 cards on the market.

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Ya like how gaming companys is having a hard time updating Vista users. The way I look at it...any card that has DX9 is good. And Pixal(SP?) shader 2.0. Look at what I am using to play Need For Speed Carbon. And that card has Shader 1.X I think. And came out with DX7. Oh and I had a copy of Doom 3 Alpha and that game run pretty damn good.

So only problem you see is the card I picked. When I go and buy the stuff if the price is right I'll get a better nvidia card. But from what I read I like that card that I picked for now.

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Read the data in the next pages

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/408/8/

Best card I've ever had and even better than 2 - GeForce 7950 in SLI mode

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Ya I know. The better the card is the higher the FPS. Stated on the last page. Your eye wont see over 60 fps anyways. But to get the best visual look out of the game you need a better card to do that. Granted I love to spend 600 dollars on the best card on the market. And then find out its not the best anymore. So I stay with the second or the third best. Cheaper but still good in the long run. And it will play all of the games out there as of now. So they did not even say one word about the card. Just talked about Fps. I'll look more into that card later.

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Read starting from page 1 and finish all 15 pages

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Just curious, why get a second hard drive with only 80gigs? The difference between that and vastly more amounts of space isnt much, why not get a bigger one or not get one at all?

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I have the 7900gs and would say its a great card for the money, stick with BFG graphics cards and down load Riva tuner v 2.0 RC 16.2 and try to unlock more pipelines and set the core/memory clock to optimum, just watch your temps, anything over ~60-65C is bad for the graphics card. My temps are good, CPU stays at ~42-44C at 75% load and the graphics card creeps up to 60C and stays there.

~John

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Yeah it's about having more videocard power for new games. Has anyone seen the videos of the new Crysis game? FUCKING AMAZING, it will be the best game of the next year or two. Hands down. If you want to play any of these games with nice details you're going to need a DX10 card. If you're just interested in Half Life 2 and Counter-Strike or World of WarCrack then a 7900GS will be fine. I have a highly overclocked 7900GS in my laptop right now and play HL2 in 1900x1200 just fine.

The nuke at the end of the video blew my mind, no other game has come close to details like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQ8OobkWio

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Wow that looks better then HL2's engine. Not bad not bad. I'll get the DX10 cards. Hope the price comes down on them. Spendy cards I say.

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Holy shit that game looks kick ass! Wonder what the Min. Req.'s are for that?! I totally want to build my machine to play that now aside from webdesign.

I'm a fellow nerd building a new pc as well. Just bought Sonata II case from newegg and am building it more and more as the cash allows.

What would a card cost to run that Crysis game?! Omg that is sweet.

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I bet two 8800GTX in SLI & Quadcore

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I finished my new computer.... Here is the specs

Rosewill ATX Mid Tower w/400w PSU
Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 AM2 Mobo
Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4Ghz
Corsair XMS2 2gb
BFG GeForce 7600GT 256mb OC PCI Expressx16
WD 400gb SATA3.0
DVDROM
DVDRW
3 Blue LED 80mm Case Fans
Hanns-G 17" Widescreen LCD with DVI cable

Also I benched it and it did pertty well. I am also going to do SLI down the road. Along with a 500w PSU and another 400 or 500gb HDD. So here is the link to the site to see my score. Photos be up after I clear my 1g SD card.