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    1337Rolla oh my

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    what do you think of these specs?

    I'm thinking of building a new computer.
    I tried a sempron/ pentium 4/celeron system at the computer store the other day and wasn't impressed with anything I can afford.

    However, the athlon 64 3000 pc I tested was the best of the affordable group, so I was thinking of building a base I can upgrade later, tell me what you think of this setup

    DFI LanParty UT nF4 SLi-D Motherboard
    AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
    Thermaltake SilentTower CL-P0025
    ASUS ATI RADEON 300 SE 128MB DDR, 64-Bit, DVI TV-Out, PCI-Express
    200 GB IDE133 Hard Drive
    20x10x40 CD-RW (used)
    400W PSY
    ATX Case

    I could do all of that for about $550 :eek:


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    future upgrades could be like an athlon 64x2 4800+ with the same heatsink.
    better video, HD(raid), more power, etc
    1337Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    thats not bad... how much memory... can that MB hold... you want at least 512 for win XP to run well but of course the more the merryer
    Denver Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    oh, that's right.. was going to put in (1) 512MB stick of DDR400

    it'll hold 4 sticks / 4GB .. eventually I'd take it to 2GB
    1337Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    heres mine...

    MSI 865PE Nero-3 Intel ATX
    intel P4 530J Prescott 800 MHz
    2X 512 MB RAM
    120GB HD for Media
    40GB HD for main HD

    thats all $453
    I have my case and my CD drives already... and my video
    Denver Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    heh, saved by the free video card :p
    1337Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    hell yeah... my ex-roommate bought it for FFXI and I was supost to pay him back and never did so I guess it realy was free.
    its a Radeion 9800 128MB
    Denver Rolla, Jul 26, 2005
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    not bad
    moonshadow, Jul 26, 2005
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    have to love newegg.com
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    yeah i built mine summer before last and i keep upgrading it. still pretty damn fast compared to the market.
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    I did mine in Highschool... its fast for what I paid for it then but I cand run most new games out there... it sucks.... i'm working on a new one
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    yeah i got a p4 2.4 with a gig of ram 128 mb nvidia graphics card, audigy 1 sound card and 400+ gigs of hdd depending on which 2nd drive i have connected. the boot drive is 200 gigs :)
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    who needs that much space... oh yeah music...
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    haha yeah i got soo much music its retarted. i spend more time trying to figure what i wanna listen to than listening to music
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    I'm the same way with CDs I have like 400 but only 4 gigs on my Ipod
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    i have:
    gigabyte k8triton motherboard
    AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
    Thermaltake system fan
    512mb ddr ram
    8x agp ati all in wonder 9600 128
    40 gig system hard drive drive
    60 gig backup and programs hard drive
    80 gig dvd ripping hard drive
    40 gig external usb2 drive
    liteon 8x dvdrw dual layer
    17" samsung lcd monitor
    400 watt case, the side with the window is painted kameleon by me, but it didn't show up well in the pic, it also lights up, but i think it's dumb and annoying so i never turn it on
    [IMG]

    i'm very happy with mine, cost me about $600 total. i got the hard drives from school for free, they were going to throw them out because they had the jumpers wrong!! haha my find

    i'm very happy with my computer, i can edit video quickly, burn dvds quickly...it's just quick, well, anything is compared to my previous 700mhz duron...ha
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    i've been pricing out components as well, keep getting killed by the fact that i really want SLi which means 2 vid cards.

    don't forget that you'll also need to get an OS which can add a couple hundred bucks (unless you go linux)
    Roxtar, Jul 28, 2005
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    freeBSD all the way :rule:
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    who pays for windows? i get it free through college
    xnevergiveinx, Jul 29, 2005
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    ^^^ people who have graduated, have real jobs, and are currently being investigated for a top secret security clearance... they frown on piracy. i have a free copy i downloaded in college... but i can't use it for business purposes nor can i install it on a second machine. i can get a free copy from my company's alliance with MS... but i can't install that on a personal computer since it would be using a business resouce for personal gain.

    in the real world, there are consequences. you learn that after graduation.
    Roxtar, Aug 1, 2005
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    see I just use my copy that they gave away at the launch, so technically its a gift, I can use it for what ever I need to use it for...
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    actually, i get a free copy for home use. my college has a volume license key for win2000 and xp, they provide you with the key and an installation CD. they allow you to use it for home use on your personal computer. it is provided to you free of cost if you take an IT/computer class. it is a full copy of windows xp pro or windows 200 pro (upgrade or full edition). they also give away window 2003 server and several builds of linux. they have an alliance with microsoft and provide other software such as visual studio...
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    i got my home use copy from the university, but it's already been installed on another comp that is still in daily use so i can't install it on a new one. and since i've graduated, i can't get a new copy from the college... and the one from my company is actually government controlled, so i can't use it for non-government business without breaking a federal law. thus, my outlets for legal free copies are non-existant.

    gentoo and fedora for me.
    Roxtar, Aug 2, 2005
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