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[Massacre]

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA9NW-BK/500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: ATXA9NW-BK/500
$93.99

ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-E
$109.99

BFG Tech BFGR78256GTXOC Geforce 7800GTX 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Model #: BFGR78256GTXOC
$499.00

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA4000BNBOX
$334.00

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Platinum System Memory Model OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K - Retail
Model #: OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K
$248.41

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823A 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3250823A
$104.00

SONY 16X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW, Model DRU800A - Retail
Model #: DRU800A
$59.98

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS SB0350 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - OEM
Model #: 30SB035000000
$70.00

BELKIN F8E093 Anti-Static Wrist Strap - Retail
Model #: F8E093
$5.49

Subtotal: $1,524.86

Ok so there it is but I still have time to change some sh*t though. I really think having an Nvidia graphics card wont be as good as ATI. Mafia some how talked me into it. now I know how druken prom dates feel . Any way does anybody have suggestions on different parts?

Thanks,
Massacre

[Novahawk]

nvm... :) o well... yeah that setup is nice.. sweet.. oh and did you read PC Gamer? because some of those parts were the same as the comp they built..?

Edited by Novahawk, 24 November 2005 - 02:13 PM.

[monster]

Go with SATA or SATA 2 hard drive(s). Don't put obsolete IDE drives in a sweet rig man.

[Sniprwulf]

yeah they're gettin cheap nowadays, sata rocks hardcore

[NC Derek]

loooks good. the 7800 is a lot better than the 1800. sucks for ATI, ATI has always been better or atleast theyve been at close competition. looks nice.

first of all whats a static wrist...whatever?

second of all, with a sweet card and processor, id get a nice monitor to get the best effect. maybe a nice 19-21 inch crt which will get you 1600 res or 2050 res. that would be around 200 bucks like mine which was 170

or get the same but flat lcd, but that would be like 400 bucks

keyboard, mouse, speakers?

[Novahawk]

loooks good. the 7800 is a lot better than the 1800. sucks for ATI, ATI has always been better or atleast theyve been at close competition. looks nice.

first of all whats a static wrist...whatever?

second of all, with a sweet card and processor, id get a nice monitor to get the best effect. maybe a nice 19-21 inch crt which will get you 1600 res or 2050 res. that would be around 200 bucks like mine which was 170

or get the same but flat lcd, but that would be like 400 bucks

keyboard, mouse, speakers?

the wrist strap is to not zap any parts while installing... and who needs a keyboard and mouse anyways.. you can play cs:s without them anyways... just use your MIND!

[Massacre]

I planned to get a 19" crt monitor. The keyboard, mouse,and speakers well I dont really need help picking that sh*t out. Anyway so the graphics card is good? I really want the top of the line sh*t. sh*t that will make you cry yourself to sleep every night Derek, you know what I mean? I think you do, Derek

Edit: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OME Model #: WD2500KS
$130.50

Ok thats the new hard drive I picked out. Is it any better?

Edited by BoSS|M@$$@CR3, 24 November 2005 - 03:58 PM.

[NC Derek]

so you getting a new monitor or not? and yeah i cry to sleep every night when i think about that 7800, gonna be nice getting 150 fps

[kidcapri]

Looks good. yeah definately go with a sata hard drive. I've seen 100 gig sata drives for $129. They are getting cheaper.

[wyte mafia]

massacre.....yer a tool for thinkin i dont know what im talkin about.....its ok tho, they will all tell you what i did.....

oh yeah, i told you to get a sata2 hd in the first place fool....

[Massacre]

massacre.....yer a tool for thinkin i dont know what im talkin about.....its ok tho, they will all tell you what i did.....

oh yeah, i told you to get a sata2 hd in the first place fool....

Im sure you didnt tell me to buy a sata hard drive and I didnt say you didnt know what you were talking about.....I said I thought ATi would be better.

[Billy Pumper]

well mass it looks like you have everything you need, but i know there is something that will make you like your computer even more (i think monster has one) http://static.flickr...6017c8ee1_o.jpg

[kidcapri]

HaHa. Pay 99.99 and you can get it with bluetooth. lol

[wyte mafia]

i said SATA2!! lol try to remember...i know it was such a long time ago. heh i have a westorn digital 250 gig that runs on sata2 why wouldent i know about it? oh yeah, when you first set up windows you need to have it partition the drive, or windows will only recognise 120gigs....

[keira]

Nice processor but for that amount of money, I'd rather buy an opteron 165. It's the one of the most desireable cpus. Great and cheap way to get an FX57 by overclocking it plus your talking about a dual core chip with more l2 cache.

Also, switch the sony dual layer drive for an NEC 3540a. Much better drive, cleaner burns and it'll save you 20 bucks to put towards something else

Edited by keira, 25 November 2005 - 03:06 PM.

[wyte mafia]

keira, we have been trying not to overwelm the boy.

[kidcapri]

By the way thats the processor im getting for christmas. Oh yes, no more pentium 4 2.0 overheating bullsh*t. Haha its gonna be like twice as fast.

[Massacre]

monitor I was think about getting this monitor. What do you guys think?

[Novahawk]

hmmm... kinda pricey.. on black friday i got a 19'' lcd for $180 :).. but still even for a regular price thats a little expensive... try looking around the websites of the stores like bestbuy, compusa, circut city and stores like that... heres a much cheaper monitor: i dont know about the stats of the monitor.. never really cared.. but they dont seem to differ that much.. or maybe they do.. i dont know Monitor

Edited by Novahawk, 26 November 2005 - 11:27 AM.

[NC Derek]

newegg tends to have expensive monitors. try tigerdirect.com i got mine for 170 bucks. the same one at new egg was over 300. look for this...

19-21 inches
lcd
max resolution get atleast 1600x1200 or 2050x1600 since your vid card will now support that
recommended resolution no lower than 1600x1200
and find one thats 8ms

the one in yours is 1280x10124 and 6ms, that should be less that 150

so yeah get those specs and it will be about the same price with the holiday offers and all tiger direct has