Recent content by Princess Skye

My budget is about $1900 and I don't need to start buying (actually can't buy) until late October/early November. I hope not to upgrade too much for the next 5 years but want a system that is going to carry me through that long but is going to be easy to upgrade in the future (hence 64bit and...

If I change the card to the 7800GTX does it matter if I don't use the SLI of the mobo? Only that mobo seems to be well suited for the cpu. Thank you Skye

OK I have managed to up my budget considerably and have taken on advice in this forum and others. Can someone please advise on this system (especially a good psu [pref. 20 pin modular, 500-550W, quiet and 110-240v). CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Processor Socket 939 w/fan Mobo: Asus A8N-SLI...

Hello, My budget for the main computer is $1200. I don't want to overclock the cpu though. Skye

I am planning on building a computer with the following - it is for games, work, internet, and watching dvd/tv. Would appreciate any comments. CPU - Intel Pentium 4 650 Processor Prescott 3.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775, 2MB Cache I chose this cpu because it is 64bit compatible and it out...

I have decided to try and build my own computer for playing MMORPGs and watching dvds. I know I don't want to clock the CPU or graphics card (mostly because I am not sure how and secondly I have heard lots of things like the games stopping etc). My budget is $1,100. What is good? My main...