Recent content by sgntsids

Oooh, I see. Clever. Thanks!

Well, OD gave me no trouble with the PM, so that's good...now to return the first one to Walmart and send the rebate off. But wait!? Does anyone know the difference between the one I got at Walmart; order# WDG1U2500NW Model# WD2500i032 and the one from Office Depot; order# WDG1U2500N...

I'll be hitting the local OD this afternoon after work. Hopefully they won't question the PM, if they do, I'll probably say, "well I already bought one and submitted the MIR, therefore I can't get the $60 off again..." and see what happens. Fingers crossed.

Aww...the gigabye boards are oos. And I don't trust the biostar or the pc chips ones. Guess I'll have to wait until they're back in. All word on this cpu so far make it sound like a dream for its price!

is the 204t (samsung) considered one of the better lcd's out there?

So we're saying I should go with this Corsair ValueSelect instead of the OCZ Perfromance (or something else OCZ)? Any recommendations for a good 19" lcd?

Could someone please let me know the difference between these two RAMs? Probably a noobish question, but I don't know: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM System Memory - Retail CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail...

I really do want a quiet PSU, so that's important. I want to reuse that and the Lian-Li in the future, so I don't mind investing now: those needs will never change. Is the video card really not that great? I don't want to pay for top of the line; just as long as it works pretty well...

So far, here's what I've gathered: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail OCZ Peroformance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual...

So it this actually hot? And how about this one?

Looking at the EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX. Had a good EPoX experience before. I think I'll be slapping in a 3000+. I want to have 2gb of RAM, but don't know which brand, etc to go with (Crucial is too expensive this time around @ ~$350). EP-9NPA+Ultra

In addition to comments on that Asus x800XL 256, I think I might have to go with the Update EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX unless anyone has any objections?

Any comments on that Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro External ?

Would you recommend the Asus x800XL 256 such as you have? How much was it?

I've been an off and on reader in these forums for a few years now, though without too many posts. I built my first system about 3 years ago, and now I want to do it again. I've been out of the hardware-know-how scene for quite a while, so I'm not sure where things stand as to what's the best...