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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    I ran Orthos again for another 24 hours with no issue, core temp again a shade above 61 degress. My resting temp is around 44. Looks like I'm good...I'm very pleased with the purchase, as well as a monitor I bought sometime back (Samsung 226BW, a 22" widescreen). This is the first time...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    That's not a very helpful response to a new member who's legitimately trying to learn and has shown real appreciation for the helpful advise he's seen so far. I'm asking if those numbers (Orthos stress time and tempartures) are reasonable or not, or what I need to weigh in determining that if...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Alright...got my computer mid-week. This is what I ended up buying: Case: Antec Nine Hundred Case w/no PS ($160) Motherboard: ASUS P5KQ Pro Mbrd, S775 ($180) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz CPU, S775 ($350) CPU Cooling: XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 clips ($90) Video card: ATI 1GB...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Thanks to everyone for their input, it's really appreciated. I put the order in today, we'll see how things turn out.
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Good idea, thanks. When I get the system, how would I test it?
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    I'm not sure...the company, KC Computers, is very highly rated on reselleratings, so I'm pretty much relying on them to bee trustworthy and competent.
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Alright...I think this is my final system (the only thing I may change is buying a 1 GB card of the same model). My goal is for this to last me three years, with no upgrades outside of perhaps a video card. The system will be overclocked by the builder to 3.8 ghz, which I was told was...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Alright, I'm sticking with the 600 watt power supply then, and one card. If I switch to the Dual Core below instead of the Quad Core... Desktop: CPU Model, Intel S775: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 3.33GHz Dual (6MB),1333MHz, 45nm ....I'll be gaining some gaming speed. What will I be...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Ok, I THINK I'm almost done. If the system below is good, I can operate it in X-fire mode and use two graphics cards. I won't do so for at least a year though. Two graphics cards require an 850W power supply, which is a $140 more. Is it worth it to spend $140 extra for the power supply...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    Thanks for the insight (and thanks to everyone else also). FYI to all: 1. The only cost I was provided was the $2,200 system cost...I added the individual part costs myself using a google search. 2. I'm not going to overclock or build the system on my own (because of waiting for...
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    New member...appreciate rig evaluation.

    I'm going to have a pc built, mine is old. I use my pc to surf the web and games, and I'd like to be able to play those games with full graphics on my 22" widescreen monitor.. I want to buy something that is future proof for at least the next three years....what do you think of this? Desktop...