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[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
Ok thanks

check my edit.

 

[dave518]

that dvd drive doesnt have lightscribe tho, or does it? i kind of liked that feature

also, what about if i want to copy a cd or dvd wouldnt i need two drives?

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
that dvd drive doesnt have lightscribe tho, or does it? i kind of liked that feature

also, what about if i want to copy a cd or dvd wouldnt i need two drives?

lightscribe slows down burning speed alot, but if you really want it i'll search for another one.

This is a common myth. you do not need 2 drives to copy dvd's. The computer will read the disk, store it in cache, then you will remove the original one, put in the blank one, and the computer will burn it on. You just need a good set of software like the nero which comes with that nec burner i linked to.

EDIT: here

This burner has lightscribe, is a better brand (than the one you selected), and comes with a free keyboard so you can remove that keyboard you have there.

EDIT 2: this looks like a better monitor than the one in your wish list. you get alot more screen area, widescreen, and a 4ms (although that may not be 100% true) response time. You can use the money you saved on the dvd drive to get it.

 

[dave518]

how do i see what keyboard will come with it?

edit: that moniter doesnt have dvi

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
how do i see what keyboard will come with it?

edit: that moniter doesnt have dvi

when you click add to cart there is an option to add it.

WHoops sry about that. haha. I'll keep looking for a better monitor

BTW This Hard drive is cheaper and would give you better performance because it has twice as much on board cache (16MB vs 8MB). I have had that drive for about a year now and it's reealllly fast for a 7200rpm drive.

 

[dave518]

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: dave518


BTW This Hard drive is cheaper and would give you better performance because it has twice as much on board cache (16MB vs 8MB). I have had that drive for about a year now and it's reealllly fast for a 7200rpm drive.

that link goes to the moniter not a harddrive

NEVERMIND

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: dave518


BTW This Hard drive is cheaper and would give you better performance because it has twice as much on board cache (16MB vs 8MB). I have had that drive for about a year now and it's reealllly fast for a 7200rpm drive.

that link goes to the moniter not a harddrive

NEVERMIND

lol I know I fixed it before you quoted.

 

[Crescent13]

I would trust a Logitech mouse far more than a PowMax mouse. Also you can delete that keyboard because the burner comes with one. Just when you add the burner to your cart, go to the page for the burner and click add to cart instead of just moving it into the cart along with the wish list.

 

[dave518]

Do games show up in widescreen or do they stretch to fit the screen like regular shows on widescreen tvs, u kno when they get all wide and funny looking

 

[Gautama2]

The ECS mobo you picked out, it only has SATA support for 1.5 gb/s, and your hard drive uses 3 gb/s. It will of course, default to 1.5 when you set it up. But getting a mobo that has 3 gb/s would be better.

I suggest the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128009

Its what I use, all passively cooled with heat pipe technology. Its a little small, but its got nforce4 and 4 SATA 3 gb/s slots. The 6100 is crap, but what did you expect with integrated graphics? Just install that 7600 GT and you'll be flying.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
Do games show up in widescreen or do they stretch to fit the screen like regular shows on widescreen tvs, u kno when they get all wide and funny looking

Oh man... Widescreen gaming is sooo awesome! I have a NEC 20WMGX2 widescreen monitor and I don't think I could ever go back. A few games natively support widescreen gaming like half life 2, and quake 4 (with the new update), but other games don't and will just stretch out like fear. However, this website has TONS of mods for almost every game to make it widescreen. Fear in widescreen is awesome

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: Gautama2
The ECS mobo you picked out, it only has SATA support for 1.5 gb/s, and your hard drive uses 3 gb/s. It will of course, default to 1.5 when you set it up. But getting a mobo that has 3 gb/s would be better.

I suggest the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128009

Its what I use, all passively cooled with heat pipe technology. Its a little small, but its got nforce4 and 4 SATA 3 gb/s slots. The 6100 is crap, but what did you expect with integrated graphics? Just install that 7600 GT and you'll be flying.

Nice! I didn't notice that about the SATA. Yeah with all the money you've saved on the dvd drives etc go with that mobo instead.

EDIT: Or go with this one because it has support for SATA 3.0 and is cheaper than the gigabyte one. Although alot of people don't know it foxconn is a big company up there with gigabyte and msi.

 

[dave518]

Well call of duty 2 has native widescreen so im good, thats pretty much the only game i play

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
Well call of duty 2 has native widescreen so im good, thats pretty much the only game i play

awesome! Do you think you could afford this?

EDIT: oh and btw just incase you're interested this is what COD2 does with widescreen.

 

[dave518]

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: dave518
Well call of duty 2 has native widescreen so im good, thats pretty much the only game i play

awesome! Do you think you could afford this?

thats a bit pricey, but it is a 19 inch instead of 17 and its widescreen, id have to see, those motherboards you guys suggested however have less pci slots and such, wouldnt that mean i can expand less?

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: dave518
Well call of duty 2 has native widescreen so im good, thats pretty much the only game i play

awesome! Do you think you could afford this?

thats a bit pricey, but it is a 19 inch instead of 17 and its widescreen, id have to see, those motherboards you guys suggested however have less pci slots and such, wouldnt that mean i can expand less?

Really what would you be expanding with? Even if you got a PhysX card, and a sound card you'd still have one free slot. I don't think you'd really use 3.

 

[dave518]

Ok, i guess your right, just thought to keep the options open, whats a PhysX card?

EDIT: the reviews on the foxconn are a little scary, those people dont seem to like that board much, and i dont think i have the know how to figure that kind of stuff out

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dave518
Ok, i guess your right, just thought to keep the options open, whats a PhysX card?

EDIT: the reviews on the foxconn are a little scary, those people dont seem to like that board much, and i dont think i have the know how to figure that kind of stuff out

PhysX

Ok. Then the gigabyte would be a good choice.

 

[dave518]

That PhysX stuff seems like a pretty cool idea

 

[dave518]

Should i upgrade to DDR2 800 or is the memory i have now sufficient?

 

[bobdelt]

You have too many questions, buy a dell, their target audience is people like you. It might even be cheaper too.

A physics card? really? I thought you dont play many games?

 

[Bobthelost]

PhysX is a very cool idea, in two or three years it might even be worth buying one.

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: dave518
Should i upgrade to DDR2 800 or is the memory i have now sufficient?

Any type of DDR2 memory will work, and for light gaming I dont think you'd need 800 speed. 667 would be fine.

 

[Osteole]

Originally posted by: bobdelt

You have too many questions, buy a dell, their target audience is people like you. It might even be cheaper too.

A physics card? really? I thought you dont play many games?

If you don't like this post, then don't read it....now move along....

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this post, it has clarified several points on my build.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Crescent13]

Just got an idea, you could get the Pentium D 805 and overclock like mad. The Pentium D 805 is a dual core chip too which would beat the single core 3500+ in most multimedia apps.