im building a comp for a girl

[5489]

she imed me and asked me to build her a comp to play cs. i have a few questions. she's only 16 and she's paying out of her own pocket.

so i have a couple questions,

if it's pretty much for cs, should i get 128 or 256 megs of crucial ram?

 

[Johnnie]

256

 

[pulse8]

What OS?

 

[kami]

256 since it's cheaper than ramen noodles

 

[isekii]

yea it would load so much quicker.. with 256mb ram..

rather than 128..

I remember the 128 ram days~

Drove me throw the wall~

 

[monk3y]

256, more never hurts

 

[Aves]

<< 256 since it's cheaper than ramen noodles >>


Not anymore.

Edit: Not Crucial PC2100 anyway.

 

[5489]

another thing, what motherboard?

she doesnt really care, so im thinking AMD. is the Epox 8KHA+ still a good one? that's the one i have but is there something better now?

 

[5489]

and duron, t-bird, or XP

remember Price DOES matter

 

[minendo]

go with a tbird (xp sounds like it would be overkill)

also 256mb ram

 

[5489]

so no duron?

 

[5489]

and what's a good and cheap mobo?

 

[minendo]

i suppose the duron would work ok, but my sister has one and i tend to have problems with it sometimes. of course i am trying to do a ridiculus amount of things at the same time on it

 

[minendo]

are you looking at DDR or PC100/133?

 

[5489]

im looking at DDR

and what is a good 17 inch moniter that's perfectly flat

 

[tweakmm]

<< im looking at DDR

and what is a good 17 inch moniter that's perfectly flat >>


well, probably out of your budget but the Sony E200 is what I have and it is sweeeet

 

[5489]

SAMSUNG SyncMaster 753DF 17" (WHITE) DynaFlate CRT MONITOR - RETAIL** $40.- Rebate Available by 12/31/2001** 17"(16" Viewable) 0.20mm dot pitch (horizontal). 1280x1024@66Hz Maximum Resolution. DynaFlat - Infinitely Flat Tube. Smart III surface treatment (anti-static & anti-glare). On Screen Digital Display. Plug & Play Compatibility. MPR-II/NUTEK certified. Fedex Saver Shipping $32.00

is that perfect flaT?

 

[minendo]

i personally like the gigabyte ga7dx (there is a few of them floating around in the for sale/trade forum). i also like my IWill ka266

 

[tweakmm]

<< SAMSUNG SyncMaster 753DF 17" (WHITE) DynaFlate CRT MONITOR - RETAIL** $40.- Rebate Available by 12/31/2001** 17"(16" Viewable) 0.20mm dot pitch (horizontal). 1280x1024@66Hz Maximum Resolution. DynaFlat - Infinitely Flat Tube. Smart III surface treatment (anti-static & anti-glare). On Screen Digital Display. Plug & Play Compatibility. MPR-II/NUTEK certified. Fedex Saver Shipping $32.00

is that perfect flaT? >>


*gasp*
this took 5 WHOLE SECONDS IN GOOGLE!
YES! 5

 

[tweakmm]

<<

<< SAMSUNG SyncMaster 753DF 17" (WHITE) DynaFlate CRT MONITOR - RETAIL** $40.- Rebate Available by 12/31/2001** 17"(16" Viewable) 0.20mm dot pitch (horizontal). 1280x1024@66Hz Maximum Resolution. DynaFlat - Infinitely Flat Tube. Smart III surface treatment (anti-static & anti-glare). On Screen Digital Display. Plug & Play Compatibility. MPR-II/NUTEK certified. Fedex Saver Shipping $32.00

is that perfect flaT? >>


*gasp*
this took 5 WHOLE SECONDS IN GOOGLE!
YES! 5 >>


hell, look in the freaking description....

 

[tweakmm]

anyway, sorry if i came across rude, but
I wish i knew some 16 year olds girls who played CS

 

[Phunktion]

Ouch dude.. building computers for people is fun but what isn't is them believing that you are 24/7 Technical Support.. :disgust:

 

[ChrisIsBored]

Try the Shuttle Ak31A. It's a bit cheaper than the Epox board. Or if you really wanted to save some cash, get a good KT266A board, something that doesn't use DDR. That should cut your RAM expenses in half.

 

[minendo]

<< Ouch dude.. building computers for people is fun but what isn't is them believing that you are 24/7 Technical Support.. :disgust: >>


i hate that part

 

[gogeeta13]

I would install a webcam into the tower, but make it hidden. It woudl be so cool, 24/7 pics

J/k!!!