Ok, I've got most of my new build sitting around in boxes or on delivery trucks. I'm going to wait on the high-end video cards until early next year once prices come down and/or a die-shrink cools them down a bit. So... I'm also going to wait on the big monitor, because those always drop in price over time as well.
But since I've got everything else, I just want to slap something temporary in, and I'm looking for some advice.
I'm looking for a PCIe video card to run a 17" 1280x1024. Not too many pixels there, and for the short-term I don't need killer frame-rates. Was thinking about getting an EVGA 7950GT and then stepping up, but I'm not sure 90 days is the correct time-frame. So... Something fairly cheap that will run Doom 3, BF 2, etc.
Is far as keyboards go, a know a lot of people like the Saiteks and Logitechs, but there is no way I'm going to buy one with painted letters that wear off. Looking for something with a nice soft touch (like a notebook keyboard) and has stickers for the letters. Ideas? This will be a long-term use item.
And I just need a temporary DVD-ROM. I'll get a SATA drive when they're more available next year. Samsung? Lite-on? Are they all the same if I'm not going to be burning discs?
Rest of the specs (already have):
Antec P180B
EVGA 680i
Seasonic M12 700
C2D E6600
Zalman CNPS9500
Corsair XMS2 PC6400C4 (2x1GB)
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
Create X-Fi Platinum
Creative Inspire P7800 7.1
Atlantic satellite speaker stands (x4)
And my old 16ms CTX 17" LCD...
Thanks for any thoughts...
Jeff
But since I've got everything else, I just want to slap something temporary in, and I'm looking for some advice.
I'm looking for a PCIe video card to run a 17" 1280x1024. Not too many pixels there, and for the short-term I don't need killer frame-rates. Was thinking about getting an EVGA 7950GT and then stepping up, but I'm not sure 90 days is the correct time-frame. So... Something fairly cheap that will run Doom 3, BF 2, etc.
Is far as keyboards go, a know a lot of people like the Saiteks and Logitechs, but there is no way I'm going to buy one with painted letters that wear off. Looking for something with a nice soft touch (like a notebook keyboard) and has stickers for the letters. Ideas? This will be a long-term use item.
And I just need a temporary DVD-ROM. I'll get a SATA drive when they're more available next year. Samsung? Lite-on? Are they all the same if I'm not going to be burning discs?
Rest of the specs (already have):
Antec P180B
EVGA 680i
Seasonic M12 700
C2D E6600
Zalman CNPS9500
Corsair XMS2 PC6400C4 (2x1GB)
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
Create X-Fi Platinum
Creative Inspire P7800 7.1
Atlantic satellite speaker stands (x4)
And my old 16ms CTX 17" LCD...
Thanks for any thoughts...
Jeff
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