new gaming machine

[drkclw]

About a month ago I was gonna build a new gaming machine. It was gonna be a AMD 1.33Ghz in a K7 Master, 40GB HD, GF2 Pro, Turtle Beach, and 256MB of PC2100. Then I didn't have the money for it because of school, but know it appears that there might have been a mistake in my bill. Should I build my machine or wait for better stuff i.e. newer AMD CPU?

 

[nortexoid]

this waiting stuff is stupid since there's alwasy something new on the horizon...

wait forever.

 

[drkclw]

So I should just go with what I have?

 

[Wah]

i think right now is a pretty good time to buy.

 

[benjamit]

i agree the waiting is useless since there will always be something better in a couple of months
its better to get something when you need it and with a price tag that you're happy with
because in the end you're going to have outdated h/w that either costed you little money or a lot of money

 

[Raspewtin]

i'd be very happy with those specs, although I'd probably go for a GF3 instead of gf2pro.

 

[drkclw]

I'd go with the GF3 too but i'm kinda stretching the money I have.

 

[nortexoid]

i surely wouldn't go GF3, as I'd wait until prices drop and games make use of some of its features...

otherwise, everything u have looks excellent (though i'd personally get an AMD 760 chipset mobo)

 

[Raspewtin]

<< though i'd personally get an AMD 760 chipset mobo >>



k7 master does use the 761 northbridge.

 

[drkclw]

Thats why I chose the K7 I was told to go with 761.

 

[SXMP]

sorry wrong thread,,

 

[jcovercash]

Why is turtle beach so much better than sound blaster. I have nto ever seen one. please PM me.

 

[neuralfx]

ive never used santa cruz, so i want say anythin bout its qaulity.. but i think most people are recommending it over the SB because of the recent &quot;SBLive and VIA 686B bug&quot;.. i have both and havent had any probs transferrin large files.. but lots of people have.. think thats why its so popular now.. but could be wrong..
-neural

 

[drkclw]

It's pretty cheap too, $70 at mwave.com