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Rate my comp/10

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Omizzle

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ASUS A8N SLI Delux

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor Socket 939 Winchester

1 gig Kingston HyperX dual channel

NEC ND-3500A 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Bare Drive - I can burn norm dvds with this too, right??

2x eVGA e-GeForce 6600 GT PCI Express 128MB DDR3 Video Card w/HDTV-Out & DVI

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160827AS 160GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer

FORTRON Blue Storm 500W

MOUSEPAD RAZER EXACTMAT

Samsung Floppy

DVD-E616P2 CD/DVD-ROM BLACK

SOUND BLASTER|AUDIGY 2 ZS LTD gamer edition

WinXP HOME w/SP2

Logitech Z-5300 Speaker System

Sennheiser PC150 headset

Razer Diamondback

Aspire X-Dreamer II BLK

Well, What do you think? Did I do well? Its my first time builing a comp too. Also, do I need to format my drive before I can put stuff on it? Thanks for all the things you have done to help me, AnandTech.
 
I give you an 8.5. I agree with all of your choices aside from the videocards. Should have gone with a single-card solution for now so you can add a second one later if you want. 2 6600GTs make no sense IMO.

Should be an amazing rig regardless. Congrats! :beer:
 
I'll give it an 8/10. Good system, but I would have gone with a single 6800gt rather than the 2 6600gts for about the same price. How much did that cost you? I am planning on building a very similar system myself in the coming months.
 
5/10

IMO, very poor choice on video card IMO. I would have bought one 6800GT or a 6800 Ultra for now. also would have got a Logitech MX-510 or a Microsoft Intellimouse (IMO, the best). For your other DVD drive would have went with a Samsung SD-816. Would have went with Crucial, OCZ, or Corsair ram too.
Func 1030 is best mousepad ever also!

The video card choice killed your score, sry. 🙁 Good choice on Mobo, DVD burner, PSU though!

I'm sure you'll be happy with it though.
 
Originally posted by: Omizzle
I would have gone with the 6800gt, but it was at least $150 more than 2 6600gts
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$550 for a 6800gt! Ouch! Yeah, it kinda sucks with all the price gouging going on. I plan on waiting a few months until supply increases and demand/prices decrease. I also have to get enough money...
 
Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
Why XP Home??
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Im going to be using this primarily for gaming, so I dont thing id need XP Pro. Anything thats makes it better for gaming the XP Home?
 
Not bad I'd give it a 7/10 like everyone else said replace the 2 6600GTs w/ a 6800GT or ultra and posibly XP Pro and your golden.
 
Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
XP Pro has more features, and I heard that Pro is faster than Home. Not sure about gaming performance though.
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"i heard" isn't good enough. where are the facts? home and pro both perform the same. most home users don't need the extra networking features pro provides.
 
Originally posted by: Thin Lizzy
XP Pro has more features, and I heard that Pro is faster than Home. Not sure about gaming performance though.
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XP Pro has more features that aren't necessary to your average gamer, let alone average home user. Which is why they made XP Home.
 
one 6800GT, also the case is kinda weird-an Antec for ease of use when building could help. otherwise, good job🙂
 
Originally posted by: Omizzle

Well, What do you think? Did I do well? Its my first time builing a comp too.
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1. It's a list of parts. Lists of parts are nothing special in this forum. Every other thread has a list of parts.
2. It all depends on what the final cost of the items turns out to be.

And the rain comes down... :brokenheart:


[Edit] - Oops, I forgot to give you a rating... "5" for lack of imagination. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Blain
Originally posted by: Omizzle

Well, What do you think? Did I do well? Its my first time builing a comp too.
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1. It's a list of parts. Lists of parts are nothing special in this forum. Every other thread has a list of parts.
2. It all depends on what the final cost of the items turns out to be.

And the rain comes down... :brokenheart:


[Edit] - Oops, I forgot to give you a rating... "5" for lack of imagination. 😛
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When it come down to it, just shut up, order the damn thing, and build. If you did enough research in all aspects, you should be okay. No need to get anyone's approval but your own.

BTW, it's all good when it POST the first time. Good luck
 
Originally posted by: mauiblue
When it come down to it, just shut up, order the damn thing, and build. If you did enough research in all aspects, you should be okay. No need to get anyone's approval but your own.

BTW, it's all good when it POST the first time. Good luck
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"Topic Summary: just ordered...." :shocked:
 
Originally posted by: Blain
Originally posted by: mauiblue
When it come down to it, just shut up, order the damn thing, and build. If you did enough research in all aspects, you should be okay. No need to get anyone's approval but your own.

BTW, it's all good when it POST the first time. Good luck
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"Topic Summary: just ordered...." :shocked:
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Better yet, just shut up, build, and pray it POST the first time!😀

Have fun and good luck.
 
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