Want to build a new computer, help? :)

[tkdromeo]

What about http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1188559784848 instead of http://www.officedepot.com/ddS...earchFlag=true&An=text I don't have an office depot nearby, and based on what i see. I get 1GB RAM and 100GB HDD space. Plus, the card seems a bit better. The case seems identical from what i can tell, so i thought maybe i could just get that and fit the 8800GT into it? What do you think.

 

[dclive]

If you're immediately going to upgrade to an 8800GT, then you're essentially paying $180 for 1GB of RAM and 100GB of HDD space.

Do you think that's a good deal? I'd say that's worth about $30 to me, if that.

Are you looking at these models and comparing the differences prior to posting them? Prior to posting, compare the models. When you compare the differences, think about what the differences would cost you on NewEgg; it's clear to me that the Gateway still represents the best deal. All you need to do is make a list of the differences, then go to NewEgg and get pricing info. If it's a wash and you need the part, by all means get it in the PC, but if you don't need it and/or the price is too expensive, stick with the Gateway (or a cheaper model).

 

[tkdromeo]

got it. Thank you D.

 

[tkdromeo]

I think i'll just wait a few months to see how good my bonus check is and then maybe just get this _


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CASE: CoolerMaster Stacker 830 Tower 420W Case W/ Side-panel Window
CASUPGRADE: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT (BLUE COLOR)
CASE FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan (1 x Fan)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core? 2 Extreme QX6850 with Factory OverClocked to 3.66GHz 64-bit
CD: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology Black Color)
CD2: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology (Black Color)
CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
FAN: Vigor Gaming Monsoon II Lite CLT-M2LI LGA775 CPU Air Conditioner Cooling System (The Ultimate and Best CPU overclocking performance)
HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives (1.5TB (750GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
HDD2: 1.5TB (750GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive
KEYBOARD: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser Cordless Keyboard & Mouse Combo
MOUSE: (Silver) Microsoft® Wireless Optical IntelliMouse® Explorer 2.0A USB & PS/2 Compactible
MONITOR: ViewSonic VP2130B (BLACK) 21.3" Color TFT Active Matrix UXGA LCD Display 1600x1200
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)8GB (4x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Xtreme w/ Heat Spreader)
NETWORK: Killer M1 10/100/1000 Gigabit High Speed Online Gaming PCI Network Interface Card
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista? (32-bit Edition)
PRINTER: HP LASERJET 2015 LASER PRINTER, 6-FT USB A/B Printer Cable
PRO WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU
POWERSUPPLY: 1,100 Watts Power Supplies Tagan TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 3 BUSINESS DAYS
SOFT2: Microsoft® OFFICE® 2007 PROFESSIONAL EDITION
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS 24/7 LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: Creative Labs X-FI XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
SPEAKERS: (BLACK/SILVER) Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Configuration Speakers System with Control
TEMP: SILVERSTONE EUDEMON SST-FP52 LCD DISPLAY FRONT PANEL (SILVER COLOR)
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
UPS: OPTI-UPS ES1500C 1400VA/980W UNINTERRUPT POWER SUPPLY
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB 16X PCI Express - MSI NX8800Ultra-T2D768E HD OC Powered by NVIDIA
VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB 16X PCI Express - MSI NX8800Ultra-T2D768E HD OC Powered by NVIDIA
WNC: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
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Hopefully this will last me 5-6 years?

 

[MonKENy]

WOW...that is a crazy ass rig. Where is it from and how much?

 

[tkdromeo]

Cyberpower pc and it's about 7k i think. Hehe.

 

[MonKENy]

WOW, if your gonna do a 7 grand rig though the HP Blackbird is the way to go. I mean holy shit that thing is BAD ass.

 

[MonKENy]

BASE_PRICE: [+889]

CAS: Thermaltake Bach VX Mid-Tower 420W Case with Side Window [+23]

CASUPGRADE: 12in COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT [+10] (BLUE COLOR)

CS_FAN: Extra 3-Color Neon Light LED Case Fan [+5] (2 x Fans [+5])

CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core? 2 Extreme QX6850 @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit [+806]

CD: LiteOn LH-2B1S (BLACK) 2X Blu-Ray (25GB Storage) Rewritable SATA Internal Drive [+449] (Black Color)

CABLE: Round Cable Upgrade for Hard Drive, Optical Drive & Floppy Drive [+19]

FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+54]

HDD: Single Hard Drive (1TB (500GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+200])

MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core FSB1333) Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard [+210]

MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory [+350] (Mushkin Xtreme w/ Heat Spreader [+100])

NETWORK: Intel Pro Gigabite 10/100/1000 Network Card [+34]

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition [+104]

POWERSUPPLY: 850 Watts Power Supplies [+199] (($40 off Mail-in Rebate) Thermaltake W0131RU ToughPower 850 Watts- NVIDIA GTX 8800 Certified)

SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD

TEMP: SILVERSTONE EUDEMON SST-FP52 LCD DISPLAY FRONT PANEL [+49] (SILVER COLOR)

TVRC: TV Tuner with FM Stereo+Remote Control+MS Remote Keyboard(watch and record TV on your PC) [+163]

USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express [+485] (XFX Extreme Edition Powered by NVIDIA [+25])

VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express [+485] (XFX Extreme Edition Powered by NVIDIA [+25])

PRICE: (+4629)

Thats from the same company. You don't need 8 gigs of ram because no OS at this time will recognize more than 4 (actually i think its just over 3 but not sure exactly). And instead of 2 dvd drives I added 1 r/w blue-ray drive (it also does DVD and CD's) that way its set for the future instead of having to upgrade later. I left out the monitor because I promise you can get a bigger better one for alot cheaper after market. same goes for all the after market things, printer, keyboard, mouse, etc etc.

 

[tkdromeo]

Nice, thanks for that. I'll probably just go with that, for the time being i picked up the gateway from BB - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...&cp=1&id=1188559784848. With my BB reward card points it only cost me like 719$ or so, i replaced the power source and the video card so fast and easy, way easier to work on than the HP and way more space inside than the HP even though the case is nearly the same. Works sweet, no problems so far. Tried out HL2 maxed, HLG: London maxed with DX9 and AA Maxed, np, no slow down. Works sweet. Let's hope it keeps working!

Btw, what does this stuff mean.

Should i care about that?

And sorry for not being around for awhile, i'm exhausted lately...

 

[MonKENy]

Thats pretty good, And if you got the PSU and VC switched in and its running fine then its a perfect setup for ya. Glad you got something you wanted finally AND its running! Im not sure about that rating system because its a vista thing. Im sure someone else here will know. But As long as you can run everything you want smoothly then I wouldnt be to concerned with it. Well dont burn yourself out to much. Work is fine but not if its gonna kill ya lol.

 

[tkdromeo]

Yeah, it runs great. I'm going to install HL2 Cinematic Mod when i get home. The file is almost 3GB hehe, and the textures are supposedly like 4000 x 3000 or something, insanely high. The guy says you shouldn't even bother running max on it unless you have a 64bit system of Vista. And medium only if you have a really really really fast computer. Sooo.. I'm gonna test it out with my computer just to push it a bit and see if it'll play. Other than that, I'm very happy! Hopefully it will keep up the good work for me. Now I can wait at least probably 6 months if not more until i get the computer i posted earlier.

 

[mdnblaster]

Does anyone know what exactly the 320-6190 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT is? I am getting a Dell with this card and IF I wanted to go SLI I assume I need to get the exact same card, correct? It would be cheaper to get the 2nd card, whatever it is, from some other retailer.

 

[law9933]

Just a option if interested, but forums are as good.
MAXIMUMPC magazine (April 2008) no-compromises $1500 build your own PC with instructions.
Also their opinion of high-end or budget parts on page 71

 

[law9933]

OK, I now see it was a old post, reopened

 

[mdnblaster]

Originally posted by: mdnblaster
Does anyone know what exactly the 320-6190 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT is? I am getting a Dell with this card and IF I wanted to go SLI I assume I need to get the exact same card, correct? It would be cheaper to get the 2nd card, whatever it is, from some other retailer.