Topic: My Computer (Read 384 times)

nightracer352 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2005, 10:04:00 PM »

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i say throw the 200 in your xbox

andi say try out the onboard sound with some good speakers first then if you feel you need something better thats the time to get it i just dont see much of a reason to get something then replace it just because some guys said so i mean who knows you might like the onboard setup you might not i would just rather not spend my money befor i try what im getting already

good luck

EDIT:ahh you posted before me

anyways i would wait for the raptors to get some competition and to come down in price oh and to grow in size a bit

your monitor should be okay but how old is it and is it a flat screen? also does it match the case?

and who is your friend how does he know about computers i mean if he is an M.I.T. grad thats one thing but if he just hopped on the net and did a yahoo search then i wouldn't really listen to him and has he ever even tried one out compared to a regular 7200rpm drive

Just who is this friend?

Nosf3ratu · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2005, 12:55:00 PM »

Someone had noted that the SATA drives can get up to 3gb per second. That is actually SATA2 which has not been released yet, although motherboards are already supporting it.

lmk29o · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2005, 03:27:00 PM »

I was looking at 10,00 RPG Drives, and i think that the Raptor still doesn't look good, but i found a 10,000 RPM Seagate Cheetah 10K.6 for $220, and i think that that might be good. I mean, its bigger, and i could still get it to fit my budget, minus sound card(ill go a little over) and steal some speakers, mouse, and keyboard from other computers. So im considering getting the Cheatah, because its 147gig, but it says "Refurbished". What the heck is a refurbished HDD? Does it mean somebody spilled icecream on it, and they clean it out, or what? Is a "refurbished" HDD a good idea? I found it through pricegrabber(which also worries me because of poor feedback) Here.

My updated setup:

Processor: AMD Athalon 64 3500+, 929 Socket             $170
Cooling: Included in case                     $0
Motherboard: DFI nVIDIA nForce4 SLI chipset motherboard      $225
Memory: 2x 512MB(1GB) Kingston DDR400            $174
Case: ASUS Vento 3600 Blue ATX Mid Tower Case         $140
Power Supply: ENERMAX Noisetalker series 470W Power Supply   $82
Hard Drive: 147GB Seagate Cheetah               $220*
DVD/CD Drive: NEC 16X Double Layer DVD RW Drive, w/ Software   $62
VideoCard: eVGA nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra THE MONSTER   $425
Speakers: Current PC Speakers                  $0    Audio: Audigy2 ZS OEM                     $65*
Floppy: Mitsumi Floppy and Card Reader **not truly needed      $35*
Keyboard: Find one                        $0
Mouse: find one                        $0
OS: Windows XP Professional

Last two questions, what is the cheapest price for XP on a brand new computer, and where could i get it. I have to buy a new copy of XP, i can't use one that came with my dell, correct?

second, my motherboard actually has 4 ram slots, right? so i could double my ram if i wanted?

actually 3, recomendations for DVD burner and DVD drive....

nightracer352 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2005, 05:37:00 PM »

like i said wait until you see how the onboard sound is before you go out and replace it

well to use an existingcopy of xp you need to buy a new lisence from MS

and you can put up to 4gb of ram in there (a 1gb module in each slot) so the answer is yes but its not really needed unless you plan to flood the ram with programs

i say go with lite on there drives are great (ill have to look to see what model mine are) they are pretty quiet for (my dvd rom with cd's) a 52x drive

btw what is an scsi drive i have just lately started to here alot about them (links maybe?)

nightracer352 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2005, 06:17:00 PM »

QUOTE(X_Gamer7 @ Mar 14 2005, 08:17 PM)

-SCSI (pronounced scuzzy), or Small Computer System Interface, is a standard for computer system communication. Commonly used for storage devices and scanners, SCSI is a American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard.

nightracer352 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2005, 06:25:00 PM »

thank you hewie (aka X_Gamer7)

nightracer352 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2005, 06:36:00 PM »

lmk29o · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2005, 07:13:00 PM »

where should i buy xp from, and do you have recomendations for a DVD burner and DVD Drive?

Recemendations for Ram, preferably 1 gig, so i could possibly upgrade to 4, link? I can't find the ram i was going to get on newegg...

nightracer352 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 14, 2005, 07:47:00 PM »

yeah sorry thats right stewie (i haven't seen the show in a while)

now as far as the dvd drives

i think This! is my dvd burner (i haven't looked yet)

and i think This! is my dvd rom

they run great and are pretty quiet for the speeds they run

i recomend the ram you already listed 1 gig is great you dont need 4gigs 2 is more than enough i can't find what you were looking at either but i found This! for a lil bit more (like 30 more)

EDIT: oh and as far as xp borrow a copy from someone you know (one thats not an oem copy or a pirated version) then buy a lisence from ms

lebriznon · « **Reply #24 on:** March 14, 2005, 08:17:00 PM »

personally i prefer pioneer dvd drives. prices are reasonable, and they work great. my dvdrom has never failed, and ive burned several hundred dvd's with my old dvr-105.

lmk29o · « **Reply #25 on:** March 14, 2005, 08:59:00 PM »

The DVD burner link doesn't work.
Also i need a 500-550W PSU so that i could upgrade to SLI in the future. Advice on a PSU? Link?

About dual HDDs, at the Nividia SLI guide, they recomend two HDDs, why would they recomend two hdds? what advantage would that have for the videocard? Where is a good guide on dual HDDs? How would i choose where to store stuff, would i have to flip a switch or something? Is there a FAQ?

THANKS

nightracer352 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 14, 2005, 10:26:00 PM »

nightracer352 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2005, 12:15:00 PM »

Master X · « **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2005, 03:44:00 PM »

Wow, that plan is awesome. For real I think I am going to make a new pc and buy everything that is listed there except for the video card because I already have a radeon 9800 pro. Looks good, you should go for it.

nightracer352 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2005, 05:19:00 PM »

im getting the same ram the same board my cae is an ultra window version dragon ($90 i think) my psu is an ultra unit that pumps 600watts (bout the same as the case) thoughs lite on drives 2 120gig sata hd's a preoverclocked 6600gt (bout 220 and oced at 550mhz) an amd 64 3200+ and i might get hose speakers (i have looked at them but im not sure)

well thats gonna be my setup (i think)

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