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building a new system (pg. 2)
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| xKaoSx |
Well if you want your things to look pretty on the screen then get the Radeon 9800 pro - It has DVI-S-Video out and can support 2 monitors.
I just finished Doom 3 on it and now playing Far Cry and I havnt seen anything better-
Im running a P4 2.8 gig of ram and the 9800 pro. |
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| fastmp3 |
| 9800 pro it's gonna be then :D |
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| xKaoSx |
| quote: | Originally posted by fastmp3
9800 pro it's gonna be then :D |
I dont know if outpost.com ships them internationally or not- you might want to check there- |
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| itsTrueSonic |
your biggest question is what processor chip should you rely on?
amd on intel?
i heard amd is better at gaming.. it processes the graphic transitions about 25% better than intel's chips (p4 XXX) ..
and you got to have mega memory (probably 1+ gigs) for the best gaming environment.
and of course the 9800 .. if you don't want to go for the steep price (since i see you're on a budget) .. find any video card that has it's own cooling system (fan, coolant, etc..)
and a hard drive probably over 80G (if you have a lot of video and music junk, then over 150g) and 7200+ RPM (because you do need a fast hard drive to have optimal performance. |
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| smallSHEEP |
| Athlon 64's are faster in games. ;) |
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| Turbonium |
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| itsTrueSonic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Turbonium
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classic dude!
that will keep those graphic transitions going like crazy!
hahahha |
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| [PCO]sigmanova |
for $1200US with 150 in rebates on the way this is my system that i built last week.
AMD 64 3200+, 512k
Abit Kv8 Pro VIA mobo
2x512mb Crucial DDR PC3200
1 Seagate 200GB hd
1 Western Digital 200GB hd
1 Plextor 12x DVD +/- RW black
Geforce 5700LE 256mb
Zalman Heatsink
Antec Lifestyle Sonata case
i would have liked to have the 9800pro but i also wanted to budget this under 1200. i'm sure with 1500 u can get much cooler stuff than me so let this be a guide :)
also, buy stuff on sale, dont buy stuff right away. Always check your local Fry's or any other retailer for special deals. That way even if you only save a little, it will add up as you continue buying components
:) and have fun with this...i did :) |
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| xKaoSx |
| quote: | Originally posted by [PCO]sigmanova
for $1200US with 150 in rebates on the way this is my system that i built last week.
AMD 64 3200+, 512k
Abit Kv8 Pro VIA mobo
2x512mb Crucial DDR PC3200
1 Seagate 200GB hd
1 Western Digital 200GB hd
1 Plextor 12x DVD +/- RW black
Geforce 5700LE 256mb
Zalman Heatsink
Antec Lifestyle Sonata case
i would have liked to have the 9800pro but i also wanted to budget this under 1200. i'm sure with 1500 u can get much cooler stuff than me so let this be a guide :)
also, buy stuff on sale, dont buy stuff right away. Always check your local Fry's or any other retailer for special deals. That way even if you only save a little, it will add up as you continue buying components
:) and have fun with this...i did :) |
I dont think they have a fry's there.
lol |
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| La5eR |
| why would you want a P4? AMD's are the best amd always have been. |
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| fastmp3 |
| thanks for the suggestions everybody , keep them coming :) |
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| UWM |
| I still have a 350 MHz Pentium II at home, I'll trade you that for whatever you've got! :p |
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