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invisik   07-01-2008 at 02:20:39 AM

so this is wat i have so far the main purpose is to use this for web serfing, movies, recording shows and thats about it maybe light gaming like halo 1 is the video card ok? any opinion on any of these parts? budget is under 300. thanks.

 


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1 ECS N8400GS-256DZL GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card

 

Open Box: ECS GeForce 8400 GS N8400GS-256DZL Video Card
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$26.99
1 hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC Steel 7KJ9 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case

 

hec Black 7KJ9 Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
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-$10.00 Instant
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$59.99
1 Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E1200

 

Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
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1 ECS GF7050VT-M LGA 775 GeForce7050 / 610i Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

 

ECS GF7050VT-M Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
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1 pqi 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Desktop Memory Model MAC412UOE

 

pqi 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) Desktop Memory
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1 EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series ESJ8080S 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

 

EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
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Message edited by invisik on 07-01-2008 at 02:24:58 AM
------------------------------ intel core 2 quad q6600 @3.2ghz msi p6n diamond (X-FI Extreme sound) 6gig of OCZ+CoRSAIR oc 900mhz Nvidia gtx 260 sli @ 730/1465/1250
Lite-On Blue-ray Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb Antec 500 Earthwatt Window vista 64-bit
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akhilles   07-01-2008 at 03:58:19 PM
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It's simple. If this build meets or exceeds the recommend system req. for HALO, it's good. Hell, my family pc has the same cpu o/c'ed from 1.6 to 3.0ghz. I'm itching to push it to 3.2 = 100% o/c. But that mobo may be limiting.

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Wolfshadw   07-01-2008 at 03:58:45 PM
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You're missing an optical drive (if you want to load games or watch DVDs), a TV Tuner/Capture card (can't record without one), and an OS (unless you're going with linux).

At the very least, I'd recommend doubling your RAM to 1 Gig. With such a low-end processor and minimal RAM, I'm not sure how well this system would record tv shows.

The video card is bare minimum for playing any games, but should be fine for surfing, e-mail, media viewing.

-Wolf sends

------------------------------ System Specs:
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Intel Core2Quad Q8400 8 Gig RAM
NVidia Geforce 8800GTS-640/Creative X-FI Extreme Music/Dual-Boot XP-64&Server2008
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invisik   07-01-2008 at 05:36:42 PM
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i already have a extra optical drive and im planning to use linux.
As for the tv tuner im going to add one later on. And i think ur right 1 gig would be better idea. Its just a basic computer im putting it in my living room i got a gaming rig as well with a quad core and a 9800gx2 so im just gonna game with that.
thanks guys for ur help.
=]

------------------------------ intel core 2 quad q6600 @3.2ghz msi p6n diamond (X-FI Extreme sound) 6gig of OCZ+CoRSAIR oc 900mhz Nvidia gtx 260 sli @ 730/1465/1250
Lite-On Blue-ray Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb Antec 500 Earthwatt Window vista 64-bit
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