$500 Game Machine

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20051014/index.html

No mention of a case - a most critical component of any PC and one where a decision of quality for the ages, or cheap for today must be considered.

<i>Bill, AFE7Ret
9-11-2001 Never Forget!
Freedom Isn't Free!</i>

WHAT? Get a grip dood. A case is more for convenience than function. A flipping cardboard box would Suffice or the components laid on a table would allow the rig to work just fine.

Ask PF to show you a pic of his cigar box rig.


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............NO THANKS.


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Your a Air Force ret. guy so I'll forgive you.

USAF SAC 1972-1976
Crew Chief B-52, KC-135,MAC C-141

P/S ... MAC sucks


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Crawl back into your shoe box.


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This is what I'd call the starting backbone for a gaming rig... I chose everything for a reason & for upgrading... It's a complete system..... 1. you need a floppy to load SATA drivers for the OS. 2. you need a case with a PSU that can handle things... A 380 True Power will do just that... 3. An OS to run the system.....

Everything was priced at zipzoomfly.....

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by RCPilot on 10/16/05 04:53 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

I would.... & most likely will... [shrug]



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