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Haljon   09-03-2002 at 04:35:10 PM

Hello all,
Im sure this has been posted a million times before but I need to ask again.

My friend and I are going to build him a new system very soon. We are just going to get him a new CPU, motherboard, memory, graphics card and a case w/power. He wants this new system to be able to run all the new games that are comming out. What do you suggest that he gets?

Thanks for you info friends,
Haljon

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Rig   09-03-2002 at 04:49:32 PM
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Bust on down to Evalias' thread, <i> Building a powerful, affordable computer </i>. We're having a grand ol' time down there. Tempers are rising, opinions fly through the air like arrows, shrill cries erupt like CPU temps after HSF removal (har har)... In short, it's a veritable battle, but you can get some great information. When you get to this thread, Haljon, I want you to close your eyes... Imagine the smell of blood, gunpowder, the clang of steel on steel... Picture in your mind's eye two banners - one says <b>Intel Inside</b>, the other proclaims <i>AMD Forever!</i> - and then listen to the screams of rage, the bellowing of the warriors! Ah, it makes you proud to be a THGC member, doesn't it? Seriously, you should go check the thread, there is a lot of good advice over there.

My Rig is bigger than yours.

Huzzah for Antec, AMD, and ASUS!!!

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jflongo   09-03-2002 at 04:56:58 PM
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You need to post how much money you want to spend, or whether you care about money. If you don't care...I would wait a hair longer and do...

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP(KT400) Motherboard
512MB - 1GB PC3200 CAS2 DDR Memory
Maxtor 60GB 7200 ATA133 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Video Card
ANTEC Workstation Tower SX840 w/400 watt PS(or chieftec, a little cheaper, but nice)
Logitech Cordless Freedom Pro Keyboard
Lite-On 48x CD Burner
Lite-On DVD Rom

If you are more worried about money...

AMD Athlon XP 2000+
Gigabyte GA-7VRXP(KT333) Motherboard
256MB - 512MB PC2400 CAS2 DDR Memory
Maxtor 40GB 7200 ATA133 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro Video Card(or GeForce 4 TI4200)
Chieftec Workstation Tower w/400 watt PS
Microsoft Natural or Standard Keyboard
Logitech Optical Mouse
Lite-On 40x CD Burner
Lite-On DVD Rom

All depends on how much you want to spend and if you have a preference to Intel or AMD. You can play around with a ton of configurations on newegg.com.

<i> If your computer is your best friend, maybe you should rethink your life.</i> :wink:

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Chuck232   09-03-2002 at 05:14:51 PM
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You need to post how much money you want to spend, or whether you care about money. If you don't care...I would wait a hair longer and do...

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Gigabyte GA-7VAXP(KT400) Motherboard
512MB - 1GB PC3200 CAS2 DDR Memory
Maxtor 60GB 7200 ATA133 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Video Card
ANTEC Workstation Tower SX840 w/400 watt PS(or chieftec, a little cheaper, but nice)
Logitech Cordless Freedom Pro Keyboard
Lite-On 48x CD Burner
Lite-On DVD Rom


Pffff.... If he didn't care about money, I'd suggest

P4 2.8GHz
ASUS P4T533
512-1GB RIMM4200
RAID card
2x120GB WD SE 8MB cache in RAID
Lian Li w/ Enemax 431W/ Antec TruePower 430W PSU

<i>Past mistakes may make you look stupid, but avoiding future ones will make you look smart!</i>

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Quetzacoatl   09-04-2002 at 12:32:23 AM
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If he really didn't care about money, he should look into a nice expensive 42 inch plasma screen to go with it.

Soon enough, Intel will make the i845s...imagine dual channel Sdram...*shudder*

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lhgpoobaa   09-04-2002 at 03:01:20 AM
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god... if he REALLY didnt care about money he would get a 4 way Xeon with 8 gig of ram, R9700 overclocked and watercooled to buggery, and 15 Seagate 15k rpm SCSI drive is a mammoth raid array!


<b>My CPU cooler is so Massive it bends Space and Time! :eek: </b>

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Kzzrn   09-04-2002 at 05:26:21 AM
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*Drools* How about an 8 way Xeon?

Knowledge is the key to understanding

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Crashman   09-05-2002 at 04:58:44 AM
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Nah, that would REDUCE his performance, as none of these quad boards have good AGP performance. IN fact, most don't even have an AGP slot!

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lhgpoobaa   09-05-2002 at 06:16:30 AM
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okay... dual MP2200+ with 15 15k rpm SCSI drives on one of the 64bit/66mhz pci slots :smile:


<b>My CPU cooler is so Massive it bends Space and Time! :eek: </b>

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Crashman   09-05-2002 at 07:57:32 AM
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OK.

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function9   09-05-2002 at 08:24:17 AM
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yep, neither does the up and coming quad opteron board. jesus that is one massive piece of silicon!

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Crashman   09-05-2002 at 08:44:57 AM
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The board? Er, that would be Epoxy.

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