my 100 gig media hard drive fried out finally after 5 years of abuse. figure if i have to start all over from scratch it will be on a new pc. gonna give this one to my girlfriend and her daughter.
already ordered everything but dvd/cd drive, havent decided on that yet, but have a few ideas...
mobo - biostar tforce4u nforce 4 939
cpu - amd athlon 64 3500+ venice 1ghz fsb -> can be overclocked to 4000+
vid - xfx 6800gs xxx 256mb ddr3 pci-x -> can be overclocked to over 6800 ultra settings.
ram - pqi turbo 2x512 184 pin ddr400 -> highest stable overclock settings on record for pc3200 ram
hd - seagate barracuda 80gig SATA -> purely for gaming, dont need whole lot of room
psu - ultra xconnect 500 watt /w 20 to 24 pin cable for mobo power
case - 10 bay atx case from geeks.com, not a big fan of huge flashy las vegas cases
running total is 782 - 160 in rebates = $622
after cd/dvd and 19" lcd monitor ill be at around 900 bucks and will be able to play every current game flawlessly.
not too shabby id say
already ordered everything but dvd/cd drive, havent decided on that yet, but have a few ideas...
mobo - biostar tforce4u nforce 4 939
cpu - amd athlon 64 3500+ venice 1ghz fsb -> can be overclocked to 4000+
vid - xfx 6800gs xxx 256mb ddr3 pci-x -> can be overclocked to over 6800 ultra settings.
ram - pqi turbo 2x512 184 pin ddr400 -> highest stable overclock settings on record for pc3200 ram
hd - seagate barracuda 80gig SATA -> purely for gaming, dont need whole lot of room
psu - ultra xconnect 500 watt /w 20 to 24 pin cable for mobo power
case - 10 bay atx case from geeks.com, not a big fan of huge flashy las vegas cases
running total is 782 - 160 in rebates = $622
after cd/dvd and 19" lcd monitor ill be at around 900 bucks and will be able to play every current game flawlessly.
not too shabby id say