September 1, 200421 yr I've finally got myself a good computer. AMD Athlon 64 3400+ ASUS K8VSE-DLX mobo 2 x 512 Kingston ddr400 RAM Seagate 200GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB hard drive ATI Radeon 9800 pro 256MB Spiffy ANTEC run quiet case Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers Total = $1197 Next: 19" Acer LCD monitor Ok, just had to share...it's not as much fun getting new toys if you can't brag about it
September 1, 200421 yr I've finally got myself a good computer. AMD Athlon 64 3400+ ASUS K8VSE-DLX mobo 2 x 512 Kingston ddr400 RAM Seagate 200GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB hard drive ATI Radeon 9800 pro 256MB Spiffy ANTEC run quiet case Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers Total = $1197 Next: 19" Acer LCD monitor Ok, just had to share...it's not as much fun getting new toys if you can't brag about it <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Another great idea by the people who brought you beer milkshakes! "I don't see a problem...then again, SW isn't my life, so what do I know...." - some who makes 27.8 post per day on a SW forum!
September 1, 200421 yr Hey, could you give me $1200 so that I can get a new system like that. I am a poor gamer that could use an upgrade. I'll give you "Spies Like Us" DVD in trade. :D
September 1, 200421 yr I would have gone 7.1 surround sound but 2.1 is decent enough. Um, a hug? Sorry, I am not a touchy feelie type person.
September 1, 200421 yr Author I would have gone 7.1 surround sound but 2.1 is decent enough. Um, a hug? Sorry, I am not a touchy feelie type person. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> come on visc, i know deep down there is a touchy feely huggy person just dying to bust loose I looked at doing a 7.1 system, but with my gaming style and my apartment setup, i figured that i wouldn't get to really enjoy the positional audio. So i went with loud instead.
September 1, 200421 yr Author Bastard! I mean, congratulations! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks I bought it so i could start modding, kinda getting inspired by you and the fanout crew (yup, even volourn).
September 2, 200421 yr I still love how my computer is almost 2 years old now, and still a kickass machine. Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz 2 GB Ram 2x 80GB HD GeForce 4 Ti4600 Samsung 19" Magicbright. And my motherboard is something crazy. Needed to be to get the dual Xeons. Has on board 5.1 sound and gigabit lan. Bought it Jan 2003 for 4200 bucks CAD. Probably get the same thing for 2500 now. Bought it to do 3D modeling. Ended up using it for gaming mostly. Once I have money I need to get me some new speakers and upgrade the processors. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
September 2, 200421 yr Author I still love how my computer is almost 2 years old now, and still a kickass machine. Dual Xeon 2.4 GHz 2 GB Ram 2x 80GB HD GeForce 4 Ti4600 Samsung 19" Magicbright. And my motherboard is something crazy. Needed to be to get the dual Xeons. Has on board 5.1 sound and gigabit lan. Bought it Jan 2003 for 4200 bucks CAD. Probably get the same thing for 2500 now. Bought it to do 3D modeling. Ended up using it for gaming mostly. Once I have money I need to get me some new speakers and upgrade the processors. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah, very solid rig. Only weak point is the graphics card, but thats an easy fix.
September 2, 200421 yr If you're running dual-Xeons, and you have all that processing power, I hope you're running SATA drives at the very least. It's a shame when the HDD's are slowing down a powerful rig.
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