The Seeker Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Well, after experiencing Farcry on my old 1.8GHz system with a GeForce4 Ti 4400 and all the lag that goes with it, I figured it was time to bite the bullet and get an updated gaming rig, especially since I was planning on Half-Life 2, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, and a whole slew of other new games that would probably give my old system a heart attack. After dealing with Best Buy for the past few computers I got, I decided it was time to do it my way and build it myself. It took a while, and after some problems with the build, it is finally done, and playing half life 2 on max settings without so much as a hicup. Anyway, the stats of this beast are: Intel 915P Motherboard 3.4 GHz P4 Processor 1GB RAM GeForce 6800 256MB PCI-Express Graphics Card 160GB Serial Hard Drive And it's all wrapped up in this case Top it off with a 19" flat screen monitor, and you got one helluva gaming rig. I can't wait to see the new splinter Cell game on this thing. Thanks to all who gave recommendations and tips for the graphics card. It was a tough choice, but I am sooooo happy with what I got, cause it's playing my games smooth as silk.
Boba Rhett Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Awesome setup, man. I'm glad you were finally able to get a new one put together. Lets tune in a new one for me now, people.
El Sitherino Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I need money for a new system. Who wants to donate?
Astrotoy7 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 nice setup the type of games I play(RPG !) dont demand such specs....and besides, I am a man on the go, I couldnt live without my laptop. Too bad they dont have 256mb graf cards for mobile processors yet, just 128mb(which still suits my purposes fine ) mtfbwya
jon_hill987 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Nice system, I'm thinking of doing something simalar when I get the money/time (mainly the money), how much did that setup cost you?
The Seeker Posted January 24, 2005 Author Posted January 24, 2005 Nice system, I'm thinking of doing something simalar when I get the money/time (mainly the money), how much did that setup cost you? For just the system, just under $1500 thanks to newegg.com. The monitor, keyboard, and mouse was an extra $250 at best buy. This motherboard that I got is amazing, and so is the case. Down the road, it can hold up to 4GB of RAM and as many as four hard drives. in addition to the pci-expressx16 socket, it's got two pci-expressx1 slots, and four pci slots. Upgradeable up the yinyang.
Rogue15 Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 damn... when i get a new job, imma start building compies...i'm getting a built compy next week that should hold me til i can get money and start building. its specs are pentium 2.80 ghz 512 ddr2 ram (2 256's) PCI Express 128mb radeon x300 should hold together for a few years. XD (hell, this pentium 3 celeron 600mhz, intel810e chipset, 256mb ram [original 64 ram bit the dust lmao], has kept me alive since summer 2000...)
RoxStar Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 1.8 ghz No video card (Getting 9600 Pro) 256 mb of ram (getting 512 more for a total of 768) Windows 2000. I bought in August. $400 after upgrades. How much did your monitor alone cost
ET Warrior Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 Originally posted by JediKnight_114 For just the system, just under $1500 thanks to newegg.com. The monitor, keyboard, and mouse was an extra $250 at best buy.
kipperthefrog Posted January 24, 2005 Posted January 24, 2005 I don't need an upgrade. I got a 2.4 ghz processer pc and my roller coaster tycoon 3 is running flawlessly.
Sabretooth Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 *sniff* I wish I had an nVidia GeForce 6800... Oh well, my days will come... My latest upgrades are a graphic card update to nVidia GeForce FX 5200 and Windows XP.
Datheus Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 Jesus man. I almost have the same system as you. Even the case! Bought it a few weeks ago. A few differences, however: My case is grey. I think it goes better with the red. AMD64 3500+ It's an ASUS motherboard. I bought the 6600. The selection for PCI-e boards with a 939 socket is really poor, unfortunately. I had these options: a) This expensive ASUS that is way more powerful than my needs. (It's an SLI board..) b) A Chaintech board. I was really hesitant to go with Chaintech. I had a bad experience with Soyo and I'm very hesitant about buying anything from Taiwan now. c) A Gigabye board that was never in stock. And when it was, it sold out in roughly 10 minutes. Seriously. I just justify myself by saying that the ASUS gives me plenty of room for upgrading and power-whoring.
Treacherous Mercenary Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 I plan on selling off this PC, but I get to test drive it for a bit none of the less. AMD Athlon 64 2800+ DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb OCZ EL 512MB ram WD 80GB HDD Evga Geforce 6600GT ZALMAN CNPS7000B-AlCu CPU cooler Antec 430 Watt PSU
BongoBob Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 In Mid-summer break I turn 16 and can legally get a job, and am gonna put most of the money towards a system kind of like Datheus... AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 1GB RAM 160GB HD GeForce 6800 256MB card Audigy Soundblaster2 ZS cooled like a bitch so I can overclock shtuff.
Rogue15 Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 yahoo!!! my mom ordered the computer! i can't wait til february!!!
PR-0927 Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 Originally posted by BongoBob In Mid-summer break I turn 16 and can legally get a job, and am gonna put most of the money towards a system kind of like Datheus... AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 1GB RAM 160GB HD GeForce 6800 256MB card Audigy Soundblaster2 ZS cooled like a bitch so I can overclock shtuff. ROFLMAO, that's exactly what I have, except I have AMD Ahtlon 64 3200. Also, I have Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Xandros 3. Microsoft Windows XP Professional was only $10 from Kent State!! I also have Microsoft Office 2003 Professional...$10 again!! We also have...Knoppix (two versions) on our computer!! And an older hard drive!! Also, not sure what my sound card is... We also got the computer for only $1,300 from I Buy Power. LOL!!
RoxStar Posted January 26, 2005 Posted January 26, 2005 Originally posted by Majin Revan Microsoft Windows XP Professional was only $10 from Kent State!! I also have Microsoft Office 2003 Professional...$10 again!! Link me. Please. I'll give you Rhett's long lost children/elf hogs just do it. Pwease?
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