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 Jun 28 2005, 11:27 PM
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Jun 28 2005, 11:40 PM
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Heres what caught my attention:
1. Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out, DVI & Video-In If your want to be doing heavy gaming, go with a board that has an agp slot. Pci exress just doesnt cut it. http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=756 has an agp slot but not a video card that comes with it. 2. Seagate Barracuda 7200 80GB Hard Drive-ata/100 8.5ms Bigger harddrive, reccomended but not required. _________________________________ All in all, i could find a better deal for you. My friend and i have better systems and mine was only 977 bucks. -------------------- =(*)(*)=Home Of The TEB=(*)(*)=
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Jun 29 2005, 09:35 PM
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 Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,592 Joined: 3-September 04 From: S.E. Idaho, USA Member No.: 2,427 |
You can't necessarily build a machine cheaper than you can buy one. But at least you can know what's in it and that you can easily replace with off-the-shelf parts and you can also upgrade it. Plus, you get a normal operating system that hasn't been "enhanced" with all kinds of unncessary junk.
I like ASUS motherboards - not too hot on Foxconn. And Techsomething's right - stay away from PCI graphics. You need AGP 8X. |
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Jun 30 2005, 12:15 AM
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 Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 681 Joined: 4-May 05 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 19,038 |
but whats wrong with PCI-E 16x slots?
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