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Post Date: 2008-01-17
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    Posted: 17 Jan 2008 at 9:39pm
i an mostly a consol gamer but my mom is getting a new comp. and wants to get it from here. whats a good rig within 1500 that can play decent games(mostly fps) and still do daily computing needs
today is the tommorow that i was scared about yesterday
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$1434
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Im curious why you like the pro case so much tyler, the lite one has better cooling stock and its open air, LITE > PRO imo
 
 
my opinions of this build's advantage over tyler's
lite case > pro case, universally imo
dropped out the floppy, i havent seen a floppy disk for years
went up to vista and a stronger GPU at the cost of stage 2 cooling which... with a 8800gt you may have needed, but with no OC then id think stage 1 was enough
 


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oh yea and i need money left for a display so its display and comp in 1500
today is the tommorow that i was scared about yesterday
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I guess it depends on his mother's tastes in cases. As far as the cooling goes, if your not overclocking a quad the pro's air flow is fine.
 
In terms of the Lite case itself, I don't care for styling, nor for the use of chromed plastic in the front of the case.  The aluminum stock used is a touch on the thin side as well, and I have a dislike for stamped fan grills. The hinged front panel cover is another item I don't care for, and having an HDD activity dial clicking away nonstop would drive me to distraction.
 
I'm picky though. I work in metal fab, and have a tendency to be a little um... I believe "detail oriented" is the polite way to put it. Tongue
 
I do think having DSO place a third 120mm fan in the 3 empty 5.25" bays is a great idea if overclocking, as is requesting high cfm fans. If you're not overclocking, and you're not running high end GPU's in SLI, the default cooling is fine.
 
To me, there is no definite "this case" > "that case".  Each case offered has a set of strengths. Within the budget requested, either case would work. It's up to the individual to decide which is the better choice.


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Originally posted by kira bang

oh yea and i need money left for a display so its display and comp in 1500
 
That's not going to be as easy....
 
Do you intend to reuse a keyboard and mouse, or at least purchase those locally, or are those also to be included in the configuration?
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wow a display and a comp in 1500.... k well you wont get a beast of a machine but lets see

 
is the best i can come up with, frankly youll have to go over 1600 to get a powerful system and a monitor
 


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i will buy a  mouse locally but will get a cheap one with the comp
today is the tommorow that i was scared about yesterday
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the link i gave has a mouse/keyboard
frankly, adding in a monitor in that price range is a real kick in the nuts, id try anything else to get one so you can spring for
 
beggars can not be choosers
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$1493

or
 
$1493 for DX-10 support
 
and yes, AMD.


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yuck.

it is hot though... that you got the 19" and the 8800GT
 
good luck picking between that one and mine kira <3
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