Ordering Soon. Any Advice?Post Date: 2008-09-01 |
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Poniez 
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 Topic: Ordering Soon. Any Advice?Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 1:05pm |
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Hello. I'm going to be ordering within the next few weeks and was hoping for some advice/critiquing. This computer will be used strictly for gaming and nothing else. Thanks! :)
Specifications: Chassis: Antec 900 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Power Supply: 750W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache) Motherboard: NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI) System Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 1066MHz Dominator DHX (Extreme-Performance) Card Reader: - No Thanks Hard Drive 1: 320GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA) Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks Raid Option: - No Thanks Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB TV Tuner: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans) Internal Lighting: Blizzard Internal Lighting (Red Edition) (Cold Cathode Tubes) Modifications: - No Thanks Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory timings (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed) Tweak Windows: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home (Includes Service Pack 2) Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based) Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Install/Test Game: - No Thanks LCD Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse External Storage: - No Thanks Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty Ticket Number: 179485
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Tyler Lowe
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Posted: 01 Sep 2008 at 9:16pm |
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Hi Poniez. Welcome to the forums.
In order to help you best, we really need to know what resolution you will be gaming at. Also, if you could let us know if $2150 is a ballpark figure, or an absolute limit, that would help immensely.
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Poniez
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Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 2:47pm |
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Thanks. I'll be playing at 1680 x 1050 and yes $2150 is my limit. :(
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Poniez
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Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 5:08pm |
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Thanks for the input Harleyman. I have a HDD still in the box that I was going to put in my current computer but never got around to it. I do in fact want the fan that comes with the RAM OC and I'm just too lazy to remove all the unwanted stuff from XP. As for the GPU OC you're right I probably don't need it.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 02 Sep 2008 at 6:26pm |
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That is a great idea, if the HDD you have is gonna be your OS then send it in to them, let them do all the work
 
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