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This is what I got so far any suggestions?

Post Date: 2008-04-26
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Lowridiz View Drop Down
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    Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 2:37am
 Ok im going to be useing my computer for Everquest, World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and mabe Age of Conan. This is the best I can come up with my budget. I have a monitor already 22 inch Acer . Anything else I can so without going over $1700 that would be worth it? Also I plan on ordering within  the next week. This build is $1647.
 
Case: Digital Storm 750Si (Black Anodized Aluminum Finish)
Power Supply: 550W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz (1333MHz Front Side Bus) (6MB Cache)
Motherboard: nVidia 680i LT Core 2 Quad (nForce 680i LT SLI)
Memory: 2GB DDR2 Corsair at 800MHz Dominator DHX (High-Performance)
Floppy / Card: 1.44MB Floppy (Black Edition)
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±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Network Card: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800GT 512MB
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Motherboard Multi-Channel High Definition Audio
Physics Card: - No Thanks
Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 2 (Silent Artic Cooling Heat-sink Upgrade (Copper Heatpipes)
Case Lighting: - No Thanks
Round Cables: - No Thanks
User Manual: Personalized Platinum Digital Storm Binder (Includes Paperwork/Benchmarks/CDs/Manuals)
Overclock Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Overclock Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Overclock Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the 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
Pre-Install Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: Microsoft Multimedia Desktop 2.0 (Multimedia Keyboard + Optical Wheel Mouse)
Mouse: - No Thanks my keyboard comes with a mouse
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty
Support: Lifetime Toll-Free Platinum Care Technical Support
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Same case I have. If at all possible, I would heavily recommend Stage 3 cooling.

$1697
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  Should I stay with Xp or move to Vista you think? I don't want to get something that won't be supported in the future, but I would rather have something I am familiar with and won't be lost useing it if its goina stay supported in the future.
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Posts: 0 		  Quote Tyler Lowe Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 9:31am
Tough call tbh. Given the instabilities I have now experienced with Vista, I would not call it "worry free". If you want the most stable platform you can have, go with XP. If you want compatibility with the latest DX versions, you need Vista.
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I agree with Tyler.  I have XP Pro on my old system and it has always run like a champ!
 
I have vista on my new DSO rig and it is buggy.  Sure, games look and work amazing under Vista.  But, everything else in Vista blows.   I many times wish I had stuck to XP until all the Vista bugs were worked out.
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850 Watt Thermaltake
Qx6850 3.0 Ghz (stock speed)
780i Motherboard
4 G, 1066 RAM
2X SLI GTX 260, 896
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
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Posts: 73 		  Quote traylorc Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 26 Apr 2008 at 12:25pm

Let's be honest, Microsoft's MO is to release an operating system with a million issues and then patch the hell out of things along the way.  Personally I would stick with XP for the time being, let Microsoft iron out some of the bugs with Vista and then switch.  As much as I love gaming, I want my system to be stable.

There will be some folks that will gladly tell you that they have Vista and have absolutely no issues or problems.  When I start hearing from those folks more than the folks who claim Vista is the spawn of Satan then I will make the switch.  LOL
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