building new computer, what u guys think
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nsetkhan




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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 18:37    Post subject: building new computer, what u guys think
ASUS M2N4-SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - $93.00
Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail - $114.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz Socket AM2 Processor - Retail $183.00
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) - $147.00
BFG Tech BFGR76256GTOCE GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 - $143.99
HannsĀ·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail - $199.99
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - $74.99
Also a standard mouse and keyboard combo and a $30 dvd burner.

Price comes to a tad over 1k which is want i wanted to spend, just wondering what you big computer savy ppl think. I wanted to wait and upgrade but my sister wants to buy a computer asap and i told her i'lll just sell her my current computer for a few hundered dollars(amd3200, gig ram, nvidia 6600 and my 19" monitor) since i was planning on upgrading soon anyways.

PS. Do u need to have a floppy drive anymore?
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 18:44    Post subject:
add another gig & get decent vcard at least 7900GT256mb,also get tagan psu to be sure that u won't have any problems,as for floppy,well if u intend to flash bios & stuff like that u will need it
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CaptainCox
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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 19:20    Post subject:
Hmmm, I flash my BIOS from Windows Wink The floppy is DEAD! long live the Floppy!
http://www.nfohump.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27374
(still waiting for my new rig Sad... the 8800GTX, 680I Mobo, Dominator RAM's are on back order)
FRACK!...I was so hoping to get it for the weekend (peace and quiet you know)
That rig of yours seems ...ok, not to bad for not to much doe.


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 19:29    Post subject:
CaptainCox wrote:
Hmmm, I flash my BIOS from Windows Wink The floppy is DEAD! long live the Floppy!


yeah my is covered with dust from inside Razz
but u never know maybe u'll need it some day
it costs like 5euro or so lol
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Omego2K




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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 22:18    Post subject:
get a floppy, still useful, for something, dunno what, but useful. I forgot to order a floppy drive for the rig I ordered this week, going to staples tomorrow to get one and going to pay triple the price probably, hahaha.
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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Fri, 24th Nov 2006 22:23    Post subject:
Omego2K wrote:
get a floppy, still useful, for something, dunno what, but useful. I forgot to order a floppy drive for the rig I ordered this week, going to staples tomorrow to get one and going to pay triple the price probably, hahaha.


will be good reason to get out ehh Razz
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