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Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:33 amby starseed419
Coming into some money next month and decided to put together my dream pc. Tell me what you think:
Mobo: ASUS A8N-SLI deluxe nForce4
CPU: AMD Athalon 64 FX-53
HDD: 2 74gb WD Raptors in RAID0 config
Memory: 2 sticks of 1gb Corsair XMS PC3200 DDR400
Video card: Twin Ledtek GeForce 6600GT SLI pci-express cards
Monitor: NEC/Mitsubishi FE2111SB-BK 22" CRT
Not sure on the power supply yet
That's what I'm buying. Here's what I already have:
Case: Antec 1080 mid server tower
Sound Card: Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS
Speakers: Logitech Z640 5.1
Joystick: Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar and CH Pro Pedals
Excessive? Maybe. Kickass? I think so. Give me your inputs. Anything I could add, take away, etc?
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:44 amby the_autopilot
FOr HD's, I would use a 0+1 RAID.
As for PSU, I suggest a ATX2 480 W mininmum PSU.
I have the one below and love it:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-153-021&depa=0Otherwise your system specs are fine.
Personally though, I would through it in the extra cash and do a dual 6800 GT SLI. Its worth money and then some, IMHO.
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:46 amby cableguy
says 680W on the box, I have 500W and my electric bill is to the sky, lol
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:33 pmby starseed419
Dual 6800's? I said I'm coming into some money, not a fortune!! ha ha. Just priced the 6800 SLI cards and wow. I don't know if I'm willing to throw a grand just into my video cards. Who know. I might do it. And cable guy, I had pepsi come out of my nose when I saw your freaky green llama thing. What is that anyway?
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:50 pmby starseed419
One more thing. I noticed the 6800's are only dual DVI outputs. Do the newer CRT's support this, or are they the old style connectors still?
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:51 amby Gixer
Dont worry the cards come with a DVI-VGA converter!
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:17 pmby starseed419
*Phew!* Thanks for the info Gixer.
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:38 amby Mozz
lol, looks like a nice rig, I had the same reaction to the green llama creature.
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Wed Jan 26, 2005 1:36 amby the_autopilot
One more thing. I noticed the 6800's are only dual DVI outputs. Do the newer CRT's support this, or are they the old style connectors still?
Yeah, the vid cards come with a dvi to analog converter. As for native DVI support, there is none for crt's.
Re: Building a new rig...tell me what you think
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Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:50 amby Ivan
DVI always has analog outputs if the factory connects all the pins. the cross-shaped esction of the connector is the analog part