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05-31-2008, 09:25 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: May 2008
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|  How does this look? ThermalTake CASE SHARK VA7000BWA BLK Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (4 x 2.40 GHZ) G0 1066FSB - 8 MB ASUS SKT-775 P5K PREMIUM/WIFI S/L 1333FSB 4GB DDR2 PC-6400 800 MHZ (4 x 1 GB 800) ASUS 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX PCI-E 2.0 HIPER POWER 880W Low Noise/SLI Ready 640 GB SATA HDD UDMA 300 7200 16MB ASUS DVD±RW 20x DRW-2014L1T Black - LIGHTSCRIBE (SATA) Creative X-FI Xtreme Gamer 7.1 Fast 10/100 Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready) ThermalTake Blue ORB II Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 32-BIT Thats everything to do with my new pc. I know little of hardware so I decided to ask here to see what area this is in. I want it for gaming so I need to know how it will hold up to modern games. |
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06-01-2008, 01:36 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2004
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|  Re: How does this look? I'm not used to these forums and a bit outdated when it comes to new rigs in the last 6 months but here's my two cents : ASUS Mobo is a NO NO for me. It used to be a good company. My current Asus P5B which is no more than a year old need to be replaced. USB ports are ALL dead. After some searching, I realize its a known bug on those board. USB dyings... anyway it ****in sucks. Same problem was recently reported on some high-end ASUS boards... wtf is that. Do you really need a top notch sound card and DVD writer? Save on those and get 2 HD instead. HD fails sometimes you know. Having 2 is not expensive and quite helpful. I also like having the OS on one and everything else on the other. |
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06-01-2008, 03:57 PM
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| Admin Das BanHammer  Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The South
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| Re: How does this look? Newegg.com - ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards Newegg.com - XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks Sound card is totally up to you. If you are not an audiophile, there's not really a need for it. DVD burner comes in handy... especially if you are dealing with video.
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06-02-2008, 01:32 PM
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| Techalicious  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Perth, Australia
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 | Re: How does this look? ASUS motherboards are excellent. Don't let one bad experience put you off them, computer parts fail all the time. You could probably change the power supply to something like a Corsair 520hx or a 750tx Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC, CCC - Power Supplies
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06-02-2008, 02:14 PM
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 | Re: How does this look? Is that Fast 10/100 Ethernet LAN an external card or just listed from your motherboard? Because your motherboard already has dual onboard gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Ethernet) by default so if that was an additional NIC, you don't need that.... unless you need 3 ethernet ports for some reason.
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