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Old 09-22-2005, 11:56 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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XG GAMING ELITE 4000 (NO MONITOR)
XGE4000Z, www.buyxg.com/system/XGE4000.asp?v=d
*BASE_PRICE: [+939]
CAS: Hot New! X-Cruiser Mid-Tower 420W Case W/ WINDOW, MultiMeter Display & Control [+5] (Silver Color)
CASUPGRADE: 12" COLD CATHODE NEON LIGHT [+10] (BLUE COLOR)
CPU: (939-pin) AMD Athlon64 X2 4400 CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+300]
CD: COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW) [+10] (SILVER COLOR [+9])
CD2: 16X DVD ROM [-18] (SILVER COLOR [+9])
FAN: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
HDD: (SATA150) Maxtor 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Hard Drive [+21]
KEYBOARD: PS2 MULTIMEDIA INTERNET CONTROL KEYBOARD (SILVER COLOR [+3])
MOUSE: Microsoft® IntelliMouse® Optical Explorer 4.0A USB & PS/2 Compactible [+16] (SILVER COLOR)
MOTHERBOARD: (Sckt939)Asus A8N-E nForce4 Chipset SATA133 RAID PCI-E w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio [+34]
MEMORY: 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY [+135] (Corsair Value Select)
NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD
OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition w/ Service Pack 2
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: ANTEC True 550 550w Power Supply
SOFT: Microsoft® Works 7.0
SERVICE: Standard Warranty Plus 2-Year OnSite Service [+40]
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: (BLACK) Logitech X530 70Watts 5.1 Configuration Speaker System
UPS: OPTI-UPS SS1200 AVR Voltage Stabilizer [+20] (BLACK COLOR)
USB: Build-in USB 2.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA Geforce 7800 GTX 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card [+361]

... PRICE: (+ $2100)




and a Dell 20.1" UltraSharp 2005FPW Flat Screen LCD Monitor.

...here's the case I put it all in .... http://aspireusa.net/product.php?pid...53c7210bd67b4a


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hehe.. my title .. I truly am a "virgin techie"
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Old 09-22-2005, 11:59 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hmm...nice system...did you buy it or did your parents?
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I bought it. I work for everything that I own (I've been this way since I was 10, now 21).
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Cool...its a very respectable system then...I hope you enjoy it!
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It would be a respectable system even if I didn't buy it.
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Old 09-22-2005, 12:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
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coulda bult it for cheaper, and 2 gigs isn't need for gamming 1 gig is the best performence for gamming.
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coulda bult it for cheaper, and 2 gigs isn't need for gamming 1 gig is the best performence for gamming.

I'll actually be using it for 3D animation/modeling and somewhat for gaming.
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