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Old 10-29-2007, 07:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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to use the knowledge i've gained from this forum to order/build my first rig
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anyone know where i can cut any costs?
i am like $200 over budget...
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Old 10-29-2007, 07:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Case? Monitor? Speaker system/headset? Sound card?

You could save money on those...
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Old 10-29-2007, 08:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Do you REALLY NEED a quad right now???
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Old 10-29-2007, 08:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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i'd go with a different CPU cooler.

my Tuniq is alright. but the fan is louder than all my case fans. my case is dead silent w/o the tuniq running. and when it does run its LOUD.
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Old 10-29-2007, 08:13 PM   #5 (permalink)
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you could run a p5k or ds3l to cut your board price.

do you really need a 5.1 surround, sound card, and a 22" monitor?
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Old 10-29-2007, 08:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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you could run a p5k or ds3l to cut your board price.

do you really need a 5.1 surround, sound card, and a 22" monitor?
no its not... the board 70$ and those other ones will cost more...
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Old 10-29-2007, 08:21 PM   #7 (permalink)
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If you really want to OC that quad you want to go with the TRU-E
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no its not... the board 70$ and those other ones will cost more...
i didnt see that the abit was that cheap. opps
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why don't you ditch the sound card... and maybe get a smaller monitor.......

ya.. i found the abit ip35-e a while ago.. then started recommending it heavily after it dropped to 70$ its a bit better than the ds3l
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Old 10-29-2007, 09:03 PM   #10 (permalink)
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isnt a monitor one of the things you shouldn't cheap out on because you dont upgrade it really
sure i'll ditch the sound card....but thats only $27 :/
spose i could switch to the RC-690...guess i'll do that
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