New Computer

[TRXRacing]

In the next 3-4months I'm going to build a new computer with the following parts...let me know what you think.

Thermaltake Black Xaser V Damier $156.00
Lite-On Black 52X32X52X16 Combo Drive $42.00
Lite-On 8X Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive $79.99
NEC 1.44MB Black Floppy Drive $9.50
Western Digital 120GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive $94.75
Microsoft BLACK Multimedia Keyboard $19.00
Corsair XMS 1GB DDR PC-3200 PRO $345.00
SAMSUNG 910T-Black 19" LCD Monitor $545.00
ASUS "K8V" K8T800 Chipset Motherboard $103.00
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ $218.00
Windows XP Pro $141.00
Aspire Turbo Case 500W Black Dual Fan Power Supply $55.00
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro $206.00
Logitech THX Certified Z-680 5.1 Speakers $239.00
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800XT 256MB $359.00
Hauppauge WinTV PVR 250 $129.00

Total Price $2,741.24
I could probably find it all for cheaper but I've dealt with NewEgg.com before and they're easy to deal with.

[MicroFreak387]

Wow! you got some major bucks there... a 9800XT video card thats top of the top of the top of the line, and an AMD 3200+.... You must do some SERIOUS gaming or something, or maybe you have too much money... either way thats some major hardware there.

[mike5721947]

go water cooled!!!

[TRXRacing]

Actually I've been saving money for over a year to get a new computer...lol I wouldn't say I have too much money. That case has 5 fans and I plan on adding 3 more 120mm fans...if I get tired of fighting it for air I'll go water cooled.

[rennek37]

Looks good to me man! I'm gettin a new setup myself pretty soon. If wanna know a place thats a bit cheaper though, scope out www.Ibuypower.com. I configured a good setup on there for about 1,400. If you wanna save some money, I would scope em out!:) If you wanna see the setup I am lookin' at gettin' click here. (http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36745) :bling:

[WESTOZ racer]

Top of the top of the top has fallen.....new generation is out now, ATI's X800 series with 200million transistors, and Nvidia's new flagship Geforce 6800 series with 222million transistors. Both use newer Gddr3 memory than runs at 1200mhz DDR and the cores run around 500mhz with 12+ pixel pipelines drawing 5+billion pixels/second with a bandwidth from core to memory of about 30gigabits/second. Now THOSE are the top of the top of the top!

By all accounts, Nvidia is back and leading the way!

[MicroFreak387]

Yea top of the top never lasts, but usually you don't need anything that nice anyway, I'm running an ATi RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP which is about half the price of the top of the line cards and it still performs very very very well..... awesome graphics and it runs coooooool.

My video card (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-331&depa=1)

[WESTOZ racer]

Id rather have to top gear, heaps better and u dont upgrade for ages, which means all new games run perfectly.