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Windows® XP Pro Edition
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 4200+
2048MB (2x1GB) RAM
320GB sATA
DVD/CD-RW Multi DL
DVD16x
nVidia GeForce 7950 GX2

That's what i atleast want, but depending on the price i'm gonna go for a diffirent GPU from the nVidea GeForce 7 series. Altho i should ba able to get it, as i have €1700 for it (and €350 extra for my monitor but i can always cut a bit if i need some more for the rest).

Basicly what i want to do is get a gaming pc, possible to run vista later (these specs kinda asure that :p). But i'm gonna put atleast one linux distro on it too.

Anyone got some tips on parts i should get combined with these (or instead), keep in mind that i hate Intel and dislike ATI :p
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09-09-2006 07:21 AM
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RE: Getting a new box
Geta a SATA 2 compatible Hard Drive rather than just SATA, it has a faster transfer speed.

Also, save up for the X2 4800+.
09-09-2006 10:38 AM
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Geta a SATA 2 compatible Hard Drive rather than just SATA, it has a faster transfer speed.

Also, save up for the X2 4800+.
Well, i'm gonna see what i can get for my money, i need to know how much the price for it will be and maybe change some parts once i know it.
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RE: Getting a new box
Get a Intel Core Duo processor, they are kinda expensive but they are the best desktop processors you can buy now...

The E6600 'Conroe' is about €130 more than that AMD X2 4200+ and about the same price as a AMD X2 4800+

About the gpu I like ATi better, but that's just my opinion :-D
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Get a Intel Core Duo processor, they are kinda expensive but they are the best desktop processors you can buy now...

The E6600 'Conroe' is about €130 more than that AMD X2 4200+ and about the same price as a AMD X2 4800+

About the gpu I like ATi better, but that's just my opinion :-D

Heh, thats where my opinion changes. Any pc i would build would use an Nvidia GPU, but thats just me. I've heard ATI cards are better when you want to use tv out options.
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AMD Athlon64 X2 DualCore 5000+ (AM2)
2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR2
2x 250GB SATA2
DVD-RW Multi DL
nVidea GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
Asus M2ME Motherboard
PCI Wifi
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
19” LCD

Anyone feels like any comments? :p this is what i'm gonna order, apperantly i was overcalculating
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RE: Getting a new box
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AMD Athlon64 X2 DualCore 5000+ (AM2)
2048MB (2x1024MB) DDR2
2x 250GB SATA2
DVD-RW Multi DL
nVidea GeForce 7900 GTX (512MB)
Asus M2ME Motherboard
PCI Wifi
Logitech Laser MX3000 Mouse and Keyboard (wireless)
19” LCD

Anyone feels like any comments? :p this is what i'm gonna order, apperantly i was overcalculating


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€1811 (€1961 with XP Pro) if i counted right, so i might get a second 19" LCD (hell, maybe a widescreen 20"), or another pair of HD's, or a second DVD-RW. Altho a new cellphone could be usefull

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maybe you could save moneyz by using parts from the computer you have now, thats what i do and i have saved about £200 and im gonna buy 2 lcd's when i get enough :P

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maybe you could save moneyz by using parts from the computer you have now, thats what i do and i have saved about £200 and im gonna buy 2 lcd's when i get enough :P
Well i can't blame you for not knowing but:
Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2 (5.1 - 2600)]
Mem: [Usage: 219/256MB (85.55%)]
HD: [Total/Free: 34.23/1.37GB]
CPU: [1 CPU - AMD Athlon Processor, 1.05 GHz, L1: 64KB L2: 256KB (83% Load)]
VidCard: [nVidia GeForce2 MX/MX 400]
Moni: [Some Piece Of Crap-monitor] (=> some 17" old thing)

There's not much useable in there no?

Edit: Typo

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