1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming and other basic PC activities.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$2500 Total including tax and shipping.
3) Where do you live?
Oklahoma
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU...
I just purchased a 3007WFP-HC which I'm in love with. However, I now need to game at 2560x1600 whenever possible. Since I just got that monitor I don't really have the spare cash to do a full out upgrade. I would like opinions on what would be the more valuable upgrade to me in terms of...
My friends card fried this evening and he needs a holdover card until he builds a new rig from the ground up next year. He needs something on par or better than his 6800 GT 256MB. Thanks for any advice. He's looking to spend $100-$150.
OK, so I decided to take the plunge to the new Core2Duo after reading all the glowing reviews. Here is my new ghetto C2D Setup. New parts are in Bold.
Intel E6300 @ 1.96Ghz (mild OC due to board and ram)
Asrock 775Dual-VSTA
1GB Unmatched DDR400 Corsair Ram (one stick XMS, one Value! :p...
Just cruised by there, they've got CONNECT3D RADEON 9800XT for 387.00 New OEM.
newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-142-018&catalog=48&depa=1
GeXCube RADEON 9800XT Video Card Retail 395.10
Just a heads up for anyone in the market for one of these.
OK, they had a laptop return at my place of business, used like 2 days, in perfect new condition. We couldn't resell it, so they auctioned it to the employees. I won it. Here are the specs.
HP Pavillion xt4316wm
15" XGA Screen
Athlon XP-M 1700+
256 MB Ram
64 MB ATI Shared Graphics
40GB...
So I'm putting the heatsink on my RMA'd XP 1800+, which they upgraded to a 2100+, w00t! Anyways, as I'm installing it I hear a little crunching sound and think to myself, wtf did I just do. I remove the heatsink and I put a small chip on the corner of the core!! This sucks, I was going to...