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if you get an SLI mobo you can run dual vid cards, 4 sticks or ram etc.. and pull and plug new components later on pretty easily. i would reccomend buying an nice mobo and processor and then spending just what youll need to run the games smooth as far as vid card and ram is concerned.then you can just add onto them later on if needed i know when i got mine the double raptors was a big reccomendation by the guy who helped me build mine, they run faster as a pair. dunno if that helps at all.
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After talking it over with my wife, we determined there was no real need for us to get laptops. I will be getting ashiny new dell, and i will be refurbing my box for her (instal windows media edition, add a new fan, wipe the hard drives)
here is the dell's specs: XPS 410 Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6400 (2MB L2 Cache,2.13GHz,1066 FSB) Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD Memory 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Monitor 19 inch E197FP Analog Flat Panel Video Card 256MB ATI Radeon X1300 Pro Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ Floppy Drive and Media Reader No Floppy Drive Included Mouse Dell Optical USB Mouse Modem 56K PCI Data Fax Modem Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0 CD or DVD Drive Dual Drives: 16x DVD-ROM Drive + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable Sound Cards Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio Speakers Dell AS501PA 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for Analog Flat Panels Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD Security Software Norton Internet Security™ 2006 Edition 15-months Warranty and Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service Internet Access Service 6 Months of America Online Membership Included Upgrade to Windows Vista Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition Dell Digital Entertainment Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo Labels Windows Vista™ Capable Might have to wait for some directx10 cards, but after doing some homework, it looks like bioshock and hellgate:london will run with dx 9 cards, and i will be buying a second radeon x1300 and running them with crossfire, wich is essentially ATI's version of SLI. This wil be a monster gaming rig, and then both me and the wife will have 19" lcd monitors :) I can not WAIT!
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My rig:
Core2Duo E6600 Asus P5B Deluxe mobo 2 gigs Geil Ultra 800mhz RAM 4-4-4-12 8800GTX Soundblaster Audigy2 Thermaltake Armor case Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU Razer Copperhead mouse Microsoft ergonomic 4000 keyboard
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8800GTX? Didi you sdeel your first born?
Nice rig, btw. I am not that ambitious. if i win the lottery though, i am getting an ALX system from alienware....
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- Intel Core 2 Quadro Extreme QX6700 2.66GHz processor - Intel Approved Cooler - EVGA 680 nForce SLi (Socket LGA775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - Corsair 2GB PC2-8500 1066MHz (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit - 2 x Western Digital RaptorX 150GB 16MB cache SATA Hard Drives configured in RAID 0 - GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 AVIVO HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) (SLI Configured) - GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 AVIVO HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) (SLI Configured) - NEC 7170A 18x DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Sound Card - Sony Black Floppy Drive - Antec NINE HUNDRED Gamers ATX Case (200mm fan) - Enermax Galaxy 1000W Next Generation ATX PSU for just $6,896.98 :D
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Alienware has my loyalty, i had a grey that lasted me for years, and i beat the shit out of that poor thing.
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One thing that bothers me with these higher end systems, is the 1000w power supply. Playing HL2, Crysis etc for a few hours would be like leaving the iron on for ages. The dual cores and sli graphics cards would draw loads of power. Think of the electricity bill! :eek:
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Its getting to the point that you need to make a gaming/media pc and use it for all of your needs so that you dont go poor just playing with it. Of course, the peopel that can afford a $7000 system can usually foot a few extra hundred a month in power bills.
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I do have a big case with good airflow, but on the other hand there is the graphics card sitting not too far away, and it generates a fair amount of heat.
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