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tim_almasy put together will cost me.
PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Vista® Home Premium
MEMORY: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
OPTICAL DRIVE: Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
VIDEO CARD: 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
SOUND CARD: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
No monitor (I already have 2 flatscreens), no special keyboard or mouse (again, already have those), but new Klipsch speakers (as my old ones have no headphone jack).
It's odd to think of not building my own computer (although my last computer before the current one started out as a Gateway, but before long the only Gateway bit left was the case and one optical drive), but I have credit with Dell and I could afford that without maxing out the account. I totally don't need it right now, and I doubt that I can justify buying it right now, but it's one of those things that I would really like. Alternately, I could take my time and save up the funds to build a computer from scratch, which might take a while to afford something decent.
Wishes and horses and all that.
tim_almasy put together will cost me. PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Vista® Home Premium
MEMORY: 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE: 320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
OPTICAL DRIVE: Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
VIDEO CARD: 512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
SOUND CARD: Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
No monitor (I already have 2 flatscreens), no special keyboard or mouse (again, already have those), but new Klipsch speakers (as my old ones have no headphone jack).
It's odd to think of not building my own computer (although my last computer before the current one started out as a Gateway, but before long the only Gateway bit left was the case and one optical drive), but I have credit with Dell and I could afford that without maxing out the account. I totally don't need it right now, and I doubt that I can justify buying it right now, but it's one of those things that I would really like. Alternately, I could take my time and save up the funds to build a computer from scratch, which might take a while to afford something decent.
Wishes and horses and all that.
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on 2007-11-27 04:10 pm (UTC)This is why I stick to console gaming. I know for sure any game I buy is going to work in my console without any massive upgrades x_x.
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on 2007-11-27 04:16 pm (UTC)Or Sims. u_u
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on 2007-11-27 04:31 pm (UTC)I want to replace my video card; my little Radeon 9600 Pro just can't keep up anymore (it's 4 1/2 years old, which is elderly for a video card). However, any decent video card being released these days isn't AGP, it's PCI-Express. Well, I don't have a mobo that has a PCI-Express slot, so I'd have to get a new motherboard... which means a new processor and new memory. I'm also going to need a new power supply to provide enough juice for all of this new hardware, which then means a new case. At that point, I might as well just go the full nine and buy a brand new system and get more HD space and a DVD burner as well.
If I get something, I want to get something that I won't have to replace for another 4-5 years, like I did this time. :)