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Post subject: Bandit's Supreme Commander Machine
 Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 12:50 PM
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1 COOLER MASTER Mystique RC-632-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: RC-632-KKN1-GP
Item #: N82E16811119116
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
In Stock
Mail-in Rebate
$119.99 $119.99
1 ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Model #: P5N32-E SLI Plus
Item #: N82E16813131153
Return Policy: Limited 30-Day Return Policy
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$199.99 $199.99
1 EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail
Model #: 640-P2-N821-AR
Item #: N82E16814130071
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
In Stock
Mail-in Rebate
$389.99 $389.99
1 Thermaltake Toughpower 850W W0131RU – NVIDIA QUAD-SLI APPROVED, FOUR +12V RAIL READY - Retail
Model #: W0131RU
Item #: N82E16817153043
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$259.99 $259.99
1 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail
Model #: BX80557E6600
Item #: N82E16819115003
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
In Stock
$313.00 $313.00
1 G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ - Retail
Model #: F2-6400CL6D-4GBMQ
Item #: N82E16820231112
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$389.99 $389.99
1 SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black SATA Model SH-S183L - OEM
Model #: SH-S183L
Item #: N82E16827151141
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
In Stock
$41.99 $41.99
Subtotal: $1,714.94 |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 02:31 PM
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Color-Swapped Ninja
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ehh, seagate drives...
other than that, looks nice. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 04:37 PM
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Mobile Camper
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| What's wrong with Seagate? I've had much better experiences with them compared to Maxtor and Western Digital. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 07:44 PM
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Color-Swapped Ninja
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| Same. My Seagate drives have been way better than Maxtor or Western Digital. In fact... my WD drives always crap out in about a year. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 11:45 PM
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Never had a WD die within five years. Never had a Maxtor [I don't care about your foul language policy. Ban me! Ban me like the naughty girl I am!] on me either.
Looks like a solid system - the 650i chipset is rock steady (same chipset in my current box). Since you're spending some cash, might as well get 2 8800's and SLI them bitchez |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Feb 28, 2007 - 11:56 PM
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maxtor disgraces the six letters that spell out matrox, as for seagate, well they have an affinity for crapping out. check anywhere online, not to mention my own personal experiences...  |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 12:44 AM
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Maxtor and WD are generally great, except every so often they have a model that just craps out.
Seagate is ehh...but they juust bought maxtor, so... |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 02:11 AM
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I am eyeing several of the same parts Bandit, but if I may drop the extra money to pick up another 8800 or a PCI card, more monitors will be needed. I should be getting my copy of xplane in a couple days so the 4-5 monitor option should be kept open. You know, for Panquake and simply because it is cool.
But for now I must go figure out the best way to strip IDE cables... I was foolish and did not order wiring harnesses for my converters. So now I must strip and apply quick connects two atleast one of my converters so I can have an arcade shooter setup ready for Momocon, and a Neogeo one ready for Tigerlan. Not to mention that official Ms Pacman joystick I ordered for 8080 era gaming...
Oh and Bandit, we spoke of multimonitor displays some time ago, well heres the king of them all:
http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/ga ... p;mon=desc
And you lot who know who you are, dont even bother posting that 100 projector deal, that is not even feasable in most cases. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 01:48 PM
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OK so the wife is telling me I'm a bit high. I got some points for explaining to her that ATI/AMD aren't holding up their end of the market pressure, so prices are generally higher this time for the same level of jump up. (remember I buy every year so she is used to me spending)
So guys, what would you cut back on and why? If I get down to 1500 she will be happy, I can get away with less cutting than that. Honestly I could get away with this whole purchase, but I'm trying to win some points, without loosing too much functionality.
What do you think? |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 01:52 PM
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Loose the wife and get a more expensive computer
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But anyways, you could possibly cut down to 2GB or ram and just use your old hds and opticals....
Btw, is that GeIL 4GB pack any good? (I've not built a computer in several years, so I don't remember the good companies.... Although, I just realized you could easily put 8GB in most mainboards these days  ) |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 02:45 PM
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The hard drive idea is a great one. I have a number of spare drives right now, that are in a linux raid. I could rip some out of that. Great idea.
I really hate dropping down the ram, but I guess you are right I could live without 4 GB for now.
Geil is a good company, not an off brand. That is about all I can say about them.
Ok I stepped down the ram from 450 to 390 in price but in doing so went from CAS of 5 to a CAS of 6. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 06, 2007 - 11:19 PM
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| but at $60, I think its worth keeping the 4 gigs. Other than keeping the older components, I dont think there is much to suggest other than doing it in steps. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 12:13 AM
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| Yeah, if it's only 60usd between 2gb and 4gb... then go with 4... |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 12:17 AM
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| Get yourself a Mac, its a winner! Ive got one Ill sell, its a blazing 25mhz and running OS2, itll run it like a champ. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 07, 2007 - 01:34 AM
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| no it is 60 between CAS 5 and CAS 6 worth of 4GB ram. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 04:43 PM
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G0dlike
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4gb worth it -
Btw bandit, I would suggest changing your PSU - you shouldn't require 850W, even with all that hardware packed in. See about picking up a 700w. And you gotta make sure to buy quick - newegg likes to play the rebate game and change prices on you in a short time. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 05:18 PM
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G0dlike
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| ok thanks. |
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Post subject: RE: Bandit
Posted: Mar 09, 2007 - 10:09 PM
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| Know that if you go with 4GB, you'll only be able to use ~3GB in 32bit XP/Vista. |
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