simkiller

I said what the heck and went all out: ATI RADEONX800XT 256MB GDDR38X AGPDVI+CRT+TV Reatail BoxAmount: $503 CASE RAIDMAX ATX-868WSP SLV 420W (Qty=1,Price=$46.00) CPU AMD 64 3500+ ATHLON 64 939P RT (Qty=1,Price=$267.00) DDR 1GB KIT PC3200 HYPERX A -k RET (Qty=1,Price=$258.50) HD 120GB|SAMSUNG SP1213C 8MB 72R % (Qty=1,Price=$81.00) 110228 MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Audio/GB-LAN/USB/IEEE/SATA/DDR-400/ATX 64 (939) 1 $139.00 $139.00 POWER SUPPLY|ASPIRE ATX-AS500-SV12V (Qty=1,Price=$54.00) Zero could you take a look at my case and see if you think the PS is going to work out ok and also let me know if I should install more fans? http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc....-156-139&depa=0 thanks for the input from all

Tek what windows version do you have? I'm ordering pretty much the same you have and I have WinXP(32bit? I believe..) Do you have 64bit? Is this gonna cause me problems?

Maybe this could help. I asked some similar questions and was directed here. It helped me out a lot. http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/gra..._charts-04.html

thx man that site helps a lot and yes i try and research but im so uncomputer savy that when i do, i haven't a clue as to what im reading.....that's why i need YOUR guys help

oops missed that! thx

Hey tek could you maybe make a quick list off the top of your head what you bought for this comp and list the prices too?

Penty what would you buy?

Can you tell me the biggest difference in gameplay with agp cards vs. pci cards?

Let me know if I'm wrong here. That part of the article is basically saying that, for money the $185 - RADEON X700 Pro 256mb is by far the best buy?

Wow! Nice article, I think I'll put my brain back together now!

I agree and I will most definitely do that. But if the cards I listed above are more or less the same except in price then I'm gonna have to pick the cheaper of them.

$448 - RADEON X800 XT 256mb $321 - RADEON X800 Pro 256mb $185 - RADEON X700 Pro 256mb $239 - RADEON 9800 Pro 256MB $249 - RADEON 9800 XT 256MB These prices are what's listed on pricewatch. I have no freaking clue which one of these are going to be best for my gaming experience (for the money). If someone could tell me if these pretty much will all be good for HL2, Doom3, CS:Source and up and coming games that would help out a lot.

Thanks for the ideas.

Killer is it worth spending 415 bucks on that card? Is there a huge difference between let's say that card and a RADEON 9800 Pro 256MB or even a RADEON X700 Pro 256mb which is 185 bucks on pricewatch.com. I just don't know enough about vid cards yet to make a wise decicion for the money I'm spending.

Thanks I'll do that. But I also want your guys opinions.

I want to build a new computer and have roughly 6 to 7 hundred bucks to work with. What I want in the computer: (I don't need a monitor!!!) 1)I want it to be reliable (something that won't crap out on me in a year) 2)Able to play Doom3, HL2, CS:Source and any up and coming new games that require a nice video card. (I don't want to have to set settings for these games on the minimum just to be able to play them smoothly). That's really about it. I just need a few good ideas on what mobo, cpu, v-card, case, and memory. Thanks guys!

Thanks for the info fellas I got it figured out. Swoop: Jobs going great but I still haven't seen a real fire yet. The kids are doing great, we can't wait for Christmas.

I just looked at my shortcut for cs and that's allready typed in there.

I connect to servers via The All Seeing Eye. Is that going to matter?

Somehow while changing maps during a game, my computer went *&BlUrP%! and I lost all of my settings in cs. I've gotten most of them back to the way they were but my console is gone. How do I go about setting my console to come down with my tilde key?

Let my voice be heard! I say limit the custom maps a lot more. I'm sick of getting on the server when it's full and 6 minutes later a map changes to a custom map and the server dies out. Uber suckage. Suggestion, put one regular map in every vote at the end of rounds. That way the people's voice will be heard.

Well the draft is starting very soon... I'm getting excited! Anyone else with me? /me loves the draft

Hehehe I hear ya Rooster. I wish the Buckeyes were a little better in B-ball. I might actually get into College Basketball....

soul

Any preseason predictions for National Champs this year? Since I'm a diehard Buckeyes fan I can only think of one possibility. Ohio State will go undefeated for a second straight season to become National Champs again.