Posts by RdLdr1

since many games don't know how to utilize SLi, according to many reviews I've read (because I was considering SLi)--frame rates have actually decreased with SLi on.

I used some "old" parts that were still good, such as the Audigy soundcard plus the hard drives were kinda laying around. The final cost for everything off newegg.com turned out to be well under $1000.

It runs not too loudly, and it runs very cool. In 3DMark2005 I scored 6089 Its nice to run games at full settings again!

My Alienware Area51m is almost 3 years old and its not cutting it anymore. So I finally decided to build another PC with parts that wont dissappoint! I initially bought an Antec Sonata II case from newegg, but it arrived damaged which...

Once I assemble my new PC, I'm going to give one of these a try...

I made some final changes. I'm going to order around May 1st. I decided on some better parts, hope you all agree: Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD...

Here's an update: I was thinking about getting the parts this week but... I have finals coming real soon so I may hold off until school is over. Anyways, since I'm using newegg's "Buy now, pay $0 till whenever..." financing...

I have both XP PRO and Home. I see no noticable difference between the two. I just figured that the Media Center Edition has more media features that I definitely would use. Plus XP MCE is that much cheaper than XP PRO.

Those antec cases were abit pricey, though good. The case I chose both had good reviews on newegg and was the cheapest of the top pics. I'm emphasizing "bang for the buck" cause I'm paying for this from what I saved from my...

As for the memory, which memory do you recommend? I may go for the Corsair 2x 1GB memory. Would it be that beneficial to get an aftermarket memory heatsinks for them? Also, I've read good reviews about the current case's cooling...