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post #21 of 51
1/22/06 at 1:29pm
he got it from tiger, i think. And wow, i just noticed the price. Please, dont waste that much money on that psu. Sure its 550 watts, but peak wattage isnt everything. Theres a number of other specs that can make a 400 or 450 watt psu outperform that. So my real qyestion is, why do you want that psu, just because it looks cool? Id spend my 100 dollars on a real psu buy a real manufacturer. Look at the rest of ultras product linup. They make cheap buget stuff for the most part.
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post #22 of 51
1/22/06 at 4:10pm
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Originally Posted by mr. roboto
he got it from tiger, i think. And wow, i just noticed the price. Please, dont waste that much money on that psu. Sure its 550 watts, but peak wattage isnt everything. Theres a number of other specs that can make a 400 or 450 watt psu outperform that. So my real qyestion is, why do you want that psu, just because it looks cool? Id spend my 100 dollars on a real psu buy a real manufacturer. Look at the rest of ultras product linup. They make cheap buget stuff for the most part.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0&Sku=ULT31851

That and the reviews is why I want to get it. + It is one of the best-selling ones that they have.
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post #23 of 51
1/22/06 at 5:56pm
all im going to say it that there are alot of n00bs out there. n00bs with money. They see this psu and say "wow, that looks cool" so mommy and daddy buy it for them. Thats why its there bestselling psu.

thats all im going to say about the psu. Theres just much better ways to spend 100 dollars on a psu.
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post #24 of 51
1/22/06 at 6:10pm
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post #25 of 51
1/22/06 at 6:18pm
lol ... he didn't say you were a noob I do not believe. He said that is how the reviews and ratings get that high.

If you know what your doing and do not want anyones advice, stop writting on these forums asking for such. He was just trying to give his .02 $
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post #26 of 51
1/22/06 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by Ultimate33
K listen. I know what I'm doing and I really don't care what you think about it.
good, im glad you know what your doing. I was just trying to offer some friendly advice. If you don't want to take it, than thats fine, doesnt bother me at all.

good luck woth your rig, and thanks for the neg reputation. Too bad its worth zero points.
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post #27 of 51
1/22/06 at 6:22pm
So you're willing to ignore people's advice and now go on the defensive because you don't like what they hear? why bother start a thread? Your list is fairly useless anyway as it just lists generic items in some cases. What brand and range of memory? Drive? Monitor? Could you link to the exact items- it'll be easier to check.

I would just buy a Enermax, who cares what it looks like. Could be painted in vomit colour scheme for all I care. It's inside what's important...fairly nice system and if the PSU is junk, well worse case scenario it'll damage something, best case it'll be unstable and you'll be unable to work out why it is (think something else)
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post #28 of 51
1/22/06 at 6:32pm
AHHHH Whatever you do, don't get a 19" LCD. If you're buying the 7800GTX, get at least a 20" widescreen LCD. The low 1280x1024 resolution'll really cap you and the video card'll hardly be able to flex its muscles. If you prefer the standard 4:3 affair, grab a normal aspect 20" panel
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post #29 of 51
1/22/06 at 9:05pm
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Changing some things on the setup
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post #30 of 51
1/22/06 at 9:27pm
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Sry bout all bad comments including negative rep. points
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post #31 of 51
1/22/06 at 9:38pm
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Originally Posted by Ultimate33
K listen. I know what I'm doing and I really don't care what you think about it.
Okay, have fun with your shiny new $100 paperweight.
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post #32 of 51
1/22/06 at 11:46pm
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Should I get dual 7800GT's or 1 7800GTX? And will there be a major difference between them?
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post #33 of 51
1/23/06 at 1:36am
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Originally Posted by chuck232
AHHHH Whatever you do, don't get a 19" LCD. If you're buying the 7800GTX, get at least a 20" widescreen LCD. The low 1280x1024 resolution'll really cap you and the video card'll hardly be able to flex its muscles. If you prefer the standard 4:3 affair, grab a normal aspect 20" panel
Unless you have city of villains and play that cranked up, but 1280x1024. That game is a freaking beast. Still slows down and runs choppy as hell in certain battles (one style level in paticular). Have a single 7800gt and 2 gig memory. Plays every game great, and is really good with villains, just in those few areas. hehe, just thought I'd comment since I was scratching my head today wondering what kind of flippin rig they expect people to have so that game will run perfect. Then I realized that I have the settings cranked up a bit high, so it would probably run perfect at normal good settings.
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post #34 of 51
1/23/06 at 1:38am
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Originally Posted by Ultimate33
Should I get dual 7800GT's or 1 7800GTX? And will there be a major difference between them?
For this question, you may want to search for one of my previous posts. I asked something very similar, and the people that responded did a swell job at comparing them all. Linked to graphs and other garbage like that. Very informative.
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post #35 of 51
1/23/06 at 1:42am
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Originally Posted by Skeletor
For this question, you may want to search for one of my previous posts. I asked something very similar, and the people that responded did a swell job at comparing them all. Linked to graphs and other garbage like that. Very informative.
Thnx. I'll look into them. I changed just about everything on the list, including the PSU. I have decided to go with a Thermaltake PSU instead.
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post #36 of 51
1/23/06 at 1:52am
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I configured this pc at IBUYPOWER:

Case ( Nzxt Lexa Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply )

Case Lighting ( Cold Cathode Neon Light Blue )

Power Supply ( Thermaltake Purepower 680 Watt Power Supply [SLI Ready] )

Processor ( [939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 X2 4400+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )

Free Software/Game ( Free Game --- Half Life 2 Download Coupon with purchase of any AMD-64 based systems or Mobile Turion notebook )

Processor Cooling ( [New !!!] iBUYPOWER Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit --- [for AMD CPU] )

Motherboard ( Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI-x16 Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Dual Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB )

Memory ( 2048 MB [1024MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )

Video Card ( [PCI-Express 16x] Nvidia Geforce 7800GT 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )

Hard Drive ( 300 GB HARD DRIVES [S-ATA150] Maxtor 300 GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache Hard Drive )

CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )

CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( [** Special !!! ***] 16X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )

Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum )

Network Card ( Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card )

Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Black )

USB 2.0 Accessories ( Add External USB 2.0 Hub (4x USB 2.0 Ports) )

Meter Display ( Logisys Multi-function Panel with Remote control Black )

Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )

Operation System ( MS Windows XP Home Edition w/Service Pack-2 )

Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower

IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( IEEE-1394 Firewire PCI Card w/Cable + Software )

Power Protection ( ** iBUYPOWER Recommended ** Opti-UPS SS1200-AVR Mighty Voltage Regulator )

Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )

Warranty ( Warranty Service iBUYPOWER Deluxe Warranty Package(Standard Warranty plus: First Year On-site Service and 24/7 Phone Support) )

Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower
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This seem any better than the one I listed on the first page?
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post #37 of 51
1/23/06 at 3:01am
definitelly, better psu, mobo
Should cost a bunch more though right
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post #38 of 51
1/23/06 at 3:04am
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Total cost for the new list: $2280 with shipping of the items

EDIT: Just decided to get 2 Nvidia 7800GT's. New cost : $2590
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post #39 of 51
1/23/06 at 3:08am
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I'm also going to buy a 19' monitor and a Logitech z-5500, so it will cost around $3000 altogether
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post #40 of 51
1/23/06 at 3:17am
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Will 2 gigs of RAM really make an improvement?
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