Wow...thanks fo the info. I'm still not very well informed about the capabilities of certain hardware, so this was quite a helpful read.
The thing is, I have reservations about AMD (long story), so I am kind of looking for an intel, as they have always been stable for me. While the 64bit...
Quite interesting, I don't HAVE to buy now, but now is the time i actually have enough monsey to make a purchase like this. Don't like rushing in and wasting money. Also take another look at the price I posted... Same/better hardware than what you have there for less than 100 more
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/january04/nextgenconsoles/
Personally, I'm the most excited about what the new CELL can do for the PS3.
Also, as far as I am concerned, the "console wars" are only between Microsoft and Sony now. (Nintendo has blown it in the big consoles market :dozey: )...
Well, I would imagine I would let off some steam if I spent over 4 grand on a comp that hasn't arrived in 2 weeks...
Either they are REALLY Careful, or REALLY lazy
Using Newegg, and going for the cheap...
generic, used $1 case :P
2 74g Raptors in RAID
(As for the processor, I traditionally hate AMD's, but they are cheap) so: P4 2.8C or some AMD 3200+ or whatever
Oh yes, and their respective ASUS (:P) Mobo's
thats actually probably about $800
AAARRGGG I had a good reply but it had a 404 when I submitted, and so now it is lost, but anyways here was the gist:
I forgot to add I was considering 1 or 2 74g raptors instead, but look at this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/200311141/index.html
I am also waitng somewhat for the...
Oh BTW I forgot to add that I was considering 1 or 2 74 raptors
But take a look at this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/200311141/index.html
This is my first computer I'm actually building from scratch...
Also, I'm kinda waiting out for the new pentiums 3.4's with a 1 MB cache...
Hey, I am about 2 months away from having enough money for this setup, so tell me what you think:
Antec Life Style Series Black Case With 380W Power Supply, Model:Sonata.
Plextor 8X DVD-RW/+RW Drive, Model PX-708A/SW, Retail
Specifications:
Write Speed: 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD+R, 4X...
Also, create an original, REALISTIC theme instead of having your mod be the bastard child of many different games (ie CS, BF1942, Halo, GTA).Also, in a multiplayer fps, people don't want to have to spend five minutes at their spawn buying and setting crap up. If people want to play D&D (all...
You fail to realize that the majority of Linux users use it for servers.
Also, for many people, fooling around with a new operating system is a fun and exciting experience.