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09-24-2003, 02:55 PM
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Hi guys, I'm going to be helping a friend build a new system. If you had $3000 to spend whats the setup you would get? I'm trying to help him choose the parts to use. I know $3000 is a lot but thats what he wants to spend.
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09-24-2003, 02:59 PM
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Wow, I wish i had friends like that. With that much, I'd say P4@3.2ghz, 250gb hddx2RAID0, 1gbDDR400, 21monitor, Radeon 9800.
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09-24-2003, 03:06 PM
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One word............... Alienware
Nuff Said 
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09-24-2003, 03:08 PM
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"Holy Moly!"
Ask him "what" he wants this somewhat pricey computer to do, exactly. That will dictate which components to procure/include.
That would be mighty fun to plan & build such a computer!
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09-24-2003, 03:11 PM
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Lots and lots of games (UT2K3, DAoC, Bf1942) as well as programs such as Bryce 3D and lots of video editing as well. I was thinking something crazy like 2 of those 15,000 rpm scsi hard drives.
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09-24-2003, 03:11 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by Manfordjinsen
One word............... Alienware
Nuff Said | Blah  You can save up to 1000 by building it yourself. True, no tech support, but that is what TIMO is for!
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09-24-2003, 03:14 PM
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The AMD 64 that is like $800 bucks
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09-24-2003, 03:19 PM
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Not worth it. Spending all that money for top of line stuff which will no longer be in a few months.
\o/ Billy
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09-24-2003, 04:15 PM
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| Quote: Originally posted by tony_j15
Blah You can save up to 1000 by building it yourself. True, no tech support, but that is what TIMO is for! | True you can save alot of money building it yourself but if you have $3000 to burn on a computer why not spend it on something that's gonna be really fast and looks cool too.
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09-24-2003, 04:23 PM
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Go with 9800Pro 128mb or maybe wait till new ATI card comes out. Get a Asetek VapoChill case :0) and go with 3200+ Barton and overclock that badboy way high. Ummm......go with SATA hard drive. 2GB Ram make sure u get good ram like Corsair with good heatsinks. Logitech Z-680 Speakers :0) I think that he will like those :0) Also if he is going to be playing a lot of High graphics games go with a good CRT monitor if not go with an LCD Screen..... Need a good Mouse/Keyboard (I like logitech) Good Mobo. Abit, Asus, Or Gigabyte (my personal favorites.) Lite-on Drives. Etc. GO WITH THE VAPOCHILL CASE!!!! Pumps -19C air into his case.....u could overclock that CPU so high... Have fun...you lucky dog..Wish I had $3000 to spend on a comp. VAPOCHILL!!!!
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