ordering tomm. look ok?

[Tyler1989]

I never had problems whating DVDs on my old system without any noticable quality sacrifice.


Retired PC:
480megs of ram, a Pentium 4 2.2Ghz no hyperthread, integrated video

 

[colin]

Yea, I dunno if you can play windows solitare with that 7600. Benchmarks show even the 7900 gtx OCed has some problems running it at even medium settings. I'd wait till the g80 comes out then you will be able to dominate solitare and you'll even be able to play vista solitare

hahaha

 

[colin]

I'm sorry to say this but based on your needs you should have gotten a integrated video mainboard.

Since this is my first build and I dont plan on upgrading for awhile I
figured I go for med-to high end stuff
I guess its better to have it and not need it it then need and not have

 

[Tyler1989]

Again I dissagree as your buying things now that you are not using and are paying a premium price for new technology. When you need it you can get it then at a resonable price.


my $0.02

 

[colin]

You got a point tyler, but at a minimum I was lookin at getting the 6600gt or maybe even the 6800gs
the cheapest was 120-170 so there wasnt that much price diff
the 7600gt was 189

Im just glad i wont be messing with this dell/ celeron/ intergrated video anymore (will be the wifes)
I tried to play madden 05 and rogue spear just wouldnt do it.

 

[NeedAcpu]

Just pick up a 6800gs.

 

[colin]

Just pick up a 6800gs.

I placed my order this morning the 7600gt was only $20 more

1 Leadtek PX7600 GT Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814122245 $189.00

1 ione KBP21 Black PS/2 Wired Standard Multimedia Keyboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16823192009 $9.95

3 Thermaltake Thunderblade A1909 80mm Sleeve Green LED Light Cooling Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16811999124 $19.47

1 BELKIN SurgeMaster Maximum F9M923-08 9 Outlets Power Surge Protector - Retail
Item #: N82E16812120232 $25.99

1 Kingston HyperX 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model KHX3200AK2/1GR - Retail
Item #: N82E16820134028 $85.99

1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007 $5.99

3 MASSCOOL BLD-08025S1M 80mm Sleeve Blue LED Light Case Cooling Fan - Retail
Item #: N82E16835150037 $10.47

1 ADVUEU ADV1711DB Black 17" 8ms (Tr: 2ms + Tf: 6ms) LCD Monitor w/ DVI Port - Retail
Item #: N82E16824180027 $199.95

1 EPoX EP-9NPA+ SLi Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813123246 $135.00
Item(s) shipped from TN Tracking Number:

1 NEC Silver IDE 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Model ND-3550A - OEM
Item #: N82E16827152060 $35.99

1 RiDATA DVD+RW 4.7GB DVD+R DL 8.5GB DVD+R DL 2.4X DVD+RW 4X Mixed Pack 5+1 pk Double layer Disc - Retail
Item #: N82E16817132376 $15.00

1 ORION Pro Series Red 18" 180 and 90-Degree-Angled, SATA (SERIAL ATA 150) Cable, 2-Head Model 700-201-05 - Retail
Item #: N82E16812104557 $3.49

1 Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136010 $97.00

Subtotal: $818.24

 

[SomeIranianKid]

he already had the cpu

 

[Tyler1989]

I think I understand what you are trying to do and you already told me that you do not plan on upgrading your PC once it's built but I strongly recommend you get a Geforce 5xxx series or 6xxx series then upgrade to a cheaper 8xxx card when they are released later. Even the lower end of the 8xxx series will be better than todays cards and much cheaper I estimate $300.

Your looking at upgrading in a 6-8 month time frame if you do this. and a 5xxx or 6xxx will play WoW just fine and hold you over till then in most ocassions.

 

[aliasaid]

give it up tyler, the man wants his 7600gt