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Eagle_Eye
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Thats like $900 here in Aus, bit pricey
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Holy_Soldier
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Well...not really...
For the Radeon 9800 Pro w/ 256 mb Ram....$701.47 Austrailian Dollars, $477 American Dollars at
http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/details.asp?PRDCODE=VB_GBT_GA_R98P256D...that's the lowest you'll find it for...
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Eagle_Eye
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Thats still pricy, thanks Holy, I was just quessing the conversion rate. Would be nice though Hey!
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Holy_Soldier
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well here is one cheaper...
Here is the 9800 Pro 128 mb ram..
http://1toppc.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=...
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Holy_Soldier
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Oh my this is sad...
Well...seems that my "Super Computer" that i was going to build is going to have one flaw...money. Man i just thought i had the money for the ATI
Radeon 9800 Pro w/256mb ddr ram...
So for now i got the ATI Radeon 9000 w/128mb ddr ram...
When i get the money i'm going to get the latest video card...and take the 9000 and put it in my old PC...but man...i guess the eyes are bigger than
my wallet...
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BuzzSawOne
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Well, all I can say after all of this talk of this and that is I am getting an Athlon 2600+, Asus n78x deluxe, 512 mb Micron DDR, 80 WD HD, and the
GeForce Ti4200 w/128mb ram........ After 2 years of gaming on a PIII 933, 256mb ram, and a Riva TNT64 32mb card....... I think I will be happy with
the new system for a while!!! ;-)
Buzz :D:D
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Holy_Soldier
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yea...for a while...but if your like me...that type of system will be obselete in 3 years...and will need to upgrade the ram...then the
processor...then more ram...then a new motherboard w/ max processor and ram...
lol...
I go about 3 year between each computer...i GO ALL OUT...then wait...GO ALL OUT....then wait... 
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Mojo2004
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I've got through a large variety of graphics cards... ATi cards normally throw out great graphics, BUT I've always to find them to have drivers that
are unstable, un-usedable, or drivers that work, but have little tweaking facilities.
Nvidia GeForce 4 Cards have equally goot graphics, more tweaking controls, BUT are generally more expensive.
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Caloy
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I have an athlon 1800+xp (1.533 GHz) and a GeForce 4 Mx 440 64MB Video Card. I still have fun playing BHD, DF2 with it.
Just get the system you can afford and don't go out on a limb to buy a "fast" computer. My advice is don't over spend. Yes you get what you pay for,
but enjoying the game isn't really seeing how detailed or how it is rendered. It's how you play. Esthetics aside you will still have fun. Don't get me
wrong here, I too would like a kickass system and the fastest video card available and all the bells and whistles. But remebmer if you learn to be
happy with what you got, it doesnt matter what system you got. Even if you have the fastest system there is, and your guage for happiness is that you
have the fastest system, then in a few months im afraid that you'll be sad again. Remember if you had fun playing df2 it's because it's how you played
not how good the graphics are. I still play and have fun with DF2 but the cheats are overwhelming so now I'm happy with BHD :D
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Holy_Soldier
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WELLLL!!!
Well, here's the thing...
I don't believe in keeping up with the jones' cause i don't believe that's very Christ-Like...but what i DO-DO...is that every 4 years or so i build
the LATEST and GREATEST...
why?
Cause if i upgrade the PC over those same 4 years, and it's the same size computer as if i out right built it...then i would have spent MORE
upgradeing than to do it all in one shot.
In Conclusion: SAVES MORE MONEY!!!! Just over a long period of time. Plus
the system i'm building is a $3000 + system if you BOUGHT IT...i'm BUILDING IT..so it's $1200. So it saves me money NOW and in the FUTURE!!!
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Holy_Soldier
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Got a tech Question.....
Ya'll ever heard of slicing a hard-drive?
My friend that's helping me build it said that he would slice the hard drive into 4 specific drives and would extend the life and speed of the hard
drive...
i can kind of understand cause it creates the communication between the harddrive and the memory easier, because it's only focusing on one aspect of
the drive, but is their any real difference or benefit?
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GhOsT-oF-dArKneSs
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geforce 4
my neighbor is helping me build a new pc which will be done tomorrow , supposed
to b today but argh one more day cant hurt...well to the point, my new pc is using a Ge-force 4 4200 Nvidia, didnt have the extra 40 bux for the 4800
but my neighbor also mentioned that the new fx card was only ment for the new doom game and one other, im sure it will be compatable with other games
but it is way over priced, about 1300, i no to some thats not alot of money but to me its a bit to much right now...for a pc.
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how much ram you gettin? or the cpu speed, etc... i would just like to know since im thinkin about building a computer for myself.
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Holy_Soldier
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honestly...
Hey go to pricewatch.com...you can find cheap prices on motherboard/processor combos... i got mb/pro...amd 3000 for about $400. And 1 Gig DDR 2700
Ram for about $90
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EAGLE[]r9[]
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jeez you got that ram pretty cheap. I may have to stop by that site and pick me up some ram
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Sharptooth~RGR
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IQ~RGR just got the Alienware area 51 pc and it came with the new Nvidia 5900 graphics card and you can set BHD on the highest settings and resolution
and it looks like your in the dang game. :D
I'm jealous and I want one too!! :P
Pucker Up Buttercup!
Suck it up Buttercup!
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Holy_Soldier
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lol
ya'll got no idea. i'm waiting for the AMD Optrion to get better in the next year and build a PC that ROCKS THE WORLD!!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharptooth~RGR
IQ~RGR just got the Alienware area 51 pc and it came with the new Nvidia 5900 graphics card |
Have any idea what that baby set him back?
I had a bid on an area51 (genuine) on eBay that was for $875.00 and I was the only bidder for the whole auction until the last 12 minutes when 7 other
people got in the bidding war and eventually it sold for $1650.00....... Ohhhhh, if I would have only got THAT for $875.00.... Mama!
Christof
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BladeUSI
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Geforce 4 MX440 is what I use and love it.. I have no problems in any games I play.Also nice on the $$$
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Sharptooth~RGR
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Yeah it set her back about $3,000.00! :o
Pucker Up Buttercup!
Suck it up Buttercup!
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Holy_Soldier
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pssshhh
I can build that PC for $1985 not including monitor. I can include 18" LCD Flat Panel Monitor for an extra $400
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