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#1
Tech Support / Re: New Computer
July 01, 2009, 03:49:07 AM
And you're gonna dump all that cash on a computer? What a waste....
#2
Tech Support / Re: New Computer
June 30, 2009, 03:27:59 PM
Well, if price is not a problem, you can always load up a Mac Pro with everything in it for $23,000.

But anyway, just go with a Mac Pro. Sure, it has a tower, but the power that thing packs in is great.
#3
Tech Support / Re: Vista and Hardrive Space
June 27, 2009, 03:43:38 PM
If you do see two drives like Aeria said, you should be able to delete one of the partitions. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly sure how to do this, as I do not have a PC anywhere in the house right now...  :(
#4
Tech Support / Re: Vista and Hardrive Space
June 27, 2009, 12:38:23 PM
If the drive was partitioned, then the HD was split in half; One half has Vista on it, and the other has XP. If that's what he did, then you have a crapload of space devoted to two operating systems, but only one is in use.
#5
Tech Support / Re: Building a system
June 27, 2009, 12:28:43 PM
XFX is (for me) always the brand to go with for any video card, NVIDIA as well. The only problem is they're a little bit more pricey... about $10-$30 more for a given card. But with the price comes a good card ;)

Also, order the parts ASAP, some sales at Newegg do not last very long, and many of your parts may be back to full price by tomorrow... never a good thing.
#6
Tech Support / Re: Building a system
June 27, 2009, 11:40:02 AM
One last thing, if you do get a blu-ray drive, which I recommend (if you have the money), you're going to need another SATA cable. Your motherboard only comes with two: one for the dvd/cd drive and one for the HD. An extra one is required for the blu-ray. Luckily, they're very, very cheap.
#7
Tech Support / Re: Building a system
June 27, 2009, 09:09:37 AM
Also, i forgot to mention this above, i would advise that you buy a grounding wire or two- it's a kind of wrist bracelet that takes electrical shock away from your body. An example of one is here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899261001

Components like RAM and your GFX card will fry if you touch them with unprotected skin. If you're a control freak (like me) you should probably wear gloves as well, and build it on a wooden table. In addition, it's not a good idea to shake your mobo around too much, they can be really fragile.

And, if you're planning on running Win7 in the near future, you should probably throw in a blu-ray drive as well.
#8
Tech Support / Re: Building a system
June 27, 2009, 05:57:55 AM
I was also thinking of building a PC over this summer, but I don't know if I will... Mac > PC  ;)

Well, if I were you, I would stick with the Intel Processors and Mobos. They are smaller, so they won't heat up as quickly, and they have always been lightyears ahead of AMD. (AMD is making somewhat of a comeback now though).

The Ram looks good, plenty of air circulation to keep the components cool. However, a PSU's ability to get power will decrease by about 100W over a period of time. So after a few years, you may only have a 600W PSU. With that mother of a graphics card, there is a possibility that the PSU will fry (and when they do, they usually take most if not everything else with it), but it also may be OK. If you can, maybe try bumping it up another 100W.

The graphics card looks great, HD is good (but do you really need 640 gigs?), and the DVD drive, if you can, switch to SONY. They're well known for high-quality drives.

As far as the OS, 64-bit Vista is not the recommended gaming platform. Most games will work, but some do not. 32-bit is the best way to go, but that system will only recognize 4 gigs of ram, GFX ram included. Check out this site for a detailed list of what will or will not run on 64.
http://www.thinktechno.com/2007/03/13/list-of-vista-compatible-games/
the ones with only the (32-bit) sign by them will not run on your OS.
All in all, it's a good build, switching to Intel and getting a better PSU would be my ideas. Also, do you really want to pay $800 for that? I mean, you're gonna have to replace it in a few years anyway... Also, does it matter what setting you play your games at? Because I was able to conjure up a good gaming system for $500 if you would like to play new games at medium/low settings (older games at high). PM me if you want me to give you the links for them.
Hope this helps!

EDIT: There are also a ton of things to consider when you are actually building your pc... PM me about this too, unless you already know them.
#9
SWBF1 Modding / Re: WIP: SWBF BUILD v1
June 18, 2009, 03:18:02 PM
haha this should turn out pretty interesting. Good luck with it!
#10
Welcome Center / Re: Nope, I am not dead.
June 11, 2009, 05:52:55 PM
Welcome back!
On a side note, what exactly did you mean by saying that you failed in finding battlefront 2?
#11
Other Games / Re: NEW SWBF Confirmed!
June 10, 2009, 05:13:10 PM
Haha Jack, that was you? I signed that thing like at least 7 times back in the day (i kept making new gmail accounts :) )
#12
Requests / Re: Tantive?
June 10, 2009, 05:11:30 PM
The_Pi was working on a version of Tantive, but he said he had some probs with collision. He may still be working on it, but it's probably not high on his priority list :)
#13
Welcome Center / Re: Hi.
June 10, 2009, 05:06:51 PM
hey X! we've played before ;)
#14
haha, that's some funny stuff.  :rofl:
#15
Tomaszl said he would play, but he's not on the list on page 1. He and Traveler 5 should be partners, and that would take care of the 8 teams.