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[*MAFIA* Hellraiser]

So as the title says, I am thinking about getting a new computer, because my soon to be ex is keeping the desktop.  I mean my Laptop is cool, I just need something with a little more get up and go.  Like I said I am just thinking.  I have to wait and see how the money situation goes.  Here is what I went off at Dell.  I have no clue if any of the shit I picked is good, or maybe too much.  Can you guy helps me out?  Thanks. 

Here is what I built:

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 E8500 (6MB,3.16 GHz, 1333FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional with re-installation CD

MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs

HARD DRIVE 1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs)

ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 160GB - 10K RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

OPTICAL DRIVE Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability

MONITORS 24 inch E248WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor

VIDEO CARD Dual nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB

PHYSICS ACCELERATOR AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator
 
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
 
KEYBOARD Saitek Eclipse 2 Illuminated Keyboard (ships separately)

MOUSE Dell Optical USB Mouse
 
MODEM 56K PCI Data Fax Modem and AOL
 
My Software & Accessories
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months 

PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft Works 9.0
 

[*MAFIA* Meeester]

The 4 gb memory and the 1 tb harddrive can be put on a laptop if you want

[ßlackOut]

Everything seems preety good there, exept the mouse.. Thats complete shit

You want: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/razor_copperhead/images/cop-black3.jpg

Razor Copperhead

Have Fun Nigga

- BlackOut

[*MAFIA* Hellraiser]

Everything seems preety good there, exept the mouse.. Thats complete shit

You want: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/razor_copperhead/images/cop-black3.jpg

Razor Copperhead

Have Fun Nigga

- BlackOut

I was going out to buy one at a gamestop or something.  I like to hold it to feel what is comfortable for me. 

[ßlackOut]

Ah right, Probally the best thing to do

[*MAFIA* Meeester]

Go to a Fry's Electronics if you want a good mouse, that have like 30 different types there. The stores are fucking huge.

*insert unfunny joke*

[Pr0d1gY]

Damn, that 1TB hard drive is sick. As for the software, save youself a couple of bucks and don't get it lol.

[*MAFIA* Wasserfaller]

If you do buy XP Professional, it only supports 3GB of RAM, so no need for the 4GB.
As for the hard drive, 500 gigs should be good, 1 TB is fucking huge, i mean you could archive all the midget porn you could find on the internet, and then some on that thing.

As for the physics card, it's not really necessary since hardly any games utilize it, but it's your call, good be a good investment for the future. That graphics card is slightly outdated, but still a good card.

If i were you, i would go to cyberpowerpc.c om and build a custom computer from them. It's what i did, and i built an ubar computer for 900 bucks, dell will charge you up the poopshoot have no doubt about that.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/AMD_SLI_READY_Custom_Build_Configurator/

go to that link, and built/add/customize it to your liking, and see what your total comes to. Just make sure to shop around. Good thing about cyberpower, they assemble it all for you, so it's very noob friendly. Happy hunting.

[HaVoK]

If you do buy XP Professional, it only supports 3GB of RAM, so no need for the 4GB.

Ummm.... you can have your 4GB of RAM.  XP Pro does use this (2GB for OS, 2GB for APPS).  Some computers can hold up to 8GB of RAM, but XP will only use 4GB.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555223

Do you really need 3 hard-drives?

I think you should try and build the PC yourself.... although I would agree with you on DELL because of the warranty and customer service that they offer.  I've had nothing but problems with my PC and always have no problem getting it replaced.

[*MAFIA* Hellraiser]

This is what I am thinking right now.  Let me know if it is good. 




PROCESSOR   Intel® Coreâ„¢2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)   edit
OPERATING SYSTEM   Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD   edit
MEMORY   4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs   edit
HARD DRIVE   320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache   edit
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE   320GB - Seagate 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache   edit
OPTICAL DRIVE   Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability   edit
MONITOR   19 inch S199WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor with TrueLife*   edit
VIDEO CARD   nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB   edit
PHYSICS ACCELERATOR   AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator   edit
SOUND CARD   Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio   edit
SPEAKERS   No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)   edit
KEYBOARD   Dell USB Keyboard   edit
MOUSE   Dell Optical USB Mouse   edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER   No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included   edit
MODEM   No Modem Requested   edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY   McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months   edit
PRODUCTIVITY   Microsoft Works 9.0   edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE   1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support   edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP   Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr   edit

[*MAFIA* Wasserfaller]

looks good, but what's the price tag? I'll point out once more that the physics card probably isn't necessary, but your call. They are pretty pricey...

[*MAFIA* Bonehead]

kyle, talk to me on vent i can save you an assload of money

[*MAFIA* Hellraiser]

Here is what I bought.  It cost 12k.  I am saving up for a second monitor. 

SYSTEM COLOR Stealth Blue Anodized Aluminum Chassis with X-panel edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9770 (12MB,3.2GHz Factory O/C'd to 3.8GHz edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Ultimate edit
MEMORY 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz OC'd up to 1600MHz-4 DIMMs edit
VIDEO CARD DUAL CARDS:Dual ATI Radeon 3870X2 1024MB edit
HARD DRIVE 2TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs) edit
ADDITIONAL HARD DRIVE 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 32MB Cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Dual Drives: Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM) and 16x DVD+/-RW edit
MONITOR I will select a 30in wide flat panel monitor from the large display section edit
ADVANCED DISPLAYS Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT 3Yr Ltd. Warranty- Advance Exchange edit
DELL ULTRASHARP 3007WFPHC Dell High Color 30 inch UltraSharp Widescreen Digital Flat Panel edit
SOUND CARD Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card edit
SPEAKERS Bose Companion 3 Series II Multimedia Speaker System edit
KEYBOARD Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard (ships separately) edit
MOUSE Razer Copperhead Tempest Blue Gaming Mouse (ships separately) edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER Dell 19 in 1 Media Reader with Bluetooth edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY Trend Micro Internet Security 36-months edit
PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft® Office Professional 2007 - includes Access 2007 database edit
GAMING ACCESSORIES Steelseries 5H v2 USB Gaming Headset with Pull-out Microphone edit
NETWORKING & ACCESSORIES Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router edit
PHOTO, VIDEO, & BURN SOFTWARE  Roxio Creator 10 Premier - Ultimate Burn/Authoring edit
PHOTO, VIDEO, & BURN SOFTWARE  Adobe PhotoShop Elements edit
PHOTO, VIDEO, & BURN SOFTWARE  Adobe Photoshop Elements + Adobe Premiere Elements edit
TOP SELLING SOFTWARE Norton 360 - All-in-One Security Solution edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Get $50 Dell Gift Card with 4Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
MODEM No Modem Requested 
System Details 7-slot, ATX Design Motherboard 
System Details 1 kilowatt Power Supply 
System Details Two 120mm x 38mm front fans 
Cooling Option Dell CPU Liquid/TEC Cooling ATX Unit 
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 
Dell Digital Entertainment No Entertainment software pre-installed 
Labels Windows Vistaâ„¢ Premium





JOKING.  I wish I had that type of money.  I will try to talk to you later tonight or maybe this weekend Bone. 

[ßlackOut]

lool, Isnt Cp's Computer something like that 

[Bacon]

This is what I would get:
INTEL Core 2 Quade Q6600 processor 2.4gb
nVidia 9800GX2 1gb memory (Two 9800's in one slot, so if you do sli it's like having 4 9800's.)
Hard drives are good,
Try to get somthing better than 800, if possible do 1022, and make it gaming ram, not alot out there for DDR2 though.
and get a DG965 series motherboard, or DQ965 series, they're really reliable (Which is what I have now along with the core 2 quad.

That's my suggestion.