Recent content by jgaustin

Thanks.. Planning on playing Battlefield 2, CS:S, HL2, and others but mainly Battlefield 2. Now I just need to find the best price on this.. http://www.necdisplay.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product=216&ClassificationFamily=1&Classification=1

I will buy the r520 or the G70 or whatever when it comes out, no big deal. I wanted something now, I didn't want to wait and wait and wait for the next new thing.

Monarch Furia Custom Desktop with SLI -Antec Plusview 1000AMG Case w/Cle -PS 600W - Enermax EG701AX-VE-SFMA ATX 2.0 -Thermaltake 80mm Ball Bearing DC C -MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Audio/GB-LAN/PC -AMD Athlon 64 4000+ 1MB 90nm Rev. E San D -Shin-Etsu G675 Thermal Grease (Cools...

Can you recommend a really nice 19" or 21" CRT? Desk space is no concern. I currently have an old school 19" CRT that is in desperate need of an upgrade.

Is the only benefit with the DFI board better overclocking? I am about to order my system and was originally going to go with the Asus but have seen alot of people here discussing this DFI board. THanks.

One other question, most of the people that have suggested SLI configs pointed me to the DFI Lanparty mobo, is this the best SLI motherboard? I originally was going to get the Asus nf4 SLI deluxe mobo. Also can anyone recommend a new monitor? I was thinking LCD but most LCD's native...

Thanks alot for all the responses, very helpful stuff. The thing I hate about waiting is there always seems to be something else thats just around the corner once they release the new stuff. I probably won't wait. If I do go SLI I will probably get the 6800GT's then upgrade later once...

Is there really a benefit speed wise with PCI-E over AGP? I have a 6800GT AGP in my current system and I am thinking about doing a full upgrade of everything but that. Also can anyone recommend a really good motherboard that is socket 939 but still supports AGP? Most look like they support...

What is the best 939 mobo that still supports AGP cards, preferably with SATA RAID etc? I have a 6800GT AGP but want to upgrade the rest. Also is PCI-E that much better than AGP in performance terms? Thanks.

I will mainly be playing Battlefield 2 and some other EA sports games and occasionally CS:S. I think they all support DX9, but you make a good point about adding a second ultra later with SLI. I got some thinking to do.

So would I be better off getting something like this and saving a little money? -Athlon 64 4000+ -2GB Ram -1 Raptor -300GB storage drive -Radeon X850XT-PE or GF6800Ultra (which one?)

I have seen alot of threads with various discussions about SLI and I still haven't made up my mind what I want to do. I have about $3000 to spend on a new box. I for sure want the Athlon 64 FX-55, 2GB Ram, and 2-74GB Raptors running in RAID-0. As for the rest of the system I was...