Recent content by newyorkbuggy

Thanks to both of you, now to debate whether I can hold out for Black Friday.....

I am thinking of building a new system and I was hoping to us reuse my psu. The psu is a corsair 620HX and I got it about 2 and a half years ago. It's been running with an Athlon X2 5600 and 8800 GTS 320 (yeah, what a waste, I know). I am thinking of using it for either an i7 or Phenom II...

Thanks for the tips. I'll stick with the 512. I noticed some minor stuttering playing oblivion with heavy duty texture mods at 1280 x 768 on my GTS320. Playing stock fallout 3 at 1920 should be fine i guess with 512 and no AA.

Blech, thanks for the info. I was hoping it would hold out a while longer, maybe I'll move it to being a media pc later in the year. I don't think there is really anywhere to go CPU wise since my AM2 board won't fully use AM2+ cpus. Would it be worthwhile to go for the 1gb version of the...

Hello folks, I'd like to update my video card but I'm concerned I'll be cpu limited. Here's my current setup: Abit KN9 Ultra AMD X2 5600+ 4GB memory 8800 GTS 320MB I'm playing at 1920x1200 on Windows Vista. I was thinking about either a 4870 1GB or a GTX260. Any advice? Thanks...

I might have the chance to trade my 37" 720p Syntax lcd for a Samsung 244T. This would be paired with my 24" Soyo. I'll be running a Xbox 360 and Wii to the 244T and a PS3 into the Soyo since the 244T doesn't have HDMI. Of course I'll have PC output running to both. I'll be picking up a...

I know 1368x768 is non-standard, is there a work around to force my card to output that resolution? Or at least close to it? I'm running an 8800GTS 320 through DVI/HDMI to my Olevia 37HVS. Thanks for any tips.

Got the system, works great. Only problem now, is I can't seem to force 720p output. Hopefully I'll get it resolved soon, but so far it runs Gal Civ II and Civ4 flawlessly. I'll push it a little harder with Sup. Com. Avadirect was very responsive to my messages, the system took longer than...

Well, slight update. My computer hasn't shipped yet, I didn't get the details but I guess there must have been problems with the burn in. For anyone curious about lead times involved, I ordered and payed on the 04/17 and it will hopefully ship tomorrow 05/04, about two and a half weeks from...

Hmm, well it's a little late to change now :). Eventually I may pick up a new card in another year. Probably to coincide with a new monitor. Another plug for Ava's customer service. It's been a little more than a week since I've ordered and I've been impatiently refreshing Ava's webpage...

Well, I gave in and picked up a Klipsh 2.1 thx system from Fortuna to complement my build. For the price, these things seriously rock, even when driven by my weak laptop/tv output.

You can see I did list it under the specs of my build: " Generally, I will be gaming at 720p on a tv/lcd. Games I am planning on playing include: Oblivion, Supreme Commander, CnC3, GalCiv II, Civ4, Stalker, Company of Heroes, Warhammer. Basically, RTS and FPS at moderate resolutions and high...

I have to say, incredible service from Misha Troishin. Not less than 5 minutes after I placed my order, he contacted me to tell me my case was out of stock. That kind of fast response is phenomenal.

Order placed. I couldn't hold out any longer. Before this system, I had a mobile X700 and before that a geforce3. I can barely wait :).

Hi Folks, I've always been an AMD guy and with the recent price drops + having my laptop stolen, I jumped at the opportunity to pick up a new system. This is my first prebuilt desktop system. Please tell me what you think, I wanted to keep the price under $1400: PRODUCT(S) QTY UNIT PRICE...