Here are the parts new:
4200 $350
7900gt 300
mobo 100
x20g 300
case ~100
hd 100
dvd drive 50
RAM 150
PSU ? 50
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~1500
I think you should try and sell...
You can get this Patriot RAM for about 40 bucks less.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220040
With a rebate, then maybe move up to a 146.
yea, I'd rather have the model number then a little monnicker that shows what the version is.
Like a Geforce 6800 is the low basic one, 6800 GT is the medium version, and the Ultra is the fast version. It gets annoying like the x800se/xt/gto... I DONT KNOW WHICH ONE IS FASTER :D
What I meant to say is that you should buy a mid-range card that comes out for $300. This should play most of the games at that time. Then when a year or two rolls by, you can buy the mid-range card that comes out.
Example:
You buy a Geforce 6800 gt instead for about 350 instead of the...
You shouldn't spend $500 for a new card every few years since a mid-range card next year will probably be the same or faster. Look at the 6800 Ultra - isn't the 7600gt faster or at least the same?