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http://theage.com.au/articles/2002/12/09/1039379779472.html?oneclick=true His drive was spinning so fast... that it created a force on the plastic disc that was beyond any kind of structural stability. You mentioned it happed once... perhaps the drive was affected by some kind of power...

If you can find a 9700pro for $125.00... That's the best way to go... http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MzQwLDY= The cheapest 9700pro that I could find was (163.00): http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?pid=5454&sid=CTCNACDQJG8Q8H1JGJ5ML9M0H6J33959 Great card.

The 6600gt is the ultimate mid-range solution. :) You can get the XFX 6600gt for $225.00 at newegg. About those cases... I've heard that the X-Dreamer is not a bad case... I'm not sure about the enermax... As for the Rosewill... Stay away from Rosewill products. Whatever they are. I...

The 6600gt is a great card for the price... Some people might tell you to save your money for the 6800nu, which might be worth it if you could save a little more. The 6800nu can be overclocked relatively easily to some serious performance numbers. If you don't feel like dealing with the...

Go with amd! Intel vs. Amd: http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040601/socket_939-30.html The AMD systems dominate in terms of gaming performance and multimedia applications... If your going to be doing a lot of video encoding, go with the intel system... Otherwise, go with the AMD system...

6800nu is not worth the upgrade.. Here's some real world performance: UT2004: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041119/geforce-6600gt-agp-04.html Doom3 (high quality): http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041119/geforce-6600gt-agp-08.html only real difference occurs at...

Excellent point Vertigo... That is probably my biggest concern at this point in time.. Needless to say, I appreciate all of your advice... Some of which certainly helped me make my choices. I purchased everything at about 5:00pm EST, and here's the list of what I got and reasons for my...

Hey, thanks for the advice dude.. I'm definitely going to switch to the samsung... I've heard nothing but good things about it.

I come baring benchmarks (Doom 3 High Quality)!! http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-08.html 3dmarK: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-04.html#3dmark_2003 UT2004: http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041004/vga_charts-06.html...

Well, then you might want to go for (uber-budget graphics card): http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-140-033&depa=1 -$17.50 I'm not sure what resolution it supports. Geforce 2 mx400 (agp 4x)...

Wow, that's a pretty crazy story... I can't believe there are ass-hats like that still running around this country.

Go with a Geforce 2 MX200 (PCI)... You can find them for $32.00 http://www.ikor-design.com/ikor-design/product_info.php?cPath=86&products_id=4317

You may want to check the following thread: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=823023&highlight=budget+gaming Gaming system based on a $1,000.00 budget.

Wow, that's a hell of a monitor. Is the price difference worth the purchase: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=24-005-028&DEPA=1 vs. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=24-001-172&depa=1 Is the difference between 12ms response and 16ms...

You could always convert the USB : ) http://www.computernyc.com/usbps2con12.html

From a gaming perspective: don't go 2GB, it will hinder your performance in most games... HL2 benches: 1G vs 2G ---- http://hardware.gamespot.com/Story-ST-x-1240-x-x-x&body_pagenum=7

I don't know if I could trust that mobo... The 6800gt is significantly better than the 6600gt... It scored 1,300 more than the 6600gt in 3dmark... http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041222/vga_charts-03.html#3d_mark_2005 I would go with the kingston memory.

Yeah, I plan on going with the XP-90. Any recommendations for RAM (cheap 2x512 with good overclocking potential)?

If gaming is your main concern, you'd be better off with an Athlon 64.

For the monitor, I was considering: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=24-005-028&DEPA=1

I agree... a CRT monitor would be preferable... But I'm limited to a small desk space up at school. I thought that an lcd would be a better choice for my eyes (I could position further away from my face because it wouldn't be affected by my wall).

Koutech PCI to USB/1394a Card, Model "IOFLEX-7002" -RETAIL -$40.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=15-104-203&depa=0 Cheap model: Zonet Firewire/USB2.0 PCI Combo Card, Model "ZUC2400" -RETAIL -$20.00...

Hmm... I hadn't considered that. If I go the 754 route, should I stick with the A64 3200... or upgrade to a 3400? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-488&depa=1

Hey ya'll, I appreciate any help your willing to give me. Here's the deal: 1. I've got a budget of $1,200.00 2. I'm interested in top-notch gaming performance. 3. I'm interested in overclocking. 4. I don't have any components from an old build that I could use in this build (I don't have...