Time for a comp upgrade

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Narius

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I got around $400 to spend on a comp upgrade... my current comp right now is

AMD 64 3700+ san diego
1gb Ocz plat rev 2
Maxtor 200gb IDE 7200RPM 16mb cache
Sennheiser pc160 headphones
Kilpsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers
MSI neo4 skt 939
Thermaltake Soprano (black)
Thermaltake 430w psu (came with case)
XfX 6800gt pci-e w/ stock cooling
Logitech mx518
Dell 17" DVI ultrasharp LCD

i was thinking about getting:

A) Creative X-Fi xtreme music or Audigy 2 ZS
B) Samsung 940b or Sceptre X20G-Naga
C)Sennheiser HD280Pro or HD555
D)WD 250g 16mb cache sata2
E) enermax librety 500W]

im really liking this Sceptre X20G-Naga ive seen a lot of places that it has a refresh rate jittering problem but if u RMA it to sceptre theyll fix it

and i think im gonna get some quieter fans for my case also... i need 120mm and 92mm
 
i dont think im gonna get the raptor cuase its too loud... and the x-fi seems like a good option... i also dont think im gonna get a psu unless i upgrade my graphics card
 
Narius said:
I got around $400 to spend on a comp upgrade... my current comp right now is

AMD 64 3700+ san diego
1gb Ocz plat rev 2
Maxtor 200gb IDE 7200RPM 16mb cache
Sennheiser pc160 headphones
Kilpsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers
MSI neo4 skt 939
Thermaltake Soprano (black)
Thermaltake 430w psu (came with case)
XfX 6800gt pci-e w/ stock cooling
Logitech mx518
Dell 17" DVI ultrasharp LCD

i was thinking about getting:

A) Creative X-Fi xtreme music
B) 19" LCD w/ DVI and 8ms>
C) New headphones:
1. Sennheiser HD280Pro or HD555
2. Medusa 5.1
3. Stellmat 5h
4. Icemat Siberia
D) Another Hard Drive
1. Raptor 150g 10k rpm 16mb cache (extremely tempting but pricey) i dont think im gonna get that cuase its too loud
2. WD 250g 16mb cache sata2
E) New Psu - i want a very quiet, modular psu that is 500+ like this
F) Logitech G7

and i think im gonna get some quieter fans for my case also... i need 120mm and 92mm
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If you game the x-fi will make a big difference. That HD you picked out is nice as well. Out of the headphones I would personally go with the Sen 555
 
bumb... ok i updated.. took out the raptor and the rest of the phones cept sens..

and yes i do game a lot
 
wh1r said:
update your video card as well.. 6800gt to 7800gt or 7800gtx
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im not sure if i wanna just "throw away" my 6800gt yet.. i mean it still runs all the games i play really well
 
You're currently on a 17" LCD????? For heaven's sake, please do yourself a favor and get something larger!!
 
that's not a bad monitor indeed. I would suggest buying it from Costco $389. Great return policy. Too much hassle to ship it back to the Egg in case it has problems...
 
well the thing is... i no its gonna have problems... and im gonna have to ship to Sceptre so they can do a firmware update to fix the refresh rate problem
 
if it is a firmware upgrade...can't you do it yourself? But, any way, won't the newer models have the newer firmware update anyway and you might get one of those?
The benefit of buying it from Costco is that in case it has dead pixels, you can just return it, in case Sceptre chooses not to service them for just 1 or 2 dead pixels
 
{NcsO}ReichstaG said:
if it is a firmware upgrade...can't you do it yourself? But, any way, won't the newer models have the newer firmware update anyway and you might get one of those?
The benefit of buying it from Costco is that in case it has dead pixels, you can just return it, in case Sceptre chooses not to service them for just 1 or 2 dead pixels
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nope... u gotta send it into them
 
Narius said:
B) Samsung 940b or Sceptre X20G-Naga
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I would definently get a bigger monitor, but something to note...19" monitors are almost ALWAYS the same resolution as a 17" monitor @ 1280x1024. Wheres as that Sceptre 20" is a little bigger at 1680x1050. So you would actually gain more desktop space rather than just a "bigger" picture. 19" never really made any sense to me.
 
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