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DraGun

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It's been awhile since I kept up with current technology....now I'm trying to get back into computers and what not....and i'm surprised how much new things have been introduced. My current setup is in my sig.

I plan to upgrade really soon and i'm wondering what kind of setup would be good to play some of the new games at medium to high settings without burning a hole in my wallet.

My personal preferences would be:

1. Doesn't cost TOO much....$1,000 would be too much for me :(
2. Enough to play HL2, Doom3, Battlefield 2, at medium to high settings
3. Noise should be pretty quiet...since my current computer sounds like a car...
4. Temperatures, i want the temperature to be kept as low as possible without much noise or going to water cooling

I plan to save and reuse some parts from my current rig...but any suggestions are appreciated :)
 
whoa....didnt expect a response that fast...

i just entered my specs in my sig
 
If your ram is PC3200, you can grab another stick for dual channel. Snag yourself a good N-Force 4 Motherboard and a 3000-3200+, a x800xl pci-express, reuse soundcard-hdd's and you should be set for current games @ medium-mediumhigh settings.
 
DFI Lan Party UT nF4-D Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE/PCI-E/SATA/DDR/ATX 64 939 - $115.00
1 GB DDR (2 pcs 512) PC-3200 (400) OCZ (OCZ4001024V3DC-K) - $86.00
ATI (Connect3D) Radeon X800 XL 256MB DDR/PCI-E/TV-Out/VGA/DVI (OEM) - $249.00
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 512K 90nm Rev. E Venice (939) (Retail Box-w-Fan) - $156.00

Order Total: $606.00

This is through www.monarchcomputer.com
 
whoa :eek:


I will definitely look into these parts. Thanks alot! :cool:

any cooling or temperature suggestions? cases, fans, etc
 
Well, before I broke my x800xl I had a VF700 copper cooler on it from Zalman and on my cpu I have the 7700 series copper cooler from zalman. On low speed they're very quiet and cool quite well if you're not overclocked. If you do overclock pop them up to normal speed and they're a bit noiser but cool extremely well. Just be aware the 7700 is 120mm fan and the things huge so make sure it will fit in your case.
 
thanks for the replys everyone

how's this look so far?

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1588526&WishListTitle=New Rig

Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
Model #: LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultr

Video Card
HIS Hightech P-ICE80XN-2I-ZAM Radeon X800XL 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Model #: PQ80LN-6I-ZPC

PSU
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply
Model #: TPII-550

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor
Model #: ADA3200BPBOX

Memory
OCZ Premier Value 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory
Model #: OCZ4001024V3DC-K
 
Seems OK to me. Maybe check the DFI website to see if that RAM works well with that board. I'm not the expert on RAM though. I choose mine from a list on the Asus website.
 
I'd change the ram to the VX series since the DFI board will give you all the voltage it needs.
 
Ya, if you can get OCZ VX. It can take about 3.3v +/- .2v if you have the right board (most ram is about 2.6-2.8v) and you will get get good performance for the money.

You have the right board (DFI), so go for it!

If you want to order from newegg and want to run games well, you could get a 6800GT (or 6600GT, but that might be a little too low end).
 
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