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[bunnyhug]

I dun want the extended warrenty!
*Whining* I just want a good computer!

[7h3 n00b m4573r]

Yes, I'm currently working on reinventing electricity atm.

HAH!! Im ahead of ya then, i did that last week. Still working on reinventing AC though

I'm just looking for a computer that'll run Counter-strike: source, and all the other generation games; (Battlefeild 2142, Battlefield 2, Guild wars, ect.).

Ok either get parts picked, waste a whole crapload extra moeny with that stuff your looking at or www.dell.com TBH

requirements for that stuff
e6300
2gigs DDR2 RAM
7900GT graphics card, though i would say get a DX 10 card like an 8800GTS

then put on a decent mobo, PSU that will work, hard drives burners etc.

Itll end up costing about 20% of that one your looking at getting and still suit your needs just fine.

[bunnyhug]

But like I need the 7,000 dollar one so like I have uhmm -15 seconds of lag.
You know?

[frostassasin]

But like I need the 7,000 dollar one so like I have uhmm -15 seconds of lag.
You know?

What the fuck is this shit? Go away.
Either listen to us, or don't, and stop saying stupid shit just to pass the time.

[ShiZ]

But like I need the 7,000 dollar one so like I have uhmm -15 seconds of lag.
You know?

For my first computer I knew i wanted it to be totally uber, now I look back and see that paying 1k AUS on a 7800GTX was a bit of a mistake. You're going to spend a hell of a lot more on this rig then I did on mine, just make sure when the whole 'new computer effect' wears off, your aren't going to be left thinking why you spend 7k on a PC.

[Komet]

requirements for that stuff
e6300
2gigs DDR2 RAM
7900GT graphics card, though i would say get a DX 10 card like an 8800GTS

then put on a decent mobo, PSU that will work, hard drives burners etc.

Itll end up costing about 20% of that one your looking at getting and still suit your needs just fine.

major QFT, you can get a computer that will play EVERYTHING you want on MAX detail for a mere fraction of what you're spending. Price for computers gets exponential in the bleeding edge segment.

If I were you, I'd strongly advise having a rig made for you with an Intel Core 2 Duo e6600, 2x1GB of DDR2 800, a 8800GTS, and a pair of 320GB SATA II hard drives among all the other goodies. It'll do everything you want, and then some, and you can buy yourself...a nice used car... with the money you saved.

I mean, we're not even talking about saving money...that setup there is still like 90% of the performance of that maxxed out one you wanted in the first place. The dual SLI cards are going to barely be working on anything less than a 24" LCD, nobody even has a use for quad core yet really, the two 500gb hard drives have a horrible cents/gigabyte ratio, you can't even address 4GB of ram under a 32bit machine, I could go on and on about how that rig you want isn't really what you need (or will use).

There's no need to build it yourself, or even go through monarch or ibuypower. Like, I'll go check out a nice Dell XPS right now. Sure they're a little rape in the price, but not the kind of rape that alienware is. Here we go:

XPS 700

Core 2 Duo E6600
XP MCE w/ reinstall CD + Vista Upgade
Express Upgrade to Vista Home Premium
2GB Dual Channel (You really truly don't need 4GB, and adding another 2GB later is as easy as cooking poptarts.)
320GB SATA
Dual optical Drives, 1xDVD-ROM 1xDVD-RW
~Whatever size monitor you want
GeForce 7900GTX (I threw this in here just to get the right price, wait till they offer the 8800s)
SoundBlaster X-Fi
3 Yr Warranty
3 Yr CompleteCare Accident Coverage

and you're looking at $2833 for just the PC, but it'll do all the same things your $8000 one will at the same speed.

[bunnyhug]

Actually it's like my third computer.

And..

(Deciding whether or not to be flammed about a million times..)

I've been sorry that I've spent 4 grand on dell computers..

Anywase! I uhmm am open to suggustions.

I know you guys like are helping, and I appriciate it.

Besides the RAID, which I've fixed, is everything else ay okay?

*Just saw Komet's post*

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"the two 500gb hard drives have a horrible cents/gigabyte ratio, you can't even address 4GB of ram under a 32bit machine"

What would adress mean in that sentence?

*Side note*

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Like you know those like thingys in your profile? Like how'd you get those? They all kinda look alike, you didn't personally design them did you or?

[frostassasin]

Actually it's like my third computer.

And..

(Deciding whether or not to be flammed about a million times..)

I've been sorry that I've spent 4 grand on dell computers..

Anywase! I uhmm am open to suggustions.

I know you guys like are helping, and I appriciate it.

Besides the RAID, which I've fixed, is everything else ay okay?

Wait... What exactly are you doing? Building it, or buying it? Because if you're sorry you spent 4 grand on a dell (LOL) you're going to try to fix that by... Spending 7 grand on a alienware?

[bunnyhug]

Yes. Yes I am.
(Alienware is own3d by Dell as of March 2006.)

[noghriassasin]

Actually it's like my third computer.

And..

(Deciding whether or not to be flammed about a million times..)

I've been sorry that I've spent 4 grand on dell computers..

Anywase! I uhmm am open to suggustions.

I know you guys like are helping, and I appriciate it.

Besides the RAID, which I've fixed, is everything else ay okay?

*Just saw Komet's post*

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"the two 500gb hard drives have a horrible cents/gigabyte ratio, you can't even address 4GB of ram under a 32bit machine"

What would adress mean in that sentence?

*Side note*

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Like you know those like thingys in your profile? Like how'd you get those? They all kinda look alike, you didn't personally design them did you or?

Like it means it won't be able to function well since theres just so much uneeded RAM. Not all of it will be used.

[bunnyhug]

Oh, how do I fully use all of it?

[noghriassasin]

Oh, how do I fully use all of it?

You won't thats the point. Anything above 2 gigs pretty much is a waste. More is not necessarily better.

[bunnyhug]

Hmm. Well like when theres like a drive that can adress the ram, I'll be all set, right?

Question: Bottom line, will this alienware computer run CS:S, GW, everything like lagless? (Generation.)
I'm good with that.
Question: Will this run next generation lagless? (Crysis, ect.)
I'm even good-er with that. But I'm okay if it's not.

[noghriassasin]

Hmm. Well like when theres like a drive that can adress the ram, I'll be all set, right?

Question: Bottom line, will this alienware computer run CS:S, GW, everything like lagless? (Generation.)
I'm good with that.
Question: Will this run next generation lagless? (Crysis, ect.)
I'm even good-er with that. But I'm okay if it's not.

Lag is in big part determined by internet connection. For a little part of this total price you could build a computer that could do all that.

[bunnyhug]

Well like yeah but like I want like to spend 7 grand. :(.
And! I have Time Warner like cable, it's super fast and I plan to get the like even better one this month.

[noghriassasin]

Well like yeah but like I want like to spend 7 grand. .
And! I have Time Warner like cable, it's super fast and I plan to get the like even better one in December.

Why in gods name do you want to spend that much. It's just stupid.

[bunnyhug]

Cause! Uhmm.. this'll last like through next gen and that's like good.

[noghriassasin]

Cause! Uhmm.. this'll last like through next gen and that's like good.

A computer for a fraction of that price would last for a while. Probably just about as much as that alienware.

[Komet]

"the two 500gb hard drives have a horrible cents/gigabyte ratio, you can't even address 4GB of ram under a 32bit machine"

What would adress mean in that sentence?

An unsigned integer in a 32bit machine can be a maximum of 4,294,967,295 (2^32). Each cell in memory represents an individual address to the processor, and in a 32bit machine you cannot have more than 4,294,967,295 memory addresses, because it's not physically possible.

If that's beyond your comprehension, let me put it this way; 32bit machines can't understand that much memory. 64bit machines (2^64) obviously can, but you'd want to wait for Vista 64 for that and you're still not going to use more than 2GB of ram on a home computer for any reason.

Like you know those like thingys in your profile? Like how'd you get those? They all kinda look alike, you didn't personally design them did you or?

They're called Userbars, a quick google search will find you everything else you're looking for. I did design four or five of them myself, the rest I found.

[bunnyhug]

Well yeah but like uhmm CSS will run like SUPER fast on this one. And like it has that.. alien.. logo..