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by **Quisp** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:10 pm

I need to build a system around the x2 4200 I got from Thompson.

I don't want to spend a ton of money on this system. I can't decide on the
video card, so I am asking for a vote.

Here is the choices

#1, $225.99 -$20 rebate = $205.99

#2, $179.99 -$20 rebate = $159.99

I am going to get

Motherboard
$154.99

PSU

$119.99 -$18 rebate = $101.99

Case
$69.00
I'll get it at free shipping

I have memory, cd/dvd, floppy and sound card already

If you pick other, tell me which card.

The reason I picked these two was because of price and new cards
starting to come out. I want to leave myself the option to get the second
video card for SLI later if I decide to go that route. This PC will last me
about a year till the new cards and stuff get a bit cheaper and quad cores
drop in price.

by **Cpt Ukulele** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:04 pm

The 7900GS you listed is the card I have (in fact you can read my "review" following the link). It will play DoD:S fine at 1280x1024 everything high (no AA/AF/HDR). It's a good card, but then again so is (presumably) the GT...

by **Verman** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:38 pm

GS.

I've got the same mb with 3800+ single core and the 7800gt. Plays just fine with every thing on and highest settings. Wish the 78's would go down so I could get another for sli. I can get 2 7900gs's for about the same price as one 7800gt. Go figure.

by **Cpt. Thompson** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:54 pm

I have the 7900gt ko and its awsome. Works great

by **Spud** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:11 am

If i was going to make a rig out of that stuff i'd probably go with something a little more along the lines of one of these and by the time you need it another one for SLI will be cheaper

and its only $50 more

this is the eVGA one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130061

and this is a BFG one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814143071

by **Quisp** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:02 am

Good point Spud, although I didn't want to spend that much.

But for double the memory and a little higher rates the $50 may be worth
it. I looked at those two before and liked the eVGA one. And maybe in
3 or 4 months it will be under $200 for the second one.

Anyone know what the KO stands for?

ewww I just noticed this one

$279.99 ($269.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)

by **Cpt Ukulele** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:25 am

If I'm not mistaken it just means it's factory overclocked.

by **Rommel** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:32 am

I posted in another thread what the gt ko and other stuff meant, I just got to find it now...

by **Spud** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:17 am

QUISP Look at it this way pretend you are spending the money you saved on the processer price that way you arn't spending more just getting better things for the money.

by **Rommel** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:00 pm

you go quisp. 7 series model explanations.

by **Quisp** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:19 pm

thanks rommel

by **Quisp** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:17 am

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