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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 3:26:56 PM
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blazinloud
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Alright, well I had to kind of spontaniously go out and order a comp today. So I wasent able to come ask you guys. But my funds were kind of limited but I can list everything on the reciept and prices.....ughhh, so much typing 
AMD athlon 64 am2 x2 4000+64bit dual core ado-$76
Ram 2 GB-$29 each
Asus m2v-mx-se ( integrated video, pci-e,matx-$59
3.5 1.44 floppy-$8
LG 18x dvd-r/rw 48x24x48 cr-rw dual layer-$33
160GB 7200rpm-$58
coolermaster elite 330/333 w/430/460 watt psu(usb2.0,120mm tool-less black-$72
EVGA/msi geforce 8500GT 256mb 256mb hdtv (nvidia, 16x pci-e w/ tv out dvi s-$87
3 year total warranty-$70
system in store build-$30
Full system enviro fee-$10
which leaves it at $532+tax
is it alright?
also thats with windows xp
and i declined the antivirus.......bad idea?
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 3:46:24 PM
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drperry
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That's not too shabby at all!
For what you do, it's more than enough
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 4:19:58 PM
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TheBrettster
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I would dump the card and get a 7900 GT from somehwere. Those 8500 and 8600 series are rubbish.
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 4:24:31 PM
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blazinloud
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how so?
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 4:46:52 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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hey perry, you mentioned vista only recognizes 3.25GB of ram. on newegg, i found a deal with 2 2GB sticks for $112. is there a way to get vista to recognize all 4GB? i found out i can get vista ultimate from my school for $35 so if i have to i may buy that. the brand was A-Data. good? bad? they also had 4GB kits from GeIL, mushkin, PATRIOT and G.SKILL. all under $200, which one should i go with?
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 4:56:25 PM
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TheBrettster
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PATRIOT - For sure.
the 8500's and 8600's are just economy junk. They dont perform well. They just slap the name on them thinking they will sell like candy.
Lets compare.
7900 GT
PixelPipelines 24
Core clock 500MHz
Memory Clock 1530MHz
Memory Size 256MB
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
8500 GT
Core clock 490MHz(Standard clock: 450)
Stream Processors 16
Memory Clock 800MHz
Memory 256MB
Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Type GDDR2
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 5:00:28 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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is it possible to overclock the video card? i have an Intel Core 2 T7700 and the 8600m GT and i tried to overclock the processor but my bios wont let me change any of the settings
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 6:42:49 PM
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swartlkk
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I have to agree on that vid card. The 7900 GT is a MUCH better card, but it will cost you more than $87... ~$180 or so...
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 8:03:38 PM
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TheBrettster
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You can find them cheaper.
I have a 7900 GT OC for sale for 150 bucks. Its brand new with a lifetime warrenty.
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 9:33:48 PM
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drperry
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quote:
ORIGINAL: TheBrettster
I would dump the card and get a 7900 GT from somehwere. Those 8500 and 8600 series are rubbish.
But he doesn't do any gaming with his PC... So the card he got is more than enough....
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ORIGINAL: otnietdehoooo
hey perry, you mentioned vista only recognizes 3.25GB of ram. on newegg, i found a deal with 2 2GB sticks for $112. is there a way to get vista to recognize all 4GB? i found out i can get vista ultimate from my school for $35 so if i have to i may buy that. the brand was A-Data. good? bad? they also had 4GB kits from GeIL, mushkin, PATRIOT and G.SKILL. all under $200, which one should i go with?
If you have a video card with 256MB of RAM you'll see 3.5GB of ram with ANY 32-bit version of windows...
And on the off chance it shows more, it CAN'T use it...
You need 64bit Windows to take advantage of that much memory.
I've been running 64bit for a little while now as a test, and other than one or two things with driver issues, it ran MUCH better than 32 bit.
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 9:57:15 PM
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blazinloud
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yep, I hate computer games.
with the exception of starcraft,warcraft, C&C,Dune.
which I probably wont play anywho......
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 10:25:13 PM
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TheBrettster
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If you gonna spend the money then go cheaper with a 7600 then.
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 10:25:40 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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vista ultimate is 64 bit right? or is there two editions, like 32 and 64.
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/1/2007 11:53:00 PM
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drperry
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There's two editions
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RE: Computer techies help please - 12/2/2007 12:49:51 AM
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TheBrettster
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It comes with both.
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