new pc

camryn hate · 03-18-2005, 11:38 PM

hello. im new.. obviously. :]

anyways, ive bought a new pc, its not been delivered/built yet, but as im waiting for it to turn up, i cant stop worrying that ive spent an insane amount on a pc thats going to be no good in a year or something.

since i dont actually know anybody that is into gaming and the like, i wondered if you fine people could give me your opinion on my new machine. in my opinion i think ive bought myself a pretty decent pc, but i need to hear it from other people too, haha.

MESH ATX MidiTower with tool free access with 525W PSU + FDD
Microsoft Windows XP Pro
ASUS A8N-SLI Delux Mainboard - DDR400, Dual GB LAN, IEEE 1394, SATA 3GB, PCIEX16, SLI Ready
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (939PIN)
1024MB PC3200 DDR Memory 400MHz
1.44MB Floppy Drive
250GB Serial ATA (150MB/s) Ultra Fast Hard Drive
2x 128MB nVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT - TV Out + DVI - PCI Express - SLI configuration
19" TFT Flat Panel Monitor - DVI & Analogue
SONY 16x Dual Layer DVD-Re-Writable +R/-R/RW
Creative Soundblaster AUDIGY 2 ZS
New Creative Labs Inspire T7900 - 7.1 Surround Speakers
56kbps V92 Modem, featuring data and fax.
Logitech Cordless Desktop Keyboard & Rechargeable Mouse
ASUS 54MBps 802.11G Wi-Fi PCI Card
X-treme-4 Games Bundle - Nostromo Speedpad, Joystick, Steering Wheel, 3 Games

Price Excluding VAT: £ 1387.83

Price Including VAT + DEL: £ 1630.70

i know its not THE BEST, but i got an entire system for ~£1600. the main thing im worried about is the graphics card/s. theyre a big step up from the geforce4 64mb card i had in my old pc, but yes. this pc was bought mainly for gaming so.. what do you think?

i got the computer from www.meshcomputers.com, it is the "x-treme r4" model.

Nxs · 03-18-2005, 11:41 PM

I think you will be fine for the next few years

And welcome to Hell

camryn hate · 03-19-2005, 12:06 AM

awesome, i feel much better now. and thankyou.. you guys seem to be the nicest ive encountered on a message board so far. :]

Nxs · 03-19-2005, 12:08 AM

Thank you! We strive to be nice ppl! Most of us anyway

Akherousin · 03-19-2005, 12:31 AM

I am jealous.

This is an awesome system and you should be set the next years. And welcome to Hell.

loserII · 03-19-2005, 12:33 AM

:bangin: OMG that rig rules :thumbup: i'm jealous :thumbup:

camryn hate · 03-19-2005, 01:09 AM

ooh man, you people make me happy. :]

thankyou for making me feel a bit more confident about my pc :P and thanks for the welcome messages. :]

KamisoriX · 03-19-2005, 02:00 AM

56k modem...YOU RULE MAN!!

camryn hate · 03-19-2005, 02:30 AM

haha, i live in an area in the uk that doesnt have broadband yet.. : (

hulabaleet · 03-19-2005, 04:33 AM

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Originally posted by camryn hate@Mar 19 2005, 02:30 AM
haha, i live in an area in the uk that doesnt have broadband yet.. : (

L O L!!!

heres my opinion in the matter
you know full well that that is an amazing computer, i believe you are seeking attention!
not to be a killjoy, it is a great configuration, although i have never heard of that website, and i dont know the £ to $ ratio, but i do know that the processor alone is like at least 8 or 900 USD and the 6600GT is about 200, so thats at least 1200 or 1300 USD for ur processor and video cards alone, i say good luck with that.
(but TBH i would have gone the 6800GT route, same amount of ram, same amount of pipelines as 2 6600GTs, and a better chipset as a whole, and since SLI is like a 50% performance boost, not a 100%, the 6600GTx2 in SLI is like a 3:2 ratio in comparisson to the 6800GT, to put it very simply. if u got the 6800 you could later get another if u had to.
PS amd 64 4000....

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