Help me build a new box.

**SonicDogfart** · 10-09-08, 01:29 PM

OK...

So maybe something like this?

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...ref=dthp&s=dhs

Hmm, doesn't look like a click-able link...Dammit! And I thought I had the whole Ctrl C/Ctrl V thing mastered.

**CivilWars** · 10-09-08, 02:13 PM

Sonic,

My suggestion is to click on the following link, tell BD how much you plan to spend, and let him put together the best possible system for the price. What you get will be 100 times better than anything you find on Dell for the same money. The other option is to state a budget and have some of the techno savvy guys pick out parts for you and then you build it. I know it sounds difficult, but if you ever played with Legos you can probably figure it out.

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=9921.0

**SonicDogfart** · 10-09-08, 03:47 PM

Civ,
Many thanks. I was just going to ask if someone in TTP did just that. I think I sent him a PM but it got all weird, started flashing my cursor...said, I dbl clicked, etc. So, I don't know if he got my msg or not.

Doggie

PS-got the PR running on my fold-over. (Incr.res) It does okay until a bunch of peeps get in and heli's/jets, etc start flying around. It seems to get in a infinite sound loop and locks up. Sometimes I can Ctrl/Alt/Del and get back in...sometimes not. Anyway, thanks for your assistance in getting me this far...I owe ya' one.

**ryanbatc** · 10-09-08, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

People please for the love of Mike stop recommending the 8800gt.

The card is old old dated and not worth buying for any reason.
If you currently have that card thats fine nothing wrong with that, its just wrong to buy it at this point.

?lol

Let's see, GTX260 = roughly 300 bucks
8800GT = roughly 160 bucks

So if you don't need to run Crysis as ultra l33t high settings you should go for an 8800GT..

**jason_jinx** · 10-09-08, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by SonicDogfart

OK...

So maybe something like this?

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/s...ref=dthp&s=dhs

Hmm, doesn't look like a click-able link...Dammit! And I thought I had the whole Ctrl C/Ctrl V thing mastered.

sigh......
Where are some of you coming from!

Dont ever EVER EVER! buy a dell compaq or any other off the shelf pc.

Please guys build your own or have bigdog do it.

You will save a assload of money and will get better performance.

**BigHub** · 10-09-08, 09:14 PM

Amen.

I build all of my rigs, even though I did start out with a Dell WAY back in the day. I did beef it up though before I started building my own.

Get much more performance for less $. If you are smart about it.

**Guyver** · 10-09-08, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

sigh......
Where are some of you coming from!

Dont ever EVER EVER! buy a dell compaq or any other off the shelf pc.

Please guys build your own or have bigdog do it.

You will save a assload of money and will get better performance.

**Blakeman** · 10-15-08, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by ryanbatc

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

People please for the love of Mike stop recommending the 8800gt.

The card is old old dated and not worth buying for any reason.
If you currently have that card thats fine nothing wrong with that, its just wrong to buy it at this point.

?lol

Let's see, GTX260 = roughly 300 bucks
8800GT = roughly 160 bucks

So if you don't need to run Crysis as ultra l33t high settings you should go for an 8800GT..

Ryan has it right, I dont want to spend over $200 on any single piece of this computer. I will never buy ATI after some of the experiences I have had with their products, so I am strictly Intel and Nvidia as far as that goes. I am partial to Asus for MBs and either kingston or corsair ram.

I might end up buying the Acer monitor as that seems about right for my needs. What about Dell for just the monitor though? My wife will be buying a laptop from them soon and I could piggyback it on that order, unless there is something wrong with Dell monitors.

**jason_jinx** · 10-15-08, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Blakeman

Originally Posted by ryanbatc

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

People please for the love of Mike stop recommending the 8800gt.

The card is old old dated and not worth buying for any reason.
If you currently have that card thats fine nothing wrong with that, its just wrong to buy it at this point.

?lol

Let's see, GTX260 = roughly 300 bucks
8800GT = roughly 160 bucks

So if you don't need to run Crysis as ultra l33t high settings you should go for an 8800GT..

Ryan has it right, I dont want to spend over $200 on any single piece of this computer. I will never buy ATI after some of the experiences I have had with their products, so I am strictly Intel and Nvidia as far as that goes. I am partial to Asus for MBs and either kingston or corsair ram.

I might end up buying the Acer monitor as that seems about right for my needs. What about Dell for just the monitor though? My wife will be buying a laptop from them soon and I could piggyback it on that order, unless there is something wrong with Dell monitors.

Dell is nice and all but stick with Acer.

Look man the 8800 is old news why buy it?
Fine you cannot stand ATI that is your own issue just get something from this gen rather than last.

EVGA 01G-P3-N984-AR GeForce 9800 GT AKIMBO Superclocked Edition 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Akimbo superclocked edition core clock at 650Mhz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130388
$194.99
($164.99 after $30.00 Mail-In

PLus you will be able to do that trade up program.