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- Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:45 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
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Re: advice for ibuypower rig
ok, so the rig has been built but i am having a ton of trouble with the mobo. i think newegg may have sent a bad one. heres the deal.. Connected: case power switch, one disk drive, one memory stick, case fans, system fan, 12 volt rail, ATX power to the mobo and the mnonitor is conected to the onboar...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:01 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
the order has been placed! thanks for all your suggestions guys, i was lost when i began looking into all of this. newegg's got speedy delivery so everything should come this week. once ive got it all, ill make sure to snap some pics and post them. here's the final buy - https://secure.newegg.com/Wi...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:09 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
if you're gonna go with a 22 incher i suggest to go with this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001278 . that samsung is a great value. i added it to the wish list and added up all the mail in rebates. with that tv included the entire rig would come to about $1,320. not a ...
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:32 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
good call on the processor and motherboard. i'll put that $10 in savings into the 64-bit vista with a windows 7 upgrade. for the additional tv / monitor i would ideally pick up something like this. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889005055 comes out to $264.99 after the rebate....
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 6:32 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
its been public for a bit now, i dont know why it isnt working. this happened yesterday as well.
heres the link again anyway - https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySa ... D=14744188
edit: if you search the public wish lists for 'new rig 1' it should come up.
heres the link again anyway - https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySa ... D=14744188
edit: if you search the public wish lists for 'new rig 1' it should come up.
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:23 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
i've slept on all these suggestions and switched some things up. got rid of the network and sound card and put the money into the video card. also decided to go for a 64 bit system. i did consider amd but would prefer to stick with intel unless there are some cpu's ive missed and should take a close...
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
ok cool, thanks for the advice. problem is, i'll also be using this computer for music production / recording so i will need some serious power in the sound department. from what ive read, the sound blaster x-fi xtremegamer is a quality card for the price. maybe its overkill? ive switched the mother...
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
heres the machine above in a newegg wishlist --> http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Publi ... r=14744188
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:12 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
Re: advice for ibuypower rig
ok check it out, i've put together a very similar computer on newegg to the ibuypower rig i posted earlier today. i know some of the components are better and i feel pretty good about it, although i'm still uncertain if i've built something of quality for the price range i'm working with. the total ...
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:57 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for ibuypower rig
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11443
advice for ibuypower rig
hey everyone, i'm in the market for a new gaming pc with a budget of about $1,200. i'm open to building my own with newegg so to get some ideas, i modified an ibuypower gamer paladin Q840. below are the specs. Case ( Ikonik Zaria A10 Gaming Tower Case - Black ) Processor ( Intel Core 2 Duo Processor...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:37 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for inexpensive gaming machine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5325
Re: advice for inexpensive gaming machine
these are great suggestions guys. im going to do a little shopping around today with all these components in mind and ill post what im considering. thanks for all the feedback.
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:29 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for inexpensive gaming machine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5325
Re: advice for inexpensive gaming machine
yeah man im in the US. thanks for helping out. right now all ive got is an acer monitor that ill be using along with a mouse but i suspect a mouse and keyboard will come as a package deal. i do have an oem copy of windows xp but i had a lot of trouble installing it last time, i dont know if ill run ...
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:23 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: advice for inexpensive gaming machine
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5325
advice for inexpensive gaming machine
hey, im in the market for a new pc and could use some tips. ive got a very limited price range, i can spend $500 and would like to avoid going over that. i realize this puts me at a disadvantage when dealing with gaming components but so far, ive seen a few that are affordable. ive already got a mon...