OT: VISTA

Kana · #1 January 31st, 2007, 03:09 AM

If one is looking to buy a PC, I say go here and build what you want. It's reasonably priced for what you get.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

Atrocities · #2 January 31st, 2007, 03:30 AM

That is a cool site Kana. Thanks.

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$2229.00
(before all applicable rebates)

CASE: CoolerMaster Praetorian 730 RC-730 Aluminum Tower 420W Case (Black Color)
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel� Core� 2 Duo E6400 CPU @ 2.13GHz 1066FSB 2x1MB L2 Cache EM64T
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe nForce4 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2/800 Mainboard w/GbLAN, USB2.0, IEEE1394&7.1Audio
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO CARD 2: NONE
LCD Monitor: NONE
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Data Hard Drive: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive -- Recommended
Optical Drive: (Special Price) 18X DVD�R/�RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: COMBO DRIVE (16X DVD-ROM & 52x32x52 CD-RW) (BLACK COLOR)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

Kana · #3 January 31st, 2007, 03:37 AM

Yeah if I had to buy a custom made PC, that is where I would go, I've had some friend be very satisfied with what they recieved.

Atrocities · #4 January 31st, 2007, 03:54 AM

Its the selection, I just don't know what would be best. I mean with so many parts choices which parts are the best for my needs.

I would like to have a nice gaming platform for the next three years. So obviously a high end Geforce Card is a must, 2.1 Ghz Duo-Core process would work, and say 1 gig memory with dual 250 gig HD drives. A nice set of DVD/RW/CDRW drives would be needed, and of course very good case cooling and a 600 watt power supply.

Past that.... what is the best MB, do I need better CPU cooling? What about other extras? Should I go with SLI or stick with top of the line Geforce PCIex card?

What about sound, stick with on board or go with something else?

And then there is VISTA... professional or not... I bought Win2k Pro and XP Pro and have been happy with both. So perhaps ****A pro might be the best fit, say for the price.

PvK · #5 February 2nd, 2007, 07:55 PM

It's also the reason you should never upgrade to Vista, because the requirements are components with super-duper-evil copy protection features.

Atrocities · #6 February 2nd, 2007, 08:05 PM

I wonder what SE V would look like running DX10, on a VI****A OS?

PvK · #7 February 3rd, 2007, 03:36 PM

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Atrocities said:
I wonder what SE V would look like running DX10, on a VI****A OS?

If you're super duper extremely lucky, it'd look exactly like it does on Windows 98. Otherwise, it might look and sound blurry, or flicker from blurry to sharp, or censor any images it thought might possibly belong to a major corporation, as its impressive Digital Rights Management kicks in and out.