Two PCs built, pics/specs inside :)

[Medion]

Wooo nice setups, do you play games against/with each other?

She plays WoW, and some older games that don't benefit much from a higher-end GPU. Her last card was a GF4MX 440, and it sucked for WoW.

NICE work, both asthetically and performance-wise!

Thanks We tried to color match the parts.

[Jokerzwild]

NICE work, both asthetically and performance-wise!

I really like the look of the black case.

[KAC]

[Medion]

I see there's no audiophiles in the house

I've been using an SB Live! since 1998...and the AC97 ALC 850 is an improvement, no contest. Even EAX 1 and 2 sound better on this setup.

Since most of my gams are GPU limited or older and running at 300+fps (60 with VSYNC on), I'm not worried about the 1-3fps I lose in older titles, and I lose nothing in my newer games.

Going to an X-Fi, to me, isn't worth $100. Heck, I wouldn't spend $30 on it. My speakers wouldn't take advantage of it, and I can't get surround speakers right now becuase our desks are back to back.

And for the price, those are really powerful systems, I don't even want to know you'd have to sacrifice if you bought them prebuilt

Well, to be fair, the external HDD wasn't included in the cost. That's just to backup our old systems and as a network shared device. I also configured something on Alienware.com that was a close approximation at the time I bought the parts, and the Alienware was over $3500.

[DaJMasta]

Enjoy them both

I see there's no audiophiles in the house .

And for the price, those are really powerful systems, I don't even want to know you'd have to sacrifice if you bought them prebuilt

[nutcrackr]

Wooo nice setups, do you play games against/with each other?

Have fun with your new systems

[Medion]

Well, I've finally got both new PCs operational. One is for me, and one is for the wife. The cost to build includes the cost of the operating system. Here they are

His: $1700



Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0ghz
2GB PC3200 (2.5-3-3-6)
nVidia Geforce 7800GT 256MB (468/1100)
AC97 ALC 850
Samsung 940B 19" LCD
Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard
Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse
Icemat 2 Mousepad
Logitech X-230 2.1 Speakers
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
Thermaltake Soprano Case

(external drive shown is a WD 320GB SATA2 in a Venus enclosure, shared on our home network)

Hers: $1450





Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0ghz
1GB PC3200 (3-3-3-8)
nVidia Geforce 6800GS 256MB (490/1100)
AC97 ALC 850
Samsung 940B 19" LCD
MS Laser 6000 Desktop (Bluetooth)
Icemat 2 Mousepad
Logitech Z-4i 2.1 Speakers
Xion ATX Case