Author Topic: Buff gaming system suggestions - Skuzzy (Read 310 times)

Wolfala · « **on:** March 19, 2006, 10:17:22 PM »

OK - after 3 years, I bought a new hardware case. So by that proclemation, I need to fill it with hardware otherwise its a heavy doorstop.

i'm looking to build an AMD box - 2 gigs ram minimum, with some sort of RAID array. I don't plan on having much on it except for games - my old box i'll use as a file server since its got mostly **** on it anyway.

I'm not 100% up to speed on the latest and greatest in hardware - but generally, i'd like a dual SLI setup, either 256 or 512 on each card.

And some sort of LCD monitor to complement the 5 year old 17 inch Sony CRT I currently have.

Budget is between 0 and 5 grand.

Suggestions?

Wolf

ramzey · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2006, 11:04:00 PM »

wide spreed of budget

http://shop3.outpost.com/product/4764799?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

are you plan to build it by yourselff or you like to pick up ready box from dell??

Wolfala · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2006, 11:23:37 PM »

Gonna build it. Never buy my stuff except Laptop.

ramzey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2006, 11:30:07 PM »

local pick up at Fry's or you are going to order parts from newegg?

Wolfala · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2006, 11:47:17 PM »

Was at frys. Can do better at pricewatch.com

ramzey · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2006, 12:42:43 AM »

you can get nice deal during weekends, buy friday's Mercury news
i got this one
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4548657?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
for 14$ after mail in rabate and som other good deals, also its easier to return in case something does not work

Wolfala · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2006, 12:49:45 AM »

Yea they got some good stuff there. I guess though I need some guidence on Motherboards, Memory and Graphics stuff. I dunno if NVidia is now on top for FS related apps or ATI.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2006, 11:59:00 AM »

I really cannot comment on this configuration. Not big on AMD, SLI, or RAID.