Simple Build, 100% dedicated for AHII only - Help/Input Needed

[AirFlyer]

Looks good, the only thing I would change would be to use one of the slightly cheaper cases recommended and then use that money to get Windows XP 64-bit. Otherwise you won't be able to utilize the RAM your buying.

[ketinkrad]

TheZohan what do you think is the best gamer's monitor?

[TheZohan]

i use my Visio 32" L32 personally works great for me, or i have my 21" CRT

the 22" viewsonic should be just fine

[humble]

2 things to consider....

The GTS 250 is basically a reworked 9800GTX and the 260 has fallen to the 9800's price point of just a few months ago. The 4870 has fallen down.

Here is a 260/216 core for $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127409

A huge improvement for ~$30

I'd also look at the HD I recommended above or any that TD recommends...speed and reliability count, especially in a "gaming rig". If you dont need storage then get a drive like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136033

[MrRiplEy[H]]

2 things to consider....

The GTS 250 is basically a reworked 9800GTX and the 260 has fallen to the 9800's price point of just a few months ago. The 4870 has fallen down.

Here is a 260/216 core for $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127409

A huge improvement for ~$30

I'd also look at the HD I recommended above or any that TD recommends...speed and reliability count, especially in a "gaming rig". If you dont need storage then get a drive like this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136033

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I've heard many people complain about the 74gb raptor high failure rate. The larger 300gb version is recommended instead. It's much faster too.

[Miller]

I'd also look at the HD I recommended above or any that TD recommends...speed and reliability count, especially in a "gaming rig".

Does the game access the hard drive while I am flying?  Seems like the 4GB of RAM should be able to store everything the game needs to operate.  But then again, I really have no idea, so that my be a stupid assumption.

If my hard drive is going to be working while I am flying then I guess I should get a fast one.

[Krusty]

Every game does. The deal with high speed HDs is that whenever that happens it does so very quickly and minimizes any hitches/stutters.

[Zazen13]

Hard Drives also can have built in cache memory which minimizes this. The Velociraptors have 16 mb cache, the bigger drives made by Western Digital have 32mb. Older, slower drives have very little cache if any, relying completely on system memory for buffering which then has to deal with bus speed latency, this causes the hiccups. Someone correct me if that's wrong.