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Old 06-20-2004, 12:39 AM   #5 (permalink)
Dragonlich
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I'd keep the videocard. Laserth is right in that Sapphire is good 'n cheap (I have it myself)... BUT the HIS version has a pre-installed Arctic VGA Silencer (which I also have on my card!).

Advantages:
- silent. The sapphire card is loud, the VGA silencer is inaudible at low speeds (where it cools about the same as the stock cooler), and is near-quiet at high speeds (where it cools like a madman)
- cools well
- looks friggin' cool
- you won't void your warranty by installing the VGA silencer on your Sapphire card (like I did). No big deal if you know what you're doing, but a *very* big deal if something goes wrong in, say, 2 years.

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Oh, and go for a DVD-burner. the price difference between that and a combo-drive is getting lower and lower. a DVD burner is a combo drive with added DVD-buring options, after all.
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