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Carno · 10-04-2005, 05:47 PM

I bought some el cheapo $20 case, and I have a 160 GB Western Digital hard drive that I got for $80.

As far as the video card, I couldn't find a 6800 that was as cheap as I could get the 6600GT for. Going from the 3500+ to the 3200+ only saved me like $20, and the cheapest 6800 I could find was like $60 more than the 6600GT. Plus none of the 6800's support SLI, whereas the 6600GT does. And I only plan on buying a second video card later on in the future, so I figure SLI support should be better by then anyway. The 7800 GTX was just way too much. It would have been like $200 more. I suppose I could wait and get a better price, but further down the road I couyld wait and get a better price also. Prices are always dropping, but I'd rather buy my comp now.

I appreciate the advice though. I wish I could get a better card, but my budget is exactly $600, and I couldn't make it work with the better cards.

10-04-2005, 05:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
Carno Junkie	I bought some el cheapo $20 case, and I have a 160 GB Western Digital hard drive that I got for $80. As far as the video card, I couldn't find a 6800 that was as cheap as I could get the 6600GT for. Going from the 3500+ to the 3200+ only saved me like $20, and the cheapest 6800 I could find was like $60 more than the 6600GT. Plus none of the 6800's support SLI, whereas the 6600GT does. And I only plan on buying a second video card later on in the future, so I figure SLI support should be better by then anyway. The 7800 GTX was just way too much. It would have been like $200 more. I suppose I could wait and get a better price, but further down the road I couyld wait and get a better price also. Prices are always dropping, but I'd rather buy my comp now. I appreciate the advice though. I wish I could get a better card, but my budget is exactly $600, and I couldn't make it work with the better cards. __________________ http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/ Last edited by Carn; 10-04-2005 at 05:57 PM..