02-26-2004, 05:20 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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New PC finally done w/ pics
I just wanted to thank everyone who replied to my earlier thread. I finally got my new system put together and mostly stuck with what I had originally planned, but I did make a few changes. Here's what I wound up getting...
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ MSI K8T800 "K8T NEO-FSR" Corsair XMS Xtreme PC3200-C2PT DDR400 ..1 gig.. Sapphire RADEON 9800PRO 128M (Thanks Lasereth.. great card/great price!) Sony CRX230E-B2 52x32x52 CDRW Samsung SFD-321B Floppy ANTEC True430 Power Supply 22" NEC/Mitsubishi SuperBright Diamondtron MultiSync FE2111SB I had originally ordered the same ram, just the ECC version, which would not work with the MSI Motherboard. Now I have to pay the damn restocking fee. I also changed my mind about getting the nForce based board because I heard they hinder the 64's performance a bit. The HDD's I took out of my old PC, so I did save a few bucks there. I'm probably going to have to take that extra cash an get a new power supply. I had all three of my HDD's powered up and my system would get to the welcome to windows screen and shut itself off.. so I unplugged one, and she fired up just fine. That Athlon must really suck up some juice. No biggie. Thanks again everyone and here's some pics to enjoy... ***the flash from my camera makes the monitor look B-R-I-G-H-T*** Thanks again for everyones input.
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02-26-2004, 05:24 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Damn nice computer, messy!! I'm glad you got it together, and I'm even happier than the videocard came through alright. I want one really bad.
How about downloading 3d Mark 2001 and 2003 and posting some scores? -Lasereth
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02-26-2004, 07:34 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Well, I ran 3d Mark 2003 and got a score of 4935. I think it should be a little higher, so I'm going to see if there's any tweaking I can do. Does it automatically test it at a resolution of 1024x768, or should it be set at 800x600? This was the first time I've used it, so I may have screwed something up.
I also ran 3d Mark 2001 and it gave me an error message that I need to have directX 8.1 (I think that's what it was). So no score there, unless someone knows the problem. I'm running dx9 currently. And hell yeah I have a floppy! See it in the top bay? I had to cut one of my extra bay covers and rig it up in the large slot because my HDD's took up all the 3.5 room That's my first floppy drive since '98. I forgot how slow and loud they are.
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02-27-2004, 04:51 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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Location: Boston, MAss., USA
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Very sweet, but one question: What's that blueish looking thing in the front, it looks kinda like a radio/equalizer?
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02-27-2004, 05:48 AM | #10 (permalink) |
I'm a family man - I run a family business.
Location: Wilson, NC
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that's awesome! I hope it performs to expectations. Let's see some benchmarks on 3dmark2001 and 3dmark2003
I really like the front inputs and the floppy in the 5 1/4 bay. awesome
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02-27-2004, 08:23 AM | #11 (permalink) | ||
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02-27-2004, 09:17 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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Location: Phoenix
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Now that I actually looked into it, turns out the 3dMark2001 SE pro has the patch built into it. IF you still have an older version, you can use this: http://www.futuremark.com/download/?...001patch.shtml
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