New Comp! (/me will be playing again :D)

Before:
AMD Athlon64 3200+ s939
2x512MB Patriot DDR 400 2-2-2-5 1T
DFi LANPARTY Ultra-D s939
Sapphire Radeon X800GTO2 256MB 256bit GDDR3 12p @ 16p

Incoming: (already ordered it, just waiting)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz 1333MHz @ 3.6GHz 1600MHz (not sure if I'm going to OC it)
2x2GB G.Skill DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 1T (I'm planning to use Vista SP1 x64, so...)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 (s775)
XFX GeForce 9600GT 512MB 256bit GDDR3 @ default

Still using:

SAMSUNG 206nw (LCD 20" WS 2ms 3000:1)
SAMSUNG 320GB SATA2 16MB Hard-Disk
Razer DeathAdder Blue @ 1000Hz/1ms
Steelpad QcK
Logitech Elite Keyboard
Sennheiser pc155
Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic

It was really hard to find all this stuff -and also afford it- here in my country. But I did it! ;D

Hope to see you soon, guys!

wow nice one man!

Bah vista...

cyber_clash wrote:Bah vista...

Yeah I wasn't pretty sure about it but I want to use DX10 and I want a Windows that can actually read and fully use my 4 gigs, heh.

well vista isnt that bad i have it and i haave yet to have any problem

Nice dude, bet your excited about the upgrade! The waiting is gonna be killer though lol.

s0iz wrote:

cyber_clash wrote:Bah vista...

Yeah I wasn't pretty sure about it but I want to use DX10 and I want a Windows that can actually read and fully use my 4 gigs, heh.

Yeah I missed the 2x2 gigs, only read that as 2 gigs..confused? yeah awesome. lol But I'm using a DX 10 card with xp and running DX 9 ...blah blah...not sure what it does, but I run DM fair enough. lol

Yeah it would be nice to actually have 4 gigs of ram seen...lol maybe XP will fix that sometime?

Nice setup!

Thanks to everyone for beeing so cheerful, I really appreciate it

Maybe the SP3 fixs that, but I'm not sure.

PS: While I was writing this the 9600GT just arrived lol

EDIT:

Some pics!

Front: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marianitoz ... 419254364/
Back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marianitoz ... 419254364/
Side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marianitoz ... 419254364/
Other side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marianitoz ... 419254364/
Inside: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marianitoz ... 419254364/

wow wtf that resolution... 2304 x 3072 D:... anyways... glad to hear you upgraded your pc... i should probably do that eventually

So they say the 9600 offers great performance than a comparable 8 series? So does that mean this card is better than the 8800GT. Im confused lol, so cheap yet so good?

I don't think it has better perfomance than a 8800GT, but it is smaller and unexpensive.

It costs 134USD on newegg.com and it has a 90% more perfomance than 8600GTS!

I recommend an SLi of Dual 9600GT ftw!

s0iz wrote:I don't think it has better perfomance than a 8800GT, but it is smaller and unexpensive.

It costs 134USD on newegg.com and it has a 90% more perfomance than 8600GTS!

I recommend an SLi of Dual 9600GT ftw!

That sucks considering I paid around $160 USD and I have an 8600GTS
If I would've known that I would've went with a 9600GT

I have read that Vista 64 can be big trouble.

Vista with Single-Core and 1GB is trouble.
Vista with Dual-Core and 2GB is stable.
Vista with Quad-Core and 4GB is AWESOME

I don't have the Quad-Core, tho ;(

But Vista64 works amazingly with 4 gigs

Well, there are definite problems with Quads, 4gig Ram, and Vista 64.

Some MBs will not boot with 4 gigs installed and Vista64.
Some cannot get Vista 64 to install at all.
Some have compatibility issues with Quads, 4 gigs AND Vista 64.
All cannot get ITunes, Photoshop and other apps to work in Vista 64.
Some cannot get XFI cards to work at all in Vista 64.
You will probably have to pay for Alchemy drivers.

All i am saying is check out all your components and their compatibility before you build.

4 gig is overkill.
Unless you do some major computing, 4 gig and Quads will just sit there unused.
Vista 64 is fraught with problems.

Good Luck

For using a 64-bit SO you need 4GB. Of course you can use it without them, but it's not the same.

About drivers, every company is making their drivers for Vista, specially nVidia/ATi (x32/x64)

If Creative is not making them. Well, it's time for e-mailing =D

Even Razer has drivers for x64.

The only un-usable computers for Home users are Servers like X8-X16-X32 or NASA/Government computers. A Quad-Core could be fully used easily.

The only reason of why I didn't get a Quad-Core was because their not suitable for my pocket. Q6600 is affordable but it's "old", 65nm technology and it has a FSB of 1066.

The 45nm Quad-Cores from Intel cost ~3,000USD in newegg.com - If I want to get one of those here it would be like ~5,000USD or even more. That's not reasonable at all!

And remember, not since a year ago; Dual-Core computers were thought "un-usable" too
Even Source Engine is beeing modified for using Multi-Core systems!

sounds like a nice setup.
I have the samsung 206BW i just wondered what the difference between the 2 is? they are same size have same responce time and contrast ratio's
Those x-fi extreme musics are superb i also have 1
Here are some pics of my setup 1st few show my old case versus new case taken with sony ericsson w580i.
http://keefy.net/downloads/pics/my%20rig/

Mmm the kandalf nice choice. Stella!!

Wow I really liked your case, good choice!

Thermaltake FTW!
I love the kandalf case .... might buy one in the future

0nti wrote:Thermaltake FTW!
I love the kandalf case .... might buy one in the future

I recomend buying a fan controller if you do because the case comes with 5 fans and when they and your preocessor fan plus graphics fan are running 100% it gets ratehr noisey.
I bought this 1, it works pretty good too but you may want to change the connectors on the actual fans as they are molex type and the controler are 3pin fan type, makes it look neater.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... subcat=189

I hope your machine runs perfectly but i was not talking about drivers. i was saying Motherboards are having problem with 4g and Vista 64 and some progs still do not work on Vista 64.

I agree it is nice to have quad cores and 4 gig but i am talking about making sure your latest MB and Bios checks out with Vista 64 and your RAM is compatible.
its to do with the latest bus and Intel quads running Vista 64 with 4 gig installed.

I don't make this up. Google it and see what you get for problems concerning the combo of latest Intel Quads, Vista 64, certain MBs and BIOS, and certain ram combos.

"Warning: You must have a 64-bit capable machine running a 64-bit Windows operating system to run Windows Vista 64-bit Editions. Learn more at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/produc ... 64bit.mspx.

I do have a 64-bit machine, man ;D

Also, my mobo is Vista ready buddy, and supports Quad-Core, DDR3 and new processors with FSB 1600MHz.

Read it again. Vista 64 is a 64 bit executable program. You must be running XP 64 to execute it.
At least that is what i have read.

Not trying to rain on your parade but you are on the cutting edge of Tech and there is hardly any reason to ask for those headaches.

LOL? WinVista64 doesn't need XP at all

That must be oldy