What monitors did you pick?

Had to hold off on those, ran outa funds :P Right now im running dual 19" monitors, but ive got my eye on maybe running a dual 24" widescreens

http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...009-125-05.jpg

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009125

I hate you! :thumbsup You made a right choice... stick with 24", that's my advice

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...lt+in+Speakers


ViewSonic VX2835wm Black/Silver 28" Widescreen LCD Monitor
I grabbed this one a month or so ago, great monitor so far.. a little on the big side at 28"
I'd prolly never buy this big again, and go around 25" max for a computer monitor...
Also this one increased $100-$150 in price since its release, i guess that means people like it...
For $500 delivered it was a steal... no brainer
At $650 plus delivery now... might have some alt choices


Edit - hard link to image
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...lt+in+Speakers

i got something similar a while ago ;)
just kandalf lcs, 2gb (1.1ghz) ram, and quad oced to 3ghz :D It's pleasure....

Well I do have a 30" that I am using at work and I love it. But yea I think 24's are the way to go for sure. Just making sure that they have a good Contrast Ratio and Response Time because I game quite a bit :P

Nice looking system bro. I am sure that you will enjoy it.

shoulda bought a Mac lol.. nice computer

I'm not a fan of macs, but thanks :thumbsup

That's what I just got and I love mine... Running Vista with my games or Photoshop and everything else is no problem....

start rendering some HD vid and running big batches in photoshop, then come tell me you don't need a quad. from what I've seen quad is the only way to go... you can upgrade a video card a lot cheaper than you can change out the processors. $.02

very nice! enjoy it!

cool, I had no dead although I've read great stuff about quads and games. I'm a content shooter though. anything less than a quad is a waste of time and money to me. -bmb

I think he's using primarily for gaming so Photoshopping isn't a priority ... though I could be wrong on his requirements, I skimmed the thread.

The 2 Nvidias though is a bit overkill ... for now.
:winkwink:

the noise level is actually not that bad on this case.

Is it worth the $$? Im waiting until the dev convention in July to see if there are any new announcements. Might need to pick one of these bad boys up.

the e8400 is a great chip if your water cooling you could over clock the shit out of it.

the reason i asked about the OS

If you are running 32-bit Windows, you will not ever see all 4GB of RAM you've paid for.

If you are running 64-bit Windows, depending on your motherboard's chipset, your system may support memory remapping. If so, you will be able to use all 4GB of RAM.


:2 cents:

uhhhh dood I thought you ordered a computer... thats not a mac it will never work what a waste of money

read here:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....gi?u=macs_cant

Yea I am aware 32bit only supports a little under 3gigs of ram. Still debating over 64bit

see what happend.. you read that website and got a shit computer now... im sorry brother... I think there is an envy club ill link you shortly but im to busy getting shit done rather than worry about why my PC won't work

Nice rig.

Don't think the raptors are worth the money and SLI 2x is a bit of a waste in my opinion but hey if you got the money what the hell.

looks good dude :thumbsup

You should have got sticks bigger than 1GB, if your mainboard has 4 slots then there's no way to add memory if you do change to 64 bit...

Yea but im pretty sure in between the 4 gigs of ram and 2 gigs of video memory ill be ok for a while ;D

looks good!!! I need to actualize mine someday...

jesus 3 fans in the front :O i hope they are silent ones

he is right +1

Gonna make a lot of noise

Looks like your computer is going to be delivered from another planet :thumbsup

not a mac. shit thread ;)

Good looking machine.

Pretty small HD so.. 74gb?! Aight its fast but you need some back up space for sure..

you mean 740GB HDD, not 74.0GB, right ?

If it's a Raptor then it probably is 74GB; I think the largest Raptor you can get currently is "only" 300GB.

looks awesome! congrats! :winkwink:

Congrats on your new computer!

Duals are much better for gaming because most games don't use the quad core YET. Quads are much better for video rendering and photoshop.

I just got new rig.

Gigabyte X48
Q9450
8G G-Skill RAM 1066
Thermalright Ultima 90 coolor

I got a cheap graphics cars because I don't game but I'm clocked to 3.6 right now. I don't think my cooler will handle more.

Ugly, overpriced, and overkill. Bonus!

SATA 1, liquid cooling, dual core, SLI. Hope you like playing Fallout 1.