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What's a decent price for the Samsung 2232GW?

Sweet! Looking forward to getting my screen in a weeks time. I'm planning on using 2 monitors on my new PC - my old 19" CRT and the new 22" Wide screen LCD. Is there an app to control them (especially in games) - I want only the LCD on when I game and both when I'm in windows?

Yea - even though it's a 8800GTS 640MB you can buy the 8800GT 512MB for R2400 brand new. I think reduce the card to R2000 - it should sell then. Otherwise everything else seems good - RAM at R200 seems fair.

Yo GatsbyDyt ComputerOnly have stock left (I've already booked myself one) Their website says they're sold out, but I phoned them and they said they have 3 or 4 left (that's after I booked mine )

Actually I quite like the Samsung - the curved bottom bit is not so bad actually! On the reviews I've read it looks like it is very reflective - do you not have an issue with glare? I'm gonna see what stock ComputersOnly can get on Monday, either the Samsung or the ASUS.

Does anyone have an opinion on the ASUS 22" VW222U? My choice is between the Asus and the Samsung 2232GW - but I don't like the design/look of the Samsung - it's not totally square - has to rounded bottom edge (yes yes I know I'm picky). But in performance does anyone know if there is any major...

Be thankful it's the 7th - My RAM (I'm ordering from Take2.co.za) is only arriving at their place on the 14th! Then they still have to ship it to me! So looks like by the end of next week I'll have everything except the RAM - very useful PC it will be without RAM!! I should be up and gaming by end o...

Sweet keep us informed as to the progress of your water cooling. You gonna be cooling RAM, CPU and GPU?

Where did you buy your 8800GT from? I see you've got quite an impressive overclock there too: from 600/900 to 700/1000.

Sweet thanks. How is the ASUS 8800 GT btw? Crysis run okay?

True - but an extra R1000 is a bit steep. Also so long as this mobo supports all the components that I'm buying for it now - it should be fine. Trying to future proof is very difficult. Also we don't know what better things besides maybe PCIe 2.0 there will be? Maybe USB 3? I'm not going to upgrade ...

I can't find a site atm showing the P5E, but as far as I know the X38 chipset is the updated version of the P35 - I assumed the X38 will support DDR3. How much does the P5E typically go for? I read the stats of the P5K and had everything that I wanted - sells for R1450.

:P thanx GatsbyDyt! I have been holding out for a new PC for 2 years now - I need to get something decent. Gonna buy Crysis and the Orange Box too. The X38 chipsets are a bit more pricey - suppose due to the fact that they support DDR3. I did look at them, but I'm not going to buy DDR3 now - way too...

I've been saving like a b!tch to get my ultimate rig. I have done so much research in the past 3 months to know exactly what I want - so long as it runs Crysis decently (all the cards seem to struggle on maxed out settings though - even the 8800GTX). But I believe I've got the best "Bang-for-bu...

Can't wait to collect my new rig next week!!

Specs:

Asus P5K Intel P35
Intel C2D E6750
Seagate 320Gb SATAII HDD
OCZ ReaperX HPC Gaming RAM 2x2gig 4Gb kit
Asus Geforce 8800GT 512Mb
Asus SATA DVDRW
Asus 22" Wide Screen LCD
Logitech MX5000 Combo (keyboard & mouse)
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers

I'm also in the market for RAM (well a whole system anyways). But my dilemah is slightly different! I can't decide if I should buy 2Gb DDR2 800 or 4Gb? Take2 has OCZ ReaperX HPC 4GB kit (2 x 2Gb modules) for R2042? I have XP x64 so recognising the 4Gb won't be a problem. I had no idea that all 32bit...

That kinda sux, but then if you have TF2 then you're not really gonna have time to play CS Source.

Does CS Source come included in the "Orange Box"?

Sweet - thanks guys! I'll check out all the titles mensioned above - see if I can DL some demos and see what she'll like! I also had puzzle type games in mind, but we'll have to see!

I'm looking for a decent game for my wife. She's quite into the Sims2 thing, and has most of the add-ons that are available, but she wants something new now. And damn is it difficult to find something that is girly, and is a decent game. She doesn't want any fps games, especially if it contains mons...

Damn - the GT should have sufficient stock cooling to not overheat! (If not overclocked - obviously) What brands of 8800GTs you guys got? I was interested in buying the Gainward Bliss edition (from Computersonly - R2800)

Yea - it's a domain. The DNS settings are pretty much default. Our setup is basically a normal network. We have 2 networks, one for the e-mail etc. and one industrial network - for the SCADA systems and energy measuring equipment. Some of our machines we've changed over from Windows 2000 to Windows ...

I'm running Windows Server 2003 R2 on some of the workstations at work, and every now and then their networks start to run really slowly. By accident we came up with a solution to disable the LAN connection and then re-enable it again. This speeds the network up to its proper speed. Does anyone know...

Lol - I really don't rate Derrick as a player to write home about! I think Andre and Butch are more than enough in terms of fly halves that we need. Frans Steyn should bring some flair to the boks. We'll have to see.

Sweet Law - wish I could have been there. Watched at home - Sharks were lucky to pull things straight, the game started to go a bit pair-shaped in the beginning of the second half for the sharks. Lol - Butch James dummied the cr@p out of those two Blues players when he went over for his try!!! I lov...