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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 21:43
I recently upgraded my PC, I use it mostly for gaming. Is it worth the 5.5 grand I spent on it?
AMD athlon64 3200+ 939 socket
Asus A8N-E nforce4 mobo
2x 512MB Kingmax DDR-400
Asus Geforce FX6600 256MB PCI-Express
120GB SATA Harddrive
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 21:47
where did u get it from?
I would say yes
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 21:50
I got it from Omnicomp. So it wasn't a bad upgrade for gaming then?
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 21:51
not bad.
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by Jasonhk » 20 Nov 2005, 21:55
Good upgrade except imo I would of rather got a 6600GT and some cheaper 512 *2 ram.. then a 6600 256Mb and Kingmax Ram..
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by hamin_aus » 20 Nov 2005, 21:57
I would agree with shlebib.
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 21:58
ah well... It does it's job... just wante to hear your oppinions.
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:00
i take it u got a box with dat as well
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:01
ja... nothing fancy just a regular black case.
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:03
cd-rom dvd...???
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:05
I already had a CD-RW and DVD-RW. just had to buy a black stiffy drive... but I need black facia plates for my Cd-Rom and DVD-rom
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:06
I upgraded it 3 months ago
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:09
Its a cool pc, i wouldnt mind one...
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:13
cheap sempron 2200+, 384mb ram, ati 9600se and wait for it...... a 2gb HDD and a 3HDD!
my 80gb blew!!!
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:20
eish! that's bad! Well I waited 3 years for my upgrade. I used to have a Duron 700Mhz, 192Mb Ram, Geforce2 Mx 440, 40GB HD
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:21
its ok with da 80gig... but it sux now
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:27
ja... but what can u do?
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:31
get a new one, 1 problem with dat...MONEY or lack off it
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by Cosworth182 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:33
true true... money is a *****
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:38
it was still under warrenty but they sed cos it has burn marks on it da warrenty is null en void
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by DcrawlerZ » 20 Nov 2005, 22:48
shlebib wrote: it was still under warrenty but they sed cos it has burn marks on it da warrenty is null en void
Dude that sucks dont know why they put warranties on stuff theres always a catch
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by Avatar7 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:49
Burn marks,
Should make a good story.
what happend.
Maybe this should be under that "Pc on fire" thread!
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by shlebib » 20 Nov 2005, 22:49
it sucks a$$! R400 down da drain
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by Avatar7 » 20 Nov 2005, 22:53
When it blew did fire spew out of it to burn it, cause for a company to refuse something the their waranty covers, there must have been some all-mighty burn marks!