Your Dream Computer for Gaming (realistic)

[Vasco]

What the hell is a mobo?

OK, so that means the motherboard only has two USB ports? Dammit...

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by DODGE the VIPER
What the hell is a mobo?

OK, so that means the motherboard only has two USB ports? Dammit...

Well, you DO know that there ARE USB hubs you can get, so rather than having 2 USB ports, you could have something like 8.

Oh, and Cobraboy, why wouldn't you add two firewire connections as well? They're just as good as USB2 just about.

 

[Cobraboy]

Originally posted by rjensen11
Oh, and Cobraboy, why wouldn't you add two firewire connections as well? They're just as good as USB2 just about.

What things use the firewire connection??

MOBO = MOtherBOard.

 

[Matrixhasu77]

Originally posted by Cobraboy
What things use the firewire connection??

Digital Video Cameras. Firewire 2 is nearly twice the speed of USB 2 probably. It's capable of 800 mb/s. Good luck finding a card that supports FW2 though.

 

[Vasco]

OK, so a USB hub, eh..will have to look into that. Anything else i should know about my choices?

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by Matrixhasu77
Digital Video Cameras. Firewire 2 is nearly twice the speed of USB 2 probably. It's capable of 800 mb/s. Good luck finding a card that supports FW2 though.

FireWire2? Whoa, when did that get announced?

Also, it's possible to use the Apple iPods on windows computers or linux computers if you use 3rd party software and have a firewire port.

 

[halfracedrift]

I feel dwarfed here in terms of computer knowledge... *goes to corner and crys*

 

[Cobraboy]

You'll learn, I was in the same position as you not so long ago.... .

 

[oosacker]

Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
Intel D850EMD2 chip motherboaard
2GB RDRAM
ATI Radeon 9700
Creative SB Audigy2 Platinum
Seagate Cheetah 147GB HDD SCSI
Diamondtron 22" monitor

 

[Matrixhasu77]

Originally posted by rjensen11
FireWire2? Whoa, when did that get announced?

Macworld San Francisco or NY. One of the two. I don't remember exactly which one. I think it was sometime last year. Of course i could be thinking of Airport Extreme. Maybe Youth_Cycler might know.

 

[Acid X]

AMD Athlon 2GHZ, 2GB ram, 128mb Nvidia Geforce FX, 10/100 Ethernet, 4 usb ports, 52x48x52 DVD/CD rom RW drive, Top of the line sound card..

EH.. Plenty of other stuff.

 

[Shannon]

AMD Athlon XP 2800+
1536mb DDR333 Ram
nVidia GeForce 4 Ti4800 128mb DDR AGP8x
Asus A7N8x Deluxe Motherboard
Creative Labs Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum
19" CRT Flatscreen (not flatpanel) monitor.

 

[Vasco]

Hey, how long would a CRT 19" monitor be (Front to back, ie length)? I have about 30 cm of length to use...that's why i was looking at the LCD...

 

[Thio]

Intel P4 3.06 GHz
1 GB Rambus memory
160 GB dual raid hard drive
128MB GeForce4 i4400 [ i think ]
Asus P4T533 motherboard
Antec 1080 Case w/ silcencer 400W
19" LCD screen
6.1 sound system
TV Tuner Card
Cable Modem
DVD+R/W

more to come .....

 

[Shannon]

Originally posted by DODGE the VIPER
Hey, how long would a CRT 19" monitor be (Front to back, ie length)? I have about 30 cm of length to use...that's why i was looking at the LCD...

I have a 17" CRT Flatscreen and it is about 38cm from the front to the back. If you're going to play games though, don't get an LCD. CRT's can render scenes better than LCDs and also, LCDs cost a fortune.

 

[rjensen11]

Originally posted by Thio
Intel P4 3.06 GHz
1 GB Rambus memory
160 GB dual raid hard drive
128MB GeForce4 i4400 [ i think ]
Asus P4T533 motherboard
Antec 1080 Case w/ silcencer 400W
19" LCD screen
6.1 sound system
TV Tuner Card
Cable Modem
DVD+R/W

more to come .....

Don't get the DVD+R/W, get the DVD+/-R/RW/RAM

 

[Vasco]

OK, now i have 42 cm there...but possible could have 50 cm at the max. So how long would a Sony 19 inch CRT be!?

 

[Acid X]

Why dont you measure in inches?

 

[GilesGuthrie]

Originally posted by DODGE the VIPER
OK, now i have 42 cm there...but possible could have 50 cm at the max. So how long would a Sony 19 inch CRT be!?

Don't know, but my Sony 21" CRT is 48cm deep.

 

[Vasco]

Okay, so it should be somewhere around 43cm. Thanks Giles, that means it should fit with a bit of moving around, although i'll make sure how long it is "if" i ever go to get one...