Coming Back!!!

[RaGe]

Well, I just ordered a new PC from Newegg and it should be here by the end of the week. Built it because I upgraded to Vista and Now CS:S plays like shit. Haven't played in a long time but am looking forward to getting back into CS gaming with you guys. Its not to shabby and it will be a huge improvement to my current rig. I can't fucken wait!

Mobo -  EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813188019

CPU -  Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115017 )

RAM -  G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231098 )

HDD -  HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 HDT725032VLA360 (0A33435) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA  3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145129 )

Vid Card -  Leadtek PX8600GTS 256MB Standard GeForce 8600GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122026 )

Case -  RAIDMAX Sagitta ATX-921WSP Silver/Red SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watts PRESCOTT/ SATA Ready Power Supply ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156181 )

DVD Burner -  LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106070 )

[MR|337]

Did you get a psu? Also might want to add another 2 gigs of ram. I have a similar system same cpu and os, sitting idle vista is using close to a gig of ram. I went to 4gigs (even though vista 32 only sees 3.5) and it runs like a champ. That mobo is kick ass! Thats why I buy all my vid cards from evga. Life time warranty!

[RaGe]

I didn't get a psu cause that case comes with a 450 watt. The card I bought says min of 350 watt so I figured I would be ok. Maybe not, I will run it and wait till i find a good deal on like a 600 or so. as for ram, I was going to go to 4 gig, but I ran outa money. You know how that is. Sometime in the near future I'll pick up two more sticks of the same and bring my total to 4gig which should be fine.

thx for the input. I'll probably just run vista cause I really like it. Even if i lose a few fps, i do not think it will be bad enough to make it unplayable. I get paid on friday, and I may pick up that extra ram then. Now just to wait for multi core cpu support.

[wonder.]

Nice rage.  cool to see that you will be back.  I can't wait, im gonna build a new rig to, but first gotta finish working so i can have enough $ to do it.  Here is what i wanna put in mine. 

CPU - Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor

MOBO -  INTEL 975X CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR 2xPCI-E(X16)/1xPCI-E(X4)/2xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2 RAID,LAN(Gb),USB 2.0 & AUDIO

Case- Antec P182SE Silver Mirror-finished stainless steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

PSU - THERMALTAKE W0132RU TOUGHPOWER 1000W ATX 12V V2.2 / EPS 12V V2.91 UL & FCC POWER SUPPLY FOR ATX CASES

GPU - GEFORCE 8800 GTX 768MB OC PCI-E DDR3 W/HDTV DVI

RAM -      OCZ Titanium XTC AM2 Edition 4096MB Dual Channel PC5400 DDR2 667MHz Memory (2 x 2048)

Hard Drive - 4 ~ WD Raptor X 150 GB SATA Hard Drives

Sound - CREATIVE LABS SOUNDBLASTER X-FI XTREMEGAMER FATALITY PROFESSIONAL SERIES 7.1 24-BIT PCI

Mouse - Razer Copperhead Anarchy Red Gaming Mouse

Keyboard -     Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard


So thats about it.  I can't wait.  Its gonna cost me, but hopefully it will last me till im out of college.  Im also gonna wait for the vid card price to go down, and when it does maybe get another.  But that should do the trick, I think. 

~Wonder. 

[RaGe]

nice wonder! that cpu will be really nice and that vid card pretty wicked.

well after reading mrl33ts post about ram, i took his advice and just picked up another 2 gig. I just put it on the american express and will pay it off friday. paid for rush processing so that it should ship monday along with everything else. that way its all here and I can have it set to its full 4 gig when i get it all set up.

[MR|337]

Hey Wonder, just so you would know, the new stuff Intel has put out Q6600 quad, is only just a few fps shy of the 6700 Extremes benchmarks. Save some dough and get the Q6600. Also beware the soundcard. I have the very same one and cant use it in my new rig because creative has shit for vista drivers. Their forum is loaded with issues concerning this subject. I wouldnt buy till I saw it works with vista on the box.

Have you actually had a Razer Copperhead in your hand? I thought the quality of the mouse was low. It just reaked of cheapness even though it is somewhat expensive. I was in Circuit City yesterday and tried all of the Razer and logitech mice out. The Razers all looked pretty much the same and felt the same, but their over all quality was at the bottom as they felt cheap and toy like. I liked the Logitech MX 510 and it's newer version the 518. But the one I chose was neither Razer or Logitech. I got the Creative Fatality lazer mouse. (I know I just bashed their vista sound card support) This one was imo the best mouse. It feels like a weapon and fits my hand perfect. I'm still getting used to all the options, but so far it's a hit. The quality was really what impressed me off the bat and I would suggest this mouse to all.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826158017

[wonder.]

yea, my cousin has a razer for his laptop, and i like the way it fit in my hand.  Thanks for the advice leet, ill look into that. 

[WidowMaker]

Looks good rage. Only thing I would have done different was the memory. I am going with this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227181

But let me know how you make out. Will be upgrading my PC pretty soon.

Widow

[RaGe]

welll, i messed with timing settings and all that and to no avail. I give up on it. I RMA'd it today around 3pm and ordered what you recomended widow. should be here tuesday or wednesday. Still gonna run what I have till I get the new stuff and then just send it back.

[MR|337]

I just hope you got memory that was tested by evga, or you will be repeating the same thing in a few days...

[RaGe]

yup, i checked it out and its listed under sli 1066mhz memory at the top. I made sure so I should be good to go. Sure hope so. Did that vista expirience rating thing and got a 5.0 rating. My ram was hold me back cause everything else was 5.7 and up. Once its here, i think it will go up a little more. I ran that video stress test at 1600x1050(my max res) in source with everything up to max and got an average of 212fps. Not to shabby 

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