What should I do with my system?


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specs:

- P4 1.5ghz

- 384 rdram

- 20gb hdd

- geforce 2 mx400 32mb

- audio excel 6 channel

- 52x creative cd-rom

- 32x8x8 lg cd-rw

- 17" lg studioworks

- cambridge soundworks fps1000

- a4tech 4d scroll wheel mouse

- some multimedia keyboard

i am looking at getting a new hdd (40gb or 60gb) and sound card (maybe sb live 5.1).

i don't really want to spend more than $350 (AUS).

thoughts...?

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Originally posted by deadzombie

Set it on fire.

Not good for long term usage, but it's a great story to tell people...

what are you talking about deadzombie?

lay off the gear :alien:

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The gear is great. The title of this thread is "What should I do with my system?"... I'm just giving a suggestion.

I'd say video card, but nVidia has a new chipset coming soon. So next step would be monitor. That 17" is quite small...go 19 or 21. You'll thank me.

Of course, setting the whole thing on fire would be ALOT of fun.

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Originally posted by deadzombie

The gear is great. The title of this thread is "What should I do with my system?"... I'm just giving a suggestion.

fixed it now :p

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Originally posted by use_imagination

get a new sound card i guess but i don't know the sound card you have now but for the name it doesn't seem to be that good

well i don't think it's that good either. the rear speakers don't work in winamp and it's a pain to get drivers.

is it worth getting an extigey/audigey or is a sb live 5.1 fine?

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Save your money , keep what you have , there is not a App, Game or what ever that your machine will have probs with .

Granted you wont get a Zillion frames per nano second in Q3 but anything above 60fps is wasted anyway.

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Originally posted by sphere

well i don't think it's that good either. the rear speakers don't work in winamp and it's a pain to get drivers.

is it worth getting an extigey/audigey or is a sb live 5.1 fine?

i guess it is but you better read some reviews, i only have a SBlive value and it's great so an audigy must be excellent but it's also expensive :ermm:

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No not really, check Pricewatch , an OEM Audigy isn't expensive. Check this out from Cnetpc.com . It comes out to about $60. Most of the software they give you with a retail card is crap anyways. It may have a 90-day warranty but it isn't like your gonna overclock your sound card or anything.

You also might want to change that mouse too. Get either a Logitech Optical Mouse or Microsoft Intellimouse. I've the Intellimouse Explorer 1.0 for over 3 years with no problems.

Get at least a 60gb hard drive. Drives are getting cheaper and cheaper everyday. But make sure you get a 7,200RPM and not a 5,200RPM. You can get a 60gb drive for under $90 from Cnetpc.com. I bought 90% of my hardware from this site last year. You can also check Newegg.com.

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No Keep the P4!!!

P4 Owns!

[/end p4 vs AMD rand]

no I like p4 but, ya sweet with the P4 mate.

I just brought a new soundcard too a SB Live 5.1 DE

so I can recommend you get that mate :)

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Originally posted by Osiris

I just brought a new soundcard too a SB Live 5.1 DE

so I can recommend you get that mate :)

I got that soundcard too. Very good. No probs with it at all. And I'd also recommend getting a new video card.

[stupidity] The title being "What should I do with my system", well, you can give it to me :D [/stupidity]

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Originally posted by gandolas

or...

www.underwaterpc.com

lol :p

Trust me, with a little accelerant a fire would be more interesting than dropping it under water...big blue and purple flames and clouds of black smoke!!!! Sparks! Pops! Maybe even a small explosion!! If only we could capture the smell of it burning...

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and if he really wants to show everyone how crazy he is he could rig his system up with a whole bunch of explosives and set it off in front of his friends on the 4rth of july!! :rolleyes: :right:

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