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SAS_WIZ
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A bag full of bits

well today was the day, that WIZ decided to splash that cash.

Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3

CPU

Athalon 64 X2 4600+

Memory

4gb 667 DDR2

Graphics

Geforce 8800 GTS OC 320MB

Ive ordered the following to come next week..

Hdd

1 TB SATA

Case

Aspire X-plorer

Keyboard

Logitech G-15

Mouse

Ideazon Reaper

Its not the best pc in the world, but it will sure as hell kick your arse if you see me in-game.
And....it cost...not a lot!

So, CO_Shield can i borrow some from the donations to last me the month please?

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Well, I wouldn't bet your poker face on that Wiz Blum 3 j/k

Heck of a good rig, just think what that baby could do , muahauhauah !!!

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8O

Surely now you can buy SWAT 4 and enjoy it with us on full gfx?

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how much money did that cost?

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Yeah, good point, Rasa Exclaim

Now you have the needed power for SWAT TSS, WIZ... Wink

Hopefully see you on TG#3 Exclaim Lol

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WIZ, you should take a look on Razor. They build the best gaming mouses.

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Well WIZ, now that you have this rig, let's see if you're as good as you say you are in BF2 hehe. I might let you gun for me if you're good at TV missiles lol. Anyways, don't tell me too much information about your computer , or else I might have to go and get one myself soon hahaha

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Surely now you can buy SWAT 4 and enjoy it with us on full gfx?

I believe WIZ already has SWAT4 TSS.

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Ncie lookign WIZ, some are luckier than other Wink

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I think Wiz has every official game give or take SWAT3.

It's just a matter of getting them working lol.

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get S4 GEt s4 Blum 3

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no give or take..i do have every official game ans every game ever considered as an official game.

The trouble is..i still have a bag of bits, although the board is assembled. I have no case..
Due to the current postal strike in England, my case is in a sorting office somewhere..ggrrr

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Pff, who needs a case Biggrin

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Nice stuff Blum 3

CPU and ddr2 ram have really dropped in price this half of the year, perfect for some gifts..

Personally I'm running a couple PC's without cases, usually easier for testing and such, but in my case (pun?), I'm not testing much anymore so I suppose it's just me being lazy. But some excuses could be: space and cost saving. The only problems with not using the case would be signal interference (ie EMI) but that shouldn't be a problem in modern spread spectrums and stuff.

Though I was planning on finding a plastic/cardboard box to hide those sometimes really bright LED's... Or maybe I'll just 'cut' them off.

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Luckily i have a guy who will order parts and let me try them before buying.

so today i picked up...

3x Seagate Barracuda SATAII 16mb x 250gb drives
1 logitech G5 gaming mouse
my 54g network card
and extra pair of fans, its gonna get hot

and a rather tasty 600w psu..i was planning 800 but im told with this one its well capable.

and i got my Keyboard today too. Im testing both keyboard and mouse right now, as that is all i can realistically do without...

MY DAMN CASE :oops:

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When I order several computer parts I usually order them all from one site lol. And not 10 different sites :wink:.

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I didnt buy anything from the internet, apart from the case. No need to when the best computer shop in the country is 15min drive away Wink

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standby.. for a house fire.

She is assembled..a couple of bits of engineering..to get the parts i need, intot he right places of the case.
but essentially its ready for 1st boot.

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It's Aaalllliiiivvveeeee !!!!! It's alive !!!!

Dang I always wanted to say that xD

Hope to catch ya game side Wink

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1st boot = COMPLETE

BIOS setup = COMPLETE

1hr system monitor = COMPLETE

windows XP = INSTALLED

She is currently sitting nicely at 26 Celcius, and has been for a couple of hours now. The primary HDD is running at 28 celcius.

And boy its quiet!!!
I can get it down another 2 degrees easily..but with all 7 fans running at full speed...its not quite so silent Wink

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Wiz, if i had a computer like that, i wouldn't worry about lowering the degrees or makin it a little more quiet

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If I had a PC like that, I'd kiss it lol.

Sooo, any bets on how the RvS/SWAT4/BF2 tests go? hehehe

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As anyone who has built a pc, will tell you. One of the most important parts of setup, is what temperature it runs at.

It is vital, after setting up the BIOS, that you sit and let it run for an hour to check the temperatures.
This is a fairly good way of detecting if anything was assembled wrong or is faulty.
It is silent right now...but for those intense BF2 nights...i can crank it up.

And yes i have kissed it Lol

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Hahaha!!!

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Have you bought a computer or are you commanding Space Shuttle Missions from your house Wiz lol

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The Dark Side is closer than you think, Sniper... Lol Dirol

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Wiz, i was saying, if you have the degrees fine and the sound fine, but its possible to make it lower, I would try it, but it wouldnt be my first priority. But yeah, you gotta make sure it's at a temperature it can operate at effectively for the time its going to be running.

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I think its time to upgrade.......

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only wiz...

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9600+ amd rating !!!!!!!!!!!! Holy glockamole !

If AMD is not doing the ol'miss-direct that has got to be one hell of a fast CPU.

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