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Old 05-20-2004, 09:49 AM
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Hey it is good to check what could become someone's REAL computer, as opposed to a DREAM computer.. I did this... I was asking around and researching the best of the best (in my price range of about $7k) and I ended up with a very nice system. Below I will give you the specs, so you can see what I thought 7 or 8 months ago what the best I could get...
  • Case - ThermalTake Xaser III 2000a Super Tower w/7 cooling fans w/digital CPU temp. readout in front panel windowed model.
  • Power Supply - Antec True Power TRUE550 550 watt.
  • MotherBoard - Gygabyte GA-7N400 Pro 2 w/4 IDE connectors, 2 Serial Connectors IDE and Serial are RAID.
  • Processor - AMD Athlon XP 3200+
  • CPU Cooler - ThermalTake Volcano 11+
  • Hard Drives - 2- Maxtor 146 GB serial interface.
  • CD/DVD - TDK 48x16x48 CD R/W burner, TDK IndiDVD DVD-R/W +R/W 16x2x4 burner
  • Floppy - Samsung 3 1/2 Drive
  • RAM - Corsair Matched Set 1 GB 400 MHZ
  • Video - Asus V9950 Geforce FX 5900 Ultra w/ 256 MB RAM
  • Sound - Creative Labs Audigy 2 EX w/ External Box
  • Network - Blitzz Wireless Card
  • Mouse - Logitech Cordless optical Trackman
  • Keyboard - Micro Innovations wireless
  • Game controller - Saitek P3000 Wirless rechargable
  • Microphone - Logitech Cordless Freedom Headset/Mic
  • Speakers - Megaworks THX 6.1 650 watt system
  • Printer - HP 7100 series all in one printer/scanner/copier/fax
  • Print Server - HP wireless Print server
  • Monitor - Samsung Syncmaster 240T 24" LCD Widescreen native resolution of 1920x1200
  • Accesories - Toshiba E755 Pocket PC w/ built in wireless network card. 128MB SD memory stick.
  • Black lights for inside case, and UV reactive paint, and wire sleeves for all wires. Neon light footpegs for case.
  • Desk - 2-Line Designs SP-200KR-K Legacy Computer desk All glass tops and Black iron supports.


Dont think this is still top of the line, but I wont complain about my PC for a while to come!
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