New Computer.

[Sir. abjam77]

Re: New Computer.

i would mabe cut down on the video card and wait for dx10...you can play most games on high with a 6800GT anyways...this will let you increase the lifespan of your comp.

[Addequate]

Re: New Computer.

i would mabe cut down on the video card and wait for dx10...you can play most games on high with a 6800GT anyways...this will let you increase the lifespan of your comp.

After a couple years of vista when the majority of the games go to DX10 I will consider getting a new DX10 card and setup but for now I want one of the top DX9 cards :) so I can enjoy the eye candy of BF2 flawlessly. Also, vista will support DX9 so I'm not worried

And in regards to the Floppy Drive I use it alot. I'm taking courses at NIC (North Island College) and I use the Floppy disks to save homework on(essays etc.) so if I need to fix anything I have it with me.

[Jofaba]

Re: New Computer.

Awesome comp. A bit on the expensive side (I'm pretty sure you can get most of that stuff cheaper and save one or two hundred bucks. Plus, don't forget about shipping if you're getting it online, and don't forget about store overhead if you're buying it at a store. Is it prebuilt or are you building it yourself?). I'm about to dump another thousand into my computer so I feel your excitement man =)

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Edit: You don't need a $600+ card to play BF2 with all the eye candy. My current videocard was my cheapest out of three over the past 5 months ($350 USD including my SLi mobo, it was a combo deal that's still available) and I play at 1600x1200 @85hz resolution, all settings on high, audio on ultra high (XFI mode), AA off ingame and 4X in nVidia control settings. I average 80-100fps and never dip below 70 in vanilla bf2. I never dip below 50 on Special Forces. Just something to think about.

[Eden]

Re: New Computer.

Its Canadian dollars not american dollars remember.

[Addequate]

Re: New Computer.

Awesome comp. A bit on the expensive side (I'm pretty sure you can get most of that stuff cheaper and save one or two hundred bucks. Plus, don't forget about shipping if you're getting it online, and don't forget about store overhead if you're buying it at a store. Is it prebuilt or are you building it yourself?). I'm about to dump another thousand into my computer so I feel your excitement man =)

It's actually the cheapest on the west coast of BC, Canada because If I were to buy it on my Island it will be 20-30% more. The shipping cost is exactly $80.00 (via Purolator 1-4 business days anything faster and it's $120+) the price I put in there is the exact cost they give me before I put in Credit card number. Yes I'm getting it prebuilt, it only costs $50 for full assembly and testing. It's free if it's over $2000.

Edit: You don't need a $600+ card to play BF2 with all the eye candy. My current videocard was my cheapest out of three over the past 5 months ($350 USD including my SLi mobo, it was a combo deal that's still available) and I play at 1600x1200 @85hz resolution, all settings on high, audio on ultra high (XFI mode), AA off ingame and 4X in nVidia control settings. I average 80-100fps and never dip below 70 in vanilla bf2. I never dip below 50 on Special Forces. Just something to think about.

Well I also want to run near future games nicely without worrying :)

[Jofaba]

Re: New Computer.

Yeah I didn't forget that. Unfortunately I can only respond with USD since that's what I spent. I'm just offering advice, he'll have to do the work of converting =P

Anyway, in USD a 512mb version of the X1900 (I don't think they even make the 256 anymore. Still available but no new stock that I'm aware of) costs $580USD. Without my motherboard this videocard costs $300USD. Almost half the cost.

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Awesome! Some great deal you're getting then. I do HIGHLY suggest going over $2000 then. Why pay someone $50 to build your computer when you can put that $50 to some piece of hardware? Get a G5 mouse or something.

It's too bad I don't still work for FedEx. I could have bought the parts here tax free and sent them to you for $3 avoiding that amazingly rediculous 14% tax you've got. =(

[Eden]

Re: New Computer.

$1,618.43 USD

The video card is 629.41 USD (and its a X1900XT)

[Hephaistion]

Re: New Computer.

Since I'm ordering my new computer on March 23rd I thought I would see everyones opinion on it before I ordered it. On my other thread "which 7800gtx should i get" I finally decided to get an ATI X1900XT 512, I've always had an ATI card and have always been treated well. Here's the specs.


Case: Antec P180 ATX Advanced Mid Tower Aluminum Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS W/ USB & Audio Ports
Price: $157.51

Processer: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor S939 San Diego 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM E6 Retail Box
Price: $279.30

Motherboard: ASUS A8R-MVP ATX S939 RX200 Crossfire DDR 2PCI-E16 SATA RAID Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard
Price: $124.20

Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 200GB SATA W/ NCQ 7200RPM 8MB 8MS Hard Drive 5YEAR MFR Warranty
Price: $108.10

Floppy drive: SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
Price: $10.12

Video Card: ATI Radeon X1900XT 625MHZ 512MB 256BIT 1.45GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I VIVO HDTV Video Card
Price: $629.41

Power supply: Antec True Power II 550W EPS12V 24PIN SLI Ready Power Supply W/ 120MM Fan
Price: $116.83

DVD Writer: LG GSA-4167B 16X DVD+-RW 16X Dual Layer Writer IDE 2MB Black OEM W/ SW Burner
Price: $56.12

Case Fan 1: Antec TriCool 120MM DBB Case Fan 3-SPEED 1200/1600/2200RPM 25/28/30DBA 39/56/79CFM 3 & 4PINS
Price: $17.97

Case Fan 2: Antec TRI-COOL 80MM 3 Speed Case Fan W/ Blue LED 3PIN 4PIN
Price: $8.99

Sub Total: $1562.93 CDN
Taxes: 14% (7% pst, 7% gst)
Shipping: $80.00
Total: $1872.94 CDN

I'm using the Ram and Sound Card I have right now until I can come up with some more coin to get OCZ EL Plat. 2x1024 PC3200 and maybe XFI sound card. Keep in mind that my budget was $1900 with taxes and shipping and if I buy anything else I will easily go over $1900.

Hope to see some comments! thanks. :p

All Prices are in Canadian Currency.
Products from http://www.ncix.com/ Canada.

Great specs, you may want to think twice about the P180 though

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?p=769878#post769878

[Jofaba]

Re: New Computer.

Well I also want to run near future games nicely without worrying :)

I hear that. That's why I just bought a second 7800GT =)

I'm not trying to talk you out of anything or make you feel bad about your decisions. I'm just offering suggestions and talkin. Take what you want and leave what you want. Kickass computer and update us on how it's doing

[Addequate]

Re: New Computer.

Awesome! Some great deal you're getting then. I do HIGHLY suggest going over $2000 then. Why pay someone $50 to build your computer when you can put that $50 to some piece of hardware? Get a G5 mouse or something.

It's too bad I don't still work for FedEx. I could have bought the parts here tax free and sent them to you for $3 avoiding that amazingly rediculous 14% tax you've got. =(

I have a G5 mouse and the 50 doesn't bother me because my original budget was $1600 so I've surpassed it with the $1875. You still pay the taxes when going threw BC customs in Vancouver.

My Dad is ex-owner of Kell-star who shipped everything(fedex, UPS etc) for the West coast of my Island.

[Jofaba]

Re: New Computer.

$1,618.43 USD

The video card is 629.41 USD (and its a X1900XT)

MY BAD! I was looking at the X1900 Crossfire Editions. The standard XT is about $50usd cheaper.

[CaptJordus]

Re: New Computer.

have you ever needed to with a copy of windows xp?

XP recovery disks are good things to have.

and like i said before, a lot of drivers arent loaded into XP by default for SATA/RAID, so you must load them with a floppy.

and god forbid someone pays 10$ for a brand new floppy drive.

[Addequate]

Re: New Computer.

$1,618.43 USD

The video card is 629.41 USD (and its a X1900XT)

It's actually $535.67 USD at NCIX.

Great specs, you may want to think twice about the P180 though
http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showt...878#post769878

I've got buddies that have it and say otherwise and plenty of reviews also :) I've done alot of research on it hence the 2 other tricool fans.

[<DV8>mrbucket]

Re: New Computer.

Great specs, you may want to think twice about the P180 though
http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showt...878#post769878

Hey you joined Sir. ? If you cant beat em, join em? LOL.
Hope all is well with you, and your wife!

[Hephaistion]

Re: New Computer.

Hey you joined Sir. ? If you cant beat em, join em? LOL.
Hope all is well with you, and your wife!

Thanks brother, she won't stop throwing up, hopefully that will end soon.
Yep, a bunch of Sir's asked me to join, I am looking forward to my 1st zombie-fest.