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LAN Party Forums => General Discussion => Started by: _!Rathe!_ on March 09, 2009, 09:44:27 PM

Title: Computer Envy
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on March 09, 2009, 09:44:27 PM

Well after the LAN party I got a little bit of envy looking at all the other systems.  So I took my income tax refund and I upgraded my system a bit.  I changed the RAM to 4 1 gig strips of OCZ Performance, swapped the processor to a AMD Athlon X2 64 5800+ (3.0 Ghz), and I got an Antec Skeleton case for it.  The next thing I need to get is a second video card so I can do SLI and up my graphics power.  But right now I am very happy with it. 

(http://mysite.verizon.net/lkng4fchat/MyComp.jpg)

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: .:F3ar0n:. on March 09, 2009, 10:16:04 PM

Easy enough to work on I guess :-)

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: gravdigr on March 09, 2009, 10:46:45 PM

Yeah I got bit too.  I been checking out cases.  But I may put off the case and upgrade my mobo, cpu, and memory.  Maybe a case for the next 150 man lan.  Maybe something like THIS (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=11-119-168-S01&ISList=11-119-168-S01%2c11-119-168-S02%2c11-119-168-S03%2c11-119-168-S04%2c11-119-168-S05%2c11-119-168-S06%2c11-119-168-S07%2c11-119-168-S08%2c11-119-168-S09%2c11-119-168-S10%2c11-119-168-S11%2c11-119-168-S12%2c11-119-168-S13%2c11-119-168-S14&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16811119168&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=COOLER%20MASTER%20Stacker%20830%20CX-830DRGN-01-GP%20Color%20CSX%20Limited%20Edition%20Green%20Dragon%20Computer%20Case%20With%20Side%20Panel%20Window%20-%20Retail)

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: Dwg115 on March 10, 2009, 06:52:39 AM

thats a kickass case right there!

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: decepticon on March 10, 2009, 07:19:03 AM

It's a nice case except for the 'dragon' painted on it.

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on March 10, 2009, 08:19:14 AM

Quote from: F3ar0n on March 09, 2009, 10:16:04 PM

Easy enough to work on I guess :-)

Actually I got the case friday and I go the motherboard and memory last night.  I was able to swap them both out without removing anything from the case.  I even had to juggle the memory a bit till it recognized everything and it was very easy.

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: zx2slow on March 10, 2009, 11:56:06 AM

Quote from: gravdigr on March 09, 2009, 10:46:45 PM

Yeah I got bit too.  I been checking out cases.  But I may put off the case and upgrade my mobo, cpu, and memory.  Maybe a case for the next 150 man lan.  Maybe something like THIS ([url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=11-119-168-S01&ISList=11-119-168-S01%2c11-119-168-S02%2c11-119-168-S03%2c11-119-168-S04%2c11-119-168-S05%2c11-119-168-S06%2c11-119-168-S07%2c11-119-168-S08%2c11-119-168-S09%2c11-119-168-S10%2c11-119-168-S11%2c11-119-168-S12%2c11-119-168-S13%2c11-119-168-S14&S7ImageFlag=1&Item=N82E16811119168&Depa=0&WaterMark=1&Description=COOLER%20MASTER%20Stacker%20830%20CX-830DRGN-01-GP%20Color%20CSX%20Limited%20Edition%20Green%20Dragon%20Computer%20Case%20With%20Side%20Panel%20Window%20-%20Retail[/url])

Those CSX cases are sweet but the price is insane.

That Skeleton case is nice, should be easy to work on and tote along to a LAN, after dragging my huge case to the 160+ I envy you.

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on April 02, 2009, 10:13:21 AM

After Digr's LAN I realized that my graphics system was killing my gaming.  So I took a bit more of my tax return and got a second 8500 to do SLi in my system.  After I got the second card I checked out some charts and realized I could have gotten a 8600 for about the same price and most likely got better performance out of the one card than two 8500's.  Oh well.  At least the SLi is working and I have better graphics than before.

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: decepticon on April 02, 2009, 12:52:11 PM

Hell, you could have got one 8800 gt and it would have outperformed two 8500's.

Title: Re: Computer Envy
Post by: _!Rathe!_ on April 02, 2009, 01:17:21 PM

Quote from: decepticon on April 02, 2009, 12:52:11 PM

Hell, you could have got one 8800 gt and it would have outperformed two 8500's.

Yeah but I only spent $50 for the 8500.