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Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-17 20:40:00: AMD Athlon XP 1900+
Gigabyte GA-7VTXH
PC2100 DDR SDRAM 512MB
PC2100 DDR SDRAM 512MB
Maxtor EIDE 80.0 GB
Geforce 3 Ti500
Creative Labs Audigy 5.1 Platinum
Creative Labs Inspire 5.1
Windows XP Home Edition
Plextor 16x40x DVD-ROM Drive
Samsung 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Black Standard ATX Case (The Alienware a-51 Case)
3COM 56k V.90 Modem
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: J*** H******* on 2001-11-17 23:23:00: Message!
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Skillster/RedSarg99 on 2001-11-18 07:31:00: wow u got money to burn :razz:
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-11-18 10:44:00: Well, I've just bought a DVD Drive for my Comp for 179,- DM ('bout 80 US $) and I'm thinkin' bout buying a new HDD with 40 GB of Space. Sicne I got a DVD Drive I'm gonna copy movies, but this takes 'bout 8 - 10 GB ! So I need more space...

- Alhexx
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-18 15:01:00: jari-> no, it just isnt plextor. i meant pioneer.

the whole thing costs about $1500
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-18 15:03:00: alhexx-> i have a Studio DC10 plus, and a 17 GB hd reserved ONLY for movies. (I didnt have a Digital Camcorder until around Febuary) I have yet to fill it up.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-11-19 15:46:00: Well, like I said, I'll buy a new HDD the next time... :grin:

- Alhexx
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Sephiroth 3D on 2001-11-19 21:17:00: Actually Alhexx... I need to go out an get a 100 gig HD... My 30 gig HD is full... and I only have 2 full-length movies on it. (Office Space & The Fifth Element)

And I already have a Pioneer DVD burner. It's good, but the DVD Authoring software that comes with it is a total piece of crap. But it's better than nothing...

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Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Sukaeto on 2001-11-20 03:39:00: heh heh . . . nice specs.

How's that Gigabyte board been rating?

(The only experience I've had with Gigabyte boards was a cheap $50 one my shop instructor picked up at a computer show for an older computer.)
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-20 21:03:00: its recommended by amd, and its cheap. thats all i know.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: dlskye on 2001-11-21 01:02:00: Man, I won a 100G HD at the Lan party I go to (unreal tournament deathmatch), but I had to sell it to buy a new case/mb/and processor. Could've used it to.

I'm planning on getting a notebook, and I was looking at one for college/gaming. I looked at the HP N5475 (1 ghz amd, 30G hd, 8 mg video card, 256 ram, 56k 10/100 nic, dvd/cdrw). Should I go for the 30G or go for the 900 mhz with a 20G?

Obviously I can burn what I need to on cd's, but I was wondering if it was worth the extra $400 for the 30G.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-11-21 13:51:00: I don't need no 100GB - I'm not going to save the movies on my hard disk - I just need 'bout 10GB free space to copy the movie onto CD-Rs... that's all.

- Alhexx
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-21 17:48:00: most movies dont fit on cdrs, do they? that means youll have to split them, and that takes a lot of hd space and time.
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Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Anonymous on 2001-11-21 18:08:00: Message!
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-21 18:16:00: yeah, most video conversions take a long time. It took me 3 1/2 hours to convert a 40 minute mpeg into one that was readable by a DVD/VCD player.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: mirex on 2001-11-22 11:18:00: I was recompressing(Took me about 4 nights. :smile:

I dont like that idea, to have movie on more CDs. It is anoying to swap cds in middle of the film..
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: J*** H******* on 2001-11-22 14:49:00: Message!
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-22 16:49:00: i dont have the patience. i sacrifice quality.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-11-22 17:17:00: I have been copying Goldeneye last Saturday - for 9 hours!
But I was able to compress it onto 2 VCDs, so my DVD (standalone) player can read it.

- Alhexx
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-22 17:23:00: damn! how long is goldeneye? I havent seen it in years, but i think its longer than 2 hours.....
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: mirex on 2001-11-23 11:31:00: I sacrifice little of quality too.
I have my mp3s stored in 160kbps. I think it is good quality/size.

My friend stores all his mp3's in 320 kbps. He says that he can hear the difference, on his soundsystem.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Threesixty on 2001-11-24 07:27:00: I suggest the Soyo Dragon as the motherboard.
http://www.slota.com/reviews/soyo/k7vdragonplus/
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Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Alhexx on 2001-11-24 10:27:00: Darkness: Well, it should be 'bout 130 Minutes ... but please keep in mind that I've got a 800 MHz Duron, not a 1800 ...

mirex: My pc magazine PC-Welt wrote, that there are ppl who can hear the difference - they've done a test. Yuki's father, for example, has got a high-end sound system, and I'm 100% sure he would here the difference.

- Alhexx
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Darkness on 2001-11-24 19:24:00: hehe im on a 400 celeron. still waitin for my new stuff.
Title: About to Order Components for a New System!!!!
Post by: Sukaeto on 2001-11-26 04:48:00: Threesixty: Yes, Soyo is always an excellent choice when it comes to motherboards. I also like A-Bit, I-Will, and Asus. Also, I got an EPoX EP-8KHA+ a few weeks ago, and I have to say I'm very pleased with this board so far. EPoX's website has a good knowledge base and download sections. So far, they seem like they're top quality motherboard manufacturers too.