User Reports:Moe
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Okay, lets start with my system's specs:
- AMD 64bit CPU 3200+ (clocked at 2 Ghz); Venice Core; 128kb L1 cache
- ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Motherboard; ULi 1695 Chipset; Onboard sound/ethernet; USB 2.0
- 512 MB DDR-400 PC3200 CL3 RAM
- Updated: Upgraded to 2x1024 MB DDR-400 PC3200 CL3 RAM
- Geforce 3 TI
- Updated: Upgraded to XFX PCIe Geforce 7600GT Extreme Edition
- LG DVD-RAM GSA-4163B
- Samsung BF930 19" TFT monitor
- Zoltrix Nightingale soundcard
Goals
First and foremost: I wanted a PC for playing Enemy Territory at the highest possible resolution. Given the above specs .. I sort of exceeded this goal a little .. Secondly, I was fed up with my laptop's resolution. Hearing others bragging about their huge screens made me wheep now and then. And last but not least, I wanted this new PC to become as quiet as possible meaning QUIET.
First steps
I ordered almost all the parts at Cyberport a pretty reliable German online store for all the technical goodies you need these days. For the Geforce 3 TI, that one I bought through eBay for 10 Euros. Also, I got the RAM at a cheap local store. Granted, they are just some no-name chinese bars but I have a three year warranty and the store is just about around the corner. For the quietness, after all one major goal, I also got my hands on a Zalman VF-700Cu for the Geforce, an Arctic Cooling Silencer 64 Ultra TC for the CPU and a be quiet! Blackline 420W power supply.
To be continued
