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[diabloplayer75]

obsolete in 6 months?! wow thats a turnoff
hrm.. now i have to think a bit more

[screwballl]

You can get a brand new top of the line $5000 setup and something will make it outdated "technology-wise" within 6 months. This is what computer builders deal with all the time. Set what you want, what you expect out of it now and for the next year and what you need, then buy it. The more you second guess yourself or wait for something better, you will end up in an endless cycle of waiting for something better. Get something that will handle everything you need for the next 12 months and upgrade in a year or two if it needs it, depending on your usage.
Based on the parts you are choosing, that build should hold up well for minimum 2 years.
For perspective, my AthlonXP 3000+ system is still going strong today. Sure it can't play Crysis or some of the newer games but it can still handle HL2 and most everything else I toss at it (provided they aren't new games).

[diabloplayer75]

Cool good to know.
in todays standard, how out of date is an AMD 3800?

And is the motherboard i picked out good for future card upgrades?

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Cool good to know.
in todays standard, how out of date is an AMD 3800?

And is the motherboard i picked out good for future card upgrades?

An AMD HD3870 is pretty recent, and is a good card. But I'd still recommend a 8800GT or 8800GTS (512MB) over the AMD card.

The mobo is good.

[oldman_gamer]

Buy a Blue Hippo pc off the tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (J/K)


Seriously though....I like the Antec 900,alot.
The memory kit you chose is great.
I would go,(personally) with a 500GB Seagate HDD.
The rest is good to go......click on buy now!

[diabloplayer75]

Could you link me which 500gb seagate would be best for gaming?

[Yellowhello]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Could you link me which 500gb seagate would be best for gaming?

Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

Due to the 32MB of cache (as opposed to 16MB) it's a bit faster.

[Stormcrow]

I finally got around to getting that HDD, just installed XP...man that baby flies, way better then the hunk'o'junk WD 8mb SATA1 160GB I was using before. Took about 15 minutes to copy a horde of MP3s before, now takes about 7. Love it.

Originally Posted by oldman_gamer

Buy a Blue Hippo pc off the tv!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (J/K)

And then don't forget to check out 134crazyfox.com to be your own boss and make $250,000 in the first year. You have to be crazy...crazy like a fox.

[diabloplayer75]

hahah.. So curious, if i order the parts tonight will newegg do anything Saturday/Sunday, or should i just wait till Monday to order the parts as it would make no difference?

[Yellowhello]

If you order today, Newegg will ship the stuff on Monday. If you order Monday, Newegg will ship Monday as well (although they may ship Tuesday). It's up to you.