New Rig... cheap! cheap! Says the bird! :P

[yurimxpxman]

It took me forever to deal with those idiots at the credit card company. They kept cancelling my orders :x

Black Enermax case w/ window (refurbished) - $19.95

eVGA 7300GT 256MB - $69.99

x2 3800+ - $144.99

Sennheiser headset - $35.99

Fortron PSU 400w - $41.50

Asus 16x DVD burner (newegg was out of lite-on.. this one had free shipping tho) - $29.99

Corsair 1GB DDR2 667 Value RAM (gonna replace it with 2GB good stuff when I can) - $101.40

400GB Barracuda (already own it)

And Rich is sending me a mobo

Edit: Motherboard: ECS KA3 MVP

[Panda Man]

Have fun! Looks like a decent build.

@Hitman - Point was, he's gonna use linux. I don't think he will be doing any gaming in linux, and I've never had driver troubles with my card (never installed any actually) with kubuntu.

[yurimxpxman]

Actually, I will be doing a small bit of gaming. I'm gonna be using Steam and playing some open-source games. But gaming isn't my top priority, and I don't mind running at somewhat low resolutions. This rig is mostly for writing and programming.

[screwballl]

don't feel bad, some of us are still stuck in the world of 1280x1024.. luckily I do have dual 17" CRTs

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by screwballl

don't feel bad, some of us are still stuck in the world of 1280x1024.. luckily I do have dual 17" CRTs

That's what I'm using on the 3700+ rig. Actually, to tell you the truth, I don't mind those lower resolutions at all. As long as the game's still fun, it doesn't really matter :)

[screwballl]

thats pretty much how I look at it.. I really have no need (or money) for a 24" Dell FP2407XYZ $2000 plasma LCD OLED latest gen optical viewing device

[Blondie]

Originally Posted by screwballl

thats pretty much how I look at it.. I really have no need (or money) for a 24" Dell FP2407XYZ $2000 plasma LCD OLED latest gen optical viewing device

I feel that one day the prices will level off. When I bought my Sony, I felt bad about spending $400. Took me months to stop feeling guilty.

[Hitman]

Not a bad little build. I probably would have went with the 7600 GT, they are starting to hit the $100 range. Since you bought Evga you can always step it up. If I were you I would enter that 7300 into the stepup program as soon as you get it. Then in 90 days you can step it up if you want to, or if it is still serving your needs, just keep it. Also in 90 days that 7600 GT will probably go below $100 and you will still get your $70 credit.

[yurimxpxman]

Stepup program? Care to explain that a bit more? Is that where you send your old parts for refurbishing and they send you a new one for a small charge?

[Blondie]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Not a bad little build. I probably would have went with the 7600 GT, they are starting to hit the $100 range. Since you bought Evga you can always step it up. If I were you I would enter that 7300 into the stepup program as soon as you get it. Then in 90 days you can step it up if you want to, or if it is still serving your needs, just keep it. Also in 90 days that 7600 GT will probably go below $100 and you will still get your $70 credit.

Someone just did that and had bad luck, think it was smartcat.