[geeks] suggestions for a PC game box

[Matty]

On Thu, 2002-12-19 at 16:19, Shawn Wallbridge wrote:
> William S. wrote:
> 
> >I already have a PS2 and am quite happy with the
> >device and the games it offers. I am now considering
> >putting together a PC box that I can play 3D type
> >games on since my Thinkpad 600e does not support
> >3d graphics.
> >
> >Does anyone have an opinion of what would be
> >a good choice of hardware:
> >
> >CPU
> >graphics card
> >motherboard
> >sound board
> >Case (power supply, tower? desktop (I love my old
> >     Palo Alto desktop case that my old P166MMX
> >     Micron came in. Too bad they were acquired
> >     by Flextronics.)
> >
> >I don't want to get into an overkill situation
> >where I will need to deal with overclocking
> >nor excessive heat issues.
> >
> >How much should I expect to spend?
> >
> >  
> >
> Personally, this is what I would get.
> 
> Antec Plus1080B Mid tower Case
> AthlonXP 2100+ Retail 
> Soyo KT400 DragonUltra Socket A ATX Motherboard
> PC2700 512MB DDR
> WD 80GB 8MB Cache 7200 RPM Hard Drive
> Black Panasonic Floppy
> Liteon LTR48246W/B/BK
> Gainward Ti4200 128MB w/TV-Out (golden Sample)
> 3Com 3CSM905CXTXM 10/100 Ethernet
> Creative SBS270 Black
> 

I am still a big fan of Intel CPUs, since you have more MB options. If
you need a good hardware reseller, check out www.monarchcomputers.com.
They are located in Atlanta, and have some awesome combos (AMD CPU + MB
& Intel CPU + MB).


> It is exactly what I ordered for my boss's home machine. It was around 
> $1500CAN.
> 
> If you are a serious gamer, I would get a better video card (4400 or 
> 4600) and a faster CPU (2700).
> 
> shawn
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