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khan
2 Jul 2003, 07:11am
I think this is the right forum for it because its so general, but for everyone out there, i have a challenge. i give you $1600 US dollars (imaginary, of course) and you build me a rig for college. basically, the deal is thusly:

my parents are willing to chip in, and i have some cash of my own. this is going to be a student rig, yes, but gaming is going to be a must. things i don't need include speakers, joystick, mouse/keyboard, and monitor. all i need to focus on is the rig itself. as for the specs on that...

I need what you would recommend for the following categories:

Motherboard
Graphics card
Processor
HS/F
Sound Card
Hard Drive
RAM
Case/PS

I think that about covers it. I'll take care of the DVD/CDRW and whatnot myself. If i've forgotten any major things, let me know.

Like I said, this is just a challege, give you a good place to tell me about your favorites, best deals, etc etc. Hop on newegg and have at it! Thanks all. :D :D

GHoosdum
2 Jul 2003, 11:07pm
Motherboard: Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Processor: XP 2500+
HS/F: SK-7 with Mechatronics 53 CFM
Sound Card: Built-in
GFx: Highest level Radeon PRO card you can afford
HDD: WD 120GB 8MB cache
RAM: 2 512MB PC3200 HyperX
Case: Chieftec DX-01BD
PSU: Antec TruePower (if you can afford it)