Okay for christmas I got so far $100 from my grandmother and im getting $500 from my parents (on top of other stuff) i already have most of the stuff i need but i lack a processor and video card...so heres what i decided on:
Stuff I already got:
Xoxide Diablo (Blue) PC Case
http://www.xoxide.com/xoxide-diablo-blue.html
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe mobo
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-464&depa=0
1gb of Corsair DDR4000 (2x512mb)
http://www.corsairmicro.com/corsair/products/specs/cmx512-4000pro.pdf
80gb WD Caviar® 7200RPM EIDE
40gb WD Caviar® 7200 RPM EIDE
Sony 8x DVD drive
I/O Magic 52x CD burner
Mitsui 3 1/2 floppy
What I am buying (as i type this):
Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-171&depa=1
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X TVO/DVI
http://www.edazz.com/abgef64ti4ag.html
so yeah what do yall think i looked up the processor on toms hardware and it did better on some tests than the atholon 64 and the p4 3.2 EE so thats what sold me...and the video card i figured hell why not i got the money...so yeah tell me what you think
Stuff I already got:
Xoxide Diablo (Blue) PC Case
http://www.xoxide.com/xoxide-diablo-blue.html
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe mobo
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-464&depa=0
1gb of Corsair DDR4000 (2x512mb)
http://www.corsairmicro.com/corsair/products/specs/cmx512-4000pro.pdf
80gb WD Caviar® 7200RPM EIDE
40gb WD Caviar® 7200 RPM EIDE
Sony 8x DVD drive
I/O Magic 52x CD burner
Mitsui 3 1/2 floppy
What I am buying (as i type this):
Intel Pentium 4/ 3.0E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-171&depa=1
SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON X800 PRO 256MB GDDR3 AGP8X TVO/DVI
http://www.edazz.com/abgef64ti4ag.html
so yeah what do yall think i looked up the processor on toms hardware and it did better on some tests than the atholon 64 and the p4 3.2 EE so thats what sold me...and the video card i figured hell why not i got the money...so yeah tell me what you think