What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 9:30 pmby DonJuan
I'm either going to buy all this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 Samsung 1 Tb HDDhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 Artic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compoundhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223 Zalman 9500A CPU Coolerhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826279001 ABS AZ1 Surround Sound Headset-or this-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009179 23" Acer MonitorI need input from the guys to make my decision. Either way I'm going to end up will all this stuff, except if I waited I would go for the Logitech G35 headset instead or would possibly get a different monitor. I'm on a $190 budget (birthday money
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Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 10:04 pmby (TKC)Ihasabanana
I'd go for all thoose things instead of the monitor, but this is just because i dont care what monitor i have as long as i see what im doing...
The only thing you realy can do is go for what you want the most!
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 10:12 pmby kingloser
what kind of monitor u have now? and as for the other stuff is it hampering ur comp currently? too hot? running out of storage? cuz if its fine for now i would probably go monitor upgrade depending on what u have now.
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 10:17 pmby val3ntin3
yeah i would need to know what kind of monitor you are using now
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 10:18 pmby »mk(stéálthÉnigma)
My sources (The Camelizer) says that the headset you are looking at will only be on sale for another 3-7 days. Id pick that up with the rest of the stuff on top
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 10:59 pmby DonJuan
Right now I'm running a 15" Dell E177FP, but it's not really hindering me from being able to do anything. My CPU does run a little on the hot side, nothing that's going to kill it before I upgrade the mobo, CPU, and RAM (probably sometime this summer). As for the storage, I'm not really running out of room depending on how you look at it. I've got a 500 Gb that's my primary drive running Windows, other programs, etc. and some miscellaneous media files. I've got a 120 Gb drive that is more used for storage. Problem is that I store all the movies I "acquire" on there and I've recently started getting BD rips (between 3-5 Gb per movie). Basically right now I'm having to watch the movie and then delete it, I would prefer to be able to keep it though. Like I said, eventually I'll end up upgrading to everything listed, I just can't decide which one's I want to do first. All items are around the same priority for me, so I figured I'd let you guys decide for me.
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 11:08 pmby val3ntin3
DonJuan wrote:Right now I'm running a 15" Dell E177FP, but it's not really hindering me from being able to do anything. My CPU does run a little on the hot side, nothing that's going to kill it before I upgrade the mobo, CPU, and RAM (probably sometime this summer). As for the storage, I'm not really running out of room depending on how you look at it. I've got a 500 Gb that's my primary drive running Windows, other programs, etc. and some miscellaneous media files. I've got a 120 Gb drive that is more used for storage. Problem is that I store all the movies I "acquire" on there and I've recently started getting BD rips (between 3-5 Gb per movie). Basically right now I'm having to watch the movie and then delete it, I would prefer to be able to keep it though. Like I said, eventually I'll end up upgrading to everything listed, I just can't decide which one's I want to do first. All items are around the same priority for me, so I figured I'd let you guys decide for me.
yeah if your having performance problems i'd forget the monitor for now
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 11:13 pmby DonJuan
val3ntin3 wrote:yeah if your having performance problems i'd forget the monitor for now
No performance problems, just an inconvenience because of the storage issue, however, that's manageable.
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 11:26 pmby DMPCo
are you oc'ing your system?
what temp is your cpu running now?
why acer there are other brands out there that (i believe are better) have 2ms response time for 10 more but 10 cheaper with mail in rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236081&Tpk=ms236h
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 11:31 pmby val3ntin3
DonJuan wrote:val3ntin3 wrote:yeah if your having performance problems i'd forget the monitor for now
No performance problems, just an inconvenience because of the storage issue, however, that's manageable.
i have a 1TB hd and a 500gb hd, and i am totally loving all the storage. i'm thinking of getting a 1tb external to play around with, it would be nice to have a portable hd to carry around to work and my brothers house, stuff like that.
Re: What should I do?
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Thu May 20, 2010 11:47 pmby DonJuan
I'm currently only OC'in by 100 Mhz per core. I'm running at 46°C with just Google Chrome open. I've seen it get to around 60°C+ while playing BC2. That right at AMD's highest temp. No particular reason for the Acer, I actually like that ASUS a lot better.
Re: What should I do?
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Fri May 21, 2010 12:28 amby DMPCo
that is asus 's new line. superb monitors that and the ms238h(i run 2 of these) are outstanding 1080p monitors with high contrast and low response time + they just look sic sitting on table or desk or whatever.
i would grab up monitor first imo
when u buy cooler they usually come with there own thermal paste which works just fine
that hd works great i use one with the 500gb version also
never used any zalamen cooler. it looks cool though if you have one of those clear side panel cases
Re: What should I do?
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Fri May 21, 2010 12:41 amby (TKC) brownman350
Yeah it is not bad, it would be a good choice Don.
Re: What should I do?
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Fri May 21, 2010 1:42 amby DonJuan
DMPCo wrote:that is asus 's new line. superb monitors that and the ms238h(i run 2 of these) are outstanding 1080p monitors with high contrast and low response time + they just look sic sitting on table or desk or whatever.
i would grab up monitor first imo
when u buy cooler they usually come with there own thermal paste which works just fine
that hd works great i use one with the 500gb version also
never used any zalamen cooler. it looks cool though if you have one of those clear side panel cases
I grabbed the thermal grease because there's been a lot of reviews saying that people have seen around 2-3°C drop in temps with it. There's some pretty good reviews for that Zalman cooler being used on the processor I've got. I'm using the stock cooler that came with it right now and I'll still be able to use it when I upgrade.
Re: What should I do?
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Fri May 21, 2010 2:40 amby monitor2x
Get the Monitor there is a lot of difference between the 15' inch and a 23' widescreen, the other stuff like you said it's nothing that it's going to kill the system so from all that may be the Hard drive has more priority from the rest, but you can always delete some unnecessary stuff (i guess lol) and after you buy the monitor you will be able to watch the movies and play in a bigger screen and greater resolution for your BD movies and then sit back and enjoy...