Tguyus opened this issue on Feb 27, 2007 ยท 43 posts
svdl posted Tue, 27 February 2007 at 11:24 PM
A couple of things.
The 7900 GS is a decent graphics card, but definitely not the fastest on the block. Consider a 7950 GT - somewhat more expensive, but much, much better for gaming.
OpenGL drivers - this is nVidia. Which means good OpenGL support and good XP64 / Wista support.
The onboard sound system of the mainboard is already 7.1. Unless you're an audio freak, it is good enough. You can save some serious bucks by not adding the sound card.
Swap the Western DIgital drives for Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 drives. Those are faster and more silent.
I'd recommend looking into an Intel Core 2 Duo system based on an E6400 CPU. The price should be comparable to what you've posted here, and as of this summer, the Intels deliver more processing power per dollar.
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter