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• 6Mar 08

  Gaming Rig: UPDATE!!

  YEAY! So I'm very excited.. A bit of compromising and some pushing from Elf, and Im getting my RIG.. (the last 2 parts should be delievered today.. as I blog its out on delivery YEAY!) She/He should be born tonight sometime.. and I'll have to post up some Post-Op pics of He/She (not sure what Im going to name it just yet.. so geneder is not established)

  Now, there are a few changes to the specs I've listed below [part of the compromise] Elf redesigned the computer for me to make it a bit cheaper, but its still a kick a$$ machine and of COURSE I have to brag about it!!

  So now my gaming set up will include the comp (below), the Logitech G15 (NEW) Keyboard, Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse, Ideazon Banshee Headphones/Mic, and a Samsung 24" Widescreen HD LCD, 10000:1 ratio.. Talk about being in Gaming HEAVEN!! Im very excited about this and cant wait to play on it!!!!

  Computer Specs are as follows:

  Computer Case:

  

  Expansion
  External 5.25" Drive Bays........1 x 7"(could be converted to 5.25'' drive bay)
  ............................................1 x 5.25"
  External 3.5" Drive Bays..........1
  Internal 3.5" Drive Bays..........2
  Expansion Slots.....................4
  Front Ports
  Front Ports............................USB, Audio, IEEE 1394
  Cooling System
  60mm Fans..........................2 x 60mm rear fans
  80mm Fans..........................No
  90mm Fans..........................1 x 90mm front blue LED fan ( ) You know I had to keep my blue!!
  120mm Fans........................No

  Mother Board:

  Supported CPU
  CPU Socket Type..................AM2
  CPU Type............................Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
  Chipsets
  North Bridge.........................AMD 690G
  South Bridge........................ATI SB600
  Memory
  Number of Memory Slots..........4×240pin
  Memory Standard....................DDR2 800
  Maximum Memory Supported...16GB
  Dual Channel Supported..........Yes
  Expansion Slots
  PCI Express x16.....................1
  PCI Express x4.......................1
  PCI Slots................................2
  Storage Devices
  PATA.....................................1 x ATA100 2 Dev. Max
  SATA 3Gb/s............................4
  Onboard Video
  Onboard Video Chipset............ATI Radeon Xpress 1250
  Onboard Audio
  Audio Chipset.........................Realtek ALC889A
  Audio Channels......................8 Channels
  Onboard LAN
  LAN Chipset............................Realtek RTL8110
  Max LAN Speed.......................10/100/1000Mbps
  Rear Panel Ports
  PS/2..........................2
  Video Ports.................D-Sub + DVI-D
  .................................The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adaptor
  HDMI.........................1 x HDMI 1.2
  USB...........................4 x USB 2.0
  IEEE 1394...................1 x IEEE 1394a
  S/PDIF Out.................1x Optical
  Audio Ports.................6 Ports
  Onboard USB
  Onboard USB..............6 x USB 2.0
  Physical Spec
  Form Factor................Micro ATX
  Dimensions................9.6" x 9.6"
  Windows Vista............Certified for Windows Vista

  CPU:

  CPU Socket Type
  CPU Socket Type..........Socket AM2
  Tech Spec
  Core...........................................Windsor
  Multi-Core...................................Dual-Core
  Name.........................................Athlon 64 X2 6000+
  Operating Frequency....................3.0GHz
  Hyper Transports.........................2000MHz
  L1 Cache....................................128KB+128KB
  L2 Cache....................................2 x 1MB
  Manufacturing Tech......................90 nm
  64 bit Support..............................Yes
  Hyper-Transport Support................Yes
  Virtualization Technology Support....Yes
  Multimedia Instruction....................MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional
  Voltage.........................................1.35-1.4V
  Thermal Power...............................125W
  Cooling Device...............................Heatsink and Fan included

  System Memory:

  Tech Spec
  Capacity...........4GB(2 x 2GB)
  Speed..............DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
  Cas Latency......5
  Timing.............5-5-5-15
  Voltage............1.8V - 1.9V
  Heat Spreader...Yes

  
  Hard Drive:

  Seagate Barracuda
  Interface....................SATA 3.0Gb/s
  Capacity.....................250GB
  RPM...........................7200 RPM
  Cache........................16MB
  Average Seek Time......8.5ms
  Average Write Time.....10ms
  Average Latency..........4.16ms

  Video Card:

  Interface
  Interface......................PCI Express x16
  Chipset
  Chipset Manufacturer.....NVIDIA
  GPU.............................GeForce 7600GT
  Core clock....................560MHz
  PixelPipelines...............12
  Memory
  Memory Clock................1400MHz
  Memory Size..................256MB
  Memory Interface...........128-bit
  Memory Type.................GDDR3
  3D API
  DirectX..........................DirectX 9
  OpenGL........................OpenGL 2.0
  Ports
  D-SUB............1
  DVI................1
  TV-Out...........HDTV / S-Video Out
  VIVO..............No
  General
  Tuner..................None
  RAMDAC..............400 MHz
  Max Resolution....2560 x 1600
  SLI Supported......Yes
  Cooler................With Fan
  Operating Systems SupportedWindows 2000/XP/XP x64/MCE 2005
  System Requirements
  ............Minimum of a 350 Watt power supply.
  ............(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amps.)
  ............Minimum 400 Watt for SLI mode system.
  ............(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 24 Amps.)
  Dual-Link DVI Supported....Yes

  Optical Drive:

  Performance
  DVD-ROM Access Time.......160ms
  CD-ROM Access Time.........160ms
  Cache..............................2MB
  WRITE Speed
  DVD+R.........20X
  DVD+RW......8X
  DVD-R.........20X
  DVD-RW......6X
  CD-R..........48X
  CD-RW.......32X
  DVD+R DL...8X
  DVD-R DL....8X
  DVD-RAM....12X
  READ Speed
  DVD-ROM.....16X
  CD-ROM.......48X
  Physical Spec
  LightScribe Support.....Yes
  Form Factor................5.25"
  Panel Color................Black
  Configuration
  Load Type........Tray
  Interface..........SATA

  Operating System:

  Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

  • Posted Mar 6, 2008 7:02 am PT
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• 29Feb 08

  New 360 Elite... H3 Legenday.. CoD4 Whoo00t!

  Well, we finally got the new Elite in our house, not for braggin rights, or anything.. We have to send in the old 360 into Microsoft to be serviced, and with 3 major gamers in the house, we couldn't go without playing on Live for the weeks and weeks it takes them to "fix" your issh..

  Originally we were just going to buy another regular 360, maybe even the arcade version to save some money I mean after all, we have a nice 360 already, BUUTT.. as Elf always says, if your going to do it.. do it RIGHT.. We also picked up CoD4 on the demand (as it were) of Ten Stitches from 360voice.. lol, so now we can finally play together. We still have to get through Bioshock, Mass Effect, Prey, Condemned (to be ready for Condemned 2), Tomb Raider, R6V, and Gears of War.. and before you know it, we will have Army of 2 and Star Wars: Force Unleashed.. SOOO we have a lot of gaming to do..

  We got the Elite, and as a bonus.. He finally got me my legendary edition of halo 3.. WHOOSAAA!!! (yes, I am allll types of late with this.. but chk it.. We only paid $80 for ours!! Lululul..... you guys all paid $150 for it! HA!) so anyway.. Now I have my chief Helmet on display in the living room, with my Red Chief action figure and my 4 lil "click" figures. *thinking* maybe I will have to post up a picture later..

  Anyway.. YEAYY!! For the new Elite and the Legendary Edition H3.. Thanks to Hunny for getting it for me..

  • Posted Feb 29, 2008 6:01 am PT
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• 11Feb 08

  Decisions.. Decisions....To Rig or Not To Rig..

  Uggh.. ok, so I finally got my tax return back and have paid some bills, didn't really put a major dent in any as I had hoped, but I have gotten the important people paid off. I have some left over money, but not much, (I was thinking it was going to be more left over when i did the calculations in my head prior to the return actually getting here.. *sigh*) But In any case.. I know I have at least $1500 to spare. Here is my dilemma.. I can't decide if I should actually put out the money towards my new gaming rig (which I've wanted for the past year.. and have waited until this moment to be able to get it) or if I should put it with the rest of the lil bit I have left over and just save it for later (bills, impulse buys, more video games, non-sense friviolous things later on.. ) . I need some help friends of GameSpot.. what should I do??!!

  For those that KNOW their computer stuff.. I'll list my rig specs here:

  Case: XCLIO A380BK Fully Black High Gloss Finish SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower
  
  Uggh Isn't He Pretty!??

  Motherboard: ASUS M2N32-WS Pro AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI ATX Server Motherboard
  Specs
  ChipsetsNorth BridgeNVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MemoryNumber of DDR2 Slots4 x 240Pin DDR2 StandardDDR2 800 Maximum Memory Supported8GB Dual Channel SupportedYes ECC SupportedYes Expansion SlotsPCI Express x162 PCI Express x12 PCI-X Slots (64-bit 133MHz)2 PCI Slots1 Storage DevicesPATA1 x ATA 133 2 Dev. Max Additional PATA1 x ATA 100 2 Dev. Max SATA6 x SATA II SATA RAIDNV RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD Additional SATA3 x Internal SATA 3 Gb/s ports
  1 x External SATA 3 Gb/s port Additional RAID ControllerMarvell 88SE614x Onboard VideoOnboard Video ChipsetNone Onboard AudioAudio ChipsetADI AD1988B Audio Channels8 Channels Onboard LANLAN ChipsetMarvell 88E1116 LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps Second LAN ChipsetMarvell 88E1116 Second LAN Speed10/100/1000Mbps Max LAN SpeedDual 10/100/1000Mbps Rear Panel PortsPS/22 LPT1 USB4 x USB 2.0 S/PDIF Out1x Optical, 1x Coaxial Audio Ports6 Ports Onboard USBOnboard USB6 x USB 2.0 Onboard 1394Onboard 13942x 1394a

  Video Card: BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTS
  Specs:
  MemoryMemory Clock1600MHz Memory Size640MB Memory Interface320-bit Memory TypeGDDR3 3D APIDirectXDirectX 10 OpenGLOpenGL 2.0 PortsDVI2 TV-OutHDTV / S-Video Out VIVONo

  Memory: 4GB (2 - 2GB slots)

  Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual-Core Black Edition
  Specs:
  CoreBrisbane Multi-CoreDual-Core NameAthlon 64 X2 5000+ Operating Frequency2.6GHz HT2000MHz L1 Cache128KB+128KB L2 Cache2 x 512KB Manufacturing Tech65 nm 64 bit SupportYes Hyper-Transport SupportYes Virtualization Technology SupportYes Multimedia InstructionMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional Voltage1.25/1.35V Thermal Power65W Cooling DeviceCooling device not included - Processor Only

  Drives: (1) Basic Floppy Drive
  1) LITE-ON Black Burner with LightScribe
  2) Seagate Barracuda Hard Drive
  Specs:
  PerformanceInterfaceSATA 3.0Gb/s Capacity160GB RPM7200 RPM Cache8MB Average Seek Time11ms Average Write Time12ms Average Latency4.16ms Physical SpecWindows VistaWorks with Windows Vista Form Factor3.5" FeaturesFeaturesPerpendicular recording technology for maximum drive capacity and reliability
  Ultra-fast performance
  Superb reliability
  Whisper-quiet operation
  Enhanced G-Force Protection against handling damage
  Clean Sweep calibration and Directed Offline scan diagnostics
  RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) compliant

  Software: Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate Edition

  • Posted Feb 11, 2008 11:03 am PT
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