to those of you with "super" computers

[geo8o2]

can u post exactly the parts used in ur pc? and how much it cost? also only post if u r running at least 2 monitors.

[Maulik]

just tell us what you need and we can be helpful...

[Guthrie]

What does "running two monitors" have to do with "super" computers?

[Freakin]

Asus A8N-Sli
AMD 3500+
1GB Corsair ram
BFG Geforce 6800GT OC
Raptor 74gb HD


Some other random stuff, and of course, a Dell 2001FP and a 2405FPW. I'll be adding another 2001FP in a few weeks.

Freakin

[Reef]

my $3200 laptop specs. Should get it in 2 weeks:
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Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 560J Desktop Processor w/ HT
Technology 3.6GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB Cache

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with
Service Pack 2

Warranty: 3-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with
Onsite Service Bundle with AlienAutopsy and Respawn

LCD Display: Area-51m 7700 Case with 17" WideSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 LCD Display with Built-in Camera - Xeno Grey

Motherboard: Intel® 915P Chipset Supporting PCI-Express

Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 2 x 512MB

Video Card: Area-51m 7700 NVIDIA GeForce™ Go 6800 with 256MB of DDR3 memory

Hard Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 120GB (60GB x 2)
5400 RPM ATA100

Primary CD ROM/DVD ROM: 24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo
w/Software MPEG2 Decoder

Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound

Primary Battery: Alienware® 7700 series Lithium-Ion Smart
Battery Pack

Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K
V.92 Modem

Wireless Network: External Wireless 802.11a/b/g PCMCIA Card

[fluorescenthippo]

PROLINK PV-N40GA(256JD) Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
Model #: PV-N40GA(256JD)

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA3700BNBOX

Patriot 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PDC1G3200LLK - Retail
Model #: PDC1G3200LLK



Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA NCQ ST3160827AS 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3160827AS


Shuttle XPC SN95G5V3 Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 FX/Athlon 64/Sempron nVIDIA nForce3 Ultra Barebone - Retail
Model #: SN95G5V3

This was just under $1300. my two lcds were $550 and $700.

i love having a "super computer" for playing teh poker

[TheTROLL]

For teh poker, a museum piece would be fine... teh poker is *not* a demanding application. If I were buying now, purely for teh poker, I'd go with the cheapest Dell available (probably about $300-$400) and 1 or 2 2001FP's.

[Nomad84]

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For teh poker, a museum piece would be fine...

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I can confirm that this is a true statement. 7 years old and counting.... However, I'm currently shopping for parts and coming up with something similar to Freakin's setup with the A8N-SLI and Athlon 3500+ combo.

[Freakin]

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For teh poker, a museum piece would be fine...

[/ QUOTE ]

I can confirm that this is a true statement. 7 years old and counting.... However, I'm currently shopping for parts and coming up with something similar to Freakin's setup with the A8N-SLI and Athlon 3500+ combo.

[/ QUOTE ]

I love it. Though these mobos have been having problems with their chipset fan giving up the ghost, which happened to me last week. Keep this in mind; i would recommend replacing it when you buy it. Their fan in fairly noisy anyways.

Freakin

[MyMindIsGoing]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
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For teh poker, a museum piece would be fine...

[/ QUOTE ]

I can confirm that this is a true statement. 7 years old and counting.... However, I'm currently shopping for parts and coming up with something similar to Freakin's setup with the A8N-SLI and Athlon 3500+ combo.

[/ QUOTE ]

I love it. Though these mobos have been having problems with their chipset fan giving up the ghost, which happened to me last week. Keep this in mind; i would recommend replacing it when you buy it. Their fan in fairly noisy anyways.

Freakin

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An even better solution: buy a mobo without a fan on it. Less noice, less moving parts = no replacements needed.

[Nomad84]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
For teh poker, a museum piece would be fine...

[/ QUOTE ]

I can confirm that this is a true statement. 7 years old and counting.... However, I'm currently shopping for parts and coming up with something similar to Freakin's setup with the A8N-SLI and Athlon 3500+ combo.

[/ QUOTE ]

I love it. Though these mobos have been having problems with their chipset fan giving up the ghost, which happened to me last week. Keep this in mind; i would recommend replacing it when you buy it. Their fan in fairly noisy anyways.

Freakin

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An even better solution: buy a mobo without a fan on it. Less noice, less moving parts = no replacements needed.

[/ QUOTE ]

Any suggestions? The mobo is one thing that I don't really know how to shop for. Most of the other stuff I can figure out alright.

BTW, on the Asus A8N-SLI, can I run 2 PCI-Express X16 video cards to run more than 2 monitors or does it only support 2 PCI-Express X16 cards in an SLI configuration? If I can run more than 2 monitors, I may keep a CRT or 2 even if I get LCDs later on. Probably won't do that, but I'd like to know if it is an option without using one of the 3 PCI slots.