kamranziadar

Age/Occupation/Location?

25 / IT Professional / USA, Maryland

How long have you been a member of Guru3D forums?

Three months.

What did you first come here for?

Download Drivers.

What do you mainly use the system for?

Everything from watching Movies, HDTV, Games, Music, etc.

How much did you spend on the rig?

$4,100.00 USD

How often do you update/buy a new rig?

Every 2 years.

What components are used?

1. 24" Dell Ultra Sharp LCD.

2. BOSE 15 series 5.1 Surround Speakers.

3. Sony Digital Reciever for BOSE Speakers.

4. EVGA NVIDIA 7800GT @ 530/1200mhz.

5. AMD64 Venice 3000+ @ 2.7ghz

6. 1GB Geil Dual Channel Ram.

7. 200GB 7200RPM Hard Drive.

8. AccessDTV HDTV PCI TV Tunner card.

9. Ultra Blue Glossy case.

10. 500Watts Ultra Powersupply.

11. XP-90C With Pannaflo 92mm Fan.

12. MSI NEO4 K8N Platinum SLI Motherboard

Why ATI or NVIDIA, why Intel/AMD?

Nvidia has a better video cards 7800 series right now than ATI's X1000 Series.

Does the system work as expected?

Yes, it is the most beautiful system I have ever had and it is working perfectly.

What's the best part of your rig?

Dell Ultra Sharp 24" LCD.

What sucks and should not have been bought?

Nothing.

Modified cases/video cards/other? Did you do it yourself? Walk us through it.

Yes I assembled the whole system by myself. I bought all the parts from different vendors and completed the system.

3DMark scores?

3DMARK05 Score: 8078

Future upgrades?

I just upgraded the video card from 6800GT to 7800GT. I might upgrade the CPU to DUAL Core when the price comes down, and also hard drives to SATAII.