laydback

Age/Occupation/Location?

24 / Network Consultant / Reno, NV

How long have you been a member of Guru3D forums?

I’ve been visiting Guru3d for about a couple years now. Just joined the forum.

What did you first come here for?

Voodoo3 Tweaks

What do you mainly use the system for?

Gaming

How much did you spend on the rig?

About $1000

How often do you update/buy a new rig?

I upgrade when the time is right, I refuse to pay $1000 for a processor. I guess it depends on the technology at the time.

What components are used (including any overclocks) ?

• AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ 1.8 @ 2.53GHz (280x9)
• Abit AV8 VIA K8T800Pro chipset
• Western Digital 250GB SATA 7200rpm
• 1GB Samsung DDR PC3200U
• SBLive! 24bit
• Windows XP64 Retail
• Zalman CNPS7000B Copper Heatsink and Fan w/ Blue LED
• BFG 6800GT (Old ATI Radeon 9800XT 128mb w/ Arctic VGA Silencer Rev 3 running @ 445/390 is featured in images)
• Rosewill  R114A Black Case with 2 Blue LED case fans, one regular case fan/ 4 LEDs in front
• 550W PSU by Enermax
• 52x Samsung CD-RW
• Dell E152fpB 15” LCD – 17” Dell e773c CRT
• Logitech x530 5.1 Speakers
• Logitech iTouch Wireless KB and Mouse

Why ATI or NVIDIA, why Intel/AMD?

Never had the opportunity to try an NVIDIA card. I have both P4 and AMD64. AMD rocks for gaming but the P4 is great for server functions.

Does the system work as expected?

Rock solid

What's the best part of your rig?

Overclockability

What sucks and should not have been bought?

The SBLive 24bit sucks. Uses software EAX, bought it to save money and regret it

3DMark scores?

Future upgrades?

21” LCD, I would like to try an NVIDIA graphics card, Audigy 2ZS Platinum.