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Willoughby

Age/Occupation/Location?

Im 19 years old. Currently live in South Amherst, Ohio. A suburb of Cleveland. I work at a turnpike plaza (blah, needs to be with computers soon).

How long have you been a member of Guru3D forums?

I've been a member of Guru3D forums since January 2005.

What did you first come here for?

I had a problem with my video card, a friend linked me here. Posted a topic on the forums. Bam!!! 2 hours later, problem fixed.

What do you mainly use the system for?

I use this system mainly for gaming, which includes: (Counter Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Battlefield 2, F.E.A.R, and many others. And occasionally homework and surfing the net.

How much did you spend on the rig?

Total cost is around $1,500 give or take.

How often do you update/buy a new rig?

Well I buy a new rig every 1 1/2 to 2 years. I try to buy stuff that will still be good 2 years down the road. I've gotten 1 year out of this one and am currently planning on building a new one in a few months.

What components are used?

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)

Mobo: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra

RAM: Corsair 512x2 PC3200 ValueRam

Video: BFG NVIDIA® GeForce 6800 GT

Storage: 2 Western Digital 80 GB 7200RPM SATA in Raid 0

Audio: Realtek AC'97 Audio

Why ATI or NVIDIA, why Intel/AMD?

Well every video card I've ever had has been NVIDIA. Never had a problem with them what so ever. Drivers are always easy to install.

AMD is always cool and quiet so I chose them over Intel. Never really used Intel though, may need to try it out sometime.

Does the system work as expected?

System works beyond what I would've imagined. Plays all my games full quality with the video options cranked with ridiculous FPS's.

What's the best part of your rig?

I love the case. I like how its clear and you can see everything in it. Shows off everything inside that would be hidden by a regular case. Just a pain to keep clean, but when it is, it's the sweetest case I've ever owned.

What sucks and should not have been bought?

I wished I wouldve got a different motherboard. This motherboard doesnt OC as much as other ones I've seen. Crappy Bios updates and the Realtek Boot Agent gives me problems.

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

Case is acrylic, had to put it all together by myself. I try to go with a blue theme with this case. All the fans, neons, etc. are all blue. All stock coolers are replaced with aftermarket ones. Im happy to say I did 100% of all work on this system.

3DMark scores?

_All Stock Scores_

3DMark05 6,506

Aquamark03 68,763

Future upgrades?

Would like to run a dual core processor, and 7800's is SLI. Also would like to run two Raptors in Raid 0.

Copyright Guru3D.com 2005

Copyright Guru3D.com 2005

Copyright Guru3D.com 2005

Copyright Guru3D.com 2005

Copyright Guru3D.com 2005

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