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    Anyone build computers here? I have been meaning to upgrade, but here is my rig:

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    Before the end of the year I'd like to get myself a 1200w PSU, 4gb of RAM, Quad Core Proc and a better mobo, plus Vista Ultimate I suppose if I upgrade before Windows 7.

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    I put mine together a couple years back. I prob won't upgrade again for another year or so since it's still running pretty decent.

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    Yeah I built mine 3 years ago... and it runs fine.. Maybe in a year or two.

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    Normally put together a new system every 2 years.

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    I used to upgrade every 6 months or so, around when the technology would change, but damn if it wasn't expensive and hard to keep up with

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    I wouldnt mind custom buildin a PC, and if I was Ill probably have it in a giant Pokeball

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    With me being the lazy mofo that I am, I am perfectly happy letting the kind folks at Hewlett Packard build my PC's for me. :thumbup3:

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    What? its perfect

    Push the button in the middle to turn it on

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    I've got a full tower so my comp looks pretty huge

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    My best advice is to put a gamer fan in the thing. Even if you don't game a lot, good cooling is the best thing I have personally done to prolong the life of a home-built computer.

    I'm not talking about a huge water-cooled case or anything -- but a good $30-$50 fan to go on the CPU, and make sure the case fans aren't little piece of shit throwaways either.

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    Wish I got into the water-cooling thing. Too advanced for me

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    This thread should be turned into 'Best parts to get for a custom PC' Thread

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    I upgraded mine on February 07 and it still runs fine. So far no game ever gave me any problems with the 8800 GTX that i bought back then. I will consider an upgrade towards December, when the new Nvidia cards will be out with the new direct x11.

    I already got an 800w ENERMAX for power supply, so all i will need basically is a new graphics card, extra memory, and a new processor and i am all set. Water cooling is also something i am considering in order to reduce the noise that comes from the fans but that is still under consideration. I am really proud of my new 23'' LG monitor that i bought 2 days ago with a 50000:1 contrast so the new games to come will look awesome.

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    If I didn't have damn school get in the way I'd upgrade my stuff faster. Damn education ruining my fun. It just seems like every time I want to upgrade, something NEW! is coming out. I bought my graphics card for 500 bucks last year, then a month later it was down to $250.

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    i have 3 custom pcs but i only have the specs for my home theater PC handy:

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    All inside a Silverstone Black Mediacenter PC case with a digital display and IR remote port

    love the thing, only thing i need are some quieter fans

    Anyone have any case or processor fan recommendations?

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    I would LOVE to build a home theater system. But, I'm 21 and have my own little quarters with two room mates (parents), so it would kind of defeat the purpose of owning such loud equipment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by strtfghtr View Post
    Anyone have any case or processor fan recommendations?
    All I can recommend as far as cases go is get a full tower and make sure there's enough vents for several fans, but I'm sure you already know all this :thumbup3:

    This is what I'm using right now: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119042

    Depending on the size of your rig and socket-type, I've used and personally recommend the Zalman fans like this one for CPU's:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118223

    I'm a bit "out of the loop" in terms of PC technology now since it's hard to keep track with, being that it's always changing, so I dunno what else is good, but I haven't had any issues with that type of fan except for getting a couple cuts on my finger

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