der_kluge
Adventurer
Ok, it's that time again, for me - time to build me a new system. Every time I build a new computer, I have to go back through and exhaustively investigate the latest stuff that's out there. The best video card, the best hard drive, motherboard, CPU, etc, etc.
To expedite my research, I want some opinions. I want to build a system for about $700-800. I'm going to transfer components from my current system to the new system.
So, I have the mouse, monitor, sound card, and DVD rom.
I basically need the base system - motherboard, CPU, RAM (256m minimum) 7200 RPM hard drive (a quiet hard drive is a bonus), and video card.
Mostly, I'm curious as to which video cards are good. I wouldn't mind having one with two output jacks, since I've got two monitors, and frankly, having two monitors hooked up to my computer seems mega-cool to me.
Oh, did I mention that I'm doing this because of NWN? Is anyone else upgrading for this game? Have you found any good deals? I found some systems at Accubyte.com, which seems to have really good prices. I've been using pricewatch.com, but I'm not that familiar with the hardware that's out there to really know what to look for.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
To expedite my research, I want some opinions. I want to build a system for about $700-800. I'm going to transfer components from my current system to the new system.
So, I have the mouse, monitor, sound card, and DVD rom.
I basically need the base system - motherboard, CPU, RAM (256m minimum) 7200 RPM hard drive (a quiet hard drive is a bonus), and video card.
Mostly, I'm curious as to which video cards are good. I wouldn't mind having one with two output jacks, since I've got two monitors, and frankly, having two monitors hooked up to my computer seems mega-cool to me.
Oh, did I mention that I'm doing this because of NWN? Is anyone else upgrading for this game? Have you found any good deals? I found some systems at Accubyte.com, which seems to have really good prices. I've been using pricewatch.com, but I'm not that familiar with the hardware that's out there to really know what to look for.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.