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Well, the title pretty much tells it all. for those of you who know anything about computer, what are your preferences when it comes to components. Also, Windows XP or Vista?
Please post your-
Motherboard Brand Preference
Processor Preference
RAM preference
OS preference
HardDrive Preference
Graphics Card Preference
Power Supply Pref?
and anything else you want to post. ^_^ thankeh

MY preferences=

Mobo>ASUS,Gigabyte,ABit, Intel
CPU>Intel
RAM>Corsair, and PNY
HDD>Western Digital, Seagate
OS>Windows XP SP2
Graphics Card> BFG tech, PNY
Power Supply> Enermax, Antec

what? oh no no. i can do that perfectly on my own. in fact, i just built one with a C2 Xtreme for my parents. im just wondering what kind of thing OTEHR people like. those are what things i like. I know more about computers than most of my school. more than my parents of course. And i WOULD overclock, if my computer wasnt a propierty gateway motherboard, with a clock generator incompatible with all overclocking programs, and a very Bare-bones BIOS. Hey, do you have a Intel Pentium D lying around? my comptuer is stuck with a p4, and i want to upgrade, but i dont have the money for a PD. do you have one? (800mhz FSB, Presler preferable)

lol they wanted a powerful computer, and gave me 5 grand to build one for them, they dont want to get a new one for a llooooooonng time. so, i got these--


Intel Core2 Extreme QX6700 (LGA775, Quad-Core, 2.66Ghz)
ABIT IN9 Nforce 680SLi
4 GB Dual Channel Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800
2x EVGA 8800GTX in SLi
2x WD Raptor 150GB in RAID0
2x Seagate Barracuda 500GB 16MB Cache
3x LG DVD/RW SATA drives
NZXT Precise 1000watt psu
Antec 900 Case
CL Sound Blaster Xifi Extreme fidelity
Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer pro 7 w/ AS5

i bet your reaction is going to be the same as steets, OMFG. well, they game. Oblivion, Far Cry, Supreme commande,r WoW, STALKER, FSX. Mom does HD video editing, sooo...

lol its brand new. i wanted to get them an SLi capable board, and the P35 doesnt have SLI capability. i just finished it hte other day. it actually only has 1.15 TB, because the Raptors are in RAID config, so it is like a redundant, that increases performace, with the 10,000RPM drives. yes, 4GB shows up fine, actually only as 3.75, but it is a 32bit thats why. 64bit has even more issues than the 32

yeah. the only reason Intel Chipsets dont have SLi is because of politics between NVidia and intel. if intel has SLI chipsets, then what does nvidia sell that intel doesnt have? but, the new x38 is rumerod to have it, but nvidia denies it, but they lie often. you have no idea how fast it is.. the RAID, windows boots in 25 seconds, from the end of POST to usable desktop. whoooooooeee. It screams in games, i achieve fps of 250 in FSX on ultra high settings. CRAP!!

well, personally i believe amd is dying, the Penryn will be the final crushing blow to AMDs desktop market. but, maybe they can recover, but i doubt that they will have anything that will be able to compete with Intels newest competitor

that is true, amd is more a budget thing than performance right now. but they dont have anything to compete currenly with intels high-end C2D.