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Posted: 2006-03-25 03:03pm
by Ace Pace
Uraniun235 wrote:
RThurmont wrote:I think Vista is going to be the finest Microsoft OS period, in spite of the shitty name. I plan on buying a $5,000-$10,000 gaming rig when it comes out. In the unlikely event that it blows, I've really been stocking up on XP hardware of late, so I'm well covered (and of course you can always go with Apple, or Linux, or a Sun workstation with Solaris...)

-WGW
Here's your $10,000 rig
He can always build/order an Ars god box.

Posted: 2006-03-25 04:42pm
by Master of Ossus
Uraniun235 wrote:
RThurmont wrote:I think Vista is going to be the finest Microsoft OS period, in spite of the shitty name. I plan on buying a $5,000-$10,000 gaming rig when it comes out. In the unlikely event that it blows, I've really been stocking up on XP hardware of late, so I'm well covered (and of course you can always go with Apple, or Linux, or a Sun workstation with Solaris...)

-WGW
Here's your $10,000 rig
ibuypower has a similar system for a little more than half. It's probably a little bit weaker, since the 4.2+GHz overclock is pretty nuts (though the ibuypower comes with an FX-60), and the paintjob is kind of cool on the Dell machine.

Posted: 2006-03-25 07:11pm
by The Kernel
Master of Ossus wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:
RThurmont wrote:I think Vista is going to be the finest Microsoft OS period, in spite of the shitty name. I plan on buying a $5,000-$10,000 gaming rig when it comes out. In the unlikely event that it blows, I've really been stocking up on XP hardware of late, so I'm well covered (and of course you can always go with Apple, or Linux, or a Sun workstation with Solaris...)

-WGW
Here's your $10,000 rig
ibuypower has a similar system for a little more than half. It's probably a little bit weaker, since the 4.2+GHz overclock is pretty nuts (though the ibuypower comes with an FX-60), and the paintjob is kind of cool on the Dell machine.
Actually no, that Dell system has the Physics PPU and a 30" LCD.