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{DOU}Charger
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Finally have a machine made in this century

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Finally got fed up with my 1998 machine and picked up a new one:

XPS 630 Red Bezel Chassis
Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9450 (12MB,2.66GHz, 1333FSB),
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
4GB Corsair Dominator DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz -4 DIMMs
Dual nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB SLI
750GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
2 165GB - 7200RPM, IDE
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeGamer (D) Sound Card
Hauppauge HVR1250 Hybrid TV Tuner with Remote
24 inch E248WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
17 inch Widescreen Digital Flat Panel Monitor
Logitech G-15 Gaming Keyboard
Razer Diamondback Gaming Mouse
Yamaha NS-SP1800 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Speaker Package
Plantronics 5.1 USB Gaming Headphones
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Nice rig! I think that it will be a wee bit faster than the old one :)
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If you plan to do gaming on that rig, drop Vista and Put XP on the box.

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Sup Charger,

Keep your Vista just make sure it is 64-bit. Double check driver availability if needed.
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{DOU} yO mAmA
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Congrats Charger ! :D

Sounds like a great rig, you should be able to play even better now so I hope to see you on the server more often :wink:

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Tommy wrote:If you plan to do gaming on that rig, drop Vista and Put XP on the box.

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reformat with XP Pro
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Those dual 9800s will freakin FLY! Please tell me you are going to pick up a new game for this puppy!
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pebcak wrote:Sup Charger,

Keep your Vista just make sure it is 64-bit. Double check driver availability if needed.
Windows Vista 64-bit + UTDC = No Unreal Tournament 99

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Sounds like a "dream" Machine Charger. should be faster than my windows 98 LOL
Best of luck. May dual boot to XP??
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XP PRO
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