If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would

Just what it says I'll start out: I'd like to change from my 19" CRT to a 19"(or 20") LCD or dual 15" LCDs...




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#102156 - 06/21/02 07:04 AM If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Just what it says


I'll start out:

I'd like to change from my 19" CRT to a 19"(or 20") LCD or dual 15" LCDs
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#102160 - 06/21/02 07:40 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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For me, it's a toss-up between a new monitor and a new CD-ROM. The monitor wins out slightly because apart from a problem ejecting my CD-ROM still works, my monitor is a 7 year old (my parents got it with their first PC) 14" POS with brightness and convergance issues.

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#102164 - 06/21/02 08:27 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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got everything i want.

What I want doesnt exist yet :P

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#102188 - 06/21/02 02:56 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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There's only 2 things that I really want now - 1 of those 120GB WD Special Edition drives. & a DVD drive - so far the most suiable candidate seems to be a Toshiba 1 that I've seen. However, as much as I would like a DVD drive, I need a lot more HDD room, so having to pick 1 thing then it would be a HDD.

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#102190 - 06/21/02 03:13 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Personally id love an LCD, a big 1 laugh bit expensive atm though frown

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#102197 - 06/21/02 04:24 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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There's only 2 things that I really want now - 1 of those 120GB WD Special Edition drives. & a DVD drive - so far the most suiable candidate seems to be a Toshiba 1 that I've seen. However, as much as I would like a DVD drive, I need a lot more HDD room, so having to pick 1 thing then it would be a HDD.


I have 2 100GB and a 120GB of this, and they are sweet. As for wanting something else my system it would be a tie between a DVD burner (I don't like anything I have seen yet) and a new monitor configuration (maybe twin 17"+ LCDs).

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#102210 - 06/21/02 05:59 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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I have 2 100GB and a 120GB of this, and they are sweet. As for wanting something else my system it would be a tie between a DVD burner (I don't like anything I have seen yet) and a new monitor configuration (maybe twin 17"+ LCDs).


I am a bit more greedy. I would like a 24" or 28" Plasma. I already have the wireless goody's and a Lazy Boy couch. Maybe in the next 15 days or next month smile

It works fine with a TV but 42" is a bit big even for me? And that Sony plasma is crap on VGA input.

I should have bought a Samsung at half the Price. Shame on me, to be so unpatient.

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#102214 - 06/21/02 06:22 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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And what resolution would you get out of that size? I would like 1600x1200, and razor sharp with fine color blending. I don't need anything larger currently, especially if using dual monitors.

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#102219 - 06/21/02 06:46 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Clutch

Get the new MAtrox card and go with 3 monitors. Maybe 4

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#102229 - 06/21/02 09:40 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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I would like 2 80GIG drives on RAID, so Adobe Premiere doesn't f&ckin' stutter on playback!

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#102231 - 06/21/02 09:46 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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I would like a pair of the WD 120GB 8MB buffer HDDs. My current drives are nearly full since I discovered the joys of SVCD. smile
Also, I could use a Pioneer DVD burner, and an ATI All-in-Wonder card. I've got a huge VHS collection that needs to be preserved! Regular CD's would be fine for this, but I still want the DVD burner for other, larger backups, etc.

I'll probably wait to get these items when I build a whole new box dedicated to multimedia. The more computers you get, the more you need!

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#102236 - 06/21/02 11:19 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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1 phrase.........I have a GeForce2 MX

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#102243 - 06/22/02 12:01 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Definately "other": Iīd rip out that ****ing motherboard of mine, put it on the road, start that nasty ***** of caterpillar and start some heavy freakin' modding. Dammit, I canīt describe how much I hate that bastard! mad

I donīt need a new monitor, my EIZO / Nanao FlexScan works like a charm and has excellent image quality. Makes up for the crappy signals from my GeForce wink

And diskspace neither, 380GB net diskspace is enough for the moment.

However, I could use a DVD burner, if only it supported up to DVD-10 dual layer double sided DVDs which work in stand alone DVD movie players.

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#102244 - 06/22/02 12:02 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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1 phrase.........I have a GeForce2 MX
You fishing for sympathy? laugh

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#102245 - 06/22/02 12:06 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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A HDD (80GB and higher) as well smile

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#102246 - 06/22/02 12:06 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Definately "other": Iīd rip out that ****ing motherboard of mine, put it on the road, start that nasty ***** of caterpillar and start some heavy freakin' modding. Dammit, I canīt describe how much I hate that bastard! mad
I take it you don't have the latest version of it then? [v1.3] smile

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#102254 - 06/22/02 03:18 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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The upgrade I want is a faster video card, however, what I need to get is a CD burner as my current one locks up my PC randomly and has done it on another rig.

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#102269 - 06/22/02 09:35 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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And what resolution would you get out of that size? I would like 1600x1200, and razor sharp with fine color blending. I don't need anything larger currently, especially if using dual monitors.


Well TV goes 2048x1536 which is the highest my Geforce 3 can support.
So i am guessing monitor will go that much too.
Thing is, I don't particularly like 2 Monitors unless i absolutely have to. so idea is to get a biggest screen you can.

What is the max res on Geforce 4??? I might get one if it is any higher and the new monitor supports it.

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#102291 - 06/22/02 06:14 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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Highest I've seen is 2048x1536.


but...get dual monitors, and it's 4096x1536 :p

or, 2048x3072.

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#102410 - 06/24/02 09:42 AM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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I would upgrade the PCI bus to a gigabit interface, and get rid of the old "legacy" crap that slows everything down.

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#102414 - 06/24/02 12:06 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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@ Alien

No, itīs revision 1.0. But since 1.3 too uses the 686b southbridge, what is won here?

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#102420 - 06/24/02 02:26 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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@ Alien

No, itīs revision 1.0. But since 1.3 too uses the 686b southbridge, what is won here?
I dunno what's different between the 2 versions [aside from the 1.3 being able to use Athlon XPs upto 2100 (possibly a 2200 as well, but not sure on that)], but now that I've got my Audigy it's all "smooth sailing" here. No more having to reboot when the sound dies, as it did with my SV2. Ok, so there is 1 teeny weeny issue - occasional skipping whilst playing MP3s with Winamp, but that's it. The last time I rebooted was almost 4 days ago, & that was because I installed something or changed a setting [I forget what].

What problems are you having with your 1.0?

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Though for the sake of honesty/accuracy I haven't tried any games with it since I got my Audigy, as I have some other stuff that needs sorting/processing then burning to CD so that I can make some room to install any games.
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#102437 - 06/24/02 06:32 PM Re: If you could upgrade just 1 thing in your system what would
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I had alot of problems with my brothers kt7a, but the via latency patch (3rd party would you beleve) fixed them all. [url=www.viahardware.com]www.viahardware.com[/url] if you wanna try it.

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