The Official PC building thread!

Ok so I guess in a couple of weeks it will be right at 1000 or so. Will this PC play fear high settings?

 

yes it should play it more than fine (with the 2 gigs of ram)

did you decide on the 7600GTX ?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
Is this what your talking about?

Also we never talked about a soundcard. Is onboard good enough or what?

 

yes thats the right card

a seperate sound card is always better than an onboard Audigy is what to go with

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...tk=all&N=0&minPrice=&maxPrice=&Go.x=7&Go.y=31

 

Wow theres so many... Which one is good? I'm think of getting some good speakers. Some surround sound.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16824014105

What kind of card would I need to run this?

 

the 7600GTX your getting will be plenty of card for that montior iam not up on BenQ LCDs i know the Veiwsonic(which i have) is top notch and the Spectra are very good also i pick either or over the BenQ.

http://viewsonic.com/

 

Is this the spectre you were talking about?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824112176

 

yeah iam pretty sure thats it , theonejrs bought that montior so double check with him about it

 

So about sound cards. What should I get?

 

I bought a basic SB Audigy LE, and that's fine for my needs.
aabbccdd, what's a 7600GTX? Last time I checked you could only have a 7600GT or 7600GS.
That is the monitor theone has and is deeply satisifed with. Unbelievably cheap too!

 

woop 7600GT i mean sorry guys

 

Lol that's OK. A 7600GTX would be a good overclock!

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102001

Is this what you have?

 

No this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102002

 

Would these speakers go good with that sound card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836116153

 

Yes they would, I use the T3000 2.1 system and even they sound good through it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836116147

 

Would the card you have run the 7.1 speakers or do I need the card I suggested?

 

It would run 7.1, but you wouldnt be able to have a microphone connected at the same time. Since I use 4-channel audio, I set the speakers to 4-channel mode and use the centre-side speaker port for the microphone. If you want 7.1 and a microphone without unplugging however you'd need the more expensive card.

 

Or I can get a USB headset/mic right?