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Answer» I am getting ready to upgrade my computer that I built nearly 2 years ago. Here is my current rig: No i actually suggested ...new board...i7 CPU...... the vid card you settled on ...and use your existing RAM Ok, total misunderstanding. Still, do you think 2 gigs of ram is good enough for high-end games like Mass Effect 2 and Bad Company 2. Wouldn't the ram be holding me back?Just checked out the total price on Newegg.com. i7-920 - $288.99 MSI hd 5770 Hawk - 179.99 Gigabyte X58 mobo - 188.99 Windows 7 Home 64-bit - 104.99 =$762.96 That setup costs too much, but thanks for the suggestion.Might be best waiting a few more months until Nvidia release their Fermi card. I'm sure ATI will drop the price of the 5xxx series then, it won't be the best card on the market but it will run everything for the next year or so at relatively high options.Well this is null and VOID now anyways. Took my car to the shop and found out that I need around $400 of work. Well the word "need" is a little misleading. I am at 80,000 miles and all of the car's fluids need to be replaced, brake pads need replacement, and my radiator, transmission, and engine all need to be flushed out. These things aren't needed, but I like to take care of my car and it is important for these things to be done around my current mileage. So, my money must go to that, sucks . Thanks for your guy's help though.No problem...Going off topic but: Quote from: soonernfl19 on March 02, 2010, 04:25:02 PM Took my car to the shop and found out that I need around $400 of work. Well the word "need" is a little misleading. I am at 80,000 miles and all of the car's fluids need to be replaced, brake pads need replacement, and my radiator, transmission, and engine all need to be flushed out.Your engine needs "flushed"? I understand radiator flushing and replacing trans fluid in an automatic trans but I don't know what an engine flush is. Do you? Maybe you should get a second opinion on this stuff. Ever do any mechanical work yourself? I recall an uncle (now deceased) saying changing brake pads was a fairly easy job. I finally decided to try it about 6 months ago. The brake pads for my car only cost about $20 at Advance Auto Parts. Doing it yourself can definitely SAVE money if you have some mechanical aptitude, some tools, and are willing to delve into it. The Internet can be helpful. Tutorials or guides for some of these automotive maintenance and repair tasks can be found via Google searches and videos for many tasks can be found on YouTube.com. Quote from: soybean on March 03, 2010, 08:34:16 AM Going off topic but:Your engine needs "flushed"? I understand radiator flushing and replacing trans fluid in an automatic trans but I don't know what an engine flush is. Do you? Maybe you should get a second opinion on this stuff. I might not have used the right words when saying engine flush. There are three things that need to be flushed. I think it might actually be my oil tank in order to get the slush from 80000 miles out of it. Anyways, I have a friend who knows a lot about cars and I showed him the list of recommended procedures and he agreed that my car was around the mileage where all those things needed to be done. And yes, I have done a lot of physical work in my life, but all of it was construction TYPE work. Roofing, french drains, sewer lines, etc.. I would do it myself, as far as the brake pads, but I don't know jack about cars and I want to make sure it is done right and have a place that guarantees the work done. Besides, by doing 3 or 4 of these at one time, I will be getting a 30% discount, which means one of the procedures will basically be done for FREE. |
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