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Username?Tmaster. I have no idea why I picked that the username for me, I use it a lot I dunno it just sounds good :D
Age/Occupation/Location?
Hmmm.. I'm gonna be 19 on 4th of July. Well now I'm serving in the Israeli army. You can say I'm a programmer and the guy that is in charge of the computers in the whole department.
How long have you been a member of Guru3D forums?
06-27-2004 for about a year.
What did you first come here for?
Well I was about to change my riva tnt2 32mb to a gforce because my old card didnt support the T&L lighting and no game would run. At that time the card that was the biggest seller was a gforce 4 MX, but I wanted better so I checked the site and I saw some awesome reviews of the gforce 4 ti 4200 128 DDR. It was at the right price range so I bought it. Have it until now and I'm pleased (for now).
What do you mainly use the system for?
Well at first it was for programming. For school I needed to make a website as my computer project in asp.net. And secondary it was for gaming, so now that I've finished school, gaming is #1 and it's all I do! :D
How much did you spend on the rig?
Quite a lot actually but not at once. Close to 6k NIS (new Israeli shekel) including a flat screen which is close to 1.5k $. 1$=4.5 nis.
How often do you update/buy a new rig?
I upgrade it when I see that my computer doesnt follow the latest technology. Which reminds me, I need a new video card. :P
What components are used?
My brand new case Thermaltake V8000 WinGO
Monitor LG Flatron L1730S 12ms
VideoCard Geforce 4 Ti 4200 128DDR Inno3d
Memory Kingston 2.5 512mb 400Mhz
Motherboard Gigabyte Ga8st800 Sis chipset 645DX
CPU Intel 2.4 ghz 533fsb
My brand new CPU Fan Gigabyte 3d Rocket
HD 40gb 7200 8mb buffer
Roms burner Samsung 52X 36X 52X DVD Compaq something (not burner , regular dvd)
Why ATI or NVIDIA, why Intel/AMD?
Well actually my next card is gonna be ATI because they are just better. :P I'm very pleased with the reviews on the Radeons. Nvidia is good as well but they always seem to have some heating issues in their best versions. And I use Intel because of the warranty. Simple as that .
Does the system work as expected?
All I can say is it lasts. For now it works good, the only thing I need to change is the video card but I'm waiting for the final result on what's better - the SLI system or Crossfire. I dunno, I'm waiting for the tech to settle down and officially announce on the best tech then I'll buy a new rig that supports it.
What's the best part of your rig?
Hmmm .. my case ? Because its the prettiest, hehe.
What sucks and should not have been bought?
Motherboard! Eeeeeeek. I still have AGP*4! Mother of God. :
Modified cases/video cards/other? Did you do it yourself? Walk us through it.
Hmmm, nope.
3DMark scores?
Dont have, dont want to.
Future upgrades?
Motherboard and a video card, like I mentioned before.
