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2.6 gigs Pentium 4
exra case fan with blue LEDS(makes it glow )
256 mb RAM
XP Home Edition
Runs MSTS awsomely. All sliders maxed, max res, 50 carfreight with 3 engines, runs really smooth. THIS THING IS AWSOME!!
Ty
NS(it's in my area)
e-mail: tyburl@netzero.net
NS Grant County Area
Track: 30%
Scenery: 0%
Overall: 5%
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Good stuff. There is nothing better then trying a new toy or improving on it!Pentium 4 / 2.4GHz HT O/C @ 2.755GHz w 920FSB
Copperchill CPU Cooling Unit
ASUS AI P4P800 SE
Ultra 1024 MB PC400 DDR Dual Channel w Heat Spreaders
Nvidia GeForce 6800GT
2x WDC / 80 & 60GB
Norcent 52X CD-RW
Pacific Digital 16X DVD
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Antec TruePower 430 Watt Power Supply
Antec Sonata Case
Xerox - 17" LCD XG-70D
Dynex 975AVR UPS
OS / XP-Pro (SP2)
Mike 
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LAST EDITED ON Nov-18-04 AT 11:36 PM (EST)
Nice specs! Although I would consider if possible to up your RAM to at least 512MB and preferably to 1GB if you can swing it. WinXP eats allot more RAM than Win98 did, and you are probably using Virtual Memory quite a bit. This will have an impact on your performance. You may not notice it that much now as your system is new and your HD drive is probably not too fragmented yet, but as time goes by you will start to notice it more. With 512MB you won't be paging as much, and probably not at all with 1GB. You will also notice Apps loading faster with more memory too. I'm starting to think about a new system too with the prices so low. Currently I'm running a P4 2.0Ghz, 1GB and a GeForce 5900 Ultra card. Home Shopping Network was advertising a Gateway 3.2Ghz P4 with 512MB mem last week for just over 1G. It didn't have all the bells and whistles though, like a good sound card, or Video card, but still not a bad price.
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