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#1 sergioalb64
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I was a PC newb a month ago, but after many hours of research and GS forum questions, I've gathered a list of the parts for my upcoming PC. This one's mainly for high-end 3D work / renders, that's why it might be considered 'overkill':

CASE: Antec P182
CPU: Core 2 Quad Q9650
HD1: West. Digital Velociraptor 300GB 10000 RPM
HD2: Acomdata Hybrid 750GB External
RAM: G-Skill 16gb (4x4gb) DDR2 800
MOBO: Asus Maximus II Formula
MONITOR: Asus 22" Widescreen LCD
VIDEO: EVGA GeForce GTX 280 FTW Edition (NVIDIA)
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
- Tons of fans, good PSU, standard CD/DVD drive, mouse, keyboard and speakers

About $3200 after shipping / tax.

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#2 sergioalb64
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I've finalized gathering of the parts I'm going to buy. I would also like to thank the well-knowledged and nice people of this forum; hopefully I won't need to ask for help once the PC is built :)
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#3 sergioalb64
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...yay, found one...for Australia:

http://www.circuitcentral.com.au/GrandTec-USB-2.0-PRO-audio-video-capture-device-DVD-Maker-p-31301.html

Anyone? Video capture on Vista 64-bit? Yeah?

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#4 sergioalb64
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Excellent, lots of great stuff in there. No Zelda, though? Maybe you just don't like it :) If I had to give a # rating, it would be a 9 / 10
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#5 sergioalb64
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I'm bumping this because last night I lost this special DS Lite :( R.I.P, buddy :(
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#6 sergioalb64
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Wow; you're not Danny, huh? :)

See, me and Danny, my best friend also, are going all three days. I'm looking forward to it, but I'm concerned; last year's show was better than average due to Nintendo and Brawl; now the Big N won't attend, and apparently all they will have is games and systems for sale :( I hope it's cool, though.

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#7 sergioalb64
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Hi and thanks for looking. I'm about ready to give up on this. See, I want to record standard quality Wii gameplay videos on my Vista Ultimate 64-bit PC. I have Wii composite cables, S-video composite cables, and component cables. I'm looking for a device supported by Vista 64-bit that can capture Wii gameplay videos, be it an external USB-based device or a tv tuner / capture card. I can't find anything though; a few things out there (Gamebridge, Kworld DVD Maker, EasyCap) don't work on Vista 64. If any of you could help, I would really appreciate it. Otherwise that's it; no Brawl videos for me :(

PS - I wouldn't want to use a DVD recorder or something similar; hopefully it doesn't come to that.

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#8 sergioalb64
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Yeah, it's happened to me a few times. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly which games; they were new, and I think they were some of those 3rd party not-stellar releases.
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#9 sergioalb64
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Yeah, and it has two ethernet ports which I'm sure I don't need either.

Is that $100 mobo good? Seems to me like $100 gets you a crappy mobo; yay or nay?

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#10 sergioalb64
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Hi. Me once again, and this could very well be my most noobish question here so far, please bear with me :)

I want a mobo that supports up to 16GB of DDR2 800 RAM in 4 RAM slots. These two mobos do that, but one is $170 more than the other:

ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX - $270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131319

ASUS P5Q SE LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131333

I'm building a monster and I don't want to cheap out on the motherboard, but I don't want to pay for things I might not need. Can anyone tell me what are the main differences between these two mobos? I'm guessing it's the amount of ports. Any help is welcome and appreciated :)