I would say a 6600GT is a good card for only $200, I believe they might have a 6800 for under $400, I know that the 6800GT and Ultra are greater than $400.
X300 Series is Really Cheap, 6200 is just over $100, X600 $120-150 , X700 $200-300
From the looks of it, I would definately get a...
Hehehe I just bought a 90nm 3200+ A64 + xp-120 heatsink! Just need motherboard, video card, and one of those 120mm fans!
Tis going to own....
Oh and btw, what is the best choice for a 120mm fan? This will probably help syko if he gets that xp-120 ( which i definately recommend also )
I tested my desktop with a Voodoo5 5500 PCI instead of the fx 5900... it like defaulted to dx6 mode, really buggy graphics, most textures like one color. I think it ran at like 20-30fps though ( this was during cs:source beta )
I know it is possible and there are written and internet posted guides on doing this, can't just bring you one right now because it has been a while since I last saw it.
C++ is a programming language. As far as to .NET for C++ there isn't much more, and probably not much reason to spend 100 for it.
On a plus side, there is a free beta of Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition, I don't remember the link anymore, but I am sure if you search microsoft.com you can find it.
Broadband prices are slowly going down, and the internet is being upgraded with more users ( somewhat/eventually), but with more usage and high intensity applications broadband (cable/dsl) will be the new 56k in time.
Well, if you truely are going to save up for another upgrade, yes definately get more RAM that you can just use in your next motherboard, but that extra RAM won't give much more performance out of your pc for gaming.
Comparing Half-life2 to any other First Person Shooter's story, it is very impressive. Most fps games are ww2, a prebuilt plot. Other than that I have never seen as good of a game for a fps, If you really want a good story, I wouldn't go for a FPS.
Okay, this thread has some major errors in it, ignoring that... I wouldn't worry about a simple mouse, you can buy a great working logitech one that isn't "mini" for 10-15 dollars. Pay a little more, get a little more.