put other cts in awkward situations that get them killed and get some bullets flying. dont plant or anything but dont just lock the ts in a box. move em from box to box.
yeah your best bet is to keep the disk drive but even that is probably worthless at this point. you could use the hdd if you really want but its probably horribly outdated. usb bracket perhaps?
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this is a great mouse if you do not want all those buttons and dont need 5000 DPI.
oh wait sorry i did not notice the 15 inch requirement. I was going to suggest the new m11x. i have use one and it is really quite impressive. Unfortunately its only got an 11 inch screen and the other alienwares are huge with low battery life.
I personally chose intel because at the time the amd chips were slower. With intel you also have a larger range of mobos to choose from. I love my q9450 but i know people who use amd and are quite happy. Buy a system that fits your needs and budget and it really does not matter what brand name is on the cpu.
Ok, if you already have ram to match your motherboard then i would recommend getting a good gpu. You dont have to spend much to get a card that will whip a 6600. $60 tops and you will run rings around your old card. Trust me its worth the investment. look into a gt 220, a 9500 gt, or similar card.
