I'm building a system for a friend who games a fair bit but needs a system for about $500. To afford a decent video card socket 745 seems to be the way to go in this price range. After some research this is what I've come up with;
I'm building a system for a friend who games a fair bit but needs a system for about $500. To afford a decent video card socket 745 seems to be the way to go in this price range. After some research this is what I've come up with;
How does all this look to you guys? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have had nothing but across the board problems with BIOSTAR, and most review sites do not give them very high marks. Trade in the BIOSTAR board for this one:
Asus K8N-VM- $61.00
EDIT- I cannot read, you do have a video card.
Never heard of that brand of RAM, I like Corsair or OCZ. Also since RAM is dual channel is it better to get matched pairs (in this case 2x 512MB) Here is the Corsair matched oair:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231046 $66.90
Yeah, the motherboard was one of the things I wasn't certain about. That Biostar board got 5 stars average rating based on over 100 reviews(plus -$10 on the processor) so I figured it was a decent choice.
As for the ram, I've read that socket 754 boards don't support dual channeling so I'd rather keep a slot free for an upgrade to 2 gigs at some point. A gig of Corsair ram with the same cas latency(2.5) cost 40 bucks more so I figured I'd go with the cheapest that is well reviewed.
Yeah, the motherboard was one of the things I wasn't certain about. That Biostar board got 5 stars average rating based on over 100 reviews(plus -$10 on the processor) so I figured it was a decent choice.
As for the ram, I've read that socket 754 boards don't support dual channeling so I'd rather keep a slot free for an upgrade to 2 gigs at some point. A gig of Corsair ram with the same cas latency(2.5) cost 40 bucks more so I figured I'd go with the cheapest that is well reviewed.
The Corsair ram is higher latency tho... I've read that for gaming lower cas latency can be signficant.
I've never heard of GSKILL either but it hasn't got a single bad review out of 23. Is it worth it to go with the Corsair over the lower latency stuff(plus it has a heat spreader) at a similiar price?
The Corsair ram is higher latency tho... I've read that for gaming lower cas latency can be signficant.
I've never heard of GSKILL either but it hasn't got a single bad review out of 23. Is it worth it to go with the Corsair over the lower latency stuff(plus it has a heat spreader) at a similiar price?
Go for GSKILL... Did not see the heat spreader.. thats nice. After you build the system, run Memtest86 and make sure everything check outs ok.
No, not at all.. I recommand 500W PSUs to most people, but you can probably get buy with a 400W. Antec will sell you a 550W for $89 with a $15 MIR to make it $74.
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