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GamerYO   09-06-2007 at 07:58:13 AM

hi i wanted to build a good gaming rig that will last and play ie: Crysis, Medal of Honor Airborne, Call of Duty 4, and various next gen games so its my first time building so i hope everything goes well for my first experiance..also i plan to overclock some things. here is the list, what you think?

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129021

Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136073

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

CPU COOLER: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835154001

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128048

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146565 (x2 so its 4GB)

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139002

Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6829102005

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130072

mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826104191

keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126179

headphones: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826106324

Thermal Compound: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835100007

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6832116049

ONE THING IS CAN SOMEONE TELL ME A GOOD DVD DRIVER THING I DONT KNOW WHAT TO GET. ANyway what u think? i know someone is gonna say why 4GB RAM when u have 32bit.....i got 4 becasue even though it only sees 3GB if i upgrade to 64 i already have the 4GB, plus i heard not many games run in 64 bit so ya.

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Maziar   09-06-2007 at 09:03:33 AM
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looks good , just something about the motherboard , well it supports both ddr2 and ddr3 but ddr3 is limited to 4gb , also it canT OC as well as GIGABTE P35 DS3R (which supports only ddr2) or ASUS P5K or P5K-E (which again support only DDR2) .also there are many games that run well on64bit , bioshock , definitely crysis , cod2.....

for a good DVDRW go for LG,SAMSUNG , PIONEER ,...

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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GamerYO   09-06-2007 at 04:48:03 PM
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yea im juts gonna overlclock a little but i see what your sayin....i just want this to be future proof so i don't have to get another mobo so i already have DDR3


Message edited by GamerYO on 09-06-2007 at 04:48:49 PM
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Maziar   09-06-2007 at 05:01:42 PM
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for now u have to get DDR2 because its alot cheaper than DDR3 , even 4GB ddr2 is cheaper than 2gb ddr3 , and if u get 4gb ddr2 now , then how do u want to have ddr3 , it will be limited to 4gb , on the other side u have 8gb ddr2 support , ....

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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jtt283   09-06-2007 at 05:39:04 PM
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On the DVD burner, get a Retail (rather than OEM) package in order to get the software, including a decoder. It will only be another $5-$7, vs. paying $20 or more to get the software later.

The rest looks good, but I agree with Maziar that DDR2 is all you need.

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fatcat   09-06-2007 at 05:55:23 PM
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I got the MB he's considering it so far it's been working flawlessly. True, you can only get 4 gig of DDR3 but it worries me not. For now, I am running 4 gig of DDR2 but I think it's interesting to have the possibility of DDR3 when the time comes. I don't see the ''Must have 8 gig'' any time soon. Anyways, you should end up with a pretty decent system in the end. I am running my system with the D2C 6850, I was pretty a draw between that choice and the one you got.

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GamerYO   09-07-2007 at 12:41:23 AM
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ok guys thanks for replies, so besides the DVD drive and Mobo, what u think about the other stuff?

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The_Baron_64   09-07-2007 at 03:58:48 AM
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Going to sound silly but you might want to look at new headphones. I've had the misfortune of owning a pair of "SENNHEISER" and my god are the uncomfortable. Try a set of sony mdrs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6826159203
I now swear by them.

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GamerYO   09-07-2007 at 11:05:43 AM
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thnx The_Baron_64! im gonna get those Sony ones instead thnx! and one thing i heard was its good to have your CPU and RAM running 1:1 ratio? is this true? any preformance gain? if i wud i wud have to have my CPU at 3.6 and i cuddnt do that so i wud have to "underclock" my RAM? i am tryin to get my Quad to 2.6 minimumm i wud like to get to 3.0Ghz MAX are my componets good for this?

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