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I do sudoku in pen
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This will be my first full computer build, so I was hoping for some help.
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Profile: nimble knuckle
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One thing to consider....the hard drive, consider 2 smaller drives instead of a larger one. Reason being you can install your OS to one drive, install all your games and what not to your secondary drive. Also, makes it nice for backups. So you can back everything up on the second drive, then if your computer ever crashes, you can just nuke the first drive, reinstall windows, and all your data is still on drive number 2. |
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I do sudoku in pen
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Alright thanks, and on that note another quick thing: I will be running Windows XP Home edition. |
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Try to look at my system plan.
--------------- Intel Q6600 @ 3.0GHz + ASUS P5E X38 + 4GB DDR2 1000 CL5 Mushkin + Coolermaster Dominator Xcalade 690 + Corsair VX 450W + HIS HD 3850 512MB Turbo + Seagate 500GB 7200rpm 32MB + Zalman CNPS 9700 LED + Logitec EX110 + ASUS VW198S. |
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you spelled cruel wrong.
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Profile: old hand
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I agree with Ohiou on the harddrives, just don't raid, unless you are plaining to have a good back up system. Drop to 3GB of ram, or get xp 64 bit, because you can't use 4GB with the 32 bit Os's (you won't need more then 2GB of ram unless you do a lot of level designing). You can drop in the possessors a little, if you need too, but I find that any thing running in the 2.4 range tends to hold up well with anything thrown at it. In fact 2GB of RAM would probably give you some wiggle room for a better PSU, and give you room to put in more RAM latter. |
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@OP: The PSU that comes with the case is cr@p. (it's a RaidMax I highly recommend you get a quality PSU. See: Every thing else looks good Message edited by Shadow703793 on 03-22-2008 at 06:40:08 PM --------------- E2180 @3.2Ghz + P35DS3L +8400GS (700/475 OC) ![]() |
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--------------- E2180 @3.2Ghz + P35DS3L +8400GS (700/475 OC) ![]() |
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Agreed to Shadow7037 93
--------------- Intel Q6600 @ 3.0GHz + ASUS P5E X38 + 4GB DDR2 1000 CL5 Mushkin + Coolermaster Dominator Xcalade 690 + Corsair VX 450W + HIS HD 3850 512MB Turbo + Seagate 500GB 7200rpm 32MB + Zalman CNPS 9700 LED + Logitec EX110 + ASUS VW198S. |
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I do sudoku in pen
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Profile: nimble knuckle
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I would probably get an 8800 GT 512MB over that 8800 gts 320MB.... --------------- E7200 @ 2.53Ghz, 2 gigs Mushkin ddr2 800, Gigabyte EP45-UD3R, Western Digital 640 gig, Gigabyte HD 4850 512MB, Asus DVD burner, HP w2007 monitor...
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I do sudoku in pen
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Hrm. Would a EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 for a $30 price increase over the original EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 be the best spot to spend the last of the wiggle room? I will, more than likely, be playing at a resolution of 1280 x 1024 - until I upgrade my monitor that is ( which won't be a for a while, a couple of months at least ) Message edited by Boggs on 03-22-2008 at 10:18:31 PM |
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I would get the 8800gt |
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