Need a lil help!

[Guest]

Ok after a week of looking iv got everything pick out! I just want to know now wether a: everything works or b: I should go with a diferent part! I'm open to any sugestions so plead let me know!

Case:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146050

Powersupply:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
RAM:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

DVD Drive:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131621
CPU:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
Graphics Card:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102858

Hard Drive:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218

ok that's what I got so far.... If you have any suggestions please let me know!

Also one last one,

with that system can should I run win7 32bit or 64bit? (I'm using it for gaming and movie watching) thanks!!!!

 

[westham101]

What games will you most likely be playing higher end graphics or lower end like WoW,
if higher end graphics games i'd suggest a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333 you could also look at the 5850....
other then that it looks fine....
also what is your monitor resolution and what is your budget?

 

[Lmeow]

Change your HDD to this instead for $10 more, it's faster and it has a greater capacity by 360 GB.

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB 7200 RPM - $79.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

This RAM has lower latencies and costs $5 more or so:

G.Skill Ripjaws 4 GB DDR3 CL7 - $110.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303

This PSU costs less after rebates and is modular as well as providing more PCI-E connections.

XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W - $104.99, $30 USD available
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207002

 

[henrystrawn]

As to the question of 32 vs 64 bit OS, you have 4 GB of ripjaw RAM listed (good stuff, go with the lower CAS latency as Lmeow suggested CL7, it's faster). To use any more than 3.25 GB of system RAM 64 bit OS is required. I would use the 64 bit OS unless you have some older peripherals that may not have 64 bit drivers, i.e. printers, scanners, cameras etc. 64 bits drivers are really not a problem in the last 2 years.

Also if you add more RAM down the road, it would be nice to be able to use it. Most "new" builds and commercial (HP, Dell, Acer, Asus) desktop systems come with 64 bit OS installed primarily because of the memory mapping limitation of 32 bit OSes.

Enjoy your build, I wish I could build a new system, but I've reached my quota for at least a year.

 

[Guest]

I did what you said and replaced those parts thank you!!! My only question
now is there a better gfx card out there that's around the same price point or is that the best? Thanks!

 

[Lmeow]

Around which price point? At ~ $200 the GTX 460 is the undefeated price performance champion.

 

[gordon_81]

yes i agree with Lmeow im going to pick up a new gigabyte gtx 460 1gb OC edition, its about a 10% performance decrease from the 5850, but its cheaper and when put into sli its better than a gtx480 and in 2 gtx 460s in sli compared to 2 5850s in crossfire is almost identical in performance if not better