please help - im so confused

[mbwalmsley]

Can anyone please help with some advice to finish of this system spec?

this is my plan so far;

cpu: p4 2.2ghz (sk478)
mb: gigabyte ga-81exp
ram: 512mb pc2100 ddr (is this the correct ram?)
hdd: western digital caviar 80gb (wd800jb)

my big questions;
what ram (pc2100 or better? cl2.0?)
what graphics card (has to be 1.5v)?
will i need a fan for my hdd?

all the rest sorts itself out

thanks

 

[chuck232]

Well, you should be getting PC2700 by now. Overclocking will use that. BTW are you just getting the 2.2GHz or the 2.26B? I'd suggest the 2.26B. Graphics card, depends on what you want to do. GF4 Ti4200 for some medium gamer, which will cost you about $180 for a 128MB version, $150 for the 64MB version. A Ti4400 for a high end video user, which should probably be ~$240 or so. I don't think a Ti4600 is needed. Those are all 1.5V AGP cards.

I don't think you really need a fan for your HDD.

Falling down stairs saves time

 

[xxsk8er101xx]

cpu: get the 2.26ghz (533fsb)
MB: i don't trust gigabyte at the momemt. but if it works for you thats fine.

RAM get Corsair XMS PC2700H

"my big questions;
what ram (pc2100 or better? cl2.0?)
get pc2700 from corsair

what graphics card (has to be 1.5v)?
I read about this and basicly all 1.5volt should be 4x. But you should call/email the vender to make sure it is 1.5volts. It'll destroy your board and card if you don't have a 1.5volt video card.

will i need a fan for my hdd?
that would be a good idea consider 7200RPM drives get really hot and can reduce hard drive life expectancy.

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/mysystemrig.html?id=9933" target="_new"> My Rig </A><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by xxsk8er101xx on 07/12/02 10:52 AM.</EM></FONT></P>