My setup

StevensonStevenson
edited August 2005 in Hardware
1 x ANTEC P180 ATX ADVANCED MID TOWER ALUMINUM CASE 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT NO PS W/ USB & AUDIO PORTS
1 x AEROCOOL GT-1000 GOLD PLATED CPU COOLER 3HEATPIPES LGA775 S478 S462 S939 S754 1800RPM 37CFM 20.62DBA
1 x AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4400+ DUAL CORE PROCESSOR S939 TOLEDO 2.2GHZ 1MBX2 90NM RETAIL BOX
1 x DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 NFORCE4 ULTRA DDR 2PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E1 2PCI ..
1 x SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 80GB IDE ATA100 7200 2MB 8.5MS HARD DRIVE 5YEARS MFR WARRANTY
1 x 1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
1 x VIEWSONIC E90F 19IN 1600X1200 .21MM FLATSCREEN
1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI-E 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV VIVO SLI Video Card & Battlefield 2
1 x OCZ OCZ45012U-450W MODSTREAM POWER SUPPLY PCI-E READY W/ EZMOD CABLE SYSTEM & BLUE LED FAN
1 x MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION OEM (WITH SYSTEM ONLY)
1 x CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1 1394 24BIT OEM SOUND CARD
1 x LG GCR-8523B 52X MAX EIDE ATAPI BLACK CD-ROM OEM
1 x LG BLACK 52X24X52 CDRW& 16X DVD COMBO INT EIDE ATAPI OEM W/ CDRW SW

Ok well this is what it looks like so far, I am stuck at choosing my ramm, I dont plan to OC or anything like that. It's a gaming rig and I was reccomended valueram but I need some second opinions.



Thank you.

Comments

  • jradminjradmin North Kackalaki
    edited August 2005
    If your gonna spend that much for good parts, then dont kill it by buying some cheap ram.
  • StevensonStevenson
    edited August 2005
    Well what about:
    OCZ GOLD EL PC3200 1GB 2X512MB DDR400 CL2-2-2-5 184PIN DIMM DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY KIT W/ RAMSINK

    I wanna stay on the OCZ department so let's go off of that.
  • jradminjradmin North Kackalaki
    edited August 2005
    Sounds like a winner there.
  • StevensonStevenson
    edited August 2005
    Ok cool.

    1 x PC ASSEMBLY AND TESTING (PRE-CONFIG OS IF PURCHASED)
    1 x ANTEC P180 ATX ADVANCED MID TOWER ALUMINUM CASE 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT NO PS W/ USB & AUDIO PORTS
    1 x ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU LGA775 S478 S754 S939 S940 COPPER 1000-2000RPM 20-32DBA CPU HEATSINK FAN
    1 x AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4400+ DUAL CORE PROCESSOR S939 TOLEDO 2.2GHZ 1MBX2 90NM RETAIL BOX
    1 x DFI LANPARTY UT NF4 ULTRA-D MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 NFORCE4 ULTRA DDR 2PCI-E16 PCI-E4 PCI-E1 2PCI ..
    1 x OCZ GOLD EL PC3200 1GB 2X512MB DDR400 CL2-2-2-5 184PIN DIMM DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY KIT W/ RAMSINK
    1 x SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.7 80GB IDE ATA100 7200 2MB 8.5MS HARD DRIVE 5YEARS MFR WARRANTY
    1 x 1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
    1 x VIEWSONIC E90F 19IN 1600X1200 .21MM FLATSCREEN
    1 x EVGA E-GEFORCE 7800 GTX PCI-E 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 Dual DVI-I HDTV VIVO SLI Video Card & Battlefield 2
    1 x OCZ OCZ45012U-450W MODSTREAM POWER SUPPLY PCI-E READY W/ EZMOD CABLE SYSTEM & BLUE LED FAN
    1 x MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION OEM (WITH SYSTEM ONLY)
    1 x CREATIVE SOUND BLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS 7.1 1394 24BIT OEM SOUND CARD
    1 x LITEON 52X BLACK INT. IDE CD-ROM
    1 x NEC ND-3540A DVD+RW 16X8X16X DVD-RW 16X6X16X DUAL LAYER+R 8X DUAL LAYER-R 4X IDE OEM BLACK W/ SW

    Shipping $85.20
    Insurance: $42.10
    Subtotal: $2,934.16
    GST(7%): $205.39
    YOUR TOTAL: $3,139.55
    CAD
  • jradminjradmin North Kackalaki
    edited August 2005
    What is this system used for? Cause if its gaming...I dont see the need for a dual core proc. I've done quite a bit of research in the last 3 weeks on how these things are gonna do in a machines thats built just for gaming, and unless you plan on playing 2 games at the same time, why not go for a single core?
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited August 2005
    You should up the psu 450W is a little low.
  • StevensonStevenson
    edited August 2005
    Well, I dont know, this machine will be for gaming. Maybe try a single core but a more powerfull one?
  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited August 2005
    Stevenson wrote:
    Well, I dont know, this machine will be for gaming. Maybe try a single core but a more powerfull one?

    FX-55 or 4000+ (FX-53).
  • StevensonStevenson
    edited August 2005
    GrayFox wrote:
    You should up the psu 450W is a little low.

    OCZ OCZ52012U-520W MODSTREAM POWER SUPPLY PCI-E READY W/ EZMOD CABLE SYSTEM & BLUE LED FAN
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited August 2005
    Perfect :)
  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited August 2005
    Also I noticed you're only getting one hard drive.

    You might want to consider getting a WD Raptor, or two since you're spending so much.
  • StevensonStevenson
    edited August 2005
    Could any one span out the difference between dual core and single core in gaming perspective?

    I will be looking at the:

    AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Processor S939 San Diego 2.4GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM Retail Box

    OR

    1 x AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4400+ DUAL CORE PROCESSOR S939 TOLEDO 2.2GHZ 1MBX2 90NM RETAIL BOX

    Heres a typical gaming session for me:
    MSN
    AIM
    Teamspeak
    Clan Website
    BF2
    All running at the same time going through all the programs.


    *EDIT* I can hardly fill up my current 40 gig, I wouldnt need anymore then 80 gigs.
  • djstubbsdjstubbs NJ
    edited August 2005
    Stevenson the WD Raptor is a 74 gb hard drive (10,000 RPM), it's a FASTER hd, not a larger one.

    And also, at this time there really is no true benefit to dual core and gaming, so save your money and go for a 4000+
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