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2007-02-20 00:30:56

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7122|BC, Canada

looking for a new set up, here is what im thinking about:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional X 64 Bit Edition OEM Single Licence W/ CD @ $156.88
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW7247

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.40GHZ @ $373.36
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD2787

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 ATX LGA775 Conroe P965 DDR2 PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 GBLAN Audio Motherboard @ $164.30
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3851

OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit @ $213.90
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220BD7505

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive 3 Year Mfr Warranty @ $93.20
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15080DR2889

the total cost with shipping and taxes is $1177.51 CAD, i dont want to go higher than that
the reason for the xp pro is in a couple months i want to get 2 more gigs of ram.

keep in mind the constants that I already have are:
thermaltake armour
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/product/C … 003bws.asp

Ultra X2 Connenct 550W psu
http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_de … ductID=407

EVGA geforce 7950 GT KO
http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.a … ;family=22

EDIT: Creative X-FI XtremeMusic sound card
http://www.creative.com/products/produc … duct=14066

and a couple of generic dvd drives that came with my old hp pavillion, and a bunch of fans.

any input into how i can build this better without going more expensive. and i dont want vista for a while yet.
thanks
nic

Last edited by Nicholas Langdon (2007-02-20 00:46:44)

2007-02-20 01:00:22

claor: Member; +39|6878|Australia

nice,
if you can spend a bit more and get 4-4-4-12 timings on the RAM
dont get 64bit edition i have heard bad things about it. get vista ?
and try to get a 975X chipset on the mobo

other then that very nice
goodluck

Last edited by claor (2007-02-20 01:00:54)

2007-02-20 06:08:07

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7122|BC, Canada

all the things you mentioned will jack up the price huge. which i cant do. and a big no to vista for a while yet. what bad things have you heard about the 64 bit edition? i need one that will run 4 gigs of ram.

2007-02-20 06:34:29

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7180

claor wrote:
nice,
if you can spend a bit more and get 4-4-4-12 timings on the RAM
dont get 64bit edition i have heard bad things about it. get vista ?
and try to get a 975X chipset on the mobo

other then that very nice
goodluck

64 Bit windows XP fails at life. Seriously. 32 Bit Windows is much much better. Btw if your not Overclocking 5 cas timings are fine for the ram. 965P > 975X chipsets.

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2007-02-20 07:25:54

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober: mmmm...Toasty!; +91|7185|Oregon

get a 680 mobo. everything else has already been said.

2007-02-20 07:28:11

bootsy: Banned; +9|6750

10,000 rpm hdd

2007-02-20 07:34:12

Psycho: Member since 2005; +44|7240|Kansas, USA

Nicholas Langdon wrote:
all the things you mentioned will jack up the price huge. which i cant do. and a big no to vista for a while yet. what bad things have you heard about the 64 bit edition? i need one that will run 4 gigs of ram.

Windows 32-bit *can* run 4GB of RAM, albeit inefficiently. However, according to your specs above you are only getting 2GB. The problem with 64-bit right now is driver and software support. Unless you have a specific need for 64-bit software, I would stick with the 32-bit version.

I am also not jumping on the Vista bandwagon as of yet. I figure in about a year there will be valid reasons for upgrading to Vista AND 64bit support will be more ubiquitous. So I will upgrade to Vista and 64bit at the same time.

EDIT: I would also suggest getting an 8800GTS card. It is a little more expensive, but it supports DirectX10. If you go with the 7950 now you will most likely need to buy a new card when you do upgrade to Vista to play games coming out at that time. So, the question really is how long do you expect to wait for Vista? If you only plan to wait a year, then you would only get about a year's use out of your Gfx card. If you spend the extra $50 now and get the 8800 you can use the card longer. Perhaps a more modestly priced card for the time being would be a better option.

Last edited by Psycho (2007-02-20 07:42:45)

2007-02-20 16:19:48

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7122|BC, Canada

Psycho wrote:
Nicholas Langdon wrote:
all the things you mentioned will jack up the price huge. which i cant do. and a big no to vista for a while yet. what bad things have you heard about the 64 bit edition? i need one that will run 4 gigs of ram.
Windows 32-bit *can* run 4GB of RAM, albeit inefficiently. However, according to your specs above you are only getting 2GB. The problem with 64-bit right now is driver and software support. Unless you have a specific need for 64-bit software, I would stick with the 32-bit version.

I am also not jumping on the Vista bandwagon as of yet. I figure in about a year there will be valid reasons for upgrading to Vista AND 64bit support will be more ubiquitous. So I will upgrade to Vista and 64bit at the same time.

EDIT: I would also suggest getting an 8800GTS card. It is a little more expensive, but it supports DirectX10. If you go with the 7950 now you will most likely need to buy a new card when you do upgrade to Vista to play games coming out at that time. So, the question really is how long do you expect to wait for Vista? If you only plan to wait a year, then you would only get about a year's use out of your Gfx card. If you spend the extra $50 now and get the 8800 you can use the card longer. Perhaps a more modestly priced card for the time being would be a better option.

do you need to do anything to the 32 bit to run 4 gigs? I already have the 7950 though, got it a couple months back, so changing that now is a no go.

2007-02-20 16:21:16

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7122|BC, Canada

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
claor wrote:
nice,
if you can spend a bit more and get 4-4-4-12 timings on the RAM
dont get 64bit edition i have heard bad things about it. get vista ?
and try to get a 975X chipset on the mobo

other then that very nice
goodluck
64 Bit windows XP fails at life. Seriously. 32 Bit Windows is much much better. Btw if your not Overclocking 5 cas timings are fine for the ram. 965P > 975X chipsets.

i was planning on doing some overclocking, never done any before, is there that much of a difference?
was gonna try to get the processer up to 3 ghz

2007-02-20 20:19:48

Gravity: Infantry Whore; +37|7304

I dont like that case, u can pretty much live in it. i like the tsnumai

2007-02-21 06:30:00

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|7122|BC, Canada

Gravity wrote:
I dont like that case, u can pretty much live in it. i like the tsnumai

good thing space isnt an issue for me

2007-02-21 06:31:53

master_blaster_josh: Member; +67|7044|nl- utecht

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