Help building a new computer

pt · Nov 16, 2006

Jason691 said:
I think i am going to stick with crossfire.. I know i will eventually pick up a second card, and then do some crossfire between them. As for the Ram.. Yea, i think it was a good find.. then i realized i can't use it with the board i had originally planned to go with.This board.

Then i found
Kingston Technology Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail. A good friend of mine swears by kingston, and it's only abotu $10 more, so not that bad.

BUT if i do decide to go with the cheaper ram, i'll look into the board you suggested. Thank you for your input.

Right now i am look at Sound Cards, and debating if i want one or to stick with the motherboards sound card. I am only getting a 3-set speaker system to go with my 2 speakers already.. SO 4 speakers, and 1 sub.. And i believe both boards can support that.

get the hell away from kingston :mad:

, you can get better ram for a cheaper price than kingston

AM2 is the future, and i advise it for personnal experience, but if you don't want, then i can't do nothing

Jason691 · Nov 16, 2006

Can you explain AM2?

I am looking for AM2 ram and finding nothing... A-Data Dual Channel??

PVTCaboose1337 · Nov 16, 2006

AM2 is a socket type. It is basically a 939 that takes ddr2 ram. I have one. The board must be AM2 and the cpu must be as well.

AM2 ram is ddr2 ram.

pt · Nov 16, 2006

Jason691 said:
Can you explain AM2?

I am looking for AM2 ram and finding nothing... A-Data Dual Channel??

im gong to get some adata ddr2 800 extreme edition for me

am2 ram is normal ddr2 ram

Jason691 · Nov 16, 2006

Ah.. OK.. I am looking at something like this right now.

I am looking at graphics cards as well for crossfire support in the future, and stuck between Radeon 1600 Pro & x1800 GTO

They both got like 50+% review on Newegg, so i am torn.. But someone said the 1600 couldn't run WoW without overheating, and I played wow on medium settings on the computer i am usin g now.. So... I guess ill need a cooling system for my video card if that's possible. -.-;

pt · Nov 16, 2006

Jason691 said:
Ah.. OK.. I am looking at something like this right now.

I am looking at graphics cards as well for crossfire support in the future, and stuck between Radeon 1600 Pro & x1800 GTO

They both got like 50+% review on Newegg, so i am torn.. But someone said the 1600 couldn't run WoW without overheating, and I played wow on medium settings on the computer i am usin g now.. So... I guess ill need a cooling system for my video card if that's possible. -.-;

it only overheats if:
the cooler is misplaced
bad case cooling
low quality heatsink

go for a x1650xt

and if it overheats in wow (wich i doubt) it overheats in every game (wich i also doubt)

Easy Rhino · Nov 16, 2006

well

if you have a $1500 budget and you dont need a monitor or a case then by all means go with a conroe chip!!! and put two 7900gtos in SLI with the ocz 700 watt gamestream. make sure you get the new 680i nvidia chip tho so you can get an 8800 in a year.

Chewy · Nov 16, 2006

Yep I read a review where an e6300@ 2.9 wiped the floor with Amd x2 3800@ 3.0 and I know the e6300 could oc more than that.
e6300 costs just $185, though a great overclocking duel pci-e board will cost you a little over $200. maybe throw in some extra $$ get a ds-3 board ($150) and 1900 series xt/xtx card.

"If you are a gamer, you are better off with a Core 2 Duo 6400 than an AM2 X2 5000+, basedon their equal price points" http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/core2duo_e6400/12.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e6300_8.html

Agility · Nov 16, 2006

Mr Chewy. Change your pic to the cat. Its soooooo cute. I look you as Chewy the cat :laugh:

And get your ass to msn now xD. You should go for the X1650 since you dont need a crossfire card too.

cdawall · Nov 16, 2006

if you want to stay on 939 get an opty 165 it is about the same price as what you were looking at. am2 get a 3700 or higher if you have a local frys they have been selling 2gb dual channel PQI turbo ddr2 800 for $200 after rebate also teh x1800GTO is better than the x1600pro but possible not the x1650xt try 2 of those on that board you showed i think that comes near to $1500 if you run xfire x1650xt

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Help building a new computer

pt

not a suicide-bomber

Jason691

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PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

pt

not a suicide-bomber

Jason691

New Member

pt

not a suicide-bomber

Easy Rhino

Linux Advocate

Chewy

Agility

cdawall

where the hell are my stars

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