As far as dumping RAM thats a pretty easy upgrade for later. you can get a 768MB gtx460 for 130 (AR) from microcenter right now, but the 6850 will offer better performance while using a little less power (could probably get away without the psu upgrade)
Thanks for the feedback so far.
Yeah i was kind of intending to carry the psu over to my next build which is why i was sizing them a bit larger than what i think i need for my current set up.
as far as games i just grabbed Mass effect 1&2, borderlands and metro 2033. Might get something else...
it depends on the time you have everyone had to build there first system sometime. the actual process of building is fairly simple if your not trying for anything exotic (overclocking, cutting corners, or really high end (or super cheap) parts). The real time commitment in my experience is...
Kinda hate to start a new thread for this buts its kind of a three part question.
I currently have a
win7
Core 2 E6550
a Gigabyte p35-DS3r
4 GB 6400 cl4 ram
430W thermaltake tr2 psu
and an
X1950 pro
I just got my master degree and want to celebrate (ok so i still need to do some...
http://images10.newegg.com/BizIntell/tool/psucalc/index.html is a nice quick and dirty way to see how large the psu should be, Antec also has a nice wattage calculator if i remember
Well I am not the expert that some of these people are but I would suggest looking at the review for computers that the anadtech staff did last month
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4025/holiday-2010-system-builders-guide/4
the AMD budget gaming system, the midrange intel system, and the...
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