Advice for a power user?

[fffblackmage]

Originally posted by: Blain
I would stay away from the Crucial Ballistix line of memory.
A better option would be Corsair, G.Skill or Mushkin PC2-6400 rated to run at the JEDEC DDR2 voltage standard of 1.8-1.9v

Is it because of randomly dying ram sticks? I've had my set of ballistix ram for over 2 years now, and no problems, but then again, I left them at stock speeds and timings, ddr2-800 5-5-5-18. Although, I have taken them to ddr2-1066 during a test, lax timings at 2.1V.

 

[xoail]

changed gpu to MSI R4850-2D512-OC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

 

[alyarb]

i think you're ready to buy. If you say you are interested in trying overclocking, what are your goals exactly? 3.0-3.2 GHz is likely going to be achievable without requiring you to spend time doing trial and error with voltages. I would spend about $30-35 on a heatsink because quad cores do get hot, whether they are at 2.6 or 3.6.

 

[xoail]

Ok.. for the final time (hopefully) heres the config... let me know if I can hit that buy button I am holding since yesterday 😉

Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B - OEM $23.99

Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $54.95

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive $74.99

Acer X233Hbid Black 23" 5ms HDMI Full 1080P Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail $189.99

MSI R4850-2D512-OC Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire $109.99

CORSAIR CMPSU-450VX 450W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply $74.99

Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 B2L-00047 Black USB Ergonomics Keyboard and Mouse - $21.99

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model $54.99

ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - $96.99

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8400 - $185

 

[swanysto]

I have that case and I like it a lot.

 

[xoail]

ok then... im pulling the trigger... thank you all for the input..really appreciate it!

 

[xoail]

bought it...

btw, do I need any special tool kit to assemble this?

 

[alyarb]

a philips head screw driver, if that.

 

[Intexity]

Originally posted by: fffblackmage
If you want wifi, you'll need a wifi card.

or a usb adapter