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Building pc in next 30days, what to look out for?

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madara

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Hi, finally found way to finance new pc one more time and would like any suggestions you diehard gurus can think of to get most out of it as this likely be last pc I acn afford for long time.

1) I am looking for well reviewd motherboard that could be considered future proof in sense it can go way beyond just current 2.2 cpus now
2) Any reason to wait even more 30days? Some tyme of great performance increase on new technology that is very close?

3) Consider I am EQ addict and this is really only go to be for runnng that very intenstive game (since luclin) in full 1084 rez.

4) what type of memory should I get? is DDR 2100 okay? I still be using windows 98 SE as os and alot of my friends and I feel still best one for gaming still, unforunately.

4) Would 15krpm HD make alot difference to game from 7200 one? I do not see HD accessing much as it is in EQ

Thanks for any replies and I hope this was coicerent enough to understand.
 
1) No motherboard is ever future proof. If you have enough money, you might as well spend it on the best one for the processor that you're getting. I think that if you're getting a P4, then you should get an Intel 850 motherboard (hope that's the right model 😀). If you're getting an Athlon XP, you would be better getting a KT266A chipset.
2) Only reason to wait more than 30 days would be lowered prices. There's always new stuff coming out, so you might come across something that you like, but you can't get because you already bought the parts for your computer.
3) I donno 😛 Get the Geforce 4?
4) DDR seems to be the way to go. RDRAM is quite expensive, and you have to insert them in pairs, so that's something to be considered if you're going the RDRAM route.
5) SCSI hard drives compared to 7200RPM hard drives will not really make a noticeable difference if you're playing games. Just get the biggest drive (7200RPM and ATA100 or ATA133) that you can afford.

Hope this helps.
 


<< 4) DDR seems to be the way to go. RDRAM is quite expensive, and you have to insert them in pairs, so that's something to be considered if you're going the RDRAM route. >>



Aren't they the same or very close in price? 256ddr is like $80 now, so is one 256 rd ram module...and i've seen 128 rimms at $40, i maybe wrong
 
wow no MB recommendation. Not asking for one that play 5ghz cpu someday but at least to 3 or something. Darn, well thanks anyhow
 
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