Ive been reading through the forums for the past week or so trying to get a handle on whats good and whats not for a computer.
However, I still am having a lot of difficulty understanding the pros and cons of many things, so ill just list them off.
Motherboard- How important is this exactly? I understand the need for the correct number of slots and such, but how do similiar MB's (w/ sim compatibilities) stack up against one another. Whats the benefit in a higher priced MB vs a cheaper one. For isntance, right now Im running a p4 w/ a MB from frys that took $30 off the price. It was a really cheap mobo, but does that impact performance significantly.
HD- I think I understand this in that faster HD's read your HD's faster, which decreases loading times. However, thats something Im not all that worried about.
Video Cards- This one has been fairly easy for me, except Im still having a hard time understanding the benefit of going w/ 2x one card vs upgraded cards. It seems that 8800 GTX's are so far above older cards (6 months heh) that duoing older cards isnt that great of an option, and duoing newer cards (i havent found FPS rates) isnt that big of a deal either.
CPU's 64 bit and etc- While on these forums Ive read 64 bit is great if youre using more than 3 gb of ram, Ive heard that its unnecessary unless your running a server.
Ram- The last time I was looking for ram I onyl knew SD, DDR, and RAMBUS, none of which makes a lot of sense after doing my recent research. What should I be looking for in ram, and how much of a difference do those speeds make?
Basically, I want a machine that has the muscle to run games at high settings, but Im not looking to max other things such as that ability to run multiple heavy taxing games at one time, etc. So Im thinking there is a point when a lot of this stuff just becomes uneccessary, but Im having a hard time finding where that line is.
However, I still am having a lot of difficulty understanding the pros and cons of many things, so ill just list them off.
Motherboard- How important is this exactly? I understand the need for the correct number of slots and such, but how do similiar MB's (w/ sim compatibilities) stack up against one another. Whats the benefit in a higher priced MB vs a cheaper one. For isntance, right now Im running a p4 w/ a MB from frys that took $30 off the price. It was a really cheap mobo, but does that impact performance significantly.
HD- I think I understand this in that faster HD's read your HD's faster, which decreases loading times. However, thats something Im not all that worried about.
Video Cards- This one has been fairly easy for me, except Im still having a hard time understanding the benefit of going w/ 2x one card vs upgraded cards. It seems that 8800 GTX's are so far above older cards (6 months heh) that duoing older cards isnt that great of an option, and duoing newer cards (i havent found FPS rates) isnt that big of a deal either.
CPU's 64 bit and etc- While on these forums Ive read 64 bit is great if youre using more than 3 gb of ram, Ive heard that its unnecessary unless your running a server.
Ram- The last time I was looking for ram I onyl knew SD, DDR, and RAMBUS, none of which makes a lot of sense after doing my recent research. What should I be looking for in ram, and how much of a difference do those speeds make?
Basically, I want a machine that has the muscle to run games at high settings, but Im not looking to max other things such as that ability to run multiple heavy taxing games at one time, etc. So Im thinking there is a point when a lot of this stuff just becomes uneccessary, but Im having a hard time finding where that line is.
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