- May 4, 2005
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I used to be into this stuff a long time ago but has since phased out of the scene, hence your help would be appreciated in upgrading from my system (7800gtx, x2-3800 manchester) 
I generally multitask a lot. 4GB of ram is practically required, though I do not want to switch to Vista just yet. Will I be capped at 3gb if I buy 2x2gb modules under XP? Is overclocking with 2x2gb modules bad enough that I should just stick with a 2x1GB set?
Is there a certain e-tailer, or any sort of way, that can get me a G0 stepping or is it a crapshoot when you click the buy button?
Is going from an 8800 320 to an 8800 640 or even an 8800gtx worth it for games that use large textures and Unreal3 games? My LCD runs at 1680x1024.
I'm currently using an OCZ 520W Powerstream, will I need something bigger?
Here's what I'm aiming for: I want to be able to play stuff like Crysis and Unreal 3 at very good detail and 1680x1024 resolution. I also want as much ram as I can cram in there without OVERLY affecting overclockability or performance.
From reading around, here's what I was thinking:
q6600
p35 motherboard (don't really know which one)
2x2gb pc6400
8800 320
What do you think?
I generally multitask a lot. 4GB of ram is practically required, though I do not want to switch to Vista just yet. Will I be capped at 3gb if I buy 2x2gb modules under XP? Is overclocking with 2x2gb modules bad enough that I should just stick with a 2x1GB set?
Is there a certain e-tailer, or any sort of way, that can get me a G0 stepping or is it a crapshoot when you click the buy button?
Is going from an 8800 320 to an 8800 640 or even an 8800gtx worth it for games that use large textures and Unreal3 games? My LCD runs at 1680x1024.
I'm currently using an OCZ 520W Powerstream, will I need something bigger?
Here's what I'm aiming for: I want to be able to play stuff like Crysis and Unreal 3 at very good detail and 1680x1024 resolution. I also want as much ram as I can cram in there without OVERLY affecting overclockability or performance.
From reading around, here's what I was thinking:
q6600
p35 motherboard (don't really know which one)
2x2gb pc6400
8800 320
What do you think?