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[Cuda1447]

My old rig needed some upgrading, so this is what Ive done. All from newegg:

AMD64 3000 Venice $139
Asusrock 939 Dual Sata2 It has an AGP and a PCIe slot (I use a 9800 pro so needed the AGP for now, but PCIe for the future) $68
4x Corsair Value Select 512mb PC3200 $42 per total $168


Then I got this case. I wanted something spacey but also with decent cooling since I plan on overclocking the CPU.


I've already got an antec 400watt PSU, 9800 pro radeon, 120/20gb HD's LiteonDVD burner and then some generic CD-rom.


All in all, I think it looks pretty nice. Just wanted to make sure im not missing something? Or there are any things I should be aware of.

This will be my first time fully assembling a computer from scratch, Im not to worried but I don't wanna screw anything up to badly.

 

[Cuda1447]

bump for night crew

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Try to get 2x1GB instead of 4x512MB. That will allow you to run at a 1T command rate instad of 2T.

 

[Cuda1447]

Whoops, to late for that. How big of a difference is that going to make? There was a considerable difference for a gig stick compared to 2x512

 

[ribbon13]

Too late now. It's a measurable difference, but not major. like less than 10%.

Were 1GB really out of reach?

 

[tyborg]

when you upgrade, get the DFI Xpress 200 Crossfire motherboard. it is the only board that can run 4x512 in 1T.

 

[sdoodle787]

Everything looks good, but I'd go with the 2x1Gb sticks, as long as the price isnt much different it would be worth it

 

[Cuda1447]

Ya I probably could have done the 2x1gb, but to late now. Not the end of the world, I don't plan on doing a LOT of high end gaming anyway. Coming from 512mb RD ram with a 1.7ghz p4, I think this 2 gigs of ram will be a huge difference for me.