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PwrGetter00

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I just put in the order today.... Took me about a month of not eating out and no going out to the movies, for, but, I think it was worth it. It's not top of the line stuff, but I think it's decent.

What do you guys think? I dont mind you guys telling me what I should have gotten instead 😛

-X-Cobra Case Black
-LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner
-Thermaltake CL-P0114 120mm Cooling Fan/Heatsink
-Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse
-Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM (Main drive)
-2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3300831AS 300GB 7200 RPM
-XG VORTEC PSVO-500 ATX 500W Power Supply
-2 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
-2 CORSAIR XMS 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
-Microsoft Windows XP Professional With Service Pack 2
-ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
-BFG Tech BFGR78256GTOC Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB
 
Everything looks good except for the PSU. XG Vortec with all those high quality components you have? I would get a Seasonic/Fortron 500W+ PSU.
 
-2 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
-2 CORSAIR XMS 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)


Guess your not going to run in dual channel? Pretty sure all 4 sticks have to be the same size at least.
 
Originally posted by: Rage187
-2 CORSAIR XMS 2GB (1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)
-2 CORSAIR XMS 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)


Guess your not going to run in dual channel? Pretty sure all 4 sticks have to be the same size at least.
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I did not even know you could run dual channel with 4 sticks, for sure you can't (or it's really hard) run that that in 1T so your performance will take a hit. I would send back the 2nd set of ram sticks or use that in another machine.

I also agree about the PSU. Get a Fortron, Seasonic, Antec, or Enermax psu in order to have a quality unit in that machine. You can get an antec supply for cheap ($50) same as a Fortron and I would be more comfortable with those than the one you have.

Other than that the system looks good. From the components you chose it looks like you spent alot for a "not top of the line". That 4400+ for instance costs a pretty penny and 675gb of hdd space is a bit extreme. If it where me I would have "settled" for a 3800+ X2, smaller hard drives and spent the money on a better PSU and a 7800GTX.

-spike
 
Originally posted by: PwrGetter00
Thanks for the replies,

Though, what is the problem with the PSU I have selected? Is their quality bad?
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Never heard of them, with today's high-powered rigs, you can't afford to chance the most critical component of your computer, the PSU (it makes everything turn on 🙂). Stay with something from Fortron/Seasonic/PC&Power and you are good to go. BTW I would ditch the thermaltake heatsink, get a THermalright SP9 from SVC.com and just add your own 80MM fan. This is a far better heatsink and will give you some room to OC (if you plan to). If you are not overclocking, just get 2x1gb value ram from either Corsair/Crucial/Kingston. But if you are, I would HIGHLY recommend Patriot 2x1GB PC3200LL which has some tight timings with some good OCin potential.
 
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