Hi there,
I am in the process of buying a new system, its all paid for, just waiting for the CPU to come into stock.
The system is:
GALAXY 7900GT 256meg DDR3 256Bit [HDTV SLi Ready Dual DVI PCI-E]
Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP DDR2 SATA2 [GbeLAN Wireless]
AMD Athlon™ 64 5000+ AM2 Processor [Retail Dual Core AM2]
For RAM i am looking at:
DDR2 Twin2X 2048MB 240-pin DDR2 XMS2-6400 Corsair
It's got 5-5-5-12 timings/latency.
I was going for a 667mhz RAM rather then 800MHz at first because it had 4-4-4-12, but will that even matter?
The ram i originally ordered was some OCZ gold XTC ram that was 800MHz, but both the 800MHz gold and camouflage ram is out of stock for a month, and the other is being recalled for compatibility issues, so Corsair is my next choice.
I would like some opinions and comments on all the parts of the computer,
I chose the GALAXY because i have heard alot of good things about them, better performance over the XFX,
apparently it is hot to trot when its overclocked.
I am also considering to buy a Themaltake Armor, but i am unsure whether to buy the JR or the full Armor, because the metals used to make them sound very weak, such as Aluminum and Alloy..
The steel one sounds better, but is 16.5kg (around 35lb for non-metrics) without anything in it..
And i need to move it around every Tuesday to take it to work, and i do that currently with my 14kg case (with contents).
So need opinions, comments and/or tips on:
Good brand graphics cards, the CPU perhaps, and the motherboard,
and would very much appreciate some help finding a good cool case, perhaps a cooling system to go with it.
Thank you everyone.
(If anyones wonders why i am asking since I've paid for it, the CPU is holding the wholes system up for 2 weeks, so i allowed to change parts accordingly until the CPU is ready, they don't mind me tweaking the order)
Once again, thank you for your time.
[Edit: rest of my system includes, 2 dvd burners, 3 sataII hdds, 300gb,200gb,120gb, and an X-Fi Sound Blaster.]
I am in the process of buying a new system, its all paid for, just waiting for the CPU to come into stock.
The system is:
GALAXY 7900GT 256meg DDR3 256Bit [HDTV SLi Ready Dual DVI PCI-E]
Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP DDR2 SATA2 [GbeLAN Wireless]
AMD Athlon™ 64 5000+ AM2 Processor [Retail Dual Core AM2]
For RAM i am looking at:
DDR2 Twin2X 2048MB 240-pin DDR2 XMS2-6400 Corsair
It's got 5-5-5-12 timings/latency.
I was going for a 667mhz RAM rather then 800MHz at first because it had 4-4-4-12, but will that even matter?
The ram i originally ordered was some OCZ gold XTC ram that was 800MHz, but both the 800MHz gold and camouflage ram is out of stock for a month, and the other is being recalled for compatibility issues, so Corsair is my next choice.
I would like some opinions and comments on all the parts of the computer,
I chose the GALAXY because i have heard alot of good things about them, better performance over the XFX,
apparently it is hot to trot when its overclocked.
I am also considering to buy a Themaltake Armor, but i am unsure whether to buy the JR or the full Armor, because the metals used to make them sound very weak, such as Aluminum and Alloy..
The steel one sounds better, but is 16.5kg (around 35lb for non-metrics) without anything in it..
And i need to move it around every Tuesday to take it to work, and i do that currently with my 14kg case (with contents).
So need opinions, comments and/or tips on:
Good brand graphics cards, the CPU perhaps, and the motherboard,
and would very much appreciate some help finding a good cool case, perhaps a cooling system to go with it.
Thank you everyone.
(If anyones wonders why i am asking since I've paid for it, the CPU is holding the wholes system up for 2 weeks, so i allowed to change parts accordingly until the CPU is ready, they don't mind me tweaking the order)
Once again, thank you for your time.
[Edit: rest of my system includes, 2 dvd burners, 3 sataII hdds, 300gb,200gb,120gb, and an X-Fi Sound Blaster.]
Last edited by Reizors (2006-08-01 22:14:24)
