- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Heyyo,
I'll lend some advice... I'mma A+ Certified Computer Technician.. how's that? ;)
Posted by: Lucifuge777
I have the same processor and it is pretty 1337, but Core 2 Duo's pwn the hell out of AMD right now. For the motherboard, I've never heard of that company so ask around, ASUS are a good manufacturer btw. Don't skimp out on your motherboard, you'll regret it later. SLI is when you run dual video cards, you don't need it unless you want to run games at ultra resolutions. I'd go with 2 GB's of ram, but 1 gb will suffice for "now." Everything else looks fine, have fun building it.
Check relative performance for video cards here.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html
P.S. Kramer is a -blam!- God.
Buddy here knows his stuff. X2's are great, Intel Core2Duo's are orgasmic goodness. I myself have an Intel Core2Duo E6300 coming in from work (partnership with Intel, even comes with a half-decent mobo and a RETAIL copy of Windows Vista Ultimate... cause businesses get it before the public does, we're cool that way... my order comes in tomorrow. Staff Purchases are great eh?)
Here's an example of how much the Intel Core2Duo's pwn:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html?modelx=33&model1=4 33&model2=469&chart=165
(if you can edit your first post... add [url] before and [/ url] after tags on your links without that space between the "/ u" in the 2nd part that goes in)
Posted by: Pet0sh
That's a cheap motherboard. I'd be more careful if I were you. Also, $95 for a STEEL case? There are aluminum ones out there for cheaper.
Indeed. Don't waste good cash on a bad mobo, it'll give you preformance, probably even stability headaches. Get a good Asus mobo. avoid VIA Chipset mobos cause they are junk compared to NForce mobos, and the new Nvidia 600i chipset family.. my last VIA chipset mobo didn't accept my Soundblaster X-Fi soundcard, just crackled, but works flawlessly on my REFURB Gigabyte NF4 mobo.. that's how much VIA sucks, and how much even refurb NF4 mobos work great. Yeah, I guess I reccomend Gigabyte mobos too, cause they're good... their custom cooler's are pretty sweet too.
Posted by: Ryanman7
well im gonna have to say... if you don't know what SLI is, id double check that you know how to build a computer ; ) but your motherboard is good- if you can afford it though, go for a 600i chipset instead of a nforce 4. dont go SLI or crossfire- its a waste of time and money. it's for people with too much money.
Yes, the new 600i chipset family's pretty sweet. the 500i and such sucked with Intel CPU's, but are making up for it.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2869& p=12
That link proves how a good mobo will differ preformance in gaming. Not a bunch, unless you got a really good mobo, but a really cheap mobo will get ya junk.. tbh, a lot with computing is... "you get what you buy" you buy cheap, you will get cheap. Btw, Ryanman7, letme test your SLi history knowlege... what company did first invented the technology "SLi" before it was called "SLi" that Nvidia bought out? and don't google, that's cheating. ;)
Btw, don't really need to know what SLi is to build a comp, just means he's an old skool computer user. Marathon FTMFW! Gawd, what a great old skool series by Bungie.. I still give them major props for freeware unlike 3D Realms still keeping Nuke Nukem 3D as shareware...
As for vidcards? 7900GS will be ok... but it is not DX10 compatible.. and the 8800GT vidcard's SLAUGHTER the 7900GS's... and are DX10 cards, so they will run crysis as it was meant to be my friend.. and yeah, if you're gonna spend pretty good cash onna 7900GS, just to buy a DX10 card not much later is kinda a waste of cash tbh. I myself only took my x1900GT cause my x850 PRO broke down (futureshop PSP warranty ftw), so my current vidcard's gonna hold me ti'll I decide I've got enough saved up for a behemoth of a DX10 card.
So I reccomend if possible changing some stuff to even this (if not better):
$180.00 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681911500 5
$129.99 - Intel BOXDG965WHMKR Socket T (LGA 775) Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681312105 2
The mobo's decent, not great. It's what I'm starting off with too (part of my intel bundle that I can't customize.. meh). If you get it, flash the BIOS right away once you get the chance...
$469.99 - ASUS EN8800GTS/HTDP/640M 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681412103 4
Ooh, btw, I believe that card comes with a full version of 3DMark06, and GRAW (game's ok), and GTI Racing (which sucks).
for ram, dual channel kits are good if you can get a 2GB OCZ, or Crucial (me 2 favs, Kingston's ok as well.. kinda feeling lazy and not wanting to find links to them right now, lol).
Take my advice or dish it, entirely up to you man. :)
[Edited on 11/20/2006]