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12-04-2005, 02:39 AM
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1st time AMD build
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811215001 ABS Stealth CS-05A1BL Black Computer Case $139.00 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103531 AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 $282.00 Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128301 Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro SLI $105.00 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145440 Corsair ValueSelect 1GB $72.50 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103932 Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS 12V 550W $89.99 AR Video: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130247 eVGA GeForce 7800GT 256-P2-N515-AX $279.00 AR FDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16821103203 Samsung Black FDD SFD321B/LBL1 – OEM $7.25 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144235 Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB SerialATA150 $102.00 DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106988 LITE-ON DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S $39.88 OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102062 Windows XP Pro w/SP2 $141.95 Total $1258.57 This is my first time using an AMD cpu. Rig will mainly be used for gaming(BF2, Far Cry). Might swap Maxtor HDD for 2 Seagate 160GB SATA150 running in RAID(local Fry's Elec has seagate 160 for $49AR). Would I see a worthwhile performance boost upping the RAM to 2gb. Any opinion/suggestions on parts? |
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12-04-2005, 03:13 AM
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are you going to be getting SLI , if not then theres no need for an SLI motherboard.
if you dont use floppies, drop the floppy drive. |
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12-04-2005, 06:00 AM
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IMO I would keep the SLI since you'll never know if your going to use it and besides a lot of motherboards are now offering SLI (or crossfire for ATI) that it's almost becoming a mute point.
BTW - I think that's a very nice setup so far
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12-04-2005, 08:23 AM
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Looks very good. I have a preference for Seagate drives, so I'd switch that but that is STRICTLY a personal thing...I just like the five year warranty.
BF2 can benefit from 2 gigs of memory (you will get less lag and faster load times). Other games such as F.E.A.R. and COD2 also perform better, but 1 gig is more than enough for any other games currently out there. You could certainly start with 1 gig and add more later if you need to.
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12-04-2005, 08:58 AM
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You won't need a EPS12V server power supply. Get the Truepower II 550 (not the EPS12V).
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12-05-2005, 01:59 AM
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I would keep the floppy drive, you are likely to need it for installing drivers, sata controller, bios updates, etc.
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