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07-17-2006, 10:55 AM
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First Time Building
ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI HDTV-OUT Video Card Retail $258.98
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core Processor Socket AM2 Windsor 2.0GHZ 2000FSB 2X512KB 90NM Retail Box $343.99 ASUS M2N-E ATX AM2 Nforce 570 Ultra PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard $112.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive $113.98 BenQ DW1655 Lightscribe DVD+RW16X16X8 DVD-RW16X16X4 CDRW48X48X32 OEM DVD Burner Black W/ SW $47.99 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM *IR-$10* $96.43 Mushkin EM2 PC2-5300 1GB 2X512MB DDR2-667 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit $99.98 Antec Sonata II Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 450W Air Duct 120MM Fan $109.98 TOTAL $1,184.32 How is this build? Is anything wrong with it? oh and all the prices are Canadian. |
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07-17-2006, 11:38 AM
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I'm not the expert, but i'll tell you what everyone else will say...
1. go with a lite-on optical drive 2. You need 800 Mhz ram with an AM2 setup to optimize preformance. Corsair XMS2 seems to be working well for most with the M2N-E. Thats my 2 cents. |
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07-17-2006, 12:13 PM
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What other 800Mhz rams are there?
Also, if I were to keep that ram, what can I change my mother board to? Last edited by SquishyPoo; 07-17-2006 at 12:16 PM. |
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07-17-2006, 12:23 PM
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You need RAM that is on the ASUS QVL for that board.
512Mb modules are: Kingston: KVR800D2N5/512, 2x512 kit KVR800D2N5K21G Infineon: HYS64T64020HU-25F-A Micron: MT8HTF6464AY-80ED4 And a couple of others that only work in certain configurations. AM2 is very picky about RAM, stick with what is on the list.
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07-17-2006, 01:23 PM
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If I'm not able to get those ram, what should I change my motherboard to?
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07-17-2006, 01:57 PM
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You'd be much better off changing the RAM to match what is qualified for the motherboard. ASUS is probably the best manufacturer for an AMD system, and by changing to another brand, you'd be sacrificing quality.
If you have problems getting the qualified RAM, you might consider building a socket 939 system. MUCH less picky about memory than the AM2 socket, and proven reliable technology. FK
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07-17-2006, 03:30 PM
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I have called Asus and Corsair about this ram issue becasue i ordered the M2N-E. For a 2 x 512 setup they told me to use....
Corsair TWIN2X1024A-6400 1GB Kit DDR2-800 XMS2-6400 Xtreme Performance Memory w/Black Heat Spreader Retail ***Free Shipping*** http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...ctCode=85025-1 I havn't tried it out yet becasue my mobo should be here tomorrow, so we'll see what happens. |
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07-17-2006, 04:24 PM
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I recall another forum member recently having sucess with the MN2-E and Corsair XMS2. Hope you have similar sucess - please let us know if you do so that we can advise other members of this working combination.
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07-17-2006, 05:10 PM
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If I were to upgrade later on, should I got with AM2 or socket 939? And, which one is better?
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07-17-2006, 05:21 PM
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AM2 is new. So if you want upgradeability, go with AM2.
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07-17-2006, 05:41 PM
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9mm wins.
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I agree with joshrogoff. But the AM2 has been having problems so far and it is very picky with memory. So my suggestion would be to hold off until it hits mainstream and all the bugs are fixed.
Socket 939 should be around for a pretty long time though so if you want to build soon, go with that. |
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07-17-2006, 06:01 PM
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07-17-2006, 08:17 PM
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Will these ram work? and which one is the best?
OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 1GB 2X512MB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory KitOCZ Platinum EL XTC PC2-6400 1GB 2X512 DDR2 CL4-5-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit Last edited by SquishyPoo; 07-17-2006 at 10:57 PM. |
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07-18-2006, 04:17 AM
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The second one just has tighter timings, and most likely better ic's. Wont really see a perf. boost other then in benchmarks. Get whichever one fits the wallet better
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07-18-2006, 11:59 AM
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Also, should I get a new power supply or is the one in the case good enough?
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07-18-2006, 12:26 PM
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The one with the Sonata will be ok for everything but SLI and/or overclocked setups.
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