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10-19-2007, 09:05 PM
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Mid-range gaming build
I'm looking to build a relatively inexpensive PC for gaming, but one that allows for a decent amount of future upgrade. A few components are salvaged from my existing PC which is three years old.
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33 GHz Motherboard - Asus P5N-E SLI RAM - Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDDR2 800 MHz PC2 6400 Video - XFX GeForce 8800 GTS Extreme 640 MB Sound - Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS (current sound card) Hard Drive - Maxtor 80GB SATA 7200RPM (current system drive) Hard Drive - Western Digital 320GB SATA 7200RPM (current file storage drive) Optical - Hitachi 16X DVD-ROM (current optical drive) Power Supply - FSP Group Blue Storm II 500 ATX 2.2V 500W Power Supply Case - APEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower OS - Windows XP Home |
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10-19-2007, 09:39 PM
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I'd replace that motherboard with a P5K and use standard CAS 5 Corsair DDR2-800 ram.
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10-20-2007, 07:53 AM
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Corsair ram : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590
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10-20-2007, 07:55 AM
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Can i ask why you have recommended standard as opposed to Ballistix RAM, GLC?
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10-20-2007, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Read through this earlier thread where glc replies to a poster : http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=188115 |
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10-20-2007, 12:54 PM
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Instability, ok. Are there not any gains at all to CAS4 and higher voltages then?
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10-20-2007, 01:23 PM
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Not for a mid-range gaming rig.
If you're building one of those monster over clocks that sell for 5000 USD up then maybe. But, MaximumPC earlier this year returned 5 of them to their builders ( and we're talking top end builders here ) because they wouldn't run stable. |
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10-20-2007, 01:30 PM
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Oh right. Strange, because they are just as common, if not more so than CAS5 RAM on overclockers.co.uk. I guess i will scrap the OCZ Platinum RAM i had lined up and go for some CAS5 G Skill instead. Thanks for the heads up.
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10-23-2007, 06:07 PM
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Thanks for the advice. Parts on order; hopefully everything goes smoothly.
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