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November 22nd, 2007, 03:42 PM
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| Building my first computer... help?
So far this is what I have (bought):
CPU: Intel E6750 2.66G
CPU Fan: CoolerMaster Hyper TX2 or CM GeminII (but need two fans)
RAM: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Case: Antec 900
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX
Video Card: ?
Sound Card: ? (Logitech Z-5500 speakers)
PSU: ?
Don't want to spend over $500 (not including what I've already bought). I want to be able to play Test Drive Unlimited at max settings. I also plan on using Windows XP and not Vista. Please recommend where the Question Mark is at.
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November 22nd, 2007, 03:54 PM
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If you are on a budget I'd go with an AM2 system instead of a Core 2 one. | |
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November 22nd, 2007, 03:55 PM
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Oops. I should've mentioned those are the things that I already bought.... I'm not going to upgrade for a long time after this, so I figured I should go as much as I can with the CPU. I was thinking between the Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz, but I went with the Intel. | |
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November 22nd, 2007, 04:14 PM
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Ok, so you just need a mobo/gpu/apu/psu? Anything else? | |
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November 22nd, 2007, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by EXreaction  Ok, so you just need a mobo/gpu/apu/psu? Anything else? | I think that's it, as far as main components go, isn't it? I have a hard dive, keyboard, monitor and the basic peripherals. I don't really care for RAID as I plan on backing up manually. | |
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November 22nd, 2007, 04:38 PM
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November 22nd, 2007, 04:50 PM
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November 22nd, 2007, 06:13 PM
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November 22nd, 2007, 06:22 PM
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I've never heard of FSP. Why do you recommend that one? Pricewise?
I'm not familiar with SLI. Is it simple? Would the EVGA GeForce 8600GT by itself be powerful enough to run Test Drive Unlimited at high settings?
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I was just about to ask about that one too. I'm trying to think between that Gigabyte or the Abit one. I like the blue Abit colors a lot and don't really need firewire or raid. I could use some more PATA though as most of my hard drives are still PATA, as well as my DVD drive. I read some reviews for the Abit Mobo and the 'double boot' problem (supposedly fixed after upgrading the bios to beta - seems like a small hassle) kind of scares me, and also having to increase the RAM voltage since the default for the Abit mobo is 1.8 - the ram I bought requires 2.1 - if I didn't read the reviews I probably would be stuck on what to do.
Edit: Oh, and the rebate for the Abit sounds good too; I don't really want to pass off on that. I think the area I should be spending most on is the video card.
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November 22nd, 2007, 06:45 PM
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