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jorday · 12-18-2006, 08:50 AM

Hi Ku-Sama,

Thanks a lot for coming up with that list for me so quickly. You must really know your stuff, man. It is much appreciated.

I have a couple more questions for you. That setup may put me slightly over budget because I still need a monitor, etc. Would everything you listed work but with a less expensive processor such as the E6700 or E6600? Or would I need a different motherboard for those CPUs?

Is there any alternative to the hard drive and RAM listed because that stuff is not in stock. I need to get this thing together on or before the first week of January.

Is that stuff really all that is needed? It's really that simple? I thought there was a lot more stuff needed to make it work. What about cooling? Do I need a heatsink or a processor fan or something? Do I need other stuff to hook up the RAM and the video card? I've been told that the system will perform better with two hard drives, one for the system and one for storage, is this true?

12-18-2006, 08:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
jorday New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 17	Hi Ku-Sama, Thanks a lot for coming up with that list for me so quickly. You must really know your stuff, man. It is much appreciated. I have a couple more questions for you. That setup may put me slightly over budget because I still need a monitor, etc. Would everything you listed work but with a less expensive processor such as the E6700 or E6600? Or would I need a different motherboard for those CPUs? Is there any alternative to the hard drive and RAM listed because that stuff is not in stock. I need to get this thing together on or before the first week of January. Is that stuff really all that is needed? It's really that simple? I thought there was a lot more stuff needed to make it work. What about cooling? Do I need a heatsink or a processor fan or something? Do I need other stuff to hook up the RAM and the video card? I've been told that the system will perform better with two hard drives, one for the system and one for storage, is this true?