Decisions, Decisions
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PohTayToez
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Heh, if you're build the dream PC, might as well go with this:
http://www.xoxide.com/koolance-psu-1200atx-12s.html
http://www.xoxide.com/koolance-psu-1200atx-12s.html
Here is what I would put in a system if I had an unlimited budget.
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115011
RAM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220228 X2 so 4gb
Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128037
HDD- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011 X2 in a RAID 0 setup
Optical- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106049
Graphics Cards- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130078 X2 in SLI.
Case- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144128
Sound card- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102005
CPU Cooler- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019
I don't know how much that all costs, too lazy to put prices. But that is the best system money can buy at this point in time, if you wait, when the ATi r600 cards come out, change to crossfire board and and get two of those, because they kill 880gtx's according to the benchmarks i've seen. All I can say is I wish I had the cash to throw around on a rig like this and have fun with it.
I think you miss the liquid cooling system.
Optical drive could choose one with SATA and one with Blue Ray
kenpomaster
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thanks everyone, i appreciate the input
kenpomaster
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the compatibility shouldnt be too much of an issue because most manufacturers list what works with what on the web site...and if they dont im sure i could read a few threads on here...does anyone know of a good "system compatibility wizard" so i dont have to look at every manufacturers site....save a little time
While some have complained over the years about some brands of memory seeing problems with certain makes of boards you mainly go by the actual specifications to fine tweak your system. There's no one general wizard since hardwares are constantly changing as soon as the next this or that comes out.
You just have to be a "smart shopper" by looking over what supports what and what will run or won't when making a list up. You also have to look over what softwares need what hardware requirements. You'll also find that 4gb of ram won't see any real performance gain on the current OSs and softwares out since 2gb will match everything unless you are planning to run large CAD or engineering, graphics design, or some other memory hungry programs.
You just have to be a "smart shopper" by looking over what supports what and what will run or won't when making a list up. You also have to look over what softwares need what hardware requirements. You'll also find that 4gb of ram won't see any real performance gain on the current OSs and softwares out since 2gb will match everything unless you are planning to run large CAD or engineering, graphics design, or some other memory hungry programs.
kenpomaster
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actually i do plan on running some CAD, some virtual engineering and video game engineering products...which is why i want to go with 8GB of RAM
Unfortunately the 32bit versions of Vista still fall into the x86 4gb limitations seen with XP. The following here gives more detail.
Feed 4 GB of RAM to 32-bit Windows Vista
Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Microsoft No more memory limitationsBy: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor
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It's a known fact that 32-bit platforms have limitations when it comes to address volumes of memory larger or equal to 4 GB. And in this respect, the x86 editions of Windows Vista are no
exception. Vista will literally eat up RAM, swallowing a consistent amount, larger than 500 MB in the scenario where you would run a 32-bit edition of the operating system on a configuration with 4 GB of RAM.
Windows Vista's memory manager in the x86 variants of the operating system is restricted to 4GB of memory due to the limitations of the 32-bit hardware. The 32-bit address range cannot be filled exclusively with RAM, because the physical address space needs to be divided among the hardware in your system.
Due to these limitations, 32-bit Windows Vista will only be able to address approximately 3.5 GB of RAM. However, there is a way around this. One that will enable you to enjoy the full extent of 4 GB of memory. Still, you should be aware of the fact that in the vicinity of 4 GB of memory, 32-bit Windows Vista will not manage RAM efficiently.
If you indeed want or need to use more than 4 GB of RAM, then you should consider switching to 64-bit platforms. The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista deliver support for as much as 128 GB of memory, so you can go all out.
But as far as 32-bit versions of the operating system are concerned, all you have to do is access cmd via Start, then enter cmd in the search bar and make sure you run it with administrative privileges. Next simply type “BCDEdit /set PAE forceenable” and hit enter. This command will enable Physical Address Extension (PAE) in 32-bit Windows Vista, and the operating system will be able to address memory larger than 4 GB. Via BCDEdit, you will be able to configure the boot configuration data store via the command line.http://news.softpedia.com/news/Feed-4-GB-of-RAM-to-32-bit-Windows-Vista-50924.shtml
This was provided by a good site there. With XP the total of 4gb of ram has it's drawbacks as well when only some 3gb or as low as 2.5gb are seen. You would think Microsoft would have overcome that problem after 5yrs. of waiting around for a new version? nada there!
Feed 4 GB of RAM to 32-bit Windows Vista
Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS :: Microsoft No more memory limitationsBy: Marius Oiaga, Technology News Editor
Enlarge picture
It's a known fact that 32-bit platforms have limitations when it comes to address volumes of memory larger or equal to 4 GB. And in this respect, the x86 editions of Windows Vista are no
exception. Vista will literally eat up RAM, swallowing a consistent amount, larger than 500 MB in the scenario where you would run a 32-bit edition of the operating system on a configuration with 4 GB of RAM.
Windows Vista's memory manager in the x86 variants of the operating system is restricted to 4GB of memory due to the limitations of the 32-bit hardware. The 32-bit address range cannot be filled exclusively with RAM, because the physical address space needs to be divided among the hardware in your system.
Due to these limitations, 32-bit Windows Vista will only be able to address approximately 3.5 GB of RAM. However, there is a way around this. One that will enable you to enjoy the full extent of 4 GB of memory. Still, you should be aware of the fact that in the vicinity of 4 GB of memory, 32-bit Windows Vista will not manage RAM efficiently.
If you indeed want or need to use more than 4 GB of RAM, then you should consider switching to 64-bit platforms. The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista deliver support for as much as 128 GB of memory, so you can go all out.
But as far as 32-bit versions of the operating system are concerned, all you have to do is access cmd via Start, then enter cmd in the search bar and make sure you run it with administrative privileges. Next simply type “BCDEdit /set PAE forceenable” and hit enter. This command will enable Physical Address Extension (PAE) in 32-bit Windows Vista, and the operating system will be able to address memory larger than 4 GB. Via BCDEdit, you will be able to configure the boot configuration data store via the command line.http://news.softpedia.com/news/Feed-4-GB-of-RAM-to-32-bit-Windows-Vista-50924.shtml
This was provided by a good site there. With XP the total of 4gb of ram has it's drawbacks as well when only some 3gb or as low as 2.5gb are seen. You would think Microsoft would have overcome that problem after 5yrs. of waiting around for a new version?
nada there!