ok, im lookin to build a system due to my laptop crappin out on me, i was goign to wait til christmas but w/ the laptop failure im gonna do it over thanksgiving break
here is what im lookin at getting, ordering tonight or tomorrow, im just looking to see if yall have any things you would change and why you would change them, also, if i order this list, will i have every part/cord/wire/screw i need to get it working
Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
as far as ram goes, does it matter, 4 1gb or 2 2gb sticks, i cant decide on the ram, im not too worried, it looks like i can just pick any of it thats 240 pin ddr800
what would yall recomend as far as hard drive also, would there be an advantage of say two 160's over a single 320, or there isnt a big price difference, 2 320's, even though i would never use that much, or say a 160 and a 320, what kind of setups are yall running, im not interested in raid at this point
as far as cases go, im undecided i like a lot of 'em
and as far as power source, im pretty sure i dont want a case that comes w/ one, but i dont know what psu to get, what kind would you recomend for my system
the more im writing the more i realize maybe i shouldnt order by tomorrow, there is still a lot of unknowns at the moment
not sure what dvd drive to get either, ill prolly just get one of teh ones on praetor's recommended list
ok, last thing i believe, videocard
readin through the guide on this forum, im still lost, i dont want the best, but i want a good one, the games i do end up playin i want to play near best settings
any recomendations
here is what im lookin at getting, ordering tonight or tomorrow, im just looking to see if yall have any things you would change and why you would change them, also, if i order this list, will i have every part/cord/wire/screw i need to get it working
Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
as far as ram goes, does it matter, 4 1gb or 2 2gb sticks, i cant decide on the ram, im not too worried, it looks like i can just pick any of it thats 240 pin ddr800
what would yall recomend as far as hard drive also, would there be an advantage of say two 160's over a single 320, or there isnt a big price difference, 2 320's, even though i would never use that much, or say a 160 and a 320, what kind of setups are yall running, im not interested in raid at this point
as far as cases go, im undecided i like a lot of 'em
and as far as power source, im pretty sure i dont want a case that comes w/ one, but i dont know what psu to get, what kind would you recomend for my system
the more im writing the more i realize maybe i shouldnt order by tomorrow, there is still a lot of unknowns at the moment
not sure what dvd drive to get either, ill prolly just get one of teh ones on praetor's recommended list
ok, last thing i believe, videocard
readin through the guide on this forum, im still lost, i dont want the best, but i want a good one, the games i do end up playin i want to play near best settings
any recomendations
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