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MTG · Oct 25, 2011

Hey everyone. just started building an entry level gaming PC. plan to upgrade the mob and cpu and ram latter on.

Intel core 2 quad Q6600 2.4GHz Overclocked stable to 2.9GHZ
Zaknab Cpu Heatsink
ASUS P5QL-EPU FSB1600 OC
8800GT Nvidea video card (for now)
4x1GB sticks of DDR2 Corsair 1066MHZ ram
650W Coolermaster gaming power supply
Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum sound card
500GB 7200RPM HDD
Antec 900 case

soon to be mods is a 120GB vertex 2 SSD
and a Asus Radeon HD6950 2GB GDDR PCIE2.1 2xDVI DISP HDMI DX11

hopefully that will make it a decent spec gaming pc! may need to upgrade the power. we will see

MagicJ · Oct 26, 2011

It's been a while since I built my current computer - the one thing I would say is buy a suitable MB now rather than look to upgrade in the future. This will be a relatively cheap item in the overall scheme of things and it will be a PITA to change it over in the future.

BTW, I thought you were going to stop spending money on toys :p

MTG · Oct 26, 2011

I'm bad arnt I :(. Lol

DavidS · Oct 28, 2011

Creepy MattGreen why on earth you going for 4x1GB modules? Would have thought that a pair of 2GBs would have been not much dearer, and reduce your need to replace all of them when you need more later?

MTG · Oct 28, 2011

bought the pc second hand :cool:
4GB is fine for now. i plan to upgrade it to a 17 2600 OC with a sweet mobo capable of crossfire in the next yr or so! then i will have 2100 DDR3 ram. and 12GB of it!

Synodontis · Oct 28, 2011

Hey Creepy MattGreen, don't listern to Magic the Zombie Brain Sucking Moderator.

Toy's = Good! He who dies with the most toy's, Wins!

:D

MagicJ · Oct 28, 2011

Synodontis said:
Hey Creepy MattGreen, don't listern to Magic the Zombie Brain Sucking Moderator.

Toy's = Good! He who dies with the most toy's, Wins!

:D

:)
My comment was only made in response to Matt's recent contemplation of selling his tank to 'save for the future'. A PC won't keep the rain off his head.

It's all about priorities I guess :confused:

Dynamic · Oct 28, 2011

Creepy MattGreen said:
bought the pc second hand :cool:
4GB is fine for now. i plan to upgrade it to a 17 2600 OC with a sweet mobo capable of crossfire in the next yr or so! then i will have 2100 DDR3 ram. and 12GB of it!

Don't bother with the 12GB of RAM, you will not need it. Also make sure you check the specs of your windows install. As an example (mind you it has been a long time since I have used windows), home edition will see up to 4gb of ram, but will only be able to use 3gb, meaning you lost 1gb for nothing. Things may have changed since then, I don't know.

DavidS · Oct 28, 2011

Dynamic said:
Don't bother with the 12GB of RAM, you will not need it. Also make sure you check the specs of your windows install. As an example (mind you it has been a long time since I have used windows), home edition will see up to 4gb of ram, but will only be able to use 3gb, meaning you lost 1gb for nothing. Things may have changed since then, I don't know.

64bit versions can get past that memory restriction :)

Dynamic · Oct 28, 2011

There you go :)

Linux for me :D

DavidS · Oct 28, 2011

Dynamic said:
There you go :)

Linux for me :D

As it turns out it was affected as well - 32bit platforms are limited to 4GB - Win 32bit OSes managed to use only 3GB of it.
A *nix on a 32bit platform wouldn't get over 4GB either :)

Dynamic · Oct 28, 2011

Good thing I am on 64bit then aye lol

MTG · Oct 28, 2011

i run 64bit and want extra ram for virtual machines down the track ;)

Synodontis · Oct 28, 2011

Why are you wanting to use virtual machines? I'd personally get real machine's! :p

DavidS · Oct 28, 2011

VM's are handy :)

MTG · Oct 28, 2011

Synodontis said:
Why are you wanting to use virtual machines? I'd personally get real machine's! :p

you need to get with the future mate ;)

brendore · Oct 30, 2011

Should throw in a solid state drive too, helps reduce your start up times, and you can run programs throught this as well
My PC specs are:
Intel Core i7-2600 3.4GHz 4MB cache
16GB DDR3 1333MHz Mem
2TB SATA 3GB/s HDD
90GB Solid State
nVidia GeForce GTS450 - 2GB PCI-E Graphics
and with media card reader, 1x HDMI out, running Windows 7 HP 64 Bit

Works great on PC games for me :)

rockerpeller · Oct 30, 2011

This has me contemplating a new pc build now. After the tank I think. I need a 64bit pc to run After Effects etc. Currently using CS4 and this comp lags out.

MTG · Oct 30, 2011

so far the current build i have runs all older games on high and its actualy better then i expected. cant wait to get a big video card in it!

'vspec' · Oct 30, 2011

Here dude..... It may save your upgradeable sanity and your wallet!

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