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Old June 28, 2008, 08:49 AM
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If you pricematched those items, you could probably save yourself $100+ ... FYI ...
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Old June 28, 2008, 01:53 PM
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Do not buy new Ballistix RAM. The new revs are crap. I have a set (.8FE5) and they barely perform to spec. OCing them is impossible and they do not play well with others.
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Old June 28, 2008, 04:13 PM
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So I should go with the HD4850 and some Mushkin memory? ....The redlines are a bit expensive, is there any other mushkin memory I could purchase that's cheaper? I'm a bit stuck on the motherboard, i have two people telling me that the one i've chosen is good..while the other two are suggesting others >_<


Btw, thanks for informing me about price match but i already knew and was using it =)

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But I really want to emphasise the greatest upgrade I mentioned is that PC&C PSU, you look anywhere on the net and you should find they make the "BEST" PSU in the market, for an extra $10US you get a 750W Quad compared to a Coolermaster PSU (very average at best), too many under-estimate the importance of a good PSU and it can become the most significant component between a working system and a flop!!!!!! GET THE PC&C!!!!!!!
Hmm..I'm assuming that my system wouldn't require too much from the PSU and the one i've chosen should do the job (atleast thats what many people have told me :p). I think i'll just save a few bucks and keep the corsair. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Old June 28, 2008, 05:15 PM
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For your motherboard, if you want an Asus, go for it. It's really not a bad manufacturer. To be true it's one of the best. All I want is to give you an option and be sure you know that other manufacturers do has well of them.

But you don't tell if you would like to have the option of making crossfire ... if yes maybe this board http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...nufacture=ASUS could be a better choice because of it's two pci express 16x slots.

For the memory, maybe you could take a look to OCZ or patriot.
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Old June 28, 2008, 05:25 PM
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You have to provide a benchmark run after the build!

I didn't know that about Crucial and as I look I notice both that warn against have them in there signature......still love mine but going to take what you said onboard (one of my sets 2x1Gb is from August 2006 but the other is about 4months old and the SPD's are different for exact same part number had to manually set everything to get them to play well).
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Old June 28, 2008, 05:56 PM
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board: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...cture=Gigabyte
ram: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=MUSHKIN
psu is fine.
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Old June 28, 2008, 07:32 PM
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Umm i've changed the motherboard to the ASUS P5Q Pro ATX LGA775 P45, is that alright?


That memory you suggested is far too expensive =( I'm sure theres other good ones that are not $100+ x_x

How about this.. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1058
or http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...R&promoid=1058


Honestly...i really appreciate all of the help. I know that im rather annoying right about now and its amazing that everyone is still answering my questions. Great community here.
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Old June 28, 2008, 07:38 PM
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P5Q is fine, no worries.
Ram? I'd rather choose these: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=MUSHKIN. I used to have a set; stable as hell, runs cool and can be overclocked rather well.
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Old June 28, 2008, 08:04 PM
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The only thing I don't like about your order is your monitor.

A 19" widescreen is not a ideal setup as you'll have less desktop space vertically than a 19" non-widescreen.

To fix this you need to go to a 20" or a 22" to gain that space back.

A 19" WS feels like you are always cramped.
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