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Hi guys, little help if you wouldn't mind
I'm currently using a socket 939 machine with an Ati 1800XT so I think it's time for an upgrade. I've been mostly using my xbox for gaming the last few years so i'm totally out of the loop on whats what hardware wise. I want to upgrade because I'm doing a lot of programming stuff so i'd like to reduce compile times, plus play some games again on the pc such as CS:Source as well as Rage when it comes out.
I threw this build together and i'd appreciate some suggestions on whether there's any item that'd be worth upgrading or downgrading, or better alternatives
I'm quite set on an Ati card over the Nvidias, but i'm wonder if the one i've selected is overkill or not. I actually use a 1280x1024 17 inch screen as my main monitor but I also have a 1920x1080 screen I *could* start using for pc gaming. I don't need my graphics to be utterly stunning but i'd like something that'll give me a great framerate on the latest games for the year or so. I was never one for piling on AA and AF..
Overclocking potential would be good - could I squeeze much extra overclock from the cpu with this configuration? Would I get similar overclocks from a lower speed processor than the current one?
Is the ram speed higher than it needs to be (does it matter considering how cheap it is..should I get better?)
I'll be putting the above items on that 850 watt psu, plus a soundblaster xfi, and I also have around 3 internal hard drives i'd like to also add.
Is the blu ray drive decent and reliable? I just want something to let me watch my blu ray movies on the pc. I don't want a writer.
Appreciate any tips
I'm currently using a socket 939 machine with an Ati 1800XT so I think it's time for an upgrade. I've been mostly using my xbox for gaming the last few years so i'm totally out of the loop on whats what hardware wise. I want to upgrade because I'm doing a lot of programming stuff so i'd like to reduce compile times, plus play some games again on the pc such as CS:Source as well as Rage when it comes out.
I threw this build together and i'd appreciate some suggestions on whether there's any item that'd be worth upgrading or downgrading, or better alternatives
I'm quite set on an Ati card over the Nvidias, but i'm wonder if the one i've selected is overkill or not. I actually use a 1280x1024 17 inch screen as my main monitor but I also have a 1920x1080 screen I *could* start using for pc gaming. I don't need my graphics to be utterly stunning but i'd like something that'll give me a great framerate on the latest games for the year or so. I was never one for piling on AA and AF..
Overclocking potential would be good - could I squeeze much extra overclock from the cpu with this configuration? Would I get similar overclocks from a lower speed processor than the current one?
Is the ram speed higher than it needs to be (does it matter considering how cheap it is..should I get better?)
I'll be putting the above items on that 850 watt psu, plus a soundblaster xfi, and I also have around 3 internal hard drives i'd like to also add.
Is the blu ray drive decent and reliable? I just want something to let me watch my blu ray movies on the pc. I don't want a writer.
Appreciate any tips