New build, help with spec please.

Daveyboyuk · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:16

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I have built a PC, a few years. I am reading up on the current specs and getting to grips with the advances in technology. Anyway I am looking to build a new PC for gaming/general usage, I need everything including a keyboard/mouse. Any input greatly appreciated. I was thinking of something. Budget is about 800£

Intel dual core, 2gb ram, 2 x 250g RAID 0, 8800GT, 19" wide screen.

Thanks in advance
Daveyboy

Daveyboyuk · 27 Nov 2007 at 12:59

Daveyboyuk · 27 Nov 2007 at 13:32

Thanks danman2k, that is very similar to what I just came up with!

Wouldn't 2 x 250gb in RAID0 be better than a single 500gb hard drive, in terms of performance?
What is a good overclooking cooler? Not watercooled or anything like that.
Would 4GB of RAM be worth the extra cash.

Daveyboyuk · 27 Nov 2007 at 17:09

Excellent thank you. I thought 32-bit processors could address 4gb of ram, 32^2 = ~4gb. Or does it depend on the OS?

Daveyboyuk · 27 Nov 2007 at 20:34

BillytheImpaler said:
Technically speaking they can address exactly 4 GiB RAM, but the way mobos implement such addressing means that some of that potential memory space is allocated for other things, such as the memory in a video card. With a 32-bit OS you'll see a little over 3 GiB depending on your mobo and graphics card.

Ah that makes sense. So if I had a 512mb graphic card, that would be subtracted from my 4gb of address of memory, giving me only 3.5gb?