new system help please

aluno

aluno

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Hi guys, i need help, i recently managed to buy a HP Workstation wx6400 with dual intel xeon 3.0GHz chips, 4 GB RAM 80GB hd. i paid £200 for this and chose this over a new build with an AMD bulldozer 6x setup. 1.Was this my first mistake* i should probably say that im a student so will be using the typical student software, but also a lot of AutoCAD and CAD based programs, i picked up twin Dell 19inch monitors for £70 and chose them over 2x 20in samsung syncmaster for £110 2. Was this also a mistake? then due to the tiny hdd and i tend to download quite a bit, i bought a samsung f3 1TB internal HD for £70 3. is this any good and is it compatible? and now im contemplating RAM, the motherboard can take up to 16GB but i think 8GB would be enough, plus my budget is reaching the bottom of the pool and i have seen some RAM for £20 or so but im not sure if i should wait and buy a more high spec ram or would it even matter (by that i mean will i even notice) because ill have 8GB so it should handle most things i throw at it, shouldnt it? sorry to write such a lengthy post but i really need the help n.b i have had a little bit of a rush of blood to the head and bought all of this in a little bit of a frenzy*alt=":hammer:" />*i know im dissapointed in myself but come on.... who hasnt cheers guys*
 
Welcome,

For the price that seems decent. Is it DDR2 RAM? If so this is quite expensive, though 8GB may be beneficial for your work.

As long as the motherboard has a spare SATA port (I'm sure it will but can't seem to find info on it atm) and the PSU has a spare connector, that hard drive will work fine.
 
Holy wall of text batman!

For CAD a twin Xeon workstation is a good choice. You're also not going to have any compatability problems with that hard disk.

More RAM would definitely be a good thing :)
 
Wow thanks guys, sorry about the chunk of text but thanks for taking the time to help, my mate recommended this site I now see why, awesome,
Yea its ddr2 fully buffered 667 pc5300 not that this means anything to me, why is it so expensive?
Thanks again guys, a real weight off my mind
 
Because they don't make it any more, so people are willing to pay more for it. Try and find another 2x2GB kit, or even 2x4GB kit if its not too much.
 
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