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sweeneytodd94

sweeneytodd94

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Hey I'm building a new system but just wanted someone to check through my idea:


Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Professional 7.1 Soundcard - Retail £75.99 (£89.29)

Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming case £57.99 (£68.14)

Intel Core 2 DUO LGA775 E6600 2.40GHz Retail / Asus P5B Deluxe / 2GB GeIL PC2-6400C4 DDR2 Dual Channel Kit - Bundle £417.97 (£491.11)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £139.99 (£164.49)

OcUK GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £299.99 (£352.49)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £75.99 (£89.29)

Samsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99 (£23.49)

Seasonic M12 Modular 700W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply £119.99 (£140.99)

Belinea 2225S1W 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver £179.99 (£211.49)

Total: £1,498.37 (£1,789.90)


Im aware of the R600 but don't want to wait too long, and prefer NVidia. For similar reasons I can't really wait until Intel cut their prices in April.
My main concerns are the PSU (too big/small?) and also if its worth getting a slightly faster processor?

can anyone recommend any changes offer any advice?
thanks in advance.
 
That PSU and CPU will both be more than adequate for you needs. :)

Personally I'd get 2 x 250 HDDs rather than 1 x 500. 500 GiB is a lot of data to lose if it fails.

EDIT: Why do you have RAM on there twice? :confused:
 
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ok thanks, maybe two of these for about £30 more then?

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 NCQ 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £101.98 (£119.82)

how would i go about setting up a raid config?


EDIT: the rams there twice cos theres 2GB in the bundle, but I wanted 4...
 
Having 4 GiB RAM is overkill in most applications. Populating all 4 DIMM slots will severely hurt your performance potential.

To set up a RAID you should follow the instructions in the motherboard's manual. Usually you'll enable it in the BIOS then load the supplied RAID drivers when you go to install your OS.
 
so you reckon just 2 would be better? or 2x2gb?
i intend to use the system for gaming & office/internet & some audio/music related software too, like sibelius which requires a load of ram for the sound samples...?
 
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