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Nossmayo

Nossmayo

Nossmayo

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Just making sure this lot is all compatible for a decent gaming pc...



Will be a first time build for me....how difficult is the cooler to put in??

Would a [Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard] be worth considering instead and is it worth putting in a second graphics card?

Thoughts welcome....

PS. I will be getting either a 20" or more likely 24" monitor to go with it also.

EDIT: I already have an audigy 2 soundcard which im happy with...
 
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jak731 said:
the p35 chipset doesnt support SLi anyway so a second Graphics card will be pointless unless you brought 2 ati cards
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Noted Thanks!

Incidently, instead of having two 500gb hdd's is there an obvious advantage to having just one (1TB) drive? Eg Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (0A34193) or a Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM. Although more expensive would it be worth the extra ££'s?

Also, is it correct to go for 4GB RAM or would 2GB suffice??

Thanks..
 
Thanks fella's....Im going to stick with the two hdd's and 4BG Ram!

Ive spent pretty much the whole week reading up on this pc building malarky! Its been educational! :-) Now, tell me truefully is it really quite straight forward to throw all this together and get the thing working!! Ive read a lot about peoples dislikes of Dell but I have to say that mine has (and still does touch wood) served me well for the past 4 years! Its not until i bought a couple of games recently that I realised it was time for improvements....and custom builds appear to be the way forward for future upgrading...rather than buying (say) another "high spec" Dell...
 
Your right the support on here IS fantastic...Im going to go for it, I just needed to fine tune/confirm my shopping list, which you guys have now helped me with...just need to get it ordered now! I don't expect it be right first time but as you say thats part of the learning proccess and the satisifaction when it is (hopefully!) working well willl make it all worth while! :-)

Thanks for your help and advice mate...


EDIT: (Note to self) MUST remember to plug it in! ;-)
 
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Thanks for that, ive changed the processor to retail version.

Will wait a couple of hours for confirmation of the PSU. If i get no replies i'l stay with the 620W.

Thanks again.
 
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