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Bigi

Bigi

Bigi

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Hi all

It was my intention to ask for any thoughts or comments on the below

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB)
Gigabyte GA_P35_DQ6 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit
Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Heatsink
Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case
NEC AD7170S Serial ATA 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT SILENT Heatpipe 512MB GDDR3
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C3 667MHz Dual Channel Kit

But getting my forum account activated took just over a day longer than I thought it would (I did have one years ago but couldn't remember the details) so I pressed the buy button and I've had the lovely email saying its being shipped :)

Anyway I suppose my main concern is the RAM, I know this stuff is supposed to be good so do you guys think I'll be fine?

Or any other comments? even though a little late for me to do much about it.
 
most of that looks good i would go down the nvida route tho then the 2900 and iv never really liked the antec 900 think its a bit tacky but with the case that just my own taste
 
The case was something I was also debating, I'm not too fussed what it looks like though as long as it does its job so ended up on that one.
 
Bigi said:
The case was something I was also debating, I'm not too fussed what it looks like though as long as it does its job so ended up on that one.
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In that case (no pun intended) go for it; functionally it is fine. No point paying more than that for aesthetics you aren't fussed about.
 
Also forgot to mention

I got 2 of the HDDs, will RAID make much difference? And dhat sort of partition sizes do people use?

I got 2 of the RAM kits, was deciding for quite a while as to go this way or 2 x 2GB sticks.
 
Bigi said:
Also forgot to mention

I got 2 of the HDDs, will RAID make much difference?
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Depends what you are trying to achieve with it. Speed? Reliability?
Bigi said:
And dhat sort of partition sizes do people use?
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The size of the hard drive ... Does anyone still partition their HDs into little bits?
Bigi said:
I got 2 of the RAM kits, was deciding for quite a while as to go this way or 2 x 2GB sticks.
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Not sure if you'd really notice any difference either way with the RAM setup, but I'm sure someone will come up with some arguments for you.
 
dont bother with 2*2gb sticks as good kits are quite pricy and not very available, in 6months they will be a lot better tho.

i wouldnt get a 2900xt, i'd get a 8800 640mb or gtx, apart from that very nice!
 
Bigi said:
Also forgot to mention

I got 2 of the HDDs, will RAID make much difference? And dhat sort of partition sizes do people use?

I got 2 of the RAM kits, was deciding for quite a while as to go this way or 2 x 2GB sticks.
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i only really partiton if i have dual boot or sometimes give the os about 30gb and the rest for media/games

my laptop 120gb is set to 10gb xp, 10gb vista and the rest used for storage
 
Growlingfish said:
Depends what you are trying to achieve with it. Speed? Reliability?
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Speed, just not sure how much difference it will make, oh well I suppose its there so may as well use it

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The size of the hard drive ... Does anyone still partition their HDs into little bits?
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Don't know, that's why I asked ;)
 
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