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Originally Posted by Ramrod
Right, certain members here (you know who you are  ) have persuaded me that I should build rather than buy. I'm going to have a stab at it but I'll probably need advice from time to time.
I am thinking of using the A8V-E Deluxe mobo with a Athlon 64 FX-55 Socket 939 and a GeForce 6800Ultra--but the 512mb version which should be on sale soon. I was thinking of the coolermaster CM Stacker (STC-T01) for the case as it's huge and appears to have filters for the air intake.
Any comments on this lot? Could I improve on my choices?
.........also, what ram should I go for?  |
Well personally, i'd probably go for the ATI X800 instead of the NVidia, but thats just me.
For RAM, get decent branded RAM like Crucial or Kingston. Make sure it is DDR 400 or you won't get the total benefit. I looked last night and according to my system monitor I didn't use much more RAM in-game than I did out of it. Like 200meg or so. 1 gig should do you alright. But like we were saying, for the price of RAM, you might as well go 2 gig and at least you know you're covered for the future.
If you want those components, you are going to need some serious juice. I think those 2 graphics cards takes 2 power ports alone, regardless of fans and stuff, so make sure you pick a case with a lot of fans, and a huge PSU. 550w+ at least.
You might want a real nice sound card if you want to buy a decent 7 speaker setup and have decent 3D audio (Imagine hearing an explosion coming from the side of you, rather than having to see it!). The on-board sound support is generally a bit naff. I'd get something like...
this Remember to get some nice speakers and a decent woofer. (although you might make 'er indoors regret the descision to allow you to have a new computer) but at least it will sound great while it lasts. Go to a proper Hi-Fi shop, and try before you buy Aim for a good 7.1 THX approved set of speakers.
With the DVD player, make sure you get a dual layer, and you can get 16x now. You might want to look for lighscribe which seems to save a lot of hassle as it writes the label to the DVD whilst its in the drive.
I think thats about it..... Anything else you need, lemme know.