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worshipme · Mar 16, 2008

Check out the RAM I recommended, it's the same price as Need WOW now's kit, but you get 2 gigs.

b.v.b · Mar 16, 2008

NEED WOW NOW said:
Start from scratch, upgrading that computer would just end up costing more in the long run. In a year that computer should be thrown into a computer recycling center. Heres a list of things that you would LOVE if you bought them. These parts compared to your computer would make a huge improvement.
Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130123
Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231094
CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103775
With a needed CPU fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256032
HDD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136062
Case(If you wish to get a new one, pick your own but I like this for a budget build)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

If you want to upgrade your computer your better off just starting from scratch. That set up would probably be about 5 times faster than your computer would ever be even if you upgraded.
The price comes around 400 bucks.

Lowndsey · Mar 16, 2008

since you have lots of money i would get 4 Gig of DDR3 rather than 8 Gig of DDR2 but I wouldn't get that motherboard cause there are plenty better ones than that. And stop double posting

Celegorm · Mar 16, 2008

Lowndsey said:
And stop double posting

yes, stop double posting. I've merged enough of your posts.

I don't think that CPU will work. It's not on the supported list.

worshipme · Mar 17, 2008

b.v.b said:
I've decided to use these components. Because I think they are the best. And I have alot of money.

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186134
ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231121
cpu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117155
video card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133216
ethernet card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180025
case and pcu:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119118
HardDrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
cdDrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827101134
dvdDrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827101131

Tell me if you think that those are good parts or not. Because I think there really good!!!

But the ddr2 ram can be maxed out to 8gb. And I'm going to get 8gb. By buying 4 2gb.

There are some changes I would recommend here. I assume you won't be overclocking.
The RAM you have selected has 5-5-5-18 timings, I would recommend this kit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062 It's the same price but runs at 4-4-4-12 timings. And GeIL is a very good brand. 2GB if you choose XP and 4GB for Vista (4X1GB) or two kits. DDR3 is waste of money ATM because it's speed is often limited by the FSB and it therefore all comes down to timings, and DDR3 has much higher latencies than DDR2. If you want the best performance, then get DDR2 1200MHz. Also, 8GB is a waste of money, by the time you will need more than 4, your PC will be outdated and you DDR3 will be the standard and will be available at a reasonable price.
Although the X38 is a nice chipset, I don't think it's worth the extra money over a P35. It does not have a performance advantage, nor does it support any of the new CPUs (the Nehalems will be SKT771) The only advantages it has over the P35 is PCI-E 2.0 support (GPUs don't use all of the bandwidth of PCI-E 1.0a ATM, and I don't think they will for at least another year) and 2x16 lanes Crossfire. But as I don't recommend you do a multi-card setup, this is also not needed. I would recommend this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086 The money you save can be better spent elsewhere.
The CPU you selected is from the XEON line, they are server and workstation CPUs. There is a difference between the XEONs and the C2D/C2Q line of CPUs. They both come off the same production line but before they leave the factory. The XEON's L2 Cache is optimized for databases, server activities etc... whilst the C2Ds and C2Qs are optimized for home usage.
Video card: Now here we can put the money we've saved to better use, the 9600GT is nice but it's not an 8800GTS G92: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127323
You're also going to need more than the 350W PSU that comes with that case to power this, I recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005&Tpk=610w
I strongly recommend you take my advice because I don't think you should rely on your own knowledge.

b.v.b · Mar 17, 2008

Lowndsey said:
since you have lots of money i would get 4 Gig of DDR3 rather than 8 Gig of DDR2 but I wouldn't get that motherboard cause there are plenty better ones than that. And stop double posting

What are double posts???

b.v.b · Mar 17, 2008

worshipme said:
There are some changes I would recommend here. I assume you won't be overclocking.
The RAM you have selected has 5-5-5-18 timings, I would recommend this kit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144062 It's the same price but runs at 4-4-4-12 timings. And GeIL is a very good brand. 2GB if you choose XP and 4GB for Vista (4X1GB) or two kits. DDR3 is waste of money ATM because it's speed is often limited by the FSB and it therefore all comes down to timings, and DDR3 has much higher latencies than DDR2. If you want the best performance, then get DDR2 1200MHz. Also, 8GB is a waste of money, by the time you will need more than 4, your PC will be outdated and you DDR3 will be the standard and will be available at a reasonable price.
Although the X38 is a nice chipset, I don't think it's worth the extra money over a P35. It does not have a performance advantage, nor does it support any of the new CPUs (the Nehalems will be SKT771) The only advantages it has over the P35 is PCI-E 2.0 support (GPUs don't use all of the bandwidth of PCI-E 1.0a ATM, and I don't think they will for at least another year) and 2x16 lanes Crossfire. But as I don't recommend you do a multi-card setup, this is also not needed. I would recommend this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128086 The money you save can be better spent elsewhere.
The CPU you selected is from the XEON line, they are server and workstation CPUs. There is a difference between the XEONs and the C2D/C2Q line of CPUs. They both come off the same production line but before they leave the factory. The XEON's L2 Cache is optimized for databases, server activities etc... whilst the C2Ds and C2Qs are optimized for home usage.
Video card: Now here we can put the money we've saved to better use, the 9600GT is nice but it's not an 8800GTS G92: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127323
You're also going to need more than the 350W PSU that comes with that case to power this, I recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005&Tpk=610w
I strongly recommend you take my advice because I don't think you should rely on your own knowledge.

ok I'll take your advice. But, that video card will not work for what I want to do. So I'm keeping the other video card.

worshipme · Mar 17, 2008

That's a double post There is an option to edit. Bottom left hand corner of your posts.
And why won't the video card work for what you want to do?
This for the CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018

b.v.b · Mar 17, 2008

Because it only has one adapter for the daul link. And I need two adapters. Becuase I have two screens.

worshipme · Mar 17, 2008

The 8800GTS G92 has two DVI outputs.

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