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MrNaPaLm32
08-13-2006, 01:16 AM
I'm going to end up with around $700-$800 in a few weeks. I'm planning to buy some combination of the following:

2x1GB(2GB) DDR500 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820220084

X1800XT Crossfire
http://www.wiredzone.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=30516308&source=froogle

Western Digital 200GB SATA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144416

X-Fi Extreme Music
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188

PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817121003

If anyone has any suggestions leave them here.

VooDoo
08-13-2006, 10:53 AM
No.

Heyyou27
08-13-2006, 11:47 AM
I'm going to end up with around $700-$800 in a few weeks. I'm planning to buy some combination of the following:
2x1GB(2GB) DDR500 RAM
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820220084
X1800XT Crossfire
http://www.wiredzone.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=30516308&source=froogle
Western Digital 200GB SATA2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144416
X-Fi Extreme Music
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188
PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817121003
If anyone has any suggestions leave them here.
Don't waste your cash on an X1800XT Crossfire system seeing as you have an Nvidia motherboard and there's no guarantee it'll work. Instead you should ebay your current X1800XT and get an X1900XTX or X1950XTX when they come out. The X1950XTX will literally perform as well or even better than the X1800XT Crossfire in most cases.

paranoia
08-16-2006, 03:53 PM
PSU, sound and graphics cards. RAM is not a big deal for gaming. Or you could get a lot of coffee, a la Futurama.

MrNaPaLm32
08-17-2006, 01:52 AM
RAM is not a big deal for gamingI do hope you're being sarcastic.

paranoia
08-17-2006, 02:17 AM
Having lots of RAM isn't needed for good gaming preformance. 1 GB is enough. What matters is the graphics card and HD speed.

Axel
08-17-2006, 07:02 AM
Err, isn't 1GB of RAM considered a lot?

Frookie
08-17-2006, 10:01 AM
not if that new Mac has 16 gigs of it, 4 was a lot, still sorta is

Heyyou27
08-17-2006, 12:38 PM
Having lots of RAM isn't needed for good gaming preformance. 1 GB is enough. What matters is the graphics card and HD speed.
Yes it's true that 1GB is enough for most games, but 2GB has become the new standard for high end PC gaming. Some titles such as Battlefield2, Oblivion, and F.E.A.R. see more of an advantage with 2GB vs. 1GB of RAM. As to your hard drive speed being important for gaming, that's not even remotely true.

murderbydeath
08-17-2006, 12:58 PM
you shoold get a PSP, and connect it to your computerz. then you coudl play playstiation games on ur computer.

MrNaPaLm32
08-17-2006, 06:23 PM
not if that new Mac has 16 gigs of it, 4 was a lot, still sorta isif your doing serious video editing. 16 gigs would be really nice...

Heyyou27
08-17-2006, 09:07 PM
if your doing serious video editing. 16 gigs would be really nice...
You'd need XP x64 and some 1080p video to edit.

Drunken_Shinobi
08-18-2006, 12:24 AM
I use 1 GB, it's good for any game practically. But sooner or later I'm going to have 2 gigs.

MrNaPaLm32
08-18-2006, 02:07 PM
You'd need XP x64 and some 1080p video to edit.yeah, i was going ot say HD video.

NOWAK
08-18-2006, 02:34 PM
Yes it's true that 1GB is enough for most games, but 2GB has become the new standard for high end PC gaming. Some titles such as Battlefield2, Oblivion, and F.E.A.R. see more of an advantage with 2GB vs. 1GB of RAM. As to your hard drive speed being important for gaming, that's not even remotely true.

Doesn't vista need more than a gig of ram? or am I wrong?

MrNaPaLm32
08-18-2006, 03:11 PM
Doesn't vista need more than a gig of ram? or am I wrong?512 for normal, 1 gig for aeroglass.