Recent content by alex530

Memory latencies and voltages can get quite complex. Simply put, forget 1066 and get DD2 800. I'd go with the one with CAS latency of 5.

I have a couple of comments... That PSU might be a little overkill. You could probably get away with the 550 from Corsair. I prefer Samsung or Lite-On burners, just make sure that it is SATA. If your build is mainly for gaming, an E8400 will outperform a quad-core. If you want a quad for...

What will be the pricing for the GTX260? Will it be a better value than the new offerings from ATI?

Thanks for the quick replies. So are you suggesting the video card might be a bottle neck? Keep in mind I'm not an extreme gamer. I just want to keep the option open in case something new comes out that I'd like to try.

Hello, I am working on selecting the parts for my first build. My budget is around $1500 which includes the monitor and OS. My budget is somewhat flexible though. The main purpose of my build is to be a good all around computer for gaming, school work, DVD burning, listening to music...