Recent content by lalali

hey all, i currently have 2 X 2GB 240pin DDR3 1066 Corsair ram chips in my desktop:(see here). my motherboard has two more ram slots and the memory standard goes up to 1066: (see here). so i want to purchase two more ram sticks toget 8 GB of ram, and the ram that i was thinking of were...

:$ heehee...thanks... sorry, i'm an idiot. *bows* much obliged to your patience.

aheheheheh, one last thing.... i found out that the OS that i'm getting is actually 32-bit (getting it from a friend as a gift). will my computer be able to at least run it? because i can wait to get the 64-bit when it comes out in october, but i will need an OS ASAP, so i just want to see if...

one word: schweeeeeeeeet. i am pretty damn excited to build this now. i decided to get that antec earthwatts ea650 after all. you guys are right, got a lot of over head for future upgrades if any. but i am still gonna go with the SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit gpu, and the AMD...

awesome options everyone, thanks so much :) i am torn with regards to my gpu though. i'm not tech-savvy enough to know the answer to this question: the really good gpu's seem to have 'memory type' gddr5, but my ram and motherboard are all ddr3. is that going to be a problem? the gpu that i...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007 how about this PSU? i just want to make sure that i have a bit more overhead.

ooooooh, very sweet dude, thanks! i can't believe i missed this one when i was searching. and i can sort of understand video card companies trying to cover their asses a bit; they're sort of making sure that you're getting what you need in order for it to function.

i think in that case that i would stick with the quad core as i'm not that intense a gamer. but with regards to the GPU, the XFX 4870 uses 2 6-pin connectors and needs a minimum wattage of 450 whereas the corsair psu is only 400 watt. so i'm a little confused as to how the wattage matters?

sorry for the delayed reply, been sick :p. Right on, I'll keep the fans in mind. didn't think about it getting too hot in there, so i'll definitely look into getting some. i'm swapping out my CPU and GPU and power supply for the following: CPU...

thanks for all the replies :) i looked into it again and alot of everyone's suggestions (yes, i realize how general that sounds) were pretty on point with what i'd like to do. so here's a new build list that i'm considering, please let me know if anything catches your eye that seems really...

mainly warcraft III ^^, and i'm trying to learn team fortress 2 and maybe another shooter game. I'm playing at the cintiq's resolution, which has a resolution of 1600 x 1200.

Yeah, i saw that on hossdaddy's link, that's sweet deal, specially with it so close to release :) but our school discount on it is huge. it's like $20.00 to get vista, but no free upgrade since it's been discounted so much already. totally understandable. and we're supposed to be getting win7...

oh gosh, is my gpu that crappy? aww, i thot it was kinda okay :( what constitutes a good gpu? i can actually hold off on getting windows vista for now since i can get a student discount at my school, so i'm not too worried about that. and yeah, i'll look into getting ddr3 RAM, you brought up a...

that last part is frightening. i really don't think i'll be doing anything that's going to require something faster than the core 2 duo. if i do, it's going to be a while, and i guess i'm rather afraid of going with something that i'm not all too familiar with (i.e. AMD). I'll definitely give...

I'm not doing anything too intensive in terms of gaming. I'm trying to learn team fortress 2 and probably gonna try out guild wars 2, gotta have warcraft III and starcraft....that's all that's my top priority for games atm. does AMD perform worse than Intel? ideally, i'd like something that...