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I think I've finally decided to buy my new PC from Velocity Micro! I would like some advice the configuration.
This is what I have so far:
Velocity Micro Vector GX Holiday Edition
Case: GX Black - Velocity Micro Classic Case - Pure Aluminum, 2 x 120mm fans.
PSU: 500 Watt Velocity Micro Power Supply with Dual Blue Lighted Fans.
Motherboard: Genuine Intel P965 Chipset Motherboard with DDR2, PCI Express.
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, dual 2.13 GHz cores, 2MB L2 Cache.
CPU Cooling: Intel Certified Oversized Heatsinc/Fan with Artic Silver 5 Thermal
Compound, Thermal Controlled Variable Speed Fan.
DDR2 Memory: 1024MB Corsair DDR2 PC5300 DDR667 (1 x 1024).
PCX Video: 256MB eVGA NVIDEA GeForce 7600 GS Dual Heads.
Audio: Intel High Definition 5.1-channel Audio.
Hard Drive: 250GB Western Digital WD2500JD 7500rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache.
Optical Drive 1: 16X Lite On DVD +/- RW/CD-RW Dual Layer.
Optical Drive 2: 16x/48x Lite On DVD-ROM.
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Drive.
Network Adapter: Intergrated 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
Modem: US Robotics 56k V.90 Software Fax WinModem.
FireWire: 2 Intergrated IEEE 1394 Firewire Ports, 1 front & 1 rear.
USB 2.0 Ports: 8 USB 2.0 Ports, 2 front, 6 rear.
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 on original CD.
Software Bundle: Nero Digital Creation Suite.
No security software.
No productivity software.
Recovery Disk: Custom DVD Restore Disk, returns your hard drive to the original factory installation.
Warranty: 1Yr Standard Parts & Warranty, 1Yr Regular Business Hours Support and Depot Repair Service.
The questions I have are:
Will getting the case with the window on the side hurt the cooling? (because the case is pure aluminum and if I get the window it would be taking away one side of the aluminum)
Is it worth it to pay $100 more for the E6400 processor as opposed to the E6300?
Is that a good motherboard?
is the CPU cooling enough, or should I get the upgrade?
Is 1 gig of RAM enough?
Is that graphics card good, or should I get the 512MB 7600 GS for $45 more?
Do I really need 2 optical drives? (I read in computer shopper that it's a good idea)
Should I get a Media Card reader/ floopy drive for $25 more?
which is better, the software modem or the hardware modem?
Is XP Home good, or should I pay $100 more for XP Pro?
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all in advance for helping me with this!!!!!!! I couldn't do it without you!!!
Here's the link to the VM Config if you need it: http://velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=86
This is what I have so far:
Velocity Micro Vector GX Holiday Edition
Case: GX Black - Velocity Micro Classic Case - Pure Aluminum, 2 x 120mm fans.
PSU: 500 Watt Velocity Micro Power Supply with Dual Blue Lighted Fans.
Motherboard: Genuine Intel P965 Chipset Motherboard with DDR2, PCI Express.
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, dual 2.13 GHz cores, 2MB L2 Cache.
CPU Cooling: Intel Certified Oversized Heatsinc/Fan with Artic Silver 5 Thermal
Compound, Thermal Controlled Variable Speed Fan.
DDR2 Memory: 1024MB Corsair DDR2 PC5300 DDR667 (1 x 1024).
PCX Video: 256MB eVGA NVIDEA GeForce 7600 GS Dual Heads.
Audio: Intel High Definition 5.1-channel Audio.
Hard Drive: 250GB Western Digital WD2500JD 7500rpm SATA/150, 8MB Cache.
Optical Drive 1: 16X Lite On DVD +/- RW/CD-RW Dual Layer.
Optical Drive 2: 16x/48x Lite On DVD-ROM.
Floppy Drive: 1.44 MB Floppy Drive.
Network Adapter: Intergrated 10/100/1000MBps Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
Modem: US Robotics 56k V.90 Software Fax WinModem.
FireWire: 2 Intergrated IEEE 1394 Firewire Ports, 1 front & 1 rear.
USB 2.0 Ports: 8 USB 2.0 Ports, 2 front, 6 rear.
Operating System: Genuine Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 on original CD.
Software Bundle: Nero Digital Creation Suite.
No security software.
No productivity software.
Recovery Disk: Custom DVD Restore Disk, returns your hard drive to the original factory installation.
Warranty: 1Yr Standard Parts & Warranty, 1Yr Regular Business Hours Support and Depot Repair Service.
The questions I have are:
Will getting the case with the window on the side hurt the cooling? (because the case is pure aluminum and if I get the window it would be taking away one side of the aluminum)
Is it worth it to pay $100 more for the E6400 processor as opposed to the E6300?
Is that a good motherboard?
is the CPU cooling enough, or should I get the upgrade?
Is 1 gig of RAM enough?
Is that graphics card good, or should I get the 512MB 7600 GS for $45 more?
Do I really need 2 optical drives? (I read in computer shopper that it's a good idea)
Should I get a Media Card reader/ floopy drive for $25 more?
which is better, the software modem or the hardware modem?
Is XP Home good, or should I pay $100 more for XP Pro?
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all in advance for helping me with this!!!!!!! I couldn't do it without you!!!
Here's the link to the VM Config if you need it: http://velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=86
