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Building my first computer. Need Recommendations!
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I may check out XP Pro. I'm really excited about getting started on this computer!
One thing I ment to ask was; The hard drives I'm using are the IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drives.
Would it be worth it to upgrade to SATA? Or not really?
I purchased this one last year and it has been great.
Hard drive
One thing I ment to ask was; The hard drives I'm using are the IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drives.
Would it be worth it to upgrade to SATA? Or not really?
I purchased this one last year and it has been great.
Hard drive
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pj124 said:
Just a suggestion, why not wait a little bit for the new X1950PRO to be released!?! Roughly same price point and market as the 7900GTO. I understand going with the 7900GTO now since it is already available but I thought I'd just mention it since it was clearly being overlooked by the others here that are giving you their suggestions/opinions.
7900GTO vs X1950PRO
pj124 said:
You might as well upgrade to a SATA based drive. Since your going mostly upper end with your system, it would be a shame to be using an older IDE drive, especialy an ATA100 model.
I'm wasn't aware of the X1950PRO.
Regarding the hard drives, I actually have a 120gb and a 300gb (the one listed above) that I could use for my new system. They are the older IDE models. I may still use them in my new system for space, but purchase a SATA drive and put my OS on it.
Will my OCZ power supply be able to handle three hard drives!?
Regarding the hard drives, I actually have a 120gb and a 300gb (the one listed above) that I could use for my new system. They are the older IDE models. I may still use them in my new system for space, but purchase a SATA drive and put my OS on it.
Will my OCZ power supply be able to handle three hard drives!?
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pj124 said:
Not sure reguarding the OCZ PSU but I wouldn't see why it won't considering OCZ makes some of the best PSUs on the market. If you are planning on getting a new PSU, I'd have a look @
MSI TurboStream 600W ATX 12V V2.2 EPS12V 600Watts Power Supply
IMHO, a much better choice over the APEVIA (ASPIRE) Chameleon model that you have selected above. Same price, more watts and a much more reputable manufacturer along with SLI support (if that matters to you at all) which the APEVIA lacks. There are obviously better choices if you are willing to spend more but at the price range I see for your previous choice, the MSI model is the way to go here.
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Yes, the OCZ PSU will handle all of your components fine. Yes, upgrade to at least a 160GB SATA300 drive (around $55 at the egg, i recommend hitachi, seagate, or wd). Use the sata drive as your boot drive, partition it accordingly (you only need about 30gb for your primary boot partition, and you can either split up the rest again, or leave it all together).
Can anyone find a eVGA 512-P2-N573-AR GeForce 7900GTO 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card online? Newegg is out and I cannot for the life of me find one. If I can't find a GTO I will probably just buy the x1900xt 256mb (which should be more than enough for World Of Warcraft).
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