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Hows this for my new system?

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Ordered it a couple days ago from newegg...

00-883-071 CASE MOD|COLDCT T-01B (BLUE) KW RT 1 $12.49 $12.49


00-999-458 DVD-R NEWEGG DRD-47-4X-NG 5PK% 1 $8.00 $8.00


11-119-056 CASE COOLERMAS|CAC-T05-WBA RT 1 $98.00 $98.00


13-127-178 MB ABIT KV8 PRO VIA K8T800PRO ATX R 1 $104.00 $104.00


14-102-268 VGA ATIOEM|RADEON 9800PRO 128M 8X% 1 $193.00 $193.00


19-103-483 CPU AMD 64 |3200+ ATHLON 64 512KRTL 1 $218.00 $218.00


20-146-541 DDRAM 512MB|64X64 PC-3200B 8T CRU% 1 $85.00 $85.00


22-144-160 HD 74GB|WD 10,000RPM 8MB WD740GD % 1 $176.50 $176.50

27-152-023 DVD+/-RW NEC ND-2510A BLK % NO SW 1 $71.99 $71.99



To translate that:


Amd 64 3200+ newcastle core
Abit kv8 pro motherboard
Crucial DDR400 512mb ram
WD raptor 74gb 10,000 RPM Hdd
Saphire 9800pro 128mb 256bit video card
NEC dual layer 8x dvd-+rw
Coolermaster case w/ real 350watt psu


I guess i am wondering if that coolermaster power supply is a good one or not? Also how does everything else seem?
 
Well, Crucial isn't the best brand of mem. Corsair, Mushkin, or even Kingston would have been better.

I would suggest getting a GB of Ram on that system and pay the extra money to get some lower latency mem.

As for the PS, I'm not too sure. I'm sure that someone will chime in here in a sec.

Other than that, looks like you will have a killer box.
 
There's nothing wrong with Crucial ram, it runs as advertised and is very stable. Great stuff. I wouldn't expect it to overclock very well though. You never said why you don't think it's as good. Also keep in mind this system appears to be running on a budget, if you look at some of the selections.

However, you could get a gig of corsair value ram cas2.5 for $160, $10 less than two of those Crucial dimms.

If it were me, I'd get a gig of low latency stuff, yeah, and a bigger PSU, but my intention would be overclocking, and for that you'd also want a better HSF. I also don't build a new system until I'm prepared to spend the money to do it the way I want to do it.
 
right, it doesn't OC well, it is designed to run only at stock speeds and at higher latencies. That is why I said it isn't the best and gave him better alternatives. Crucial is not for enthusiasts. If I were building an internet box for someone who knew nothing about computers I would have no problem slapping a couple of sticks in the box and calling it a day.

But, for myself and other enthusiasts, I can't endorse Corsair mem because of its higher latencies and lack of OCing options. The very fact that their warrenty expressly states that you void warrenty as soon as you OC it speaks volumes to me as to when and where to use this memory.
 
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