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new computer upgrade

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alldat

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upgrading my pc here are the spec HIS Hightech P-ICE80XN-2I-ZAM Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bi, OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX 520W AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego, abit AN8 Ultra mobo, THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink or the 90c copper one, and i already have some OCZ EB DDR PC-3200 / 400 MHz / Platinum Edition / Dual Channel memory, Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive. So what do u think? any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I will be using the computer for gaming , music, and photo.s, and just using the internet. the only thing i was thinking about gettting was 2 gig of memory, some munchkin redline, or ocz has some new gold gamers edition memory. :cool:
 
alldat said:
i already have some OCZ EB DDR PC-3200
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nice, how's it overclock?

also, why are you getting the 4000+? either spend a touch more and get a 4200+ or save money, get a 3200+ venice and overclock it ;)
 
I think the DFI NF4 board line is better #1.
#2. The chip you have is in an awful pricepoint, get 3200+ venice, or a X2.
#3. Your current ram is fine, depending on how much you have.
#4. Gamers edition memory? If you want new fast stuff, get some twinmos SP, you'll still have enough left over to add a dedicated watercooling loop/ramblocks without it costing more than the OCZ.
 
i was thinking of the 1mb, but if you think the 4200 is better i wiil get that instead. what about the 3700?
 
the extra 512k of cache really doesn't make that big of a difference, and the 3200+ venices overclock well enough anyways, you could throw the price difference into a better graphics card and decent aftermarket cooling for the processor.
 
i have deciden on the x2 4200, its only about 100$ more than the 4000.
 
wow that is a pretty confusing jumble of a paragraph there. Lemme spread it out and I'll see what I can reccomend...
"HIS Hightech P-ICE80XN-2I-ZAM
Radeon X800XL 256MB 256-bi
OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX 520W
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego
abit AN8 Ultra mobo
THERMALRIGHT XP-90 Heatsink or the 90c copper one
and i already have some OCZ EB DDR PC-3200 / 400 MHz / Platinum Edition / Dual Channel memory
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM 8M Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive"

Ok. Whats the HIS thing? Another hdd? Do you really need more than 200 gb?
If you can, get a 7800 GTX for the video card. Otherwise, make sure you are getting the $250 X800XL from monarchcomputer.com
PSU, I would get one of these three over the OCZ:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103437
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151024
You already said you were getting a 4200+, so that's ok.
I dunno much about the abit mobos, DFI is always a solid choice. Barring that, asus. You can keep it though.
Don't get the XP-90c, it warps your mobo. Remember to get this Panaflo fan for your XP-90.
RAM. If you can get a DFI ("DFI LP UT SLI-DR") board, get twinMOS SP (the $48 version). Your board will be able to give it a lot of voltage and it will give you insane timings at 240-270 fsb. Otherwise, your choices are pretty much wide open. You might just want to go all the way in multi-tasking power and get 2x 1GB sticks.

Good luck.
 
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