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Alright, I am going to try again. I have given things some more thought and I would very much appreciate a little more response this time around. I like cranking up the resolution and details in games (oh boy, I haven't done that in a long time now), as well as having dozens of windows open while working. With my Athlon XP 1600+ getting a tad old on the tooth, here is what I have in mind as a replacement:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Mainboard: EPoX 9NPA+ Ultra
RAM: TWINX2048-3200C2 Corsair DIMM XMS Kit 2048MB PC3200 DDR (CL2.5-3-3-6-1T ?)
Video Card: Some Geforce 7800 GT/GTX
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB SATA
PSU: Cooler Master Real Power 450 ATX 2.0
Case: Antec P180 Midi-Tower
I am not a fan of upgrading frequently, so I upped my budget twice so far and it is now sitting pretty close to the 1500 mark. I hope that this system will last me for a while. I'm waiting another week or two probably, so that the prices for the Geforce 7800 cards can stabilize a little and they are more commonly available, hopefully (paying more than the MSRP in $ is just wrong, even more so as there seem to be plenty of even less expensive deals in the U.S. already *sigh*).
The Cooler Master is my choice of PSU at the moment mainly because ~24" cable length should be plenty for the mainboard (which is the one thing I already have, as it was on sale), even if I stick with the idea of the P180.
The plan would be to take the X2 to 2.4 eventually. Should those DIMMs be suitable for the task, and is there anything else you would change?
cheers
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Mainboard: EPoX 9NPA+ Ultra
RAM: TWINX2048-3200C2 Corsair DIMM XMS Kit 2048MB PC3200 DDR (CL2.5-3-3-6-1T ?)
Video Card: Some Geforce 7800 GT/GTX
HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB SATA
PSU: Cooler Master Real Power 450 ATX 2.0
Case: Antec P180 Midi-Tower
I am not a fan of upgrading frequently, so I upped my budget twice so far and it is now sitting pretty close to the 1500 mark. I hope that this system will last me for a while. I'm waiting another week or two probably, so that the prices for the Geforce 7800 cards can stabilize a little and they are more commonly available, hopefully (paying more than the MSRP in $ is just wrong, even more so as there seem to be plenty of even less expensive deals in the U.S. already *sigh*).
The Cooler Master is my choice of PSU at the moment mainly because ~24" cable length should be plenty for the mainboard (which is the one thing I already have, as it was on sale), even if I stick with the idea of the P180.
The plan would be to take the X2 to 2.4 eventually. Should those DIMMs be suitable for the task, and is there anything else you would change?
cheers