Ram over WC setup?

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Limp Gawd
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I'm planning on building a new system sometime before February, after I move out and prices for parts drop some. I really want to try watercooling, but at the same time, I don't want to spend too much, as I'm only a student with a part-time job, and I've already decided on the Dell 2005FPW. This new system will include everything, down to the keyboard and mouse, because my current system from 3 years ago (1700+, GF2, PC2100 RAM) is really showing its age :rolleyes:

The specs for my new system will be:

A64 3000+ (754) on a DFI Lanparty UT
6600GT
WD Caviar 120GB HDD
Fortron 530W PSU
Antec Super Lanboy (for the 120mm fans)
RAM - ???

Now, my dilemma is this: should I get 1GB of RAM and OC on air, or stick with 512MB and go with water? The RAM I'm planning on buying is either Ballistix, G.Skill, or PQI, whatever happens to be cheaper in a month. I'm kind of hesitant at the ~$130 difference. Is the extra 512MB really noticeable? I will be playing many games such as Farcry, BF1942, and HL2.

Any other suggestions about the whole system in general are welcome.

And sorry if this is the wrong section, but I thought this would be more memory related than WC. :D
 
get the gig of ram and OC on air. Great choice of mobo...the UT rocks. You WILL notice the dif with the extra 512mb of ram. You dont need ballistix with this mobo...ive built a 3200 and DFI UT landparty with Corsair XMS ram and OCd the hell out of it.

On a side note...you might want to do some research on the 2005fp as a lot of people are not happy with it. Oh, and go for the WD Raptor 36 or 74gb drives as your main drive.


phas3d
 
i have a lanboy myself, and it's layed out really well. plus not having to modify your case is always an added plus
 
The only reason I got the Lanboy was because I saw the deal Fry's had a couple weeks ago and I got it for $70 - $30 rebate.

I guess I'll stick with 1 gig of memory then, and go H2O later on.

So, you're saying Ballistix is overkill? I want to OC as far as I can and still have low latencies, if possible. Do you have any good (and cheap, pricewise) RAM reccomendations for the DFI UT?
 
Bah. Get watercooling, air is fucking annoying and a half. Then get an extr 512 stick later :D
 
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