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phatmatt

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I agree, ditch that OCZ PSU. It has ripple at high loads. The Corsair 520W is all you need, but don't get it from newegg. They're overpriced there. If you have a Fry's near you, its $99 - $30MIR. If you don't, just get it online for $100 - $10MIR from either zipzoomfly.com, buy.com, or clubit.com.

What size monitor do you have? (eg. 20" wide LCD or 21" CRT, etc)
What games do you play and at what resolution/settings? (eg. css @ 1680x1050 4xAA etc)

To take advantage of all 4GB of RAM, you should run Vista x64.
 
Yea, I was going to suggest going with Vista x64, but instead of 4GB RAM, why not 8GB? It's cheap enough, and you can make a RAM disk out of the extra 4 and have it faster than an SSD drive.
 
TheGodfather47 said:
Yea, I was going to suggest going with Vista x64, but instead of 4GB RAM, why not 8GB? It's cheap enough, and you can make a RAM disk out of the extra 4 and have it faster than an SSD drive.
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Not a bad idea. The only thing that would worry me is overclockability. Its harder to OC with 4 sticks of RAM, especially if they're high voltage. The RAMDisk would indeed be lightning fast.

hossdaddy said:
keep the $90 in your pocket and get this psu instead!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151040

The best deal on the net!
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Nice fine! I agree, its a great deal. However, since the Corsair 520W is modular, I'd be more inclined to get it still over the Seasonic, unless I couldn't front the extra $30 for now.
 
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