Building My 1st Rig.

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Building My 1st Rig., Help me build my Gaming Pc

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xtinox View Member Profile	Nov 27 2007, 01:51 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 166,344	Hey everyone. Ive been working and working to make enough money to build my pc. So i have saved a bit and now i need the help of some master builders. =) heres some of my choices. CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition (taking suggestions)(about this cpu, i read alot of reviews where cooling is a problem. So i know i will need suggestions on this.) OR AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 6000+ 3.0 GHz Processor Gfx card: Nvidia 8800 GTX Motherboard: Asus Striker Extreme Power Supply: ??? I dont know what i will need. Hard Drive: Taking suggestions. Cooling: Taking Suggestions Memory: Corsair XMS2 DHX Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory Thanx to all those who taking time to read this and help. --------------------

DaChew View Member Profile	Nov 27 2007, 02:10 PM Post #2
Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 5,140 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963	http://techreport.com/articles.x/13479 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819103194 I would overclock this cpu and put the extra money saved into a premium heatsink/fan -------------------- Chewy life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run

xtinox View Member Profile	Nov 27 2007, 03:11 PM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 166,344	Thanx chewy, i think im going to get that CPU instead. That article was very helpful. Thanx alot. --------------------

DaChew View Member Profile	Nov 27 2007, 04:20 PM Post #4
Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 5,140 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963	they only have a few assembly lines for cpu's, they test them and according to demand set the timings, my entry level single core amd64/939 overclocked 45% with little or no voltage increase or extra heat mid level one might be lucky to get 20-25 % overclock, high end one 10% give me a damn good heat sink fan anyday mine is idling at 36C at 25% overclock, it's 2 years old -------------------- Chewy life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run

xtinox View Member Profile	Nov 29 2007, 09:43 AM Post #5
Member Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 30-October 07 Member No.: 166,344	Thanx alot. Anyone else Have any Input? --------------------

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