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hi guys its been a long time since i have posted. i just finished my exams and hopefully i'll buy my new pc within this week. just a last doubt. will the above suggested intel configuration (of patriot) support vista 64 bit. though i'm planning to install vista 32bit but i might upgrade after 2 years. and also since the config was suggested in feb any new suggestions are welcome. remember budget is within $900. since prices have come down i'm thinking of buying quad core. so what changes should i do in the config. thanks

This post has been edited by narasimhan: 04 June 2009 - 01:41 AM

yes it will. both the AMD line of CPUs as well as the intel core 2 (if you were to go intel) are 64 bit processors, in fact nearly all modern CPUs are 64 bit processors, and will run with either a 32 bit operating system or a 64 bit Operating system. Just be warned though, I cant remember how much ram I recomended and I dont know how much your going with, but a 32 bit OS will not recognize more then 3.25 or so gig of ram, so if you have more then that the excess ram will be useless. In reality, if you buy the OEM OS from Newegg, the 64 bit costs the same as the 32 bit, Id just start out with 64. I did, and for the most part its done everything I needed to and is pretty backwards compatible overall. :D

actually i have changed my mind. i'm going to get amd pc. this is my config. suggest any changes fast. i'll get it within 2 days. though many of my friends have intel. i'm satisfied with many reviews of amd.

Processor:amd phenom quad 940BE
motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX 128M
Ram: gskill 4gb ddr2 800mhz
Graphics card: sapphire hd 4870 1gb
harddisk:Western Digital Sata2 640 GB or 500gb (16 MB Buffer)
smps: Antec EA 650W
cabinet: CoolerMaster Centurion 590
monitor: Samsung 22inch 2233SW
dvd writer: samsung sata
speaker: Altec vs4121
keyboard/mouse: logitech/microsoft
ups: APC 650W

This post has been edited by narasimhan: 12 June 2009 - 11:29 AM

looks like a good setup to me. Like Ive stated previously, Im typically a Gigabyte/ASUS fan as far as motherboards are concerned, but I have also used Biostars before and have been generally very happy with their performance. I would though, if you ever plan on going crossfire in the future, go with a 750-850 watt power supply to allow for future expansion, 650 is going to be pushing it if you ever wanted to crossfire. But other then that, looks like its gonna be a good system, enjoy. :D

P.S. ALWAYS go logitech as far as mice/keyboards are concerned, especially if you go wireless. nothing compares to a good logitech setup. and dont give microsoft any more money then you have to hehe ;)

This post has been edited by the_patriot09: 14 June 2009 - 07:56 PM

the_patriot09, on Jun 15 2009, 06:25 AM, said:

that's a good point i'll keep in mind