Putting Together Computer - Did I do it right? Advice/Recommendations

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You are need a quad core2duo processor with your computer so it will run. You are also need a good video card. ATi is coming out with HD350/70's very soon. They are very cheap and very good.

Second of all, don't get vista. Download a copy of windows xp from Mininova : The ultimate BitTorrent source!

Then all you need is XP, a processor, and a video card and you are set.Vista sucks the big hairy cock. it is slow in games and unstable.

you are a fool for ordering these parts without doing research you know?

you have 4GB of ram, and how can the computer read it at 8 without a processor or video card?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

Er, the site says you save $70 on the barebones, which is nice, but not phenomenal as you made it sound IMO. I kind of agree that 8GB of RAM is kind of overkill though, especially if you're on a budget. Exactly what are you doing that makes your computer slow down with 2GB of RAM, Tsunade??

Also, you can probably ignore everything KimAykut just said. The GeForce 8800GT outperforms ATi's HD 3870 in practically every situation. And Vista is the only way you're going to get DX10.

you play with fire, english boy.

The Radeon HD 3800's AREN'T as good as the 8800GT, no. They are come very very close though, and cost significantly less than the former. I see that he says "cheap" so i give him cheap ($170 compared to the $280ish 8800)

AMD Radeon HD 3800: ATI Strikes Back | Tom's Hardware
ATI Radeon HD 3870 and 3850 Hands-On - Features at GameSpot

The HD 3870 isn't meant to be a new top of the line card, if you have a brain you see it is mostly for economy.

Did you also notice that the 8800GT's performance gains aren't astronomical?

Vista sucks, do not listen to yourself. There have been no games yet that even use vistas DX10 feature efficiently. Crysis and bioshock are examples of this poo. The only thing Vista and DX10 will do it steal your frame rate. That isn't to be said that in near-future DX10 won't work good on vista, but by the time that happens vista will probably be good to have either way.

Anyway angry boy who says ignore me, I wold probably get the 8800GT, just because it's nVidia and I like their drivers more. It's also a bit better, more notable at higher resolutions, but if I was on a budget (which i wouldn't be, evar with my computer) then I would go HD all the way.

and Vista sucks, if you can prove me wrong on that I'll show tits or GTFO.
(and that's not happening)

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Merv Burger

On a Core2 Quad with 8GB of RAM, Vista will run fan-fucking-tastic.

Just one 8800 GT would be good, SLI'ing two would be able to run almost anything at the native resolution of a good LCD widescreen display with max settings.

Man up and show tits or GTFO (preferably the latter.)

yes, it would run good. but vista is unstable, and a lot of good software doesn't work with it. Some parts of vista are beyond being influenced by speed, because of the code and all the bugs that come with it.

Vista is only a few good things.

And you show me one good picture showing off a Vista vs. XP shot that actually makes vista worth DX10.

1.Search
2.Pretty
3.Networking

As far as compatibility and reliability it is the absolute terrible.

Criticism of Windows Vista - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ASP.NET Resources - Vista Sucks
Does Vista suck? | InfoWorld | Column | 2007-08-22 | By Oliver Rist
YouTube - Windows Vista Sucks

Vista is good for n00bs, but use your computer for something other than WoW and porn and you will see how much of bitch it is.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Merv Burger

are you dumb or what

I'll take you seriously when you can actually formulate your own opinions and not end your posts with the first five results in Google for "vista sucks"

"HEY GUYS, I'LL POST THESE LINKS FROM OVER A YEAR AGO TALKING ABOUT A PIECE OF SOFTWARE THAT WAS IN BETA AT THE TIME! THEY STILL HOLD WATER, RIGHT?"

Yeah I did that quickly just to show you what others thought. I used vista for 3 months before I had to kick it. That's how I know.

Tell me, then, what makes vista worthy of having over xp?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Yeah you guys are right. Sorry =(

I would post tits or GTFO but I still think vista sucks

I was speaking idiomatically.