HAY GUYS

Render · Local time: Jul 14, 2007, 05:40 PM

I used to be pretty keen on Samsung because they ran cool and silent. Unfortunately, their selection is shit now, and they're tough to find (in Canada, at least.)

I would have sooner recommended the Western Digital 500GB. I own two and they are damn nice. Even cooler and more silent than my 250GB Samsungs. Same price, too.

You should also look into eVGA video cards. They're really good quality. But good choice on the model. The 8600 isn't really high-powered, though the entire 8xxx series of cards will be replaced in the next 4 months by the 9xxx series.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Render · Local time: Jul 16, 2007, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by xiaowei

Are you using this for "XTREME" gaming? If not, you could always switch to an AMD mobo/processor. Sure, it's not as powerful as the Core 2, but are you going to notice unless you're doing video encoding? (If you are, stick with the Core 2). I know if you buy an X2 3800, it won't bottleneck the video card.

XTREME gaming with an 8600GTS.

AMD is such a rotten choice in every respect. Only the priciest 5000+ and 6000+ chips come close to Intel's low-end Core2 stuff. Also worth mentioning is AM2 is a dead socket come later this year. Absolutely no room to upgrade to anything decent.

Stick with the Core2. It'll serve you well.

In regards to the FSB question, an easy way to tell if your memory is fast for the chip is to divide the CPU's FSB in half.

1066 / 2 = 533MHz.

You have DDR2-800 (which is has a max speed of 800MHz, so you're in the clear.

There's nowhere I can't reach.