Thanks for anyone who takes their time to read and respond to this.
So I've been reading here and many other forums/articles all about the various things I need to know.
Well, here's what I am thinking.
*Case: Antec 900 Case
Processor: Intel Quad Core q6600
Motherboard: ???
Video Card: nVidia 8800GT 512MB
*RAM: 4GB (2x1GB Ballistix 2x1GB Patriot 4-4-4-12 DDR800)
Hard Drives: 2x74GB WD Raptor 10,000RPM 8MB Cache in RAID 0 striped
*PSU: Ultra XFinity 600watt 38 Amps on 12v rails
Optical Drive: Some 18x all in one
OS: On one of the hard drives, XP 32 Bit, on the other 64 bit Vista.
*=I already have it
Only real questions I have are about the motherboard, and if I should partition each OS on each HD, a partition for the OS, one for programs, and one for everything else? (I have an external for media). I really don't know what mobo to get; I never plan on doing SLI, but I would like one that supports faster RAM for future upgrades. Also, I'm going to OC the processor for sure, but will it help to OC the video card and RAM if I won't be doing any super powerful games for a few months?
So I've been reading here and many other forums/articles all about the various things I need to know.
Well, here's what I am thinking.
*Case: Antec 900 Case
Processor: Intel Quad Core q6600
Motherboard: ???
Video Card: nVidia 8800GT 512MB
*RAM: 4GB (2x1GB Ballistix 2x1GB Patriot 4-4-4-12 DDR800)
Hard Drives: 2x74GB WD Raptor 10,000RPM 8MB Cache in RAID 0 striped
*PSU: Ultra XFinity 600watt 38 Amps on 12v rails
Optical Drive: Some 18x all in one
OS: On one of the hard drives, XP 32 Bit, on the other 64 bit Vista.
*=I already have it
Only real questions I have are about the motherboard, and if I should partition each OS on each HD, a partition for the OS, one for programs, and one for everything else? (I have an external for media). I really don't know what mobo to get; I never plan on doing SLI, but I would like one that supports faster RAM for future upgrades. Also, I'm going to OC the processor for sure, but will it help to OC the video card and RAM if I won't be doing any super powerful games for a few months?