First Time Build, Please Help

[truebe]

Alright...This computer is getting to be much more expensive but I am going to figure it all out and see if i can make it, might go for the ocz ram after all

truebe

 

[diabloII]

oh, i totally forgot about the ram dale suggest

you should try to get those if you can, they are tested for ddr500 stock, which is very good (the extra 40 is worth it; the highest the xms could overclock to on the first page of reviews was ddr470, which isn't a lot, and those ocz can probably go further than ddr500 when oc'd)

oh, and are you going PCI-E or AGP

for agp, that psu is fine

 

[truebe]

damn...going pci-e, let me find another psu

 

[truebe]

How do i know what psu is for pci-e?

 

[diabloII]

if it's labeled ATX 2.0, 24pin, EPS, or BTX, or PCI-express ready, it's pci-e

try to stick with antec, fortron, OCZ, or thermaltake

 

[dale5605]

Again I recommend this one:

Thermaltake PurePower 460w Blue Light PCI Express Power Supply
http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-purepower-460w-pci-express-psu.html
$89.99

But if you want an inexpensive power supply that get's the job done and has all the right connectors then this one is an excellent deal:

Thermaltake TR2 430W Power Supply
http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-tr2-430w-psu.html
$45.99

 

[truebe]

Alright nice, going for the TR2 430W

Thank You All for your help you've really made this a easier for me

 

[Apokalipse]

You could get 2 sets of these (4X256MB configuration) for about $200 and these should overclock well plsu they are already at PC4000 speeds
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-844&depa=1

although 4 DDR sticks ≠dual chanel

I would recommend OCZ, PQI or G-Skill RAM
G.Skill is a really good overclocker
PQI and OCZ use the same TCCD's (chips) and PCB's (the boards) and are good overclockers, but not as good as G.Skill

 

[dale5605]

umm 4 sticks will run in dual channel, I had my computer set up like that before. 4 gb page file worked fine

 

[truebe]

Yeah, i think i might get 512x2 g-skill for $230