Alright, well I'm fed up with things going wrong (mechanically) with my Dell (that I only got a year ago!).
So I am going to build my own PC.
I've pretty much got what I want picked out on NewEgg since I was told NewEgg was a good place to shop, I picked out everything there.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersio...mber=9244047&WishListTitle=Garrett's+Build+#1
I really don't want to get 64bit Vista, because I heard it was even more **** for gamers than 32bit. But I am going with Vista because it is new, will get better, and have DX10.
So I am thinking I want 3 GB of ram... Will using 2 sets of dims, each set a different brand but same CAS and clock speed create problems?
Here are the 2 sets I've picked out to replace the 4 GB on my list above...
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Lemme know what I should or shouldn't change and please give me some tips as this will be my first build.
(I know this is early, but I want to go ahead and get my facts before buying the parts, I plan to build it during the summer when I actually have time to sit down and build it, install the OS, update the BIOS, update the OS, install software, run it and watch to make sure nothing goes wrong)
Thanks!
--Garrett
So I am going to build my own PC.
I've pretty much got what I want picked out on NewEgg since I was told NewEgg was a good place to shop, I picked out everything there.
https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersio...mber=9244047&WishListTitle=Garrett's+Build+#1
I really don't want to get 64bit Vista, because I heard it was even more **** for gamers than 32bit. But I am going with Vista because it is new, will get better, and have DX10.
So I am thinking I want 3 GB of ram... Will using 2 sets of dims, each set a different brand but same CAS and clock speed create problems?
Here are the 2 sets I've picked out to replace the 4 GB on my list above...
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
Lemme know what I should or shouldn't change and please give me some tips as this will be my first build.
(I know this is early, but I want to go ahead and get my facts before buying the parts, I plan to build it during the summer when I actually have time to sit down and build it, install the OS, update the BIOS, update the OS, install software, run it and watch to make sure nothing goes wrong)
Thanks!
--Garrett