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I think you've misunderstood what you've been quoted regarding the memory on the videocard.
Nothing will 'take' the memory, if we're still talking about the cards mentioned earlier, the memory for the card is resident on the card. It's totally separate of the system ram. The sweet spot for any pc running Vista is 2GB, so generally you'd be fine with that. I quoted 4GB ram because of your quoted usage. Vista will only 'see' 3.5GB anyway, but you'll still have that bit much more when streaming your video. If you can't find 1066mhz ram, it's not a big problem. Go, instead, for 800mhz ram. Corsair XMS2 would be my choice considering it's quality and low price. You'll see various types of XMS2 800mhz ram, so just to save you confusion go for the type that's quoted as 'CL5' or 'CAS5' (both of these quotes mean the same thing by the way).
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5th Sep 2007, 23:16
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ALright you have been so helpful! You are such a blessing. I have one more favor to ask of you all. I have listed out below the items that I have selected for the new computer. Are these good? Do they match? And how about that cooling fan for the CPU?
Case: NZXT Zero (Black/Silver) Full Tower Case with Side-Panel Fans http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=cs-211-110 CPU Fan: Masscool 8WA741 92mm Ball Bearing CPU Cooler For Socket 775 / LGA 775 http://www.eaglebit.com/ProductDetai...00130&Click=14 25.00 Power Supply: Tagan 1100W TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready Power Supply http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?id=2209&catid=142 Video card: nVIDIA QUADRO FX 3400,FX3400 PCI-Express,256MB,Dual DVI,CAD,DCC http://compeve.com/index.php?main_pa...0¤cy=USD Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi XtermeMusic Audio Card http://www.antaresdigital.com/custom...cat=263&page=1 Processor. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 http://www.memorylabs.net/inco2duoe631.html Memory CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 (qty 2) Monitor: --KDS K-22MDWB Black 22" 5ms http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824155047 --Motherboard ASUS P5K WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131185 HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073 (qty. 2) |
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6th Sep 2007, 04:31
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Case:
NZXT Zero (Black/Silver) Full Tower Case with Side-Panel Fans http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?key=cs-211-110 Good case, the aluminium construction makes it a tad pricey though, the side panels are a bit on the thin side so ensure they're tightly fitted to the case when the build is all said and done as you may get 'shudder' from the fans should you attach them to the side panel. The design of the connections for the expansion cards is of the screwless variety, it actually works quite well on this case but it doesn't have separate clamps for each card so you might have a bit of trouble fitting multiple cards (just get someone to hold them while you move the clamp in place). The drives are mounted sideways at the bottom of the case, usually I'd be slating this arrangement but it works well in this case as there's two 120mm exhaust fans at the rear of the case, tie these in with the (filtered) 120mm fan at the front and you have decent airflow. On the downside all the fans in the case are powered by molex's, so to control their speed you'll need a fan controller, but should you not want one they are rather quiet so it's not a great concern. If you do get one you can mount it in the top bay and it will show behind the semi-transparent plastic triangle at the top of the door on the front of the case. (Oooooh, nice...   ).The fans can all be daisy chained when connecting to your psu, but making all the wires tidy is a job in itself. I'd remove 2 of the 4 side panel fans, it's massive overkill, you'll also reduce any shudder. My recommendation would be (as you look at the side panel with the fans) would be to leave the two left hand side fans and remove the others. CPU Fan: Masscool 8WA741 92mm Ball Bearing CPU Cooler For Socket 775 / LGA 775 http://www.eaglebit.com/ProductDetai...00130&Click=14 25.00 Not liking this, running at close to 40dba, thats really not good. Thats probably the peak volume, but it speaks, ahem, volumes for the noise levels when it's running slower. Nope, not impressed. Get an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Absolutely superb cooler, cheap, light and quiet, tie that in with great cooling prowess and you've one of the best hsf's (HeatSink and Fan) in the market. Power Supply: Tagan 1100W TG1100-U96 TurboJet Quad Quiet SLI Ready Power Supply http://www.buyxg.com/store/item.asp?id=2209&catid=142 Too much power for your setup, waaaay too much. It's also only cooled by two poxy 80mm fans and it's in a standard sized ATX psu case. That thing will run hot and loud, all those heatsinks crammed in there to get rid of the waste heat from a 1.1kw psu. Get an enermax Liberty 600w. Very stable, very efficient. Or if you want to future proof a bit further get an Enermax Infiniti 650 or 720w. Video card: nVIDIA QUADRO FX 3400,FX3400 PCI-Express,256MB,Dual DVI,CAD,DCC http://compeve.com/index.php?main_pa...0¤cy=USD Perfect. Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi XtermeMusic Audio Card http://www.antaresdigital.com/custom...cat=263&page=1 Looks good. Processor. Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 http://www.memorylabs.net/inco2duoe631.html Good choice. Memory CORSAIR 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145184 (qty 2) Good choice. Monitor: --KDS K-22MDWB Black 22" 5ms http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824155047 Looks good. --Motherboard ASUS P5K WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131185 P35 chipset. Asus P5-K. Definately. (As you can tell, I'm an advocate). HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073 Decent drives. My preference, and it's simply that, would be Hitachi Deskstar's.
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6th Sep 2007, 08:48
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Thank you once again for the help. I found one of those fans and they look great, also as to the power supply, my only concern is that it won't be enough. Guess I have been scarred by the "Get all you can" crowed, but I tried one of those calculation things for how many watts you need and it was like 800. I just don't know anything about the power stuff except that if you don't have enough you are messed up. lol
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8th Sep 2007, 09:34
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power supply you should be aiming for is 500 wat or above.
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