John Langton Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Hi I have had two components of my new system i will be building for quite a while now! I have to build it soon or they will be out of date. I have the Gigabyte 8INXP Mobo (Pentium) and a Q-Tec 550W dual fan power supply (Is this any good?) Can someone be kind enough to give me advice on what components will suit what i have ie memory, hard drive, graphics card ect. it will be mainly used for gaming and will be connected to a 50" plasma. Thank you very much for the help. John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMB3017 Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Wow...sweet monitor (dont sit too close... ) The power supply sure isn't that bad, not the best, but it'll work. As for a CPU, I suggest the P4 3.06 HT with a 533 FSB (what that board supports) Then throw a Radeon 9700 or 9800 Pro in there with some PC3200 (Corsair recommend in a dual channel kit) RAM and your good to go. As for a HDD, I'd go with any SATA drive you want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Id make one change - get PC3500 or 3700 RAM - Its the best avaiable (there is PC4000 but I can find any anywhere) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Langton Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 (edited) Thank you for the replies. What is meant by PC3500 and 3700 and what is the max my mobo will take? And should i be looking for this XMS type? Thank you John Edited July 27, 2003 by John Langton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 It will take anythinng out there (as of today) and the PC3200, PC3500 etc is just the speed that the RAM is rated to run - follow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinal Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 basically get the fastest you can afford nice monitor also Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 If you dont already have the plasma you could just get a projection 60" and spend the extra cash on computer parts - Its up to you though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Langton Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Ive had the plasma a few months now and rear projection in my opinion are awful! Thanks for all the advice guys John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General912 Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 holy shitsu how much did that cost? I was think bout a 21inch for me but you would own me so much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Langton Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Cost me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thespatalian Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 Id make one change - get PC3500 or 3700 RAM - Its the best avaiable (there is PC4000 but I can find any anywhere) um...you do NOT need pc 3700 or 4000, i'd recommend 3200, save you some cash. I doubt w/ that MoBo you'll be actually needing more that 400mhz of ram speed. If you want an extra edge, go 3500. But you don't have enything that really needs or could even make use of 3700 or 4000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted July 27, 2003 Posted July 27, 2003 yeah - but you have to keep the future in mind too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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