Corsair ram is no different than normal naming conventions. If you did'nt buy ram to match max bus speed, everything will downsample to match the ram. So your bottlenecking the bus. 450 is fine, AMD consumes less power than Intel chips with the latest generations. And with only one HD and I'm assuming he's going to buy a…
well, I've been digging around and this is what I've been coming up with: motherboard - asus a8n-sli premium processor - athlon 64 x2 4400 dual core Case - Sunbeam Transformer Case - Black power supply - 450w memory - pc3200 ddr 1gb dual channel memory - pc3200 ddr 1gb dual channel sound card - creative labs sound blaster…
[ QUOTE ] I also personally think Dual Core is a waste for now. There wont be a solid dual core supported app for another 6 months. In 6 months that processor will be half price. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I just put together my first system, and I went with the AMD 4000+. I had a tough time choosing it…
My computer is ancient, was mid-range when I bought it back in 2000. So I'm looking to get a new comp, and I have an idea as to what I'm looking for but I'm not too sure on the specifics. My current computer: gigabyte mobo p3 666MHz 256meg memory geforce 3 20 gig and either 160 or 180 gig HD (my motherboard is so old it…