Some good stuff in here. Regarding PSU I would suggest getting one with an 80+ rating. The ones that get it have been tested and give out 80% efficiency at 20, 50 and 100% load. IMO it should be the one part you dont chimp out on. EDIT: You know its too early in the morning when you cant find the % button haha.
No, bad Ben. :) So, when I search I make sure the PSUs I look at are 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, and I was looking at them starting from the cheapest... even the 700W and 750W were $180...why bother losing 350-400W just to save $20? And the reviews for the ABS I found are splendid. Upon including 80 PLUS SILVER, I found a good…
My brother builded 2 years ago a intel q9550, and for the cpu cooler, he opted for a noctua. It's totally silent and for OC is great (but it's very expensive). My Windows Vista is ~25GB and 4GB is for Virtual memory, and between program files x86 and program files, i have 60 GBs used. I always like to have some games…
You may want to check out OCZ's Vertex 2 120GB drive, about the same price and faster read/write speeds, plus i've read good things about the bios flashing stuff, as most of these SSD drives need to be updated to good drivers to get the most performance.…