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Madman
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xp 32-bit only recognizes about 3.25, if you get xp 64-bit then go ahead, get anywhere from 1-128gb of ram.
and your budget of 1400 is maxed anyhow.
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| Madman wrote: | i went with a 8800gt because since the 9 series is coming out soon, you can upgrade then, and still be able to run lots of the good games out now with the 8800gt.
edit: @SACD, i wasnt even keeping track of the prices, came out perfect!
edit2: btw shipping is included in that price i posted. |
Same with the last guy I made a rig for on here, but mine was even closer. $1,000 budget and it came to $1,000.92 shipped 
To the OP, chances are you don't need 8GB, I multitask like crazy and 4GB is plenty.
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Madman
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mine 
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I'd go with Madman's. Hell, I'm a lazy ass so I'll be favoriting this page and possibly getting that setup as well once I work up enough money.
And, don't post twice. Just because someone didn't reply to it, doesn't mean people need to see it a 2nd time to reply.
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That looks pretty solid.
8gb is cool and all, but in reality, I doubt you'll ever use more than 4 at this current state in time.
Also, a 8800gt with 512 of video ram will certainly help in gaming scenarios, just drop an extra $30 for it and ditch 4gb of ram.
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| slovach wrote: | That looks pretty solid.
8gb is cool and all, but in reality, I doubt you'll ever use more than 4 at this current state in time.
Also, a 8800gt with 512 of video ram will certainly help in gaming scenarios, just drop an extra $30 for it and ditch 4gb of ram. |
so you would go with a 8800GT 512mb over the 256mb?
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| shady253 wrote: | | slovach wrote: | That looks pretty solid.
8gb is cool and all, but in reality, I doubt you'll ever use more than 4 at this current state in time.
Also, a 8800gt with 512 of video ram will certainly help in gaming scenarios, just drop an extra $30 for it and ditch 4gb of ram. |
so you would go with a 8800GT 512mb over the 256mb? |
Obviously yes, 256MB is just too low, 512 is the minimum for current games. One question, are you planning on overclocking?
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Madman
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if you dont plan on overclocking you can take out the cpu cooler i had in the setup.
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| Madman wrote: | | if you dont plan on overclocking you can take out the cpu cooler i had in the setup. |
i dont understand how to "overclock" stuff
like what does that mean
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increase its default clock speed to squeeze abit more performance out of it.
sometimes can be risky, possible to kill a part that way.
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| Madman wrote: | increase its default clock speed to squeeze abit more performance out of it.
sometimes can be risky, possible to kill a part that way. |
ok so i dont think ill be doing that[i cant take the risk]so i dotn need that CPU fan?...and also do you think that i should need any other fans to keep it running cool?...and also whats a good temperature reader with an LCD display i should get to monitor the temp.
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| Unless you go watercooled or use a radiator i wouldn't overclock. Watercooled doesn't cost too much ,but a radiator god 800 bucks ,but you'll have negative temps on the cpu.
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