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NEED:
OS drive
RAM 4 or 8
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web, Photoshop (non-pro user), in theory gaming but it has been > 1 year since I played a game on the desktop.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
300 or so (not including processor)
3) Where do you live?
Philly Microcenter (near the magazine rack lol)
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
RAM, boot drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
C2d 6600 (@2900) cooled by Zalman 9700
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45
eVGA 8800gts superclocked 640
2*320 WD, 750 WD, 1.5 T WD green, lite-on burner, Seasonic M12 700w tucked in Antec 900
Dell 2407FWP
may also replace c2d 6600 w/ q9550
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell 2407FWP
1900*1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
this afternoon
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
n/a
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
moving from 32 Vista to 64 Win7 HP
Memory: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0264254
OCZ Technology
Vista Performance 4GB DDR2-800 (PC-6400)
$99 (69 MIR)
Worth it to just grab 2 kits to go to 8GB? Will that impact mid-level OC? (3.3-3.5 on q9550)
(4 slots on this board)
OS drive:
WD Black drive? What size? I'm thinking 1T should be fine.
Any better choices at microcenter?
(also, should I pull one of the 320G drives? I moved data over to 1.5T last night. Case has room, but that WD black might be putting in add'l heat so reducing HDs might be a good idea. Maybe pulling both out once I get win64 set up? SSD likely a little out of price range atm, but could migrate to one when prices drop.)
Thanks, guys
Pinata
OS drive
RAM 4 or 8
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web, Photoshop (non-pro user), in theory gaming but it has been > 1 year since I played a game on the desktop.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
300 or so (not including processor)
3) Where do you live?
Philly Microcenter (near the magazine rack lol)
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
RAM, boot drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
C2d 6600 (@2900) cooled by Zalman 9700
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45
eVGA 8800gts superclocked 640
2*320 WD, 750 WD, 1.5 T WD green, lite-on burner, Seasonic M12 700w tucked in Antec 900
Dell 2407FWP
may also replace c2d 6600 w/ q9550
6) Will you be overclocking?
yes
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Dell 2407FWP
1900*1200
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
this afternoon
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
n/a
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
moving from 32 Vista to 64 Win7 HP
Memory: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0264254
OCZ Technology
Vista Performance 4GB DDR2-800 (PC-6400)
$99 (69 MIR)
Worth it to just grab 2 kits to go to 8GB? Will that impact mid-level OC? (3.3-3.5 on q9550)
(4 slots on this board)
OS drive:
WD Black drive? What size? I'm thinking 1T should be fine.
Any better choices at microcenter?
(also, should I pull one of the 320G drives? I moved data over to 1.5T last night. Case has room, but that WD black might be putting in add'l heat so reducing HDs might be a good idea. Maybe pulling both out once I get win64 set up? SSD likely a little out of price range atm, but could migrate to one when prices drop.)
Thanks, guys
Pinata
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i need to someone who will do it when i get the cash a few months down the road