Here is what i am going to order ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard 159.99 eVGA 256-P2-N565-AX Geforce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card 359.99 Thermaltake W0101RU ATX 12V 2.0 Version 550W Power Supply 94.99 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA4400CDBOX 458.00 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 96.00 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM 93.95 pqi TURBO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model PQI3200-1024DBH 82.44 im going to put all this in an aerocool masstige, BTW i got an coolermaster aquagate mini from ebay on the cheap and was wondering if it would offer better cooling than the stock HSF that will come with my 4400? Im not looking for other suggestions, just want to know which one to use, the aquagate mini 120 or the stock hsf THANX IN ADVANCE!!!!!
BTW i already got a gig of pqi 3200 and i would upgrade to better ram except for the fact i dont want to mix different modules from different companies. plus pqi has been real reliable since i dont OC
Well, you can get a PNY 7900 GT for $60 cheaper. I'd say change the RAM, because you've got all this high end stuff and some rather crappy RAM. Even if you don't OC you should still turn up the FSB. Turning up the FSB and turning down the multiplier can leave you at stock speeds, but increased memory bandwidth. I think it's well worth it, but that's my opionion.
$60 is worth the lifetime.. even XFX is good to look at power sensitive cards + lifetime = excellent, esspecially for resale.
thanx for the input, would it be worth it getting a 4200 instead of a 4400 and using the money saved for some better ram? does 1mb cache really make a difference. BTW does any one have any thoughts on the coolermaster aquagate mini 120mm in place of the stock hsf?