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Re: OT: New PC!
Have you taken a look at www.tigerdirect.ca ? They have some of the best prices I've seen for computer components. I'm looking at getting a nice shiny new power supply from them now that I've got a good job. 500 or 600W. Remember, prices are in Canadian dollars, not American. Though the two are becoming closer all the time!
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Re: OT: New PC!
Thanks Fyron! That's pretty much what I thought, but wanted to be sure.
RD:  Wouldn't that be the first thing one would confirm before thinking about an upgrade!?!?
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Re: OT: New PC!
Speaking of RAM, does anyone have any suggestions for a good mix of performance & price? I'm looking at some nice Corsair stuff, but it's about eur250 for 1GB, and I want 2GB, but don't really want to spend eur500 on RAM.
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Re: OT: New PC!
What kind of ram are you looking to get. DDR PC2700?
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Re: OT: New PC!
DDR PC3200, if memory serves. Had a lovely spreadsheet done up but left it at work, and won't be able to get it back until the 3rd.  Would PC2700 do fine for a system geared primarily towards gaming?
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Re: OT: New PC!
Heh...
It probably depends completely on the game. Some FPS games might need every little thing to be as fast as it possibly can be in order to perform best. Others might only need enough memory to keep from having to use disk swapping.
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Um, not hugely into FPSs... I'll play them now and then but I'm mainly getting the rig for the graphic-intensive RPGs & strategy games on the way. Don't know if the different engines would make a difference though.
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Re: OT: New PC!
AZ, I believe the minimum power wattage on a PSU for two 7800's in SLI is 500W.
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Re: OT: New PC!
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Speaking of RAM, does anyone have any suggestions for a good mix of performance & price? I'm looking at some nice Corsair stuff, but it's about eur250 for 1GB, and I want 2GB, but don't really want to spend eur500 on RAM.
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Dear Xintis... any RAM costing that much money is a ripoff. Its all the same, really... so long as it isn't from a no-name Chinese factory, performance will be virtually the same from different manufacturers (for same make and frequency of RAM). Most of it comes from the same factories anyways... Heat sinks as featured on glitzy Corsair stuff cost only a few bucks if you buy them separately, so that is no reason to pay such a mark-up...
A quick froogle search even shows those same chips to be far cheaper... (250 euros is ~296 US dollars). Even with import duties, that 250 euro figure can't compare, I think. |
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Re: OT: New PC!
...'Froogle'?
Ah, computer slang. Nothing like it.
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