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Hi folks,
This is my first post in a while and it's good to see you all. I really need some assistance from you because I'm not sure about the components I want to use for my new build.
For now, I only want one video card, but simply the option to upgrade to SLI later on or for Windows Vista. I also won't be going with RAID, so having a primary and slave hard drive would be great. For now, the OS will be WinXP Pro SP2. We use the computer for typical internet surfing, a lot of photo editing with Photoshop 7.0 and will be doing a lot of video editing and some gaming. Below is what I've come up with so far. I only want to over clock moderately because I don't want cooling issues or a noisy computer. Do you see any compatibility issues that may arise using the following components or problems I need to watch out for?
Abit AW9D-MAX
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA for primary drive (Windowless for quieter operation and slave drive added later)
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650
Antec P160W Anodized Aluminum Super Mid Tower
I'm also not sure which video card would be best, especially only using one for now. Any opinions for above components would be appreciated. Thanks.
Richie
This is my first post in a while and it's good to see you all. I really need some assistance from you because I'm not sure about the components I want to use for my new build.
For now, I only want one video card, but simply the option to upgrade to SLI later on or for Windows Vista. I also won't be going with RAID, so having a primary and slave hard drive would be great. For now, the OS will be WinXP Pro SP2. We use the computer for typical internet surfing, a lot of photo editing with Photoshop 7.0 and will be doing a lot of video editing and some gaming. Below is what I've come up with so far. I only want to over clock moderately because I don't want cooling issues or a noisy computer. Do you see any compatibility issues that may arise using the following components or problems I need to watch out for?
Abit AW9D-MAX
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 10,000RPM SATA for primary drive (Windowless for quieter operation and slave drive added later)
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650
Antec P160W Anodized Aluminum Super Mid Tower
I'm also not sure which video card would be best, especially only using one for now. Any opinions for above components would be appreciated. Thanks.
Richie
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