more newbie talk to turn you brain into EVER SO SWEET jelly

[Vinny]

i have no clue where the title came from....
OK i have 3 things 2 ask

#1 is there a way to set up the pump for a watercooling system to your psu? I have a 400W
#2 is there a program that tells you the speed of your ram (ie. 600, 800?)
#3 Which system is best for gaming? win xp, or 98se. IF xp since it uses like 150 meg of ram to run do you think i should get 512? or is 256 good?

[Xaeryan]

# 1 ...
# 2 SiSoft Sandra 2002 will show you all kinds of info, including memory speeds. It's under the "Mainboard Info" module.
# 3 Everyone will tell you something different, it really all depends on your hardware and what games you plan on playing. I use Windows ME for gaming and Windows XP for heavy applications, although Windows XP is gaining speed in games with each subsequent driver release for the videocard I use. Certain games are a bit faster in Windows XP for me (Quake III comes to mind). As for 512 MB of RAM, with the current prices low, get that much regardless of which OS you use... you won't notice it much in games (loading times will be reduced nicely, though), but it makes a difference if you use any heavy applications (Photoshop, Flash, Office, etc.). Then you won't have to worry about upgrading for a longer time, too.

[Pinky]

1 -- dunno.
2 -- sisoft sandra
3 -- XP uses less than 150mb RAM, more like 100MB, and 256 was good for me, but 512MB would be ideal for "larger" games like Everquest

[Vinny]

BUMP...:P

[Dark Illusion]

1. Go look up the guides on this page. They show you how to do the modding.
3. Win2k never used more than 120MB ram at default. Possibly 200MB when playing a heavy game. 256MB will do you fine unless you know you'll need more. (Photoshop)