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Thread ID: 78872	2007-05-01 02:43:00	More RAM or better CPU?	ajam (12201)	Press F1

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545863	2007-05-03 04:36:00	As dugimodo suggested it might be a good idea to consider a AMD based system, they offer a fantastic price/performance ration especially if you dont plan to overclock. To keep cost down you could consider a mATX board based on the nForce 430 chipset with integrated 6100 graphics, these can be had for less than $150 and are a very stable platform to build with. Also dont worry about the onboard graphics they can be disabled ;) Definitely get the slower RAM (DDR667 as opposed to DDR800) you wont notice the difference and there nothing wrong with Transcend, i nearly brought some of their DDR500 a few years back. The only difference between the GT and GTS is clock speed of the memory and GPU, both have the same number of steam processors so the performance difference isn't that great. A quality PSU isn't that expensive, theres a 400w Silverstone unit that retails for around $80, otherwise AcBel and Silverstone both do a 500w unit for around $150. Better quality PSU's are much less likely to die and kill all your new components along with providing a cleaner and more stable power supply and to top it off the actually provide more power than the cheaper equivalently rated units. Personally i would never use a generic PSU again, but in saying that the PSU in the Thermaltake case shouldn't be too bad. Ive got a 420w Pure Power in my file server at home, it died once and was replaced about 2 years ago since then its been going strong. If you were to use the Thermaltake unit you wouldn't want to add too much more hardware. The Thermaltake unit could be a good option with your limited budget. C2D love memory bandwidth the faster the better, AM2 chips love low latency! PSU is very important....... The trouble with the C2D is that unless you overclock that 4300 or 6300, the arthitechure will not make up for the 800Mhz+ difference of the AMD chip....	SolMiester (139)
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