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**TheMatt** · 11-16-2006, 07:23 PM

I would go with a dual channel pair of DDR533 RAM so you get a 1:1 FSB:DRAM ratio with the 1066 MHz FSB. the 667 MHz RAM won't any faster because of the latencies.

Doby has found a very nice PSU, I back that choice. You will want a good quality power supply to hold up that system. If you do look at the 8800, then be prepared to look at 700+ w PSUs.

I would get this hard disk:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136062
16 MB cache, and twice the size.

If I had the money, I would actually get a 36 GB WD Raptor and hook the 160 GB up as a slave. I would have a very fast hard disk if I did that. But if you don't have enough $$, just go with the 160 GB. Mass storage has gotten very cheap, and the 160 GB won't be that much more expensive than the 80 GB.

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TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	I would go with a dual channel pair of DDR533 RAM so you get a 1:1 FSB:DRAM ratio with the 1066 MHz FSB. the 667 MHz RAM won't any faster because of the latencies. Doby has found a very nice PSU, I back that choice. You will want a good quality power supply to hold up that system. If you do look at the 8800, then be prepared to look at 700+ w PSUs. I would get this hard disk: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136062 16 MB cache, and twice the size. If I had the money, I would actually get a 36 GB WD Raptor and hook the 160 GB up as a slave. I would have a very fast hard disk if I did that. But if you don't have enough $$, just go with the 160 GB. Mass storage has gotten very cheap, and the 160 GB won't be that much more expensive than the 80 GB. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt; 11-16-2006 at 07:52 PM.