Tired of lagging

madog · 02-16-2009, 02:28 AM

Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the new build? $800-900+or-

Brands: Are there any brands of components you want or don't want?
good ones

Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this computer and if so, how much?
Yes a little internet, and music listening

Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games?
yes, as new as practical

Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or media encoding?
Hobby level CAD work, Photo editing, making slideshows

Overclocking: Do you plan on overclocking and if so, how much?
Eventually,

Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing?
I'm thinking 320 gig, games, pics, music

Legacy Support: Will you need support for older hardware like parallel, serial, or PS/2 devices?
PS/2 keyboard, mouse

Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility?
XP

Case: Do you want help selecting a case and if so, how big do you want it?

Accessories: Do you want a keyboard, mouse, or other items included?
no

Recycled Components: Will you be reusing any components you already have?
250gb external HD, keyboard, mouse,15" LCD monitor

Monitor: If you want a monitor, what size do you want and should it be widescreen?
Thinking of upgrading to a 20"-24" Widescreen would be cool, TV tuner even better

Stores: Do you have any online stores that you prefer to purchase from?
Neweggs cool

Location: What country do you live in? USA
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I'm thinking of a new build to replace my now ancient AMD athlon XP2200 system. I have been doing some research and spent a few days reading threads here, so what about this:

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R
Intel Core2Duo 8500
PC Power and cooling S-75CF 750W PSU
G.Skill 4 gig (2x2) DDR2 1066 SDRAM Dual channel kit
Coolermaster Centurion 5CAC-TO5 Case
Western Digital Caviar 320 gig SATA HD
LG DVD Multidrive SATA
Video card-Thinking of this combo on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.160260 or ?

Thanks in advance for all your advice to others that helped me so far.

**linderman** · 02-16-2009, 09:33 AM

wow impressive .................... hit the buy button !

jsut make sure any ram you choose is rated for 2.0 volts or 2.1 volts ........... then later on when you get twitchy you will be able to overclock that puppy to 4.0 / 4.2 ghz rather easily and the only money that will need to be spent at that time is for a better cpu heat sink cooler ............ but that time you wont care about spending another $50.00 :) ............. well done

02-16-2009, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
madog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP Home Sp3	Tired of lagging Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the new build? $800-900+or- Brands: Are there any brands of components you want or don't want? good ones Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this computer and if so, how much? Yes a little internet, and music listening Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games? yes, as new as practical Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or media encoding? Hobby level CAD work, Photo editing, making slideshows Overclocking: Do you plan on overclocking and if so, how much? Eventually, Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing? I'm thinking 320 gig, games, pics, music Legacy Support: Will you need support for older hardware like parallel, serial, or PS/2 devices? PS/2 keyboard, mouse Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility? XP Case: Do you want help selecting a case and if so, how big do you want it? Accessories: Do you want a keyboard, mouse, or other items included? no Recycled Components: Will you be reusing any components you already have? 250gb external HD, keyboard, mouse,15" LCD monitor Monitor: If you want a monitor, what size do you want and should it be widescreen? Thinking of upgrading to a 20"-24" Widescreen would be cool, TV tuner even better Stores: Do you have any online stores that you prefer to purchase from? Neweggs cool Location: What country do you live in? USA __________ I'm thinking of a new build to replace my now ancient AMD athlon XP2200 system. I have been doing some research and spent a few days reading threads here, so what about this: Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel Core2Duo 8500 PC Power and cooling S-75CF 750W PSU G.Skill 4 gig (2x2) DDR2 1066 SDRAM Dual channel kit Coolermaster Centurion 5CAC-TO5 Case Western Digital Caviar 320 gig SATA HD LG DVD Multidrive SATA Video card-Thinking of this combo on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboD...t=Combo.160260 or ? Thanks in advance for all your advice to others that helped me so far.

02-16-2009, 09:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Tired of lagging wow impressive .................... hit the buy button ! jsut make sure any ram you choose is rated for 2.0 volts or 2.1 volts ........... then later on when you get twitchy you will be able to overclock that puppy to 4.0 / 4.2 ghz rather easily and the only money that will need to be spent at that time is for a better cpu heat sink cooler ............ but that time you wont care about spending another $50.00 :) ............. well done __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial