Smeg, Esq. ([info]smeg_) wrote,
@ 2005-10-30 19:08:00
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Those who are so inclined, feel free to pick this apart and let me know what you think. I'm going to stick with the Enermax PSU I bought last year (35A on the +3.3v and +5 rails, 33A on the +12v). Keep in mind that I'm not concerned about 3D gaming, so I'm unwilling to lay down more than ~$150 on a video card. I'm mainly interested in an All-in-Wonder because I'm a multimedia fetishist and more cables and connections make me hot. Any glaringly bad ideas here?


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[info]oddigy
2005-10-31 12:34 am UTC (link)
Hm... other than "ew, Sempron" it all looks ok. Might want to try faster RAM though? I have no idea.
Man, I don't want to build another computer ever... I'm so... stuck behind the times.

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[info]smeg_
2005-10-31 01:04 am UTC (link)
I was going off of this guide regarding the RAM, although I don't know the reason they say to go with PC3200. I hear ya about not wanting to build, but future-proofing seems to be impossible.

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[info]omnihilos
2005-10-31 02:25 am UTC (link)
I'm no expert, but it looks good to me. I think you could have more RAM using less slots... but I don't know pricewise if it's worth it. Depends on whether and how you plan on upgrading the memory.

Also, the 250 GB SATA harddrive and DVD burner are making me jealous. I desperately need more storage capacity.

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[info]smeg_
2005-10-31 02:45 am UTC (link)
I chose to buy RAM in two sticks because the nForce chipset supports some dual memory bank configuration thing to increase RAM bandwidth. I dunno if this still holds true with the newer components or not (the last PC I built was on nForce2 hardware; this board is nForce4). I figure it couldn't hurt though. As for upgrading, I'd like to hope that 1GB will serve me well for the forseeable future. I would like to add another HD in some sort of RAID configuration though, because data loss frightens me :P

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[info]past_the_mirror
2005-11-01 07:23 am UTC (link)
If you use that guide, you should be set. :)

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[info]smeg_
2005-11-01 10:27 pm UTC (link)
Well, I deviated in the video department but otherwise stuck pretty close to their recommendations. I have yet to find a reliable guide to determining accurate power consumption needs, so I'm just relying on the principle of "buy a whole lot more power than you think you'll need and it can't blow up" :P

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[info]past_the_mirror
2005-11-02 03:56 am UTC (link)
They talk about how to do this on the SA forum that guide is made from. You have to use a formula and stuff. Keep looking through the old threads or ask me to search for you if you can't find it.

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[info]smeg_
2005-11-02 11:11 pm UTC (link)
Part of the problem is actually figuring out how much power a given component needs, when manufacturers don't seem to offer that information. Anyway, I'd be interested for the sake of idle curiosity, but I think the PSU I've got should more than cover me for the forseeable future.

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