Hi, just wanted to seek your expert opinions on my waiting to be bought rig, n e suggestions would be appreciated![]()
P4 2.4C
PowerColour 128Mb 9800 Pro (I would get a hercules, but i can get this for £30 cheaper)
Chaintec Dragon Aluminium Case W/360W (Is Using the power supply from the case a gud idea?)
512Mb Twinmos 400 (Still not sure on this one, any better suggestions for around the 70 - 100 mark?))
Asus P4C800 Deluxe (Is this the best mobo short of a ABIT MAX 3?)
120Gb SATA HDD (Is SATA much better than IDE?)
After this ill have about £40 extra, what do you reckon i should buy/improve with it?
Thanks for having a neb,
Ne0|Karl


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, i'd rather get a proper pro, n the upgrade ma case later
It's as simple as using Word. You load a program and tell it to set the RAM and core clocks higher, test to see if it works happily and then try a little higher. The 9800 is capable of getting VERY close to 9800PRO speeds every time, it isn't far off 9800PRO perf even when stock. It would be a bit like buying a 2.8C instead of your 2.4C, you plan to o/c, right? For the RAM you want 2 sticks for Dual Channel so either 2x256MB (my rec) or 2x512MB. TwinMOS is a great brand (esp with Winbond) but you should also consider others esp Adata. PC3200 (400mhz) is all you need if you stay stock or don't mind running FSB and RAM out of sync. Faster RAM like Adata's PC4000 (500mhz) allows you to keep the FSB and RAM synced for optimal perf when you o/c but you may find even that's limiting if your CPU o/c's well, still nicer to know the RAM won't hold you back.
Then on to the XT's.