completly new comp on a budget

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400gb hard drives? I can't conceive of even filling up 60gb. I have several rediculously huge hard drives on my computers and I don't think I have ever filled up more than 40gb... even with all my games.
 
any suggestion about ram? i had wanted to get 1gb stick so i wont have any 512 sticks left over when i upgrade to 4gb but what ever is cheaper NOW.
 
Who needs 4gb of RAM?? I played some of the latest games of today, HL2, BF2, Doom3, none get even close to filling my 1gb. Perhaps tomorrow's games will reach 1gb. Or if you are a video editor, or work on extremely large graphics, perhaps you may want 1.5 or even 2gb. But I really don't think there is practical purpose these days for 4gb of RAM in a home computer. It won't be used. And Windows ALWAYS uses hard drive cache, whether you like it or not.

If your mobo has 4 slots, consider getting 2 1gb matched pairs (2 * 512). Get Corsair or OCZ. With a lifetime warranty. Matched pair 1gb kits are usually better value then a single 1gb chip, but not sure on that point, haven't looked them up in a while. Or if your mobo has only 2 slots, well then go for the 1gb chips.

That's my take anyway.
 
hey thanks for the info about ram. i guess i do some browins for corsair and ocz and i guess ill just fill up 3 slots with 512 sticks. if ill never really need 4gbs.

anywyas here is a case i was thinkin about getting. Thermaltake Soprano VB1000SWS.

heres it on newegg.com http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811133146 . most of the reviews seem alright besides having a flimzy front panel but they say it is cool and quiet.

check it out and tell me what u think. or if u got any other suggestions.
 
Hmm, if you have 3 slots, it may be worth while to invest in just one 1gb stick. Or put 1*1gb with 2*512. Cause with hard core gamers, 2gb is not uncommon. But if you do 3*512mb, well......1.5gb may be on the middle lower end of a high-performace gaming machine.

With 3 slots, does the mobo handle Dual Channel? If it does, then Dual Channel will NOT be supported on 3 slots if you have all three filled. Thus the better way to go would be either get a 4slot mobo so you can fill all four and have dual channel. Or with a 3 slot board, get 2*1gb and leave the 3rd slot empty, so you can have dual channel with 2gb of RAM. That would be optimal I think.

As for the case, I was looking at that one myself, I'm leaning away from fancy do-da so called "gaming" cases with loads of plastic and huge side windows which makes the side panel flimsy. I'd like a simple, elegant case, with solid construction.
But any sub-$100 case is bound to have some flimsy pieces. A $150+ case, perhaps aluminum, would be my next choice.

If you want to see a handfull of awesome cases, minus all the really junky ones Newegg has, check out the offerings at www.xoxide.com. Tell it to show all cases, and see what they got. Pretty cool stuff there.

have fun!
 
im plannig on gettin a 4slot mobo that supports dual channel. i was just saying fill 3 slots with 512 mb sticks.

and also im not into fancy cases either. i just chose that one cause it is cheap and it has good cooling.

also my budget is 1000 dollars. NO MORE. thats all i can spare.
 
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