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07-21-2007, 05:35 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5
|  Building first computer
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07-21-2007, 07:39 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 330
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I would suggest an 8800 or an 1900xtx over the 8600. And if you have the means go C2D
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07-21-2007, 08:20 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
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y wouldn't it be? it will work  | |
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07-21-2007, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
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also since ur buying an aftermarket cooler get an oem CPU, also i recommend u get an x2 3600+ brisbane OEM and overclock it to the 4200+ stock speed, u could also push that chip to 3.0ghz
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07-21-2007, 09:53 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5
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Originally Posted by vernong1992  also since ur buying an aftermarket cooler get an oem CPU, also i recommend u get an x2 3600+ brisbane OEM and overclock it to the 4200+ stock speed, u could also push that chip to 3.0ghz | ..what do you mean by aftermarket cooler? OEM? Push what chip!? Gah! 
Yeah, i'm still pretty new to this, sorry. But are there any parts I need to change that are mandatory to the stability of the computer? I dont want my graphics card to blow up. | |
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07-22-2007, 12:10 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 19,821
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Originally Posted by thejanitor866 ..what do you mean by aftermarket cooler? OEM? Push what chip!? Gah!
Yeah, i'm still pretty new to this, sorry. But are there any parts I need to change that are mandatory to the stability of the computer? I dont want my graphics card to blow up. | in that order:
OEM: just the CPU no box etc etc
Aftermarket cooler: that AF64, not stock cooling
that has nothing to do with ur GPU (graphics card) | |
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07-22-2007, 04:59 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,452
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8800 gts 320mb, with vernong1992's suggestion will be fine for building your first computer.
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07-22-2007, 05:26 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,121
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I wouldn't advise overclocking if you don't even know what it is... 
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07-22-2007, 05:31 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,452
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Originally Posted by Brinson I wouldn't advise overclocking if you don't even know what it is... | Actually, OCing is pretty easy once you know what to do. Find your max Core and memory clocks and then lower it by 10MHz, to be safe. Remember to run Artifact Scan to see if there is any problem. If there are artifacts, then lower it by 5-10MHz, until it becomes stable, and you see no artifacts, at all. Yeah, I pretty much learned this all in one day. b1gapl guided me through this process!  | |
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