My possible new computer

[edyzmedieval]

Yeah, I am on the lookout for some RAM.

[Boohugh]

Yeah, I am on the lookout for some RAM.

This is the stuff you're looking for I believe.

Here's a good article about the AM2 platform with a fair bit about DDR2 and its implications that you may want to read too. Apparently its not all its cracked up to be on AMD systems yet.

[edyzmedieval]

Yeah. I've been checking the Corsair Memory guys. They seem to be the best option for RAM stuff IMHO.

Nice article there, very useful, but also very looooong....

[doc_bean]

If you have the patience, I say wait for DX10 cards. Your DX9 cards will be outdated faster than you'd expect with the new tech comming out imo.

I mean, you want 1337 graphics like these don't you ?

[edyzmedieval]

Why wait?

I found this: nVIDIA GeForce 7950GX 1024MB
Two of these monsters = Quad SLI

[edyzmedieval]

Update on my situation.

First of all, I switched my old horse with dad's new rig. Check this out:

-Intel Pentium IV 3.0GHZ with Hyper Threading
-512MB DDRAM
-250GB HDD
-ATI Radeon X700 256MB
-DVD RW
-ASUS 19" LCD

I've decided to wait and gain more money till August, till Intel Conroe and the new motherboards for it will be available.
Till then, I'll be with this.

[tibilicus]

My current rig is:
AMD 4200 x2 duel core
Asus ATI EAX1600 Pro 512mb graphics card
2 GB of RAM
and a ncie 300gb Hard drive to top it all of. This cost me 625 english pounds and so far it seems great. Im still watining for an advnaced game to test it on though.

So anythign above that and your sorted. :)

[HicRic]

Update on my situation.

First of all, I switched my old horse with dad's new rig. Check this out:

-Intel Pentium IV 3.0GHZ with Hyper Threading
-512MB DDRAM
-250GB HDD
-ATI Radeon X700 256MB
-DVD RW
-ASUS 19" LCD

I've decided to wait and gain more money till August, till Intel Conroe and the new motherboards for it will be available.
Till then, I'll be with this.

Conroe is out at the end of july. Definately wait for it, it's beating even the best AMD have to offer. Also, what monitor/resolution do you game in? If it's only going to be that 19'' LCD you have there, then don't bother with SLi/Crossfire. You won't see any benefit and it's just a huge waste of cash. If you're going for 1600x1200 and above, though, then they start having a point.

I'd also personally choose a X1900XT over the 7900GTXs and they're cheaper but also have better image quality, but don't worry too much...don't want to turn the thread into a ati/nvidia arguement.

Make sure you get a quality, brand-name PSU to go with the PC. Don't want to put tons of expensive equipment in there only to get a q-tec blow it all up. Tagen and Seasonic are good examples of quality PSU brands.