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Old 24-05-2007, 12:29 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Berserker View Post
GeForce 8800 (320Mb or 640Mb?)
See the two quotes below:

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Originally Posted by R4GE View Post
Yeah next friday I am ordering my 8800GTS 320. I was checking out benchmarks and the difference between 320 and 640 is so insignificant that no reason to waste extra 100 bucks.
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Originally Posted by TomsHardware
The biggest downside to the 8800 GTS 640mb is that it's cheaper 320mb cousin offers very close performance for much less scratch.
May 2007 VG Reviews by tomshardware
8800 GTS 320MB versus 8800 GTS 640 MB in action at Anandtech

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2 GB Kingston HyperX ram (anything better? More/less GB?)
What speed? There are many different categories of RAM, namely PC-5300, PC-6400, PC-8500, etc.

Also, as far as RAM goes, I'd actually buy whatever on deal the week you buy your PC (OCZ for instance has been relatively cheap and offering amazing speeds). 2 GB is a minimum for Vista, imo.

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Intel Core 2 Duo E440 2.O GHZ (What Zeek said... does that have processors? Do I need to get processors? Link to processors I need?)
I didn't get that.

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A good motherboard (Ideas for a good one?)

Should I be worried about anything else?
Remember that you're building your computer around your motherboard and your casing/PSU. You definately won't get far if your Powersupply (PSU) can't handle whatever you build nor if your motherboard doesn't support your RAM or has the wrong processor socket. Although, I doubt it could go as bad as this example.

To be honest, your biggest worry is your budget. Everything depends around how much you're ready to invest.

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feel free to post links to places where you can get these (or the pieces you recommend) at a good price, as they may not have the pieces at the store near me, so post links just in case if possible...
Where are you from?

NA: I wouldn't buy from a store accross the borders. Custom taxes will eat you out.

At last, I'll leave you with a quote from Tom's Hardware.

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Originally Posted by Tomshardware
If you have been sitting on the fence about purchasing a new card, I will have to be honest with you... wait a little longer. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, give the 320 MB version a go - it should last you much longer than an 8600.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/05/...x10/page9.html

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