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    I want to build you a computer

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    maybe so, but that psu that you picked out is underpowered, particularly in the long run as efficiency starts to drop from wear. a larger psu (as long as it's not enormous or something) is better - that tiny power supply couldn't even handle my system (e4500, evga 7600, 2x1gig ddr2 4200) very well without issues at max load. and there's no room for upgrades in the future.

    I can guarantee you that it will run your system perfectly, and with immense overhead. I have the exact power supply in question, and it runs a Athlon X2 4000+ (65 watt), HD3850, 2 gigs of DDR2 800, and two 160gb hard drives perfectly fine. Even with the processor fully loaded on both cores, and the graphics card fully loaded, i am only using 20 amps, and 160-200 watts.

    that particular gigabyte ain't a high end mobo, though - that's why it's <100$. i've had issues in the past with heavy fans, and it's better to run with less than more, particularly in a case that can handle it. unless soma's planning on overclocking that processor to like 3.5ghz or something.

    That case can handle it. Once again, I have that case and heatsink and it fits perfectly. Not much space to spare, but it fits. I can guarantee you that if he installs that correctly, he will not have issues.

    windows 7 updates - completely new, non-backwards-compatible system?

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    Admittedly, for musicians, our requirements are different. We want absolutely minimal RAM overhead, because we need every last MB for loading maximum simultaneous audio tracks and lots of samples. Inactive RAM isn't wasted for us because we WILL be using it.

    This is true,I suppose. Music files take up a great deal of RAM.

    That, combined with Vista's inferior and inefficient audio processing (even with native Vista or 64-bit apps) makes it a weak platform for music. XP32 outperforms it (and every other Windows OS) with X64 coming in a close second.

    I didn't even think of that, they really did fuck up the audio stack. It works in a completely different way than in XP.

    I want to build you a computer

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    if he's running an 8800gts, 4 gigs of ram, the biggest c2d available, and your standard optical and hard disk drive, you're going to need AT LEAST 509w to cover all that - on a 100% efficiency power supply, which doesn't work. count on an average of 80% efficiency, you're talking at least 600w, with no room for upgrade. a 750 is an excellent choice. add your watts! also, yours only has one 12v rail in it - for a decent processor, a nice video card, and all that peripherals. phaw! get a bigger one - the 750 will handle everything you ever throw at it, even factoring in the efficiency rating.

    Power supplies rely more on amps than watts these days. the c2d ony sucks 65 watts MAX, ram uses so little power its negligible, same for the CD drive, and the max power on a G92 8800GTS is 78.3 watts at full load (and only 20-ish amps). 450w and 33 amps is more than enough to power that system reliably. Watts are a great selling tool, but are extremely inflated by the manufacturers and mean dick all in real life.

    the cpu fan you picked is enormous - great for a high-end motherboard, but that gigabyte that he's got will have trouble shouldering the load, particularly in a smaller case like the centurion is. i'd go for a standard circular fan with an impeller-style heatsink, rather than the enormous radiator you picked, CH.

    I hate to tell you, but that Gigabyte is a fairly high end motherboard. It is easily capable of holding 600g, and that is actually fairly light compared to the high end Zalmans and Thermalrights. He shouldn't have a problem. Motherboards are designed to take these things nowadays.

    I want to build you a computer

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    http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=6095785

    I'm probably going to buy this sometime next week. Anyone have any input?

    Ditch the CM Mystique and get this:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106

    That nifty front bezel is not worth $80 IMO.

    Secondly, you don't need anywhere near that much power in a power supply.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

    That should do you nicely.If you are planning to do SLI say so, as that is lacking the power plugs to do so.

    Ditch the Zalman. The heatsinks are good, but they are immensely overpriced and the fans themselves are shit.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

    That is quieter and cools equally or better.

    windows 7 updates - completely new, non-backwards-compatible system?

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    RAM usage better with Vista? The RAM requirements for that OS are higher than XP, even if both are tweaked roughly the same way.

    Thats because it uses it differently. Vista caches whatever programs you use the most (Firefox, Photoshop, Word, etc...) into system ram so it does not have to pull it from the hard disk every time. If you happen to need that RAM for a huge Photoshop project or music file, it is freed up instantly. OSX has been doing this for years. This is also why Vista runs better with >2gb of RAM, since it needs the space for the cache.

    So it does use more RAM, but it uses it much more efficiently. Besides, inactive RAM is wasted RAM.

    windows 7 updates - completely new, non-backwards-compatible system?

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    Vista isn't all that terrible. In fact, its better in several ways, (network stack, ram usage, file transfer speeds, and many more) but none of these make me want to pay $400+ dollars for a new OS. It simply isn't worth it.

    Plus Aero Glass annoys me.

    Also,

    There are many signs that M$

    haha oh wow, you actually consider slashdot a reliable source

    should i get a new pc?

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    XP Pro 32bit would be your best bet still if you want to be into the emulation scene.

    I would advise against 4gb of ram, since 32bit XP Pro can only address 3.25gb of it, not including graphics card memory. My advice would be to get 2 gigs, and run it in dual channel, XP needs no more than that unless you do HEAVY Photoshop work, CAD work, heavy audio work, or something of the like. It will also be faster than 3 gigs, since you cant run 3 gigs in dual channel.

    Processor wise, a Intel e8400 Dual Core is a good bet. If you want to go Quad Core, a q6600 is a good deal.

    Get the biggest hard drive you can afford to get, magnetic storage is ridiculously cheap these days. Seagate or Western Digital would be the preferred brands, although Samsung is nice as well.

    What graphics card you need depends entirely on what you want to do. If your monitor is at or under 1440x900 (1280x1024 if its non widescreen), then a ATI HD3850 will do anything you need it to do. Above that, start looking at a nvidia 8800GT or GTS.

    For a case and power supply,

    This case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106

    And this power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003&Tpk=Corsair%2b450w

    EDIT: Like zircon said, talk to mephisto. He can build it for you.

    Video card issue

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    So would something like the following be ok?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150276

    You would be better off with a HD3850, since it has superior h.264 decoding abilities.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121100

    Edit: Hivemind. You linked the exact one I did. Its fairly powerful, in terms of future proofing it is capable of playing anything out now at decent resolutions (at or under 1440x900).

    Video card issue

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    Video cards and their drivers are volatile little beasts. Sometimes one or both of them break for no apparent reason. I suggest doing a driver reinstall, and if that does not work try another card and see if things work out better.

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