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#21

Just my opinion about ram… the whole frequency rating bull (DDR 400, DDR2 800, DDR3 1600) is a product of rambus marketing nonsense. DDR essentially simulates a wider buswidth, not a higher frequency.

The actual bits still take 5ns to go from on to off and vise versa in DDR 400 and DDR3 1600. In other words, the actual modules (chips) themselves still operate at 200mhz, there is just some clever interleaving of signals which, again, simulate a wider bus and not a higher frequency.

Personally, I’ve made a commitment to never buy 133mhz or 166mhz dimms. I don’t care what generation it is from (SDR, DDR3), or if the current gen of CPUs don’t have the chops to handle that kind of raw throughput yet, I’m getting 200mhz or better. I think doing otherwise is a waste of money, especially as DDR2/DDR3 ram prices continue to tick up.

#22

Alright, I appreciate all the feedback guys.
/thread any dev who reads this.

#23

Personally, having been a dell customer for years, I highly recommend that you do not buy your computer from them. In recent years their customer service has hit the crapper, their hardware and pricing is off the wall, and it never seems to last all that long. I would seriously recommend buying an HP computer. They stock some very excellent hardware and ship it very quickly, with excellent customer support. The cases make more sense when you open them up, everything is tied together properly and there is always room for extras if you wish such as extra hard drive bays and open PCI-E slots.(not the case with dell) Take a look at what they have, I think you will be impressed.

#24

I will definitely look into it, thanks!

#25

I would suggest getting a Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P motherboard then a Phenom II dual or tri core. About 4gb of ram and a ATI 4870. It’s pretty cheap and would get the job done. Or you could get a DX11 card like a 5750.

Edit: I don’t think what you posted is overkill. I personally think i7’s are overpriced and I always go AMD. It really depends on what type of games you play, for source games all you really need is a 4850 or 4870.

I would love to have a 5870. :jizz:

#26

I have a 4870, brilliant card. I highly reccomend it.

#27

Well the supply shortage is over. For a higher price premium you can actually buy one.

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