[UberSocks]

Hey all,

It's about time I get off this old piece of shit so I've put together a build which I think will meet the standards for my own personal use. I just want opinions, and what you think I should/could change to make this better. What I use my PC for - well too many things. I watch movies, listen to music, video editing, games (L4D, Half Life 2 - Steam games in general) and I'm hoping this would be able to handle the latest games such as MW2 and GTA:IV.

These are links to the shop which I will possibly be buying from. I wasn't all that interested in buying good parts for dirt off of eBay. I just rather know that they are brand new and are good quality.

Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3LR S775
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=55331

CPU
INTEL Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHZ
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=52123

RAM
Corsair TW3X4G1333C9DHX 4GB
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=55216

Hard Drive
Seagate 1TB 32M SATA II Hard disk drive (1TB seemed just so cheap I thought I mayswell buy one)
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=52490

DVD Drive
Asus 22xDVD-RW,12xDVD+-RW,40xCDRW,E-IDE/PATA,NER08,LIGHTSCRIBE
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=55995

Video Card
Gigabyte GeForce 9800GT 1G DDR3
http://www.pcshopper.com.au/product.php?productid=55643

I've got a monitor, case and operating system sorted as well. But I also have a question regarding the operating system. What exactly is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit? I've heard that it has something to do with the RAM? And what would you recommend I take for this sort of build?

My budget is around $1,400 AUD so this fits nicely in that price range.

For those wondering, the total cost of all these parts + monitor, case, and operating system is $1,286 AUD

Cheers!

[westre]

To answer your question regarding the OS bit:

The 32 bit (x86) version can only handle around 3 GB thus not giving you the full power of its RAM.
The 64 Bit (x64) version on the other hand supports every RAM memory placed in your motherboard, giving you the full power.

[SMX]

There is no reason to take a 32bit OS over a 64bit OS so yeah... you better get the 64bit one.

[Jese]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMX There is no reason to take a 32bit OS over a 64bit OS so yeah... you better get the 64bit one.

Many things don't work on 64x

[SMX]

Name one example?

[Jese]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMX Name one example?

Old accounting software.

[SMX]

That's a bit useless, how about something he would use?

[Grim_]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMX That's a bit useless, how about something he would use?

How do you know he doesn't use that?

[AiVAMAN]

You should better get Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU. its much better and it will work longer.

[Jese]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AivaMan You should better get Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU. its much better and it will work longer.

Yea, i5 is very cheap and awesome. i7 is maybe a little better but it's expensive. i7 is for two i5 lol