New computer

[basher]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

As for the rest, any thoughts? I'm looking to place the order either tonite or tomorow so I can get it by this weekend.

The only other thing I would suggest is getting a good and reliable memory brand....GSkill RAM seems to be one of the popular ones for the price. Not much more expensive than the Transcend RAM, and they have heat spreaders too.

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory


If the stock cpu cooler doesn't keep the temps down, try this:
Newegg.com - ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
I'm gonna order one since the price is right today.....

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by basher

The only other thing I would suggest is getting a good and reliable memory brand....GSkill RAM seems to be one of the popular ones for the price. Not much more expensive than the Transcend RAM, and they have heat spreaders too.

Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory


If the stock cpu cooler doesn't keep the temps down, try this:
Newegg.com - ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
I'm gonna order one since the price is right today.....

Thanks again, I sent in my order yesterday and its already shipped...gotta love NewEgg. I sent it to my parent's house, so I should have it up and running this weekend, as I am heading there for a golf tournament.

I'm in the process of putting all my internal HD data onto an external, as I want the main HD to be a complete wipe before putting it in.

I'm hoping to utilize Direct X10, but it appears that I need Vista for this, is that correct?

[GWguy]

Originally Posted by Gwydion

I'm hoping to utilize Direct X10, but it appears that I need Vista for this, is that correct?

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mispost... Just about everything supports the SDK, not sure about the final executables.
Download details: DirectX SDK - (February 2007)

[Gwydion]

Originally Posted by GWguy

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mispost... Just about everything supports the SDK, not sure about the final executables.

Hmm, I'll have to talk with some people then. Anybody out there running XP and DirectX 10?

[Floyd2004]

AFAIK DX10 is for Vista only for games.
Oh I can play Crysis just fine on my machine with one 8800GT and my quad at stock settings. Everything maxxed and AA at 8X and plays at about 30-45FPS