Building a PC.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:17 pm

OMG.

If you got this processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115021

and got 8GB of RAM and a x64 edition of windows ... your computer would be RIDICULOUSLY rapesaucepwnage. If you got that video card, you could run H2V at like 300fps. lol.

DWells55 · Post by **DWells55** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:47 pm

Drivers might be an issue with X64 windows, not sure how 64 bit video card drivers perform.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:07 pm

Well, I heard that you had to have x64 Edition of Windows to use more than 4GB of ram. x64 can use up to 8GB i heard?

SuperCommando · Post by **SuperCommando** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:38 am

DWells55 wrote:Drivers might be an issue with X64 windows, not sure how 64 bit video card drivers perform.

They perform great, we have windows xp x64 on our desktop. Drivers aren't as big of an issue as they used to be, as long as all the parts are recent it should not be a problem.

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:14 pm

with an 8800 GTS he should have no problems.

SuperCommando · Post by **SuperCommando** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:42 am

drxthirst2 wrote:Well, I heard that you had to have x64 Edition of Windows to use more than 4GB of ram. x64 can use up to 8GB i heard?

Windows XP x64 can address up to 16 exabytes (16 billion gigabytes), but is currently limited to 128 GB (Of RAM)

Medic_DigDug · Post by **Medic_DigDug** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:27 am

right now the best processor out is the dual core amd im sure is to follow up with a better one in the near future

DrXThirst · Post by **DrXThirst** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:54 am

SuperCommando wrote:
drxthirst2 wrote:Well, I heard that you had to have x64 Edition of Windows to use more than 4GB of ram. x64 can use up to 8GB i heard?
Windows XP x64 can address up to 16 exabytes (16 billion gigabytes), but is currently limited to 128 GB (Of RAM)

What would you do with that much ram? That would cost a ton, because I saw an ad for a computer that was $30,000 and it had only 64GB of RAM, and it had like a Quad-Core Extreme processor.

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:33 am

drxthirst2 wrote:What would you do with that much ram? That would cost a ton, because I saw an ad for a computer that was $30,000 and it had only 64GB of RAM, and it had like a Quad-Core Extreme processor.

The point is that it's possible, and so that it's kinda future-proofed.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:26 am

I'm sure 20 years ago someone would have said "What would you need 64mb RAM for?"

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:47 am

Exactly. But then again, new programs will already be coming out for newer Operating Systems, so XP will be a joke anyway. Just like the people who STILL run Mac OS 9.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:52 am

shadowkhas wrote:Exactly. But then again, new programs will already be coming out for newer Operating Systems, so XP will be a joke anyway. Just like the people who STILL run Mac OS 9.

Mac OS 7 ftw.

Also I like what Thirst suggested.

boktai1000 · Post by **boktai1000** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:27 pm

Medic_DigDug wrote:
shadowkhas wrote:Let's try not to turn this into an Intel vs. AMD thread, please.
^^INTEL DUAL CORE FTW XD XD XD XD ^^

OH BTW that amd processor sucks compared to the competition

FTW!

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:35 pm

If you could get a NVIDIA 8800 GTS 320MB or if you want GTS 640MB that would be good.

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:00 pm

Not trying to derail this thread but I was wondering if they made 2gb RAM Sticks?

Before I got my P.O.S. I thought about building my own comp but didn't have the cash at all for it.

[cc]z@nd! · Post by **[cc]z@nd!** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:21 pm

2GB desktop RAM
4GB server RAM

those are just the largest single-stick sizes i could find on newegg, you can always mix-n-match 'em for more.