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Originally Posted by bert8for3
Well, to wind this up, I thought I'd mention what I finally went for:
Mobo Abit IP35 Pro
Intel Core Duo Wolfdale 3 GHz
4G Crucial ram
Zerotherm Butterfly cpu cooler
ATI Radeon 3870 512M
+ other bits and pieces
Put it all together Friday and yesterday and booted up ... wow!
I reinstalled SH3 up to GWX2.0 (haven't yet added mods in) and started it up to see how it is. The comp doesn't even break into mild condensation, never mind a sweat. 
My thanks again to everyone for all the comments and advice.  |
Nice! That sounds like what I was aiming for. Two questions; if I search New Egg for the mobo and Ram you listed
Mobo Abit IP35 Pro
4G Crucial ram
Will I see the same speed ram, type mobo? Don't the mobo and ram have to "match"?
Have you had any problems or learned anything since you built your system?
Which O/S are you running?
Is that CPU the E8400?
Ok, that's more than 2 questions, but thanks! And what case? Power supply?
(Got any pics?)
