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jims69camaro · 09-09-2007, 10:45 PM

ok, i'm getting closer to locking it down. basically, the price was right on this barebones, because if i was to put it together myself, it would have come out $100 higher. no biggie. however, it needs:

Graphics Card
Memory
Hard Drive
Optical Drive (CD, DVD, DVD-RW Drive)
Mouse, Keyboard and speakers
Floppy Drive (optional)
Operating System

to complete the system. i have the kb and mouse, plus a halfway decent monitor to look at and 3.1 sound system to listen through. what i am not sure about, though, are these:

Radeon HD 2600pro 512. I had a Radeon with its own memory in my other system, and i had no complaints. however, it's an agp card, and i don't see a place to put an agp card on the M2N-SLI. am i wrong? will the new card plug in?

2 GB memory @800MHz. seems ok to me, it's got the right number of pins and its enough memory to get me started (more than i've ever had before). my only question is should i get 4G to start out (half of the max)? i'll be playing games on this computer. i don't know what kind just yet, but be sure that the American Soldier game sponsored by the US Army will be one of the. single person shooter, can be used in multiplayer mode. i doubt that game will put a strain on 2G much less 4G, but i don't know what's out there, games-wise.

80 GB Hard Drive. I thought about it some more, and a coupla 18G hard drives Raided for the operating system would probably be a good idea. then i though about just having this one drive, write protected, to use for the opsys, what'd'you think?

lastly, i hadn't thought about an Optical Drive (CD, DVD, DVD-RW Drive). i do have a dvd player, but no way to brun anything (imagine lasting this long without burning a disc...). even though i would prefer internal, this one seems like a good price.

any thoughts?

as usual, i am very appreciative of any help you can offer.

09-09-2007, 10:45 PM	#1
jims69camaro Avatar Abuser Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 08721-1716 Posts: 5,056 iTrader: (0)	those who've built their own rig (computer) ok, i'm getting closer to locking it down. basically, the price was right on this barebones, because if i was to put it together myself, it would have come out $100 higher. no biggie. however, it needs: Graphics Card Memory Hard Drive Optical Drive (CD, DVD, DVD-RW Drive) Mouse, Keyboard and speakers Floppy Drive (optional) Operating System to complete the system. i have the kb and mouse, plus a halfway decent monitor to look at and 3.1 sound system to listen through. what i am not sure about, though, are these: Radeon HD 2600pro 512. I had a Radeon with its own memory in my other system, and i had no complaints. however, it's an agp card, and i don't see a place to put an agp card on the M2N-SLI. am i wrong? will the new card plug in? 2 GB memory @800MHz. seems ok to me, it's got the right number of pins and its enough memory to get me started (more than i've ever had before). my only question is should i get 4G to start out (half of the max)? i'll be playing games on this computer. i don't know what kind just yet, but be sure that the American Soldier game sponsored by the US Army will be one of the. single person shooter, can be used in multiplayer mode. i doubt that game will put a strain on 2G much less 4G, but i don't know what's out there, games-wise. 80 GB Hard Drive. I thought about it some more, and a coupla 18G hard drives Raided for the operating system would probably be a good idea. then i though about just having this one drive, write protected, to use for the opsys, what'd'you think? lastly, i hadn't thought about an Optical Drive (CD, DVD, DVD-RW Drive). i do have a dvd player, but no way to brun anything (imagine lasting this long without burning a disc...). even though i would prefer internal, this one seems like a good price. any thoughts? as usual, i am very appreciative of any help you can offer. __________________ JSFBOA Save a life. N = R* fp ne fl fi fc L Last edited by jims69camaro; 09-09-2007 at 11:52 PM.