Building new PC. Any potential problems?

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Tonto

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Hi all,

I'm building a new PC. Here's what hardware I've decided to use.

AMD 64 X2 6000+
Asus M2N32-SLI Premium
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2
Asus 768MB 8800GTX
320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16
DVD/RW LG GSA-H54LBRL

I was wondering if there will be any potential problems I may need to consider when installing Vista x64? or anything I need to add/change.

BTW, I should probably mention this will be my first time building a PC.
 

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Firstly why the AMD X2 6000?, Intel are far ahead in the chip race ATM.

Other than that all looks fine, one thing to think about when taking the x64 plunge is can you get drivers for your old hardware? printers,scanners etc, the driver situation has improved massivly over the last 12months but if you have any hardware over 3years old there is a good chance you wont find a driver.
 

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    Ryzen 9 5950X
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    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
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    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
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    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
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    Surface Pro 3
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    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
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    4GB
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    Intel HD Graphics 4400
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    12" Multi Touch
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    128GB
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    Logitech
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    350 Mb/s
As you are going for 64 bit up your memory to 4 gigs minimum.
Your Video card is one of the best available for Vista 64 at the moment - even DX10 capable!
 

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z3r010 said:
Firstly why the AMD X2 6000?, Intel are far ahead in the chip race ATM.

Other than that all looks fine, one thing to think about when taking the x64 plunge is can you get drivers for your old hardware? printers,scanners etc, the driver situation has improved massivly over the last 12months but if you have any hardware over 3years old there is a good chance you wont find a driver.
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Mainly because of the price but then again this system is costing me more than I first intended to spend so, maybe I should just go whole hog and spend the extra £'s.

I don't have that much old hardware. The only piece I will be using is a Netgear wireless adapter which does have a x64 driver, albeit with some issues.

I was also wondering whether I should upgrade the RAM. I am intending to have 4GB in the PC (I was installing 2GB in the initial build to shave off a few £'s) and I was considering using 4GB (2x2GB) CorsairTwinX XMS2 instead (future proofing).
 

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Oh I know all about it costing more than it should, my Visa card is still feeling the pain of my new rig and I still need a water cooler and another 4gig of ram to finish it off lol

Looking at the CPU comparison charts at toms hardware the 6000 doesnt seem bad for the cash.
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
Tonto, you are better off with a Core 2 Duo and a decent P35 Board instead of that 6000+(Unless you want SLI).
DDR2 is cheap,so if you wanna go 4GB then now is the perfect time :)
(IF you go 4GB then do conider getting 2 X 2GB instead of 4 X 1GB).
 

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  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Intel
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 9650M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus N80VN-X1 Laptop
    Screen Resolution
    1280 X 800
    Hard Drives
    1 X 250GB 5200 RPM
    Internet Speed
    11 MBPS
    Other Info
    XBOX 360 Controller | Vista X64 | Simpledrive 500GB
I might go for a Core 2 Duo E6850 then and the same MoBo that z3r010 has that way I can still go SLI if I want (shouldn't cost much more than what I had in mind). Anyway I've got a couple of months to decide while I save up the cash.

Thanks for your advice.
 

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Looks great...but as of what i heard, i might be wrong, i heard that vista x64 has some common issues with SLI board and 4GB of ram at once..i'm not absolutely sure..but asky and zr3010 will lead you in the right direction...

good luck
 

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Hi all,

I built up my PC just over a week ago now. Here are my final specs.

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Asus P5N32-E SLI
4Gb (2x2Gb) CorsairTwinX XMS2
768MB Leadtek 8800GTX
500 Gb Western Digital HD
LG 18X GSA-H54LBRL DVD/RW

I just thought I'd pop in and let you know. I'd like to once again thank you for your advice and tell you it was a real confidence boost knowing there were peolple who could help if I ran into any problems.
 

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How are you finding it?
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
tonto i have a 6000+ amd processor and it's fine, you should of saved your money. intels are good yes but way overpriced, whats point in paying hundreds more when you can have a perfectly capable amd dual core? that processor is top of the range within amd.

hope you pc is running fine :)
 

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Gotta be said i disagree with you there dude, the top end intel dual cores and the low end quad cores are far better value for money these days than the amds and ive been an AMD fan for years.
 

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