Christmas build

guthriearmstrong · 12-02-2011, 18:27,

2 things here... one, just in case, make sure your sockets fit together.
Two, 16GB of RAM is really cheap (I got 3 sticks of it for 20$ on Newegg), and it's gonna help a LOT with gaming.

Leech · 12-02-2011, 18:45,

My computer is crap (4 INCH WIDE CASE!!!!!!1!!!ONE!) and cannot be upgraded from the point I have it at already (needs new motherboard, cannot fit new motherboard; did I mention that it's 4 inches on the outside? You could probably shave half an inch off that if you're talking about the inside inside)

**yottabyte** · 12-02-2011, 19:04,

(12-02-2011, 18:27)guthriearmstrong Wrote: 2 things here... one, just in case, make sure your sockets fit together.
Two, 16GB of RAM is really cheap (I got 3 sticks of it for 20$ on Newegg), and it's gonna help a LOT with gaming.

AM3 is compatible with Phenom CPUs, so don't worry about that Tongue

And yes, RAM is incredibly cheap nowadays. It's like weekend snacks.

tristo999 · 12-03-2011, 01:02,

You know what they say about ram. Fill all the slots and let god sort um out.

andy66252 · (This post was last modified: 12-03-2011, 01:34 by andy66252.)

I was thinking about it for a bit and figured i may be able to shave the price off a bit if i lowered hardrive capacity some. Is this a good idea?

Oh and another quick question. Does hard drive cache matter? the cheaper one i found will save me about $20 which will allow me to get 16gb ram but it's only got a 32mb cache compared to the others 64mb cache

geckosquid · 12-03-2011, 04:08,

No, the cache matters. And get a terabyte; you'll likely need it.

Ian25 · (This post was last modified: 12-03-2011, 06:15 by Ian25.)

One thing, depending on how much your paying for the DVD drive you might want to look around for a used one. You can usually just ask a friend or someone if they have an old computer or look on trash day DUMPSTER DIVING FTW!!! Stoned

But, that all depends on how much your paying for it.