Ontopic New PC Build - Am I missing anything?

Sp`ange said:
Double the RAM. You can never have enough RAM.

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(yes, it's a mac.. yes, it's gay.. no, I didn't pay for it..)
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No normal person could ever use that much RAM. However, I'm sure you do... :D
 
hawk82 said:
700w is way overkill. Not sure why the PC markets huge power supplies. I've got a GTX560ti 446 core + core i7 + two 7200rpm harddrives + ssd and it uses roughly 147w of power at idle, probably up to 250w when gaming. Only servers need 700w and even then it is a lot.

I've had great luck with Enermax power supplies so that is all I use. PC Power & Cooling is supposed to be a good brand as is Seasonic. Power supply is the linch pin when building a computer, IMO. Modular power supplies are much nicer too. No extra cables getting in the way. Cleaner install, easier to work on the computer.

That Crucial drive is nice. I have 2 of them and have had no issues. Do the firmware update before you install Windows 7 or whatever OS you're going with.

Has Biostar cleaned up its act? They used to make shitty mobos from 2000 to 2005 (last one that I saw from around then). Blowing caps, chipsets, USB issues, other random issues, etc. I personally tend to stick with Asus, even though I've had a couple of failures. They've done good on the RMAs though, and their customer support has been good.
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Excellent info. My thanks.
 
cut that power supply wattage in half and you just saved yourself a hairdryer running 24/7 for years on end.
 
fly said:
Just because its a 700w power supply doesn't mean that it consumes 700w. It only takes what the PC needs, up to 700w.
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right you are. I still have to think it will use more than necessary kind of like comparing the fuel efficiency of a v8 to an i4.
 
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