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Old May 17th, 2008   #31
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oh and microcenter finally had the Q9450 in stock online lol





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oh and microcenter finally had the Q9450 in stock online lol

I just looked (an hour after you posted) .. and it says "Sorry, this product is not available for online purchase." Does it sell that fast??

I'll cancel my tigerdirect order if I can get it $50 less at microcenter.



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Old May 17th, 2008   #33
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Good stuff bud. What was the final build list?



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Good stuff bud. What was the final build list?

Here's my final build list:
From Newegg:
Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail - $229.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM - $39.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8000CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail - $84.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 Power Supply - Retail - $169.99
XFX PVT84JUDD3 GeForce 8600GT XXX 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail - $94.99
ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - $149.99
COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail - $69.99

From Tigerdirect:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Processor BX80569Q9450 - 2.66GHz, 12MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield, Quad-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan - 349.99

Grand Total: $1241.37



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Cooling: 2x 120mm, 2x 90mm
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Old May 17th, 2008   #35
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btw i think (not positive) that if you order the Q9450 through Compusa (owned by tigerdirect) and use paypal, you can knock 20 bucks off.





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So here's what you were waiting for!! Again, I thank everyone who posted in this thread for all your help.

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Board: MSI ALBACORE
Memory: 2x512mb 400MHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB
HDD: WD Raptor 74GB, 2x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5
Power Supply: FSP Group SAGA+ 450R 450W ATX12V
Cooling: 2x 120mm, 2x 90mm
Operating System: Windows XP Professional 32bit
Devices: Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser Keyboard/Mice/MediaPad
Speakers: 2.1 Logitech X-230
Monitor: Sony 17" Fullscreen LCD
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Old May 24th, 2008   #37
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Looks excellent Bonk3r!
Great job!!!

One thing though, the RAM. You gotta put the sticks in the same colored RAM slots, so Yellow and yellow, Black and black... etc.
So just move the RAM stick thats in the black slot over to the other yellow slot and you'll be good.



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Looks excellent Bonk3r!
Great job!!!

One thing though, the RAM. You gotta put the sticks in the same colored RAM slots, so Yellow and yellow, Black and black... etc.
So just move the RAM stick thats in the black slot over to the other yellow slot and you'll be good.
Yep, that way your RAM is running in dual channel as opposed to single channel. Get a little extra speed that way.



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So I moved the RAM stick so that both are in a yellow slot (slots 1 and 3) but I don't know how to check if it is running in dual channel.

Here are my before and after shots using SIW. The only thing that changes is the slot numbers! =/

Please tell me how I can check if it is running 128 bits, it says 64 before and after.

Thanks

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CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Board: MSI ALBACORE
Memory: 2x512mb 400MHz
Video Card: ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB
HDD: WD Raptor 74GB, 2x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
Case: Coolermaster Centurion 5
Power Supply: FSP Group SAGA+ 450R 450W ATX12V
Cooling: 2x 120mm, 2x 90mm
Operating System: Windows XP Professional 32bit
Devices: Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser Keyboard/Mice/MediaPad
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Normally you can know via the BIOS, but alternatively CPU-Z tells you via the memory tab.
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