Need Help Building a computer, new to this

[theburan]

Normally it's not a problem... but my friend didn't have any mountain dew at his house. No computer for him the next day as a result, lol.

[diabloplayer75]

Originally Posted by Parker

Yea know what, scratch that. It's only $10 cheaper going with Vista 32-bit....
But then again I like XP more than Vista because of it's performance gains.

yeah, i still have the 4gbs ram from the other package
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
figured more couldn't hurt.
Since i'm saving so much more now anyways, do you think i should still stay with the case i have picked out? its cosmetics don't matter to me much

[Stormcrow]

I spent an hour puzzling over why my Vista install took a dump after I put in the 4 gigs, took a stick and applied the hotfix. Not sure of SP1 addresses this, but you could always slipstream the hotfix into the install with Vlite.

[theburan]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

Since i'm saving so much more now anyways, do you think i should still stay with the case i have picked out? its cosmetics don't matter to me much

If you're going with the antec 900, I'd stick with it... really nifty case, and pretty awesome perormance wise.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by theburan

Normally it's not a problem... but my friend didn't have any mountain dew at his house. No computer for him the next day as a result, lol.

Haha, I think I heard about that......

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

yeah, i still have the 4gbs ram from the other package
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory
figured more couldn't hurt.

Oh ok, then just stick with 64-bit Vista.

Since i'm saving so much more now anyways, do you think i should still stay with the case i have picked out? its cosmetics don't matter to me much

Well it depends... do you want a better case?

Check out some of your case reviews:
HardwareLogic

[diabloplayer75]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

I spent an hour puzzling over why my Vista install took a dump after I put in the 4 gigs, took a stick and applied the hotfix. Not sure of SP1 addresses this, but you could always slipstream the hotfix into the install with Vlite.

not sure what you mean by took a stick and applied the hotfix.. and defiantly don't know what a slipstream is.. haha i have more research ahead of me..

[theburan]

He meant that he pulled a stick of ram out of the case and then installed the update that fixes the problem. Once you run through windows update you can put the full 4 gigs in without any problems.

[diabloplayer75]

Originally Posted by Parker

Haha, I think I heard about that......



Oh ok, then just stick with 64-bit Vista.



Well it depends... do you want a better case?

is the antec 900 better then the coolmaster or are we just talking looks? if its better at this point i can afford to get it

[theburan]

The ONLY problem I've had with the antec is that with 2 dvd drives, a floppy drive, and 3 hard drives, cable management is a real pain... but I love it.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by diabloplayer75

is the antec 900 better then the coolmaster or are we just talking looks? if its better at this point i can afford to get it

I would say that it's just looks....

Originally Posted by theburan

The ONLY problem I've had with the antec is that with 2 dvd drives, a floppy drive, and 3 hard drives, cable management is a real pain... but I love it.

Yea cable management is a real drag with the 900. Thats why I don't like them.

I say stick with the CM 590, and get four of THESE fans. Two of the fans go up top inside of the case (pulling the air out of the case) and two on the side panel (pulling air into the case).
That would be one awesome setup!! You will also get very good temps.

Edit:
Or...... get the CM 690, 2 of those fans and THIS case window.
But I don't know, going with the 590 and the fans I mentioned above would be the best IMO. Looks better and will provide more airflow....