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Geek Culture / Newegg Computer Help: Mobo and RAM

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Sid Sinister
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Hey guys I need some help on getting a computer from newegg. This is the first time I'm buying parts seperately and I have a few questions. First, here is a list of what parts I'm going to get:

AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor
BIOSTAR TFORCE 550 ATX AMD Motherboard
ASPIRE CONCORD ATX-MR500W 500W Power Supply
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1800XT
OCZ Gold Series 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM System Memory

I already have a Case and Hard Drive.

My question is this: The mobo does not support Registered DIMM or Non-ECC DIMM (Which means it has to be ECC right?). But would this RAM work then?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227027

I dont think it will. Seeing thats its not ECC and it needs to be...? Right?

I think I might need a different mobo then. If you guys think thats the case I think I'm going to get the ASUS M2V ATX AMD Motherboard (Found here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131024)

What do you guys think? I could really use some help. Thanks everyone.
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Phaelax
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Posted: 16th Jun 2006 11:15
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Dont get that board, didn't you read the reviews?

That ram should work.

Quote: "Non-ECC DIMM (Which means it has to be ECC right"

uhh no, that means it has to NOT be ECC. (Non = NOT, NO, NONE) ECC memory you'll only see on server boards and most often wont even work in other systems.

Though you should put in 1gb of ram, 2x512mb sticks.

I'd probably go with this board if you really want the AM2 socket.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131013

oo, just read the rest of your post. Even though that Asus board you chose has no reviews, I'd trust it before I'd buy that Biostar. Asus is the most stable board I ever bought and Gigabyte (multiple times with AMD) has been the worst for me.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 16th Jun 2006 19:26
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Which board are you talking about? I don't want to get the board you said. Thats to expensive for me. I don't want to spend over $80 on a board (give or take a few bucks).

Lol, I just read the rest of your post too: Yea I'll probably get that asus M2V one. It's in my price range and I've delt with Asus before too. They make good and trusty boards.

The reason I said

Quote: "I dont think it will. Seeing thats its not ECC and it needs to be...? Right? "


was because... well read it again: The mobo does not support Registered DIMM or Non-ECC DIMM

It's a double negative! Which means it's positive. Which means if I got that mobo that I would need ECC. Not support non-ecc.

Thats like saying non-blue colors are not supported. That would mean it has to be blue.

It doesn't matter anyway. I'm getting a different motherboard lol. So that OCZ RAM would work with that Asus M2V board right? I'll have to get another 512MB stick another time, I don't think I have enough money.
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Kenjar
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Posted: 16th Jun 2006 21:49
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I'm planning to build a machine myself. The components are as follows:

Gigabyte AM2 nForce 430 ATX Motherboard
manufactures code: GA M55 PLUS S3G

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 Socket AM2 2GHz 1MB 1000FSB
manufactures code: ADA3800CUBOX

Corsair Memory CM2X1024 - 6400 1GB XMS2-6400 240Pin DIMM CAS5
manufactures code: CM2X1024-6400

DabsValue 7900GT 256MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI
manufactures code: 7900GT-G5G3CS

I've compaired these to your selection, and the advantages of my design are as follows:

Duel Core Processor which is only about £12 more then you are paying. 1 single stick of RAM means it's more upgradeable in the future plus the Gigabyte board supports up to 16Gb of RAM, which is massive. In my experiance gigabyte boards are also very stable and well supported. My last three boards where from them, and I've had very few problems. The nVidia 7900GT is just about the best graphics card out there, and cheaper then the ATI x1800.

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 17th Jun 2006 04:21
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Eh, I don't know. I like my set up better. Whats with the manufactures codes? Discounts?

A lot of games don't support the Dual Core yet. Well they do, they just haven't utilized it yet.
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