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Old 12-30-2009, 10:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
McTimson
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What do you plan on doing with it? Gaming, or just general school work?

Everything you have should be compatible with each other, any PSU made within the last couple of years will have all the connections you need, so I wouldn't worry about that. The main thing to worry about with PSU's is the actual wattage rating, which is usually less than what the manufacturer says it is, especially if the manufacturer is selling most of their products on eBay or something. Corsair is good though, so you're fine with that.

Are you planning on overclocking at all? If so, I would highly recommend an aftermarket heatsink, the stock Intel one isn't bad compared to their old ones, but it'll still get hot.

With DDR2 being as cheap as it is, I would personally go with a 2x2GB RAM package, GSkill is cheap, and works great. I think I have the same RAM that theycallmeebryan linked to, and I haven't had any problems with it at all.

What OS are you planning on running?
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