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[Uncle Evil]

It doesn't look like it . . . Usually windows allocates twice the amount of RAM for the swap file, so for 1 GB RAM, Swap file will be apporx. 2 GB total (1 GB RAM, 1 GB "Virtual memory." Of course, I could be completely wrong . . .

Whoot! I have enough RAM (1.5GB) now that I turned off "Virtual memory." He he, good stuff that, running all programs in RAM so they are all constantly "On tap" if you know what I'm sayin'

hmm i dont think its always double because when i had 256 in my other comp my swap was 384

[GODJonez]

The swap file is normally 1.5 times the amount of RAM. But I have 512 RAM and 1.5 GB virtual memory :eyeball: so that makes 2 GB of memory. Get Cacheman XP

[TheMathGuy]

The swap file is normally 1.5 times the amount of RAM.

Ah, that clears up things . . .

[linkinkampf19]

Wow, a lot of activity in here...

Well, after careful consideration and research, I have come up with the computer I will be ordering shortly. The total will come to around $370, and that includes shipping. I thought I would be getting a better deal by ordering from multiple places found on Pricegrabber and such, but after a last minute check on resellerratings.com, I found that the two places I was gonna purchase the stuff from had extremely low ratings. That site saved my ass. So here I am, ordering everything off of Newegg.com. My setup will include:

Gigabyte K8NS Motherboard for Athlon 64 processors
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1 GB Corsair Value RAM pc3200
Raidmax ATX 822WBP Case with 420W PS

That is all the stuff I am gonna buy, on top of the stuff I already have:

60 GB HDD
External 160 GB HDD
DVD\CD-RW Drive
32x CD-ROM Drive (salvaged from computer show)
Floppy Drive
USB 2.0 PCI Card (4 extra ports)
GeForce FX 5200 PCI
Windows XP Pro
That's all...
Wish me luck on the purchase. Newegg.com, don't fail me now!!! BTW, thanks to eveyone who helped me throw this beast (okay not really) together.

[Ultimate X]

before u order all that try mwave.com they sometimes have better prices than newegg

[linkinkampf19]

Yeah, UltimateX, I tried Mwave earlier today, and a few of their products are still higher priced, and they had a bit of a lower rating on the site I mentioned above. I'll probably end up buying the system tomorrow if I don't get paranoid in spending so much money....

EDIT: I am looking at Mwave.com right now and so far, not too much of a difference compared to Newegg.com. Although they do not carry Raidmax cases, and I have yet to find out if they tack on $15 for shipping of a case.

One More EDIT: Anyone have any ideas or anything about Ahanix Cases? The one I see on Mwave is really nice, and only $20 w/o PS! That'll save me $10!

[fultz]

My Current Computer sucks...

Cheap POS:

Intel Celeron Northwood 2.2GHz, 100MHz FSB
Celeron Cheap Motherboard
248MB DDR SDRAM @133MHz
37.2GB WD HDD 5200RPM 2MB Cache
Onboard Video
Onboard Sound
DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo Drive
2 Cambridge Soundworks Cheap Speakers, 5 Watts Each
Ball Scroll Mouse
Keyboard

The Computer I ordered last friday :

AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz @ 2.7GHz [2.2GHz FSB] 64-BIT 90nm w/Hyper Transport
Foxconn Winfast nVidia nForce4 Ultra Motherboard w/PCIx16, 10 USB 2.0 Ports
16x DVD-ROM Drive
16x NEC DVD+/-RW 4x DL/CD-RW Drive
3.5" 1.44MB Mitsumi Floppy Drive
Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HDD
Western Digital 250GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache HDD
ATI Radeon x850 XT Platinum Edition 256MB GDDR3 PCI-Ex16 Graphics Card w/TV-O, Dual DVI
1024MB [1GB] DDR400 Ram @400MHz 2-2-2-3 [2x 512mb] Dual Channel
6-in-1 Media Flash Card Reader/Writer
Front Temperature Monitor+HDD Monitor
Neon Lights
420W PSU
19" Flat CRT Monitor Max Res: 1600x1200
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS 7.1 Sound Card
Creative Labs 8 Piece Speaker Set 7 Speakers + Subwoofer 7.1 Channel Surround Sound
10/100/1000 Onboard Ethernet
56k Modem
Optical Mouse
Internet Keyboard

[linkinkampf19]

Hate to say it, but I changed my mind again. Here is what I hope to be the final changes to my purchase. This is all on top of what I have listed above under what I already have.

[gamemasterjd]

My very first build. Done in 4 hours and some change.

Logisys ATX Alienware lookin Case w/ 450 pwr
PCChips Mobo M960G
Intel Celeron D Prescott 2.4Ghz 533FSB
2-512 Rosewill DDR3200 Ram
Maxtor 160 gb HD
Onboard sound 6chann & 64 bit graphics(enought to play UT!)
Lite on 16x Dvd-RW

not bad for about $400

[pirates dc]

umm lets see

Hp Pavilon 325c
2.0ghz AMD Athlon processor
60gig hard drive
512 MB of ram
128mb Nvidia GeForce FX5200
Cd-rw
DVD rom drive
HP pavilion mx60 17" Crt Monitor
And some prety nice speakers
Ohh and i have Road Runner cable internet
Yeah it aint the greatest but it works for what i do..pron and games

[D]

Built this today:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
1GB Corsair DDR 4000 PC3200 RAM
Asus K8V-X Motherboard
Galaxy Geforce 6600GT AGP
80GB Maxtor SATA HDD

DVD-RW and all the other important crap. Unfortunately it is for my uncle, though my specs are almost identical.

[sniperrfl1011]

your uncle needs a 6600gt?

[D]

Indeed he does. Playing FarCry yesterday in max settings with 4xAA and 8xAF with ease. Lovely jubbly.

Anyway, my specs are as follows:

Intel P4 Prescott 2.8GHz
Asus P4P800S-X motherboard
1GB DDR 400 PC3200 Corsair RAM
XFX Geforce 6600GT AGP
30GB (yes, 30GB! getting 250GB tomorrow, my 120GB broke) HDD
DVD Writer blah blah crap

[pooman]

CPU: Intel P4 Prescott 3.0Ghz
MB: ASUS P4P800 SE
RAM: 1GB Crucial PC3200
Video Card: ATI 9600XT
HD 80GB Western Digital
Drives: Plextor 712SA DVD-RW, Lite-On CD-RW, Samsung floppy
OS: WinXP Pro

[Ryu]

Proc: 2800XP (Barton)
MOBO: MSI Nforce 2 Delta K7
Ram: 512 DDR 400
Video: Gforce FX 5200 256 "Gainward"
HD 40gb Seagate/ 160Gb Maxtor..... <--- Anoying