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SebC · 07-26-2008, 02:49 PM

Tom's Hardware does this every month or so... here's the latest:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/System...iew-31034.html

Just about the same as what you've got there, so you did well!

This one's just about graphics cards:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming...iew-31055.html

Apparently the new ATI 4850 is pretty good bang for your buck.

Overall though, looks good to me, other than one thing. Unless you're going for 4 gigs of RAM, stick with 32-bit XP. Otherwise go with 64-bit Vista. 64-bit XP has just about the same driver support issues as 64-bit Vista, without the benefit of having DirectX10.

07-26-2008, 02:49 PM	#2
SebC tromboner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: where the lattes are Exp:	Tom's Hardware does this every month or so... here's the latest: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/System...iew-31034.html Just about the same as what you've got there, so you did well! This one's just about graphics cards: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming...iew-31055.html Apparently the new ATI 4850 is pretty good bang for your buck. Overall though, looks good to me, other than one thing. Unless you're going for 4 gigs of RAM, stick with 32-bit XP. Otherwise go with 64-bit Vista. 64-bit XP has just about the same driver support issues as 64-bit Vista, without the benefit of having DirectX10. __________________ "You can't swing a cat on the internet without hitting a goaltender apologist."