Kamikaze127

The 790GX uses a onboard graphic card, so no need to spend more money

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inhunter

Yes I just saw it has o/b graphics that is definately a plus.

Thanks again guys

Let me do a little reading on this setup and I will let you know what i get

inhunter

Finally decided on this should be here in three days

All this will go in my ANTEC 900

I will let you know how it goes.

BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813138128

AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HD985ZXAGHBOX
Item #: N82E16819103249


G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK
Item #: N82E16820231166


(X2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Item #: N82E16822148136

TheFlyingWallaby

You may want to consider 8GB of RAM. I apprentice with a professional photographer and I've seen individual projects get quite large, and he sometimes leaves multiple projects open at once (though he's got 16GB in a dual G5). When you start working with large-format digital (10MP+) projects seem to grow quickly. Even with my measly 6.3MP DSLR I've gotten close to using my full 4GB of RAM.

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inhunter

Guys,
Updated my Sig with what i ended up getting,
thanks I will let you know how it works out. Might need a little help tweaking it.

INHUNTER

inhunter

Flying Wallaby,
I know what you mean about the big files. Mine are 10mp out of my camera. Hopefully with this system I can work on them as 16bit files instead of 8 bit in CS3. My last system took forever if I worked with 16 bit files. I might end up getting another 4GB down the road. Do you guys run the 64 bit Vista?

inhunter

Flying Wallaby,
I know what you mean about the big files. Mine are 10mp out of my camera. Hopefully with this system I can work on them as 16bit files instead of 8 bit in CS3. My last system took forever if I worked with 16 bit files. I might end up getting another 4GB down the road. Do you guys run the 64 bit Vista?

kaivorth

I'm getting Vista in a few days. Vista Ultimate 64bit. You should be pleased with that build for the most part, although I still do recommend a 8800gs (something cheap) for your build. There getting close to $50 now.

inhunter

Guys,
Here is what I have come up with so far
After running prime for 9 Hrs no errors...

cpu-3003mhz
ht ref clock-231
cpu multi-13x
ht link-2310
nb speed-2310
mem freq-462mhz
pcie speed 110
cpu volts-1.38
ddr2 volts-2.0
cas latency-5
row precharge-5
ras to cas delay-5
ras active time-15
row cycle time-26
command rate-2T

See anything I need to change? I'm running vista64 bit and it is lightning fast compared to my old setup. I am going to go ahead and get another 4gb of ram while it's cheap.

vista scores my processor at 5.9
my ram at 5.9
my hard drives 5.8
my graphics at 4.2

Thanks for the help on this