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I will use this computer for:

dual boot xp & ubuntu

I multitask a lot but here is the basics

mainly multimedia and p2p, azureus, photoshop, movie maker, itunes, firefox, dvd decrypter, starcraft 2



Can somebody please help me? I'm so confused!



I have already picked out my keyboard, mouse, speakers, case, hard drives, DVD drive, monitor, wireless card, RAM, and video card.



Do these look good?



PSU - OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS ATX12V / EPS12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240 V CB, CE, CSA, UL, FCC - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817341010



RAM

A-DATA Extreme Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211174



Motherboard

???



I was looking at these 2. They have firewire and lots of USB, the only thing I don't like is that they don't have eSATA. But the EVGA has a lifetime warranty and the ASUS has a 3 year warranty.



ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131153



EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813188013

    
UsernameTaken

I prefer this ram to the one you linked
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098

And i'd rather get a non sli mother board since SLI isn't all that necessary

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chupacabra

I'd say go with the Asus.. Nice PSU pick by the way.

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oscaryu1


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I prefer this ram to the one you linked

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231098



And i'd rather get a non sli mother board since SLI isn't all that necessary



Cas Latency is lower on the A-Data ones...

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oscaryu1


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Cas Latency is lower on the A-Data ones...



not sure what that means but I know the price is lower!



Alright well this is what I'm looking for in a motherboard:

-reliability,

-warranty, I really liked the EVGA one because it has a lifetime warranty, but then I read that they've got quality control problems with those boards

-cheap hopefully :]

-connectivity, I need at least one FireWire port and I like a lot of USB, and hopefully eSATA!!! all my external hard drives have eSATA ports and it would be nice if my computer had one too so I could transfer data faster.

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UsernameTaken


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Cas Latency is lower on the A-Data ones...



When they are set to, by default they are even higher than the G.skill plus a-data support sucks but well it's up to usernametaken to decide which one to go

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chupacabra

Seems he's going by price

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oscaryu1

Well it's only a little bit of difference in price, would performance or reliability be a lot better with the G.Skill? I have no idea what to look for.

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Well it's only a little bit of difference in price, would performance or reliability be a lot better with the G.Skill? I have no idea what to look for.



G. Skill is made with Micron D9's, most lower level Corsair is made with ProMos, and ProMos are cheap and unstable chips. The Micron D9's with good cooling OC like a dream.

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INTELCRAZY


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G. Skill is made with Micron D9's, most lower level Corsair is made with ProMos, and ProMos are cheap and unstable chips. The Micron D9's with good cooling OC like a dream.



I'm not going to be overclocking and I wasn't looking at Corsair, it was A-Data but is that still with ProMos and would that be fine for non-OC?

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