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Originally posted by Lasereth
Looks good! You could save some money by buying non-ECC, non-Registered RAM, even though if I had the money I'd be buying it too. It's not essential, but it does have benefits in different areas (mainly error reporting and stability).
For the money you'd spend on a Radeon 9600, not buying a 9800 Pro would be a waste! The Radeon 9800 Pro is only a little over $200 now. The 9600 will be $100-$150; may as well go for the 9800 Pro while the price is low!
-Lasereth
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I'd also go with the non-ECC RAM unless the money is burning a hole in your pocket. You can get non-ecc ram for less than half the price. With the extra money you could upgrade the vid card now instead of waiting. Are you gaining so much by buying the ecc registered that it is worth spending twice as much?
Lasereth:
Since the vid card is on the recycle list, I took his not about upgrading as him having the 9600 already and will upgrade soon, not that he will upgrade to the 9600. I could be way off though.