i personally prefer NTFS rather than FAT32..because with NTFS, i wont be troubled with disc check

of course it is
even SoundBlaster 5.1 also is far better than onboard soundcard
well, thats my experience anyway..

even if it support up to 8 channel, it is still an onboard soundcard, which for me will not perform any better than an independent soundcard
in fact, even my onboard says about 8 channel high definition sound, but what i heard so far is a crap sound ..

well if u dun mind, just spend maybe around RM100, and get the creative audigy value..trust me, u will feel the difference

This post has been edited by kalakatu: Aug 14 2007, 08:31 PM

well sorry im not sure about that..some high end motherboard comes with a decent soundcard, which comes with Dolby Digital etc etc..
but still, i prefer to use the independent soundcard rather than onboard..

check on this link for more reviews about soundcard vs onboard --> http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=Sear...hlite=soundcard

if u read through the creative official website, most of the perfect cards that will match with BF2142 are XFi series, which of course is a little bit expensive..

it depends on ur budget anyway..let say u got RM200 budget max for soundcard, then Audigy series would do the job..Audigy 2 is around RM195, while Audigy 4 is RM235
anyway im not sure if SB Live is still available in the market..what ive seen so far is only SB 5.1

anyway i am no expert in this field actually..what have i posted so far are based on my experience and opinion

SB 5.1 is only around RM65, while Audigy Value is RM110..
example given above is IF u have such RM200 budget

as for me, im using nvidia 7900gs on ati chipset motherboard

it depends on ur usage IMHO
if u feel that 512MB is enough, then no need to upgrade lor..
but i think 1gb is recommended, or 2gb if u have more budget, since the price of 1gb ddr2 ram is quite cheap nowadays

* ignore my 3rd sentence if u r using ddr1

not really noticeable IMHO

there wont be any problem, but ur ram speed will automatically reduced to DDR667

u can, but like i mentioned earlier, the speed will be reduced to DDR667, so it is kinda waste to take DDR800...
u want a good but cheaper ram? then just take the value ram lor, any brand would do, as long as its cheap..1gb ddr667 only costs RM80 currently

8600GT is ok, but for 7950GT, it is highly advised that u upgrade ur psu to the true power version
besides 8600GT, u can also consider the 2600XT

why not? ram supported by motherboard and ram that comes with graphic card are TOTALLY different things at all
if u apply theory like this, means we need to use the DDR4 compatible motherboard so that we can use the ATi graphic card that comes with DDR4 ram

so its like this--> since ur mobo supports PCIE 16x, u better grab urself a 7300GT or 7600GS, depends on their price
or u can increase ur budget summore to get urself a 8500GT, any brand would do

This post has been edited by kalakatu: Nov 14 2007, 12:11 AM

definitely can't, unless u r talking about the motherboard that can support both DDR and DDR2

nope
its either one or none..
ddr and ddr2 has a different notch..means they aren't physically same

i think no problem, since 8500GT isnt a high end card
add another 1gb ram to boost ur gaming performance more

do u mean those 5 ports?



that port is called PCI Slot..usually used to be plugged with soundcard, tv card, network card etc etc

never heard of pci gc..only agp and pcie so far

if i were u, ill upgrade my ram to the bigger size, not from value to high performance
i saw ur sig stated that u r using 1.5gb ram..why dun u take another a piece of 1gb, make it 2.5gb

casing? later oso can..since the price of ram is too cheap now, better upgrade the ram first

i think it will, as long as u utilize the dual channel slots

FPS - First Person Shooter @ frame per second
usually people overclock or gaming with high end gc to gain a higher fps in gaming..means higher is better i think

kurang tepat di situ
my crucial value d9gmh can beat corsair xms2 easily

yes, but value ram also can be overclocked..it all depends on the chipset implemented on it, not the type or brand

there are many type of rams..normal home user like us only use DDR, DDR2 or some rich-fella use DDR3..
currently the price for 1GB DDR2-667 is RM90, so i think the RM200 u saw was the price for DDR ram

This post has been edited by kalakatu: Nov 17 2007, 01:09 PM