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Re: Building comp (parts) [message #317902 is a reply to message #317893]

Mon, 18 February 2008 23:59

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iih3ro wrote on Tue, 19 February 2008 16:46

Zion Fox wrote on Mon, 18 February 2008 17:00

If you're going with nvidia cards, go for intel processors.

If you're going with AMD processors, go for ATI cards.

General rule of thumb.

Reasons would be nice.

Ditto. Just becuase AMD owns ATi now, it doesn't mean you have to pair them up and leave the other two (Intel and nVidia) to be paired. Either or works.

bisen11, a few recommendations.

For the PSU, drop it and get a name brand PSU. That brand is known to be bad.

For the video card, get an 8800GT instead. I have that same video card you're looking at, and while it's not as bad as the 8600 series has a reputation for, I'm getting an 8800GT to replace it (and sell the old one to compensate). It'll perform better than 2x8600GTSs and be slightly cheaper, as well as having double the memory (SLI doesn't double memory). May I recommend the same card I'm getting? It's also MSI and has a better cooling solution than stock 8800GTs do. Good price too. Again, cheaper than the 2x8600GTS AND better performance, with the option to SLI another 8800GT later if you choose to.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127329

For the CPU, get an AMD 5000+ or 5400+ class CPU and overclock it instead. The 6000+ and 6400+ are at the top of the Athlon 64's limits and don't OC very well from what I hear. On the other hand, the 5000+ and 5400+ can be OCed to be the equivalent of the 6000+. You could get a slower one, OC it, and save money. Specifically, this seems to be a great buy for an AMD CPU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103194

The "Black Edition" line of AMD CPUs is the equivalent of Intel's "Extreme" CPUs, that is, it has an unlocked multiplier to get slightly better OCing flexibility. Supposedly, this CPU OCs to 6000+ speeds VERY easily .

It should be a nice rig either way.

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		Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Mon, 18 February 2008 17:46
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Zion on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:00
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: z310 on Mon, 18 February 2008 22:46
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 18 February 2008 23:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Ryu on Tue, 19 February 2008 04:25
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Zion on Tue, 19 February 2008 08:45
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Tue, 19 February 2008 09:51
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Dave Anderson on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:14
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:19
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Tue, 19 February 2008 05:10
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: danpaul88 on Tue, 19 February 2008 05:14
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 16:30
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 16:54
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:21
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 17:47
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 18:23
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Tue, 19 February 2008 22:38
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Tue, 19 February 2008 23:06
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Wed, 20 February 2008 00:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: JPNOD on Wed, 20 February 2008 04:20
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: JPNOD on Wed, 20 February 2008 04:23
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 12:42
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Wed, 20 February 2008 13:40
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 13:39
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 15:59
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:33
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:38
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: trooprm02 on Wed, 20 February 2008 16:58
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: danpaul88 on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:29
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:05
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: nikki6ixx on Wed, 20 February 2008 17:15
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Wed, 20 February 2008 22:44
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Wed, 20 February 2008 19:00
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Wed, 20 February 2008 19:34
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Sun, 24 February 2008 12:12
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Caveman on Sun, 24 February 2008 13:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Thu, 28 February 2008 21:42
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Fri, 29 February 2008 03:37
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Fri, 29 February 2008 13:33
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Sat, 01 March 2008 09:35
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Romaner on Fri, 29 February 2008 11:32
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: sadukar09 on Fri, 29 February 2008 13:15
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Sat, 01 March 2008 22:54
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: Chuck Norris on Mon, 03 March 2008 00:50
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: bisen11 on Thu, 24 April 2008 18:43
		Re: Building comp (parts) By: nikki6ixx on Thu, 24 April 2008 19:42

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