oh ok then i'll get just one 8800GTX graphics card thenBlAiR_AgaiN wrote:
Because it's not worth it. The performance doesn't double when you have 2 cards, it's better to have 1 strong card (8800GTX).
Btw, Ultra is the same card as 8800GTX, just frequencies are a bit higher. With a little overclocking or voltmod perhaps you can make Ultra out of GTX.
Ultra pricing is at 999usd. Fuck that, I'd rather get 2 8800GTX's.BlAiR_AgaiN wrote:
Because it's not worth it. The performance doesn't double when you have 2 cards, it's better to have 1 strong card (8800GTX).
Btw, Ultra is the same card as 8800GTX, just frequencies are a bit higher. With a little overclocking or voltmod perhaps you can make Ultra out of GTX.
wtf, i agree then and if i can overclock and make a Ultra what the hell is point in spending that much when i can buy two 8800's and turn them into Ultra's myself...cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
Ultra pricing is at 999usd. Fuck that, I'd rather get 2 8800GTX's.BlAiR_AgaiN wrote:
Because it's not worth it. The performance doesn't double when you have 2 cards, it's better to have 1 strong card (8800GTX).
Btw, Ultra is the same card as 8800GTX, just frequencies are a bit higher. With a little overclocking or voltmod perhaps you can make Ultra out of GTX.
BF2/2142 would run sweet on something like that, but I have no doubt you would pay highly out the ass for all that.Kakashi wrote:
Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (Socket AM2)
Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M2N-E SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)
2nd CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)
Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
8 Channel C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 (M2N-E SLI)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)
Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!
Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£149)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x ONBOARD 1394 FIREWIRE PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N- E SLI)
Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio (£133)
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (Black) (£6)
Mouse
Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£4)
Speakers
LOGITECH S100 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£5)
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (£7)
yeah in total including a 20inch monitor it comes to 1005 pounds, and i was thinking of taking a 250mb hardrive for music videos etc and a 150gb raptor hardrive for windows and games, and i thought the more RAM that i had the better, but i keep getting told its overkill lol so maybe i'll get rid of 2Gb.Fenix14 wrote:
BF2/2142 would run sweet on something like that, but I have no doubt you would pay highly out the ass for all that.Kakashi wrote:
Processor (CPU)
AMD ATHLON™ 64 X2 5600+ (2.8GHz) 2 x 1MB L2 Cache (Socket AM2)
Memory (RAM)
4096 MB CORSAIR DDR2 800MHz - LIFETIME WARRANTY! (4x1GB)
Motherboard
ASUS® M2N-E SLI: DUAL DDR2, S-ATA II, 2 x PCI-Ex, 2 x PCI
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS (4 REAR + 2 FRONT) AS STANDARD
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
3rd Hard Disk
80GB SERIAL ATA II HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID (HDD 1 & 2)
RAID 0 (STRIPE)
1st CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)
2nd CD/DVD Drive
20x DVD±RW/RAM/Dual Layer + Lightscribe (48 x CD-RW) (£17)
Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
2nd Graphics Card
320MB GEFORCE 8800GTS PCI Express + DVI + TV-OUT
Sound Card
8 Channel C-Media Superior Quality Audio 7.1 (M2N-E SLI)
Modem
NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Network Facilities
2 x 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N-E SLI)
Case
Black Neon Bubble case + Neon Extreme Kit!
Power Supply & Case Cooling
850W Quiet Five Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£149)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22 dBA AMD CPU COOLER (£14)
Firewire & Video Editing
2 x ONBOARD 1394 FIREWIRE PORTS (1 PORT ON M2N- E SLI)
Monitor
20 INCH TFT Silver/Black 1400 x1050 8MS, D-Sub, Audio (£133)
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech® Internet Keyboard + Hotkeys (Black) (£6)
Mouse
Black Logitech® Premium Optical Mouse (£4)
Speakers
LOGITECH S100 2.0 BLACK SPEAKER SYSTEM (£5)
Surge Protection
Belkin 4 Socket 2M Surge Protector with Phone Protection! (£7)
4 gig ram is a bit excessive at the moment so I'd suggest just 2 gig, upgrade later if deemed necessary
I'd go for 2 Big hard drives rather than three 80gig ones, maybe two 150 gig..
Do you truly need 2 Dvd writers exactly the same? I'd just use the one.
Dam those video cards would be nice... lol, shame you're the only one getting em..
Other than those points, thats a kick arse rig, if you do decide to scale down for some savings I might suggest upping your screen size (although I've heard BF2/2142 can look stretched on widescreen since it doesn't support it).
Last edited by Kakashi (2007-04-29 03:00:24)
he is right. one 8800 GTX is prolly gonna manage to run every game for the next 6 months to a year.TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
As said above, the best way to spend your money would be on a E6600/8800GTX/2GB RAM combo. You can always get another 8800GTX down the track and more ram (4gb is overkill atm)
Unfortunately, with the technology race we're going through now, it won't last much longer than that.Kashmir wrote:
he is right. one 8800 GTX is prolly gonna manage to run every game for the next 6 months to a year.TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
As said above, the best way to spend your money would be on a E6600/8800GTX/2GB RAM combo. You can always get another 8800GTX down the track and more ram (4gb is overkill atm)
what i dont understand is how is 4gb of ram overkill?TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
As said above, the best way to spend your money would be on a E6600/8800GTX/2GB RAM combo. You can always get another 8800GTX down the track and more ram (4gb is overkill atm)
No game needs 4gb, or will even come close to using it.Kakashi wrote:
what i dont understand is how is 4gb of ram overkill?TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
As said above, the best way to spend your money would be on a E6600/8800GTX/2GB RAM combo. You can always get another 8800GTX down the track and more ram (4gb is overkill atm)
so it cant really harm in me having 4gb RAM then can it? i mean i dont wana upgrade my PC anytime soonsome_random_panda wrote:
No game needs 4gb, or will even come close to using it.Kakashi wrote:
what i dont understand is how is 4gb of ram overkill?TimmmmaaaaH wrote:
As said above, the best way to spend your money would be on a E6600/8800GTX/2GB RAM combo. You can always get another 8800GTX down the track and more ram (4gb is overkill atm)
Of course, until COD 4 and Crysis come out.
if you are running vista 4gb should be ok. just with xp its pretty pointless.Kakashi wrote:
so it cant really harm in me having 4gb RAM then can it? i mean i dont wana upgrade my PC anytime soonsome_random_panda wrote:
No game needs 4gb, or will even come close to using it.Kakashi wrote:
what i dont understand is how is 4gb of ram overkill?
Of course, until COD 4 and Crysis come out.
thats another question i have, will BF2/2142 WoW (yes im a WoW noob sometimes) run on Vista ok??Kashmir wrote:
if you are running vista 4gb should be ok. just with xp its pretty pointless.Kakashi wrote:
so it cant really harm in me having 4gb RAM then can it? i mean i dont wana upgrade my PC anytime soonsome_random_panda wrote:
No game needs 4gb, or will even come close to using it.
Of course, until COD 4 and Crysis come out.
Last edited by Kakashi (2007-04-29 03:38:35)
im not to sure. i think it should be ok but i dont have vista. i think there were only problems with the drivers when vista was first out . i think it may be ok now.Kakashi wrote:
thats another question i have, will BF2/2142 WoW (yes im a WoW noob sometimes) run on Vista ok??Kashmir wrote:
if you are running vista 4gb should be ok. just with xp its pretty pointless.Kakashi wrote:
so it cant really harm in me having 4gb RAM then can it? i mean i dont wana upgrade my PC anytime soon
well im gona stick to what i know best then and thats windows XP, untill i hear some good reviews about vistaKashmir wrote:
im not to sure. i think it should be ok but i dont have vista. i think there were only problems with the drivers when vista was first out . i think it may be ok now.Kakashi wrote:
thats another question i have, will BF2/2142 WoW (yes im a WoW noob sometimes) run on Vista ok??Kashmir wrote:
if you are running vista 4gb should be ok. just with xp its pretty pointless.
then 2 gb ram should do. untill more dx 10 games are out or untill you want to get vista.Kakashi wrote:
well im gona stick to what i know best then and thats windows XP, untill i hear some good reviews about vistaKashmir wrote:
im not to sure. i think it should be ok but i dont have vista. i think there were only problems with the drivers when vista was first out . i think it may be ok now.Kakashi wrote:
thats another question i have, will BF2/2142 WoW (yes im a WoW noob sometimes) run on Vista ok??
ok then mate, thanks for the advice ^^Kashmir wrote:
then 2 gb ram should do. untill more dx 10 games are out or untill you want to get vista.Kakashi wrote:
well im gona stick to what i know best then and thats windows XP, untill i hear some good reviews about vistaKashmir wrote:
im not to sure. i think it should be ok but i dont have vista. i think there were only problems with the drivers when vista was first out . i think it may be ok now.