I am about to buy my new PC!

2007-07-26 11:28:04

#1

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4FNQ

I am going with this Graphics card as i only have a 19" monitor, and i can use the EVGA Step up program, where i only pay the diffrence between that and a GTX. (When i come back from i31 lan)

EVGA S775 nForce 680i SLI ATX 7.1 Channel Audio Lan - Motherboard

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4BHY

I have heard bad stuff and good stuff about this Motherboard.

I will not be overclocking for a while, (Maybe not ever) so am looking for other ones if are better.

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?QuickLinx=4MM7

Cheap, amazing. Need i say more?

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLi
Ram: OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCIE DUAL DVI
Hard drive: Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
Dvd Drive: Samsung SH-183LBEBN
Sound card: Creative Xtremegamer
Case: Antec nine hundred
Power supply: OCZ 700w
Headphones: Sennheiser PC161 Pro-Gaming Headphones

(Should i buy hard drive cables, as i know with the antec case the normal ones are too short?)

Last edited by White-Fusion (2007-07-26 11:39:11)

2007-07-26 11:39:31

#2

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

Bump, sorry but i need advice.

2007-07-26 11:45:57

#3

Computer_Guy: Member; +54|7170

Dont get those headphones, those are not true surround sound. If you want to use your sound card to its full potential then get some 5.1 surround sound headphones. Theres 4 speakers in each ear. Like these http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efhpa2/home.aspx

Otherwise everything looks good.

2007-07-26 11:46:54

#4

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

Computer_Guy wrote:
Dont get those headphones, those are not true surround sound. If you want to use your sound card to its full potential then get some 5.1 surround sound headphones. Theres 4 speakers in each ear. Like these http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efhpa2/home.aspx

Otherwise everything looks good.

Yeah i already got them

Im sending them back though.

Should i get a diffrent motherboard?

should i get hard drive cables?

2007-07-26 11:47:49

#5

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6922

How much does that cost overall?

2007-07-26 11:50:27

#6

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

r'Eeee wrote:
How much does that cost overall?

I dont know, i dont care about the price right now. All i need to know, is if that motherboard is worth buying. And if the cables that come with it for the hard drive will be long enough.

Cheap compared to what i thought it would be.

2007-07-26 11:58:25

#7

Computer_Guy: Member; +54|7170

You should be fine on cables and the case is fine.

2007-07-26 12:05:59

#8

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6967|N. Ireland

White-Fusion wrote:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
Motherboard: EVGA nForce 680i SLi
Ram: OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2
Graphics card: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCIE DUAL DVI
Hard drive: Western Digital Raptor X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10,000RPM SATA 16MB Cache
Dvd Drive: Samsung SH-183LBEBN
Sound card: Creative Xtremegamer
Case: Antec nine hundred
Power supply: OCZ 700w
Headphones: Sennheiser PC161 Pro-Gaming Headphones

Processor: Can't go wrong with it! Although I would of gone with the Q6600.
Motherboard: I've heard good and bad, but that motherboard apparently "kicks ass" so you should definetely at least try it!
Memory: Excellent memory!
Video: Nice card, I will probably be getting the same!
Sound: Can't stretch to the fatal1ty on such a good rig like that?
Hard Drive(s): Raptor = good, always. Although I hope you have another drive for the likes of media etc? Trust me, you'll need it!
Case: I've heard lots of good things about the case.
Power Supply: Good power supply, good amps!
Peripherals: No Comment (not well-versed in headphones).

Overall, you have a very nice upcoming rig! What monitor do you have?

2007-07-26 12:25:12

#9

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7119

The motherboard should last you some time, DDR3 RAM is already out so not sure how long your DDR2 RAM will last before being replaced by DDR3 RAM. Nice motherboard though you can crank up the RAM all the way up to, 8GB.

some of the minor problems I heard from people who purchased this board is some of the problems with their ps/2 connectors as well as chipset overheating, (meaning that the chipset needs an alternate fan or something to counter all the heat and because it is REALLY loud and for some reason blows hot air straight onto the CPU cooler...) Besides these things the motherboard looks good.

best of luck.

2007-07-26 12:27:59

#10

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|6996

get the 640mb if u plan on playing on higher resolutions

2007-07-26 12:42:38

#11

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober: mmmm...Toasty!; +91|7195|Oregon

learn to read kids.

good call on everything, though i personally despise the A900, supposedly the cooling is great. i would say the 6850 over Q66 only because quad-core has no practical application. the 6850 has faster clocks, faster FSB (which isnt much on the C2d, but still...braggin rights), and sounds cooler then the quad...

2007-07-26 12:48:36

#12

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6967|N. Ireland

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober wrote:
learn to read kids.

good call on everything, though i personally despise the A900, supposedly the cooling is great. i would say the 6850 over Q66 only because quad-core has no practical application. the 6850 has faster clocks, faster FSB (which isnt much on the C2d, but still...braggin rights), and sounds cooler then the quad...

Core 2 Duo E6850 sounds cooler than Core 4 Quad Q6600? No it does not!

2007-07-26 12:57:07

#13

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7023|UK

ig wrote:
get the 640mb if u plan on playing on higher resolutions

I've seen benchmarks, that show the 320 is more than capable of high res play, the 640 manages about 10% on average high fps than the 320 on games like bf2 etc.

Maybe it be worth it on dx10 games tho, we will see, imo, 320 is a better price/performer, so I would go for that right now atleast.

Edit:

I've read that CPU he choose can clock upto 5GHz, anyone know if it really can?

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2007-07-26 13:01:58)

2007-07-26 13:06:39

#14

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

Bell wrote:
ig wrote:
get the 640mb if u plan on playing on higher resolutions
I've seen benchmarks, that show the 320 is more than capable of high res play, the 640 manages about 10% on average high fps than the 320 on games like bf2 etc.

Maybe it be worth it on dx10 games tho, we will see, imo, 320 is a better price/performer, so I would go for that right now atleast.

Edit:

I've read that CPU he choose can clock upto 5GHz, anyone know if it really can?

Martyn

Will be getting a GTX later on.

isnt there alot of issues with the quad cores?

2007-07-26 13:17:25

#15

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6708|United Kingdom

I've heard there is with some games - but i don't own one myself

2007-07-26 13:36:04

#16

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

Im going with the Dual core one i have listed.

Does anyone know if i will need to flash the Motherboard i have listed.

2007-07-26 16:22:51

#17

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6824

If you're not going SLI, I'd get a P-35 Board, DDR3 Capable, 45nm Processing ready.

That's what I intend on doing soon, I hope.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813128048

Or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131188 (Idk if this supports SLI or not)

Last edited by ReDevilJR (2007-07-26 16:44:59)

2007-07-27 11:37:01

#18

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|7025|Scotland

Bought all my stuff.

Woo woo.

Will be here early next week.

2007-07-27 11:51:41

#19

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,081|7245|PNW

blademaster wrote:
The motherboard should last you some time, DDR3 RAM is already out so not sure how long your DDR2 RAM will last before being replaced by DDR3 RAM. Nice motherboard though you can crank up the RAM all the way up to, 8GB.

DDR3 RAM is still in its public infancy. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone yet, not when its speeds are going to get bumped way the hell up, and there aren't any DDR3 motherboards that can support the upcoming ones yet. Low-latency DDR2 RAM is still the way to go, for now.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-07-27 11:52:30)

2007-07-28 06:00:45

#20

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6824

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
blademaster wrote:
The motherboard should last you some time, DDR3 RAM is already out so not sure how long your DDR2 RAM will last before being replaced by DDR3 RAM. Nice motherboard though you can crank up the RAM all the way up to, 8GB.
DDR3 RAM is still in its public infancy. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone yet, not when its speeds are going to get bumped way the hell up, and there aren't any DDR3 motherboards that can support the upcoming ones yet. Low-latency DDR2 RAM is still the way to go, for now.

P-35 Boards support DDR3 & DDR2. Even if speeds are bumped way up, you wouldn't want them for their extremely high latency, and you wouldn't be able to run a 1:1 ratio between your processor.

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r'Eeee wrote:

White-Fusion wrote:

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ig wrote:

Bell wrote:

ig wrote:

blademaster wrote:

unnamednewbie13 wrote:

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