Your Opinions please!

2007-12-30 21:10:48

#1

schmitty: Member; +4|6736

Hey guys,

Just wanted your opinion on what I might think about changing. I want to keep it under $1400.

Oh and should I get Vista 32bit or 64bit.

1 SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM $33.99
1 Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $119.99
1 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $69.99
1 Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support - Retail $229.99
1 EVGA 512-P2-N775-AR GeForce 8600GTS Superclocked 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - $214.99
1 Creative Sound Blaster SB0570 Audigy SE 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail $29.99
1 COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RP-550-PCAR ATX from factor 12V V2.01 550W Power Supply - Retail $59.99
1 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM $5.99
1 Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel $74.99
1 ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $179.99
1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail $279.99
1 ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail $48.99

Subtotal: $1,365.87

2007-12-30 21:13:38

#2

aimless: Member; +166|6603|Texas

Get the 8800GT instead of the 8600GT

The SB Audigy SE doesn't do well in games (mine didn't anyway, maybe it's broken)

I believe if you buy the retail version (as opposed to the OEM) version of the Intel Processors, it comes with some thermal compound.

2007-12-30 21:21:51

#3

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7194

8800gt... instead of 8600gt... way better card... for not much more...
and Samsung makes some really good monitors...

Love is the answer

2007-12-30 21:34:33

#4

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7015|Long Island, New York

[TUF]Catbox wrote:
8800gt... instead of 8600gt... way better card... for not much more...
and Samsung makes some really good monitors...

Agreed. With both points.

You should go Samsung instead of Acer. Dunno, something about Acer just throws me off. Samsung is pure quality.

And the 8800 GT is just a little bit more than the 8600 GT and it's almost as good as a GTX.

2007-12-31 05:24:23

#5

']['error: Banned; +630|7122|The Netherlands

swap the 8600 for a 8800, it'll only cost a few dollars more and it's 2-3 times as good as the 8600.

for the rest: awesome machine

2007-12-31 05:24:54

#6

Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6610|Carnoustie, Scotland

32bit, 64 has no drivers, or very few.

2007-12-31 05:28:34

#7

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7059|SE London

Funky_Finny wrote:
32bit, 64 has no drivers, or very few.

Lies and slander. 64-bit is the way to go.

2007-12-31 05:30:41

#8

Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6610|Carnoustie, Scotland

Bertster7 wrote:
Funky_Finny wrote:
32bit, 64 has no drivers, or very few.
Lies and slander. 64-bit is the way to go.

Speaking of slander, I almost got a criminal record for that on Saturday..
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2007-12-31 09:11:54

#9

UK|Hooligan: Seriously, fuck off.; +103|7166|"The Empire"

Bertster7 wrote:
64-bit is the way to go.

Yes it is, especially when you want to have 4 gig of RAM in it, which i would recommend with Vista.

2007-12-31 13:18:10

#10

schmitty: Member; +4|6736

Thanks guys. I remembered reading that for <2GB of ram you needed 64-bit Vista, but I wasn't sure if it was needed for processors/SLI/etc etc.

My only other question really was about the motherboard I choose. Theres a bunch in that price range and didn't know if you guys found/prefer another brand or specs. Thanks!

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