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2007-06-29 19:01:47
maestrium
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+13|6956|Arizona
I haven't been around this forum much in the past months because my computer has been down, but I just finally am able to upgrade my computer after some saving up. I have a budget of about $1,200 tops, and picked out some parts on Newegg which seems pretty good, but I'd like a second opinion. I'm hoping to play the newer DX10 games coming out (such as Crysis), on a widescreen (highest resolution), with decent anti-aliasing. Here is a list of my parts, and I would be very appreciative if someone could look them over and see where I could cut some money or find a better part for the same price or less. Thanks.

Note: I already have a harddrive, and other misc. components you don't see on there. Everything there I already have picked out.

If you are too lazy to view image, here is a link since it's distorted. http://www.psdtocode.com/computer.GIF

https://www.psdtocode.com/computer.GIF

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2007-06-29 19:05:11
Hurricane
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+1,153|7101|Washington, DC

Sounds good; if possible I'd get another gig or two gigs (only have 4GB RAM or more if you use 64-bit Vista) just to be safe, but that rig looks pretty solid for Crysis and stuff.
2007-06-29 19:06:31
maestrium
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+13|6956|Arizona
I'm not planning to upgrade to 64-bit Vista until the games are released for it and most programs run as 64-bit, I really don't want to dual boot two windows systems. I'm also planning to have Ubuntu, so three OS' would be overkill, in my opinion.

Also, is there much of a noticeable increase from the 650i motherboard to the 680i?

Last edited by maestrium (2007-06-29 19:08:22)

2007-06-29 19:08:06
Hurricane
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+1,153|7101|Washington, DC

Okay. 3GB will still be nice especially on Vista. Since Crysis is DX10, you're gonna want Vista anyways if you wanna run it in DX10.
2007-06-29 19:08:43
maestrium
Member
+13|6956|Arizona
Yeah, I'd upgrade when Crysis rolls around.
2007-06-29 21:01:16
sexecuti0ner
What kinda guy are you are?
+148|6703
Someone tell me if I'm wrong here, but I think that you'll have to buy a new operating system as well.  I just did the same thing you are doing less than a week ago (kept my hard drive and other misc. components) and someone at Fry's (American electronics store) told me that since my computer was an out-of-the-box model, my OS was configured to my mobo and that it wouldn't work with my new rig.  It cost me an extra $90, so if this is true, you might have to change some of the things on your list as this will put you over budget.  Hopefully someone will see this and be able to verify whether this is true or not. 

P.S.  I got the same processor, PSU, and GPU (except mine is a 320 MB) as you and I'm really happy with them so far.  Good luck with the build!
2007-06-29 21:05:49
maestrium
Member
+13|6956|Arizona
As long as you uninstall the drivers for your old components before you switch, and install the new ones once installed, it should be fine. I've done it before, I believe, with no problems.

Also, I'm curious, what motherboard do you have?

Thanks everyone. These are the parts I'm settling on! (Switched from MSI due to some bad reviews of their service, not necessarily their boards).

ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit
EVGA 640-P2-N821-AR GeForce 8800GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply
SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner
Logitech MX 3200 Black 102 Normal Keys 21 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Desktop Laser Mouse
Edimensional Audio FX 3.5mm/ USB Connector Circumaural Force Feedback Gaming Headset

Last edited by maestrium (2007-06-29 22:03:33)

 

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