new build

2008-04-18 18:14:06

#1

liquix: Member; +51|6725|Peoples Republic of Portland

Hey mates, here are the items I am looking at for my new build. Any advice would be appreciated

EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
$189.99

EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT Superclocked 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
$209.99

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Crossfire Edition) EPS12V 750W Power Supply - Retail
$148.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80570E8400 - Retail
$209.99

OCZ Platinum 4GB (4 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P8004GQ - Retail
$95.99

Subtotal: $854.95

2008-04-18 18:15:46

#2

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6809|Long Island, New York

Looks good to me, but...hard drive? DVD drive? And that PSU is kinda overkill.

2008-04-19 08:17:05

#3

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6735|cuntshitlake

Poseidon wrote:
Looks good to me, but...hard drive? DVD drive? And that PSU is kinda overkill.

Yeah, would be just fine with a 500-600W well-branded PSU.

For HD I'd recommend some SMG Spinpoint.

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2008-04-19 09:45:45

#4

liquix: Member; +51|6725|Peoples Republic of Portland

I've got a 150gb 10krpm raptor, and a couple of 75gb drives I run in raid already. As for the PSU, I changed it to a smaller wattage.

Thanks guys, keep em coming.

2008-04-19 10:27:37

#5

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6839|NYC / Hamburg

looks good. Are planning on going SLI soon? Otherwise get an intel chipset, way better overclockers and cooler too.

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2008-04-19 10:37:27

#6

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6735|cuntshitlake

Taken if you are ordering from Newegg, I'd switch the Graphics card to either
this 8800GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318
or
this 8800GTS 512MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130337

If you want to spend that $220, GTS is pretty much better than GT.
If you want to save up, go for the stock clocked GT and overclock it yourself. It's not the best option to pay $50 for oveclock

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2008-04-19 10:40:07

#7

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6809|Long Island, New York

DeathUnlimited wrote:
Taken if you are ordering from Newegg, I'd switch the Graphics card to either
this 8800GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130318
or
this 8800GTS 512MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130337

If you want to spend that $220, GTS is pretty much better than GT.
If you want to save up, go for the stock clocked GT and overclock it yourself. It's not the best option to pay $50 for oveclock

QFT.

That card doesn't have 92% 5 egg ratings for no reason. I don't think I've ever seen that on a video card on Newegg.

2008-04-19 14:54:16

#8

BeerzGod: Hooray Beer!; +94|6841|United States

Spend the extra money and get the 8800GTS. The G92 core can be safely overclocked pretty damn high on stock cooling. Not to mention that $20 is nothing compared to what you're going to get back.

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