Last edited by ']['error (2008-05-08 08:45:41)
No!!!!']['error wrote:
sli / triple sli 9800gtx
I agree. 8800GTX > 9800GTXBertster7 wrote:
No!!!!']['error wrote:
sli / triple sli 9800gtx
Don't triple SLI 9800GTXs. They typically perform worse than normally SLI'd 9800GTXs. Not so for the 8800 ones.
The 9800GTX is a shit, shit card.
i would spend half of it somewhere else, and the other $1500 on a nice PC.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
$3000 comp
true, but as this man has enough money and he wants the best performance for his money, SLI 9800GTX seems a good option. I didn't choose for triple SLI because it isn't worth the money and it would kill the budget. And besides, if killer wants less performance for a better price, he could always choose for SLI 8800GTX or SLI 8800GTS G92. I mean, this configuration is based on performance not on price.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I agree. 8800GTX > 9800GTXBertster7 wrote:
No!!!!']['error wrote:
sli / triple sli 9800gtx
Don't triple SLI 9800GTXs. They typically perform worse than normally SLI'd 9800GTXs. Not so for the 8800 ones.
The 9800GTX is a shit, shit card.
Thirded.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
I agree. 8800GTX > 9800GTXBertster7 wrote:
No!!!!']['error wrote:
sli / triple sli 9800gtx
Don't triple SLI 9800GTXs. They typically perform worse than normally SLI'd 9800GTXs. Not so for the 8800 ones.
The 9800GTX is a shit, shit card.
I wouldn't ask that. Because the 9800GX2 is shit as well. Whereas the 8800GTX is a great card and triple SLI with them boosts performance a good deal.']['error wrote:
"Well why didn't you choose for SLI 9800GX2 then?" you may ask, well because then I would have to cut down on the other components. Becaus two 9800GX2's cost $900.
So you think triple 8800GTX is worth the money with this budget and configuration? I'll look up how much they cost.Bertster7 wrote:
I wouldn't ask that. Because the 9800GX2 is shit as well. Whereas the 8800GTX is a great card and triple SLI with them boosts performance a good deal.']['error wrote:
"Well why didn't you choose for SLI 9800GX2 then?" you may ask, well because then I would have to cut down on the other components. Becaus two 9800GX2's cost $900.
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Maybe....']['error wrote:
So you think triple 8800GTX is worth the money with this budget and configuration? I'll look up how much they cost.Bertster7 wrote:
I wouldn't ask that. Because the 9800GX2 is shit as well. Whereas the 8800GTX is a great card and triple SLI with them boosts performance a good deal.']['error wrote:
"Well why didn't you choose for SLI 9800GX2 then?" you may ask, well because then I would have to cut down on the other components. Becaus two 9800GX2's cost $900.
I have the motherboard, its lovely, good choice my friend.killer21 wrote:
Yea. I found the one that I needed. 780i XFX board.Bertster7 wrote:
Which also doesn't support SLI....
If you really want dual 8800GTS cards (which isn't a bad idea), you won't be able to do it with that.
re-read my updated postBertster7 wrote:
Maybe....']['error wrote:
So you think triple 8800GTX is worth the money with this budget and configuration? I'll look up how much they cost.Bertster7 wrote:
I wouldn't ask that. Because the 9800GX2 is shit as well. Whereas the 8800GTX is a great card and triple SLI with them boosts performance a good deal.
I'm not entirely sure. It'd be damn fast, but worth the money? Perhaps not....
Terror wrote:
cheapset 8800GTX costs $350. Tripple sli would cost $1050 of the budget, that's not worth it in my opinion as the cheapest 9800GTX costs $280.
9800GTX is cheaper and better than the 8800GTX, so I don't see any problems with SLI'ing two of them in this configuration.
Also a good choiceELITE-UK wrote:
I have the motherboard, its lovely, good choice my friend.killer21 wrote:
Yea. I found the one that I needed. 780i XFX board.Bertster7 wrote:
Which also doesn't support SLI....
If you really want dual 8800GTS cards (which isn't a bad idea), you won't be able to do it with that.
Damn. You're right.']['error wrote:
re-read my updated postBertster7 wrote:
Maybe....']['error wrote:
So you think triple 8800GTX is worth the money with this budget and configuration? I'll look up how much they cost.
I'm not entirely sure. It'd be damn fast, but worth the money? Perhaps not....Terror wrote:
cheapset 8800GTX costs $350. Tripple sli would cost $1050 of the budget, that's not worth it in my opinion as the cheapest 9800GTX costs $280.
9800GTX is cheaper and better than the 8800GTX, so I don't see any problems with SLI'ing two of them in this configuration.
I think it's because they are out of production, and when the supply's start to shrink and there are still allot of people who want to buy one: price goes up. I think we can see the 9800GTX as the new 8800GTX/GTS G92 if we look at price. Cheapest 9800GTX here costs €230.Bertster7 wrote:
Damn. You're right.']['error wrote:
re-read my updated postBertster7 wrote:
Maybe....
I'm not entirely sure. It'd be damn fast, but worth the money? Perhaps not....Terror wrote:
cheapset 8800GTX costs $350. Tripple sli would cost $1050 of the budget, that's not worth it in my opinion as the cheapest 9800GTX costs $280.
9800GTX is cheaper and better than the 8800GTX, so I don't see any problems with SLI'ing two of them in this configuration.
8800GTX prices over here did go through a bit of a lull. They were at about £120 from some vendors. They're now back upto £200, which is not cost effective.
I'll agree with this. And while I accept the points of DDR3 being over priced (although u can get some fairly good deals now relativly speaking), its worth it in my view for that 790ultra board. I had the pleasure of building a machine with one and a GX2 and it managed to clock an E8500 to 3.8Ghz on a respectable voltage, rock solidly stable. Only problem with it is there a bit expensive, and there is a slight issue with the quicker of the DDR3 memory.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Well. Here are what I'm thinking of:
Intel Q9450 cpu
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme cooler + 12cm silent fan
eVGA nForce 790i Sli mobo
4GB DDR3 1333mhz ram
2x eVGA Geforce 8800GTS
Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer soundcard
awsome headset pf your choise
Corsair 750TX 750w PSU
Silverstone TJ10-BW Black case
SAMSUNG 216BW Black-Silver 21.6" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Logitech G5 mouse
Logitech G15 keyboard
mousepad of your choise
2x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB HDD
SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD±R Burner
edit: price around 3k I think.
I don't agree with that. Although 790i + ddr3 has a good potential in the future it's not worth it now. Let we just put together an awesome machine with an EVGA/XFX 780i motherboard + fast 800+mhz DDR2 RAM and it will still be top of the line. If we'd go for an 790i + some good DDR3 ram the prices would go up to much for this system.Bell wrote:
I'll agree with this. And while I accept the points of DDR3 being over priced (although u can get some fairly good deals now relativly speaking), its worth it in my view for that 790ultra board. I had the pleasure of building a machine with one and a GX2 and it managed to clock an E8500 to 3.8Ghz on a respectable voltage, rock solidly stable. Only problem with it is there a bit expensive, and there is a slight issue with the quicker of the DDR3 memory.GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Well. Here are what I'm thinking of:
Intel Q9450 cpu
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme cooler + 12cm silent fan
eVGA nForce 790i Sli mobo
4GB DDR3 1333mhz ram
2x eVGA Geforce 8800GTS
Creative X-Fi Xtremegamer soundcard
awsome headset pf your choise
Corsair 750TX 750w PSU
Silverstone TJ10-BW Black case
SAMSUNG 216BW Black-Silver 21.6" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
Logitech G5 mouse
Logitech G15 keyboard
mousepad of your choise
2x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB HDD
SAMSUNG Black SATA DVD±R Burner
edit: price around 3k I think.
Martyn
Why 800MHz RAM? You can get some nice 1GHz OCZ Reaper stuff fairly cheap and that's very nice.']['error wrote:
I don't agree with that. Although 790i + ddr3 has a good potential in the future it's not worth it now. Let we just put together an awesome machine with an EVGA/XFX 780i motherboard + fast 800+mhz DDR2 RAM and it will still be top of the line. If we'd go for an 790i + some good DDR3 ram the prices would go up to much for this system.
Killer wants an top of the line machine with monitor etc all in. And I think that an 780i motherboard + 9800GTX SLI + 4 gbsuperfast low timing A-brand memory + Q9450 + thoughpower/OCZ PSU + everything else including is the way to go.
$3000 is allot of money for an machine, and it's enough to put together an awesome machine that will last 5 years. DDR3 etc is overdone unless the budget is $5000.
In which case I'd go for a 24", because pixels on 22" screens are too big. He should try not to get a dirty TN panel, and should look for a VA based display (IPS being very wrong for gaming).killer21 wrote:
I do need a screen but not right now. I've decided on either a 20 or 24" WS screen but that can wait for now.
Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-05-08 12:43:42)
I wrote "800+mhz" ramBertster7 wrote:
Why 800MHz RAM? You can get some nice 1GHz OCZ Reaper stuff fairly cheap and that's very nice.']['error wrote:
I don't agree with that. Although 790i + ddr3 has a good potential in the future it's not worth it now. Let we just put together an awesome machine with an EVGA/XFX 780i motherboard + fast 800+mhz DDR2 RAM and it will still be top of the line. If we'd go for an 790i + some good DDR3 ram the prices would go up to much for this system.
Killer wants an top of the line machine with monitor etc all in. And I think that an 780i motherboard + 9800GTX SLI + 4 gbsuperfast low timing A-brand memory + Q9450 + thoughpower/OCZ PSU + everything else including is the way to go.
$3000 is allot of money for an machine, and it's enough to put together an awesome machine that will last 5 years. DDR3 etc is overdone unless the budget is $5000.
As for PSU, I'd really go for the Galaxy 850W.
Also, I thought he didn't want a screen...In which case I'd go for a 24", because pixels on 22" screens are too big. He should try not to get a dirty TN panel, and should look for a VA based display (IPS being very wrong for gaming).killer21 wrote:
I do need a screen but not right now. I've decided on either a 20 or 24" WS screen but that can wait for now.
Ah. Sorry. I was confused by all the +s.']['error wrote:
I wrote "800+mhz" ramBertster7 wrote:
Why 800MHz RAM? You can get some nice 1GHz OCZ Reaper stuff fairly cheap and that's very nice.']['error wrote:
I don't agree with that. Although 790i + ddr3 has a good potential in the future it's not worth it now. Let we just put together an awesome machine with an EVGA/XFX 780i motherboard + fast 800+mhz DDR2 RAM and it will still be top of the line. If we'd go for an 790i + some good DDR3 ram the prices would go up to much for this system.
Killer wants an top of the line machine with monitor etc all in. And I think that an 780i motherboard + 9800GTX SLI + 4 gbsuperfast low timing A-brand memory + Q9450 + thoughpower/OCZ PSU + everything else including is the way to go.
$3000 is allot of money for an machine, and it's enough to put together an awesome machine that will last 5 years. DDR3 etc is overdone unless the budget is $5000.
As for PSU, I'd really go for the Galaxy 850W.
Also, I thought he didn't want a screen...In which case I'd go for a 24", because pixels on 22" screens are too big. He should try not to get a dirty TN panel, and should look for a VA based display (IPS being very wrong for gaming).killer21 wrote:
I do need a screen but not right now. I've decided on either a 20 or 24" WS screen but that can wait for now.
24" is nice
Yeah that's what I do when I'm typing fast, sorry .Bertster7 wrote:
Ah. Sorry. I was confused by all the +s.']['error wrote:
I wrote "800+mhz" ramBertster7 wrote:
Why 800MHz RAM? You can get some nice 1GHz OCZ Reaper stuff fairly cheap and that's very nice.
As for PSU, I'd really go for the Galaxy 850W.
Also, I thought he didn't want a screen...
In which case I'd go for a 24", because pixels on 22" screens are too big. He should try not to get a dirty TN panel, and should look for a VA based display (IPS being very wrong for gaming).
24" is nice
Last edited by ']['error (2008-05-08 14:39:17)
PM me for info about that mobo.killer21 wrote:
Cool stuff. I'm going to go with a headset. I can't do the speakers anymore. I need to hear every foot step, every noise, etc., that might give me an advantage over the next guy. I'll probably get a mobo/processor combo such as this one or maybe even the 9650 processor. I know that I am going for the dual 8800GTS 512MB per vid cards too.Flaming_Maniac wrote:
$3000 comp
Well if I were you with that kind of money, I would look into getting really good peripherals (speaker system, monitor, headset, keyboard/mic, joystick), a nice case, and silencing it. Especially if you're looking to use it for work as well, having an excellent PC just makes it that much nicer. So you could get enthusiast parts (lol $1000 processor) or get some of this stuff:
resevoir
(not the one you want if you want to be carrying this around)
processor water block
vga waterblock
northbridge waterblock
pump
sound dampening mats
hard drive silencers
That's the route we went with a media pc downstairs, temps are good, sound is low.
