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Thread ID: 78811	2007-04-29 10:41:00	Upgrading/Rebuilding computer - Advice needed.	Tigurius (12192)	Press F1

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545229	2007-04-30 16:18:00	Here is what I think would be good: 1.CPU = 6600 or 6420. 2.GPU = 8800gtx or 8800gts. 3.RAM = 2gb ddr2 800. 4.HD = 400gb sata 2 NCQ Seagate. 5.MB = GA-N680SLI-DQ6 or GA-965P-DS3. 6.SC = Audigy 2zs or onboard. 7.PSU = Antec (TP3-650) TruePower Trio, 650W Triple Rail PSU, nVIDIA SLI Ready or Enermax (EIN650AWT) 650W INFINITI, Modular, 80PLUS Certified, DXX Ready, Three +12V output. (Modular psu is the way to go better for cable management,tidy,only need to plug the cables in that you are going to use). 8.Dvd = Pioneer DVR-212 18x SATA Black or Pioneer DVR-111D DVD Writer ide,black. 9.Case =Lian-Li,Cooler Master,Silverstone all make quality case's. 10.Case fans make sure the case you like has 120mm case fans at the front and back of the case.(Move more air,quieter then 80mm fans.) 11.Cpu hsf use the one that comes with the processor first before buying a after market hsf,see if its ok before you buy another one,save some money.If you don't like it then get one later. 12.Get a SD card reader and a fan controller as well, they can go in the small 2 bays at the front of the case,were the floppy used to go.(They come in really handy). 13.OS = personally I would stick with XP Pro for now and wait for Vista service packs to come out and get Vista when its at service pack 2, save all the problems for the early adopters:lol: . (Not all games work in Vista(older games wont work,or they have problems),plus Digital Rights Management etc. (If you want to you could dual boot XP and Vista later). (If you get Vista get the 32bit as they have not got much 64bit drivers out for everything yet.) Wow hope that helps!:cool:	memphis (2869)
545230	2007-04-30 21:33:00	I don't know why people are agreeing with me :p Really all I did was rephrased what dugimodo said.	mejobloggs (264)
545231	2007-04-30 22:29:00	yeah was feeling all left out :( lol Guess I just don't have your level of reputation joe with only 40 odd posts to my name Get the 8800GTX not the GTS. And the dual will do. and your reasoning is? I think if you offer advice you should explain why and not just say "do this" probably the GTX will last a couple of months longer than the GTS and it is faster, but given that the GTS can run all currently available games at ridiculous resolutions with AA & AF cranked up whats the point? seems like spending money just for the sake of having the fastest. Like I said if you plan on running at very high res it might make a difference - match your video card to the monitor you intend to use. For me I'm happy at 1280x1024 on my 19" LCD so it's unlikely I'd ever need a GTX	dugimodo (138)
545232	2007-05-01 01:13:00	I think if you offer advice you should explain why and not just say "do this" probably the GTX will last a couple of months longer than the GTS and it is faster, but given that the GTS can run all currently available games at ridiculous resolutions with AA & AF cranked up whats the point? seems like spending money just for the sake of having the fastest. Because it will last longer than the GTS. Current and future games are 2 different things. And the price has come down quite a bit. Wait for ATIs new cards and will go down a bit more. Especially as the 8800Ultra is due out.	pctek (84)
545233	2007-05-01 02:25:00	A agree with pctek! If this PC is meant to last 3 years then the GTX is the better option! Even the a quad core should be considered, but not the QX6700. The Q6600 would be a better option as its nowhere near as expensive but still future proof. Obviously money isnt too much of a concern to the original poster, if I was him i'd buy this: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 2Gb DDR2 667MHz 8800GTX Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Onboard sound Seagate harddrive One thing thats forgotten to be mentioned is that with such highend components a quality PSU is essential. I prefer Enermex and Silverstone but the Thermaltake TP units review very well and are priced at a point they cant be ignored.	Pete O'Neil (6584)
545234	2007-05-01 02:45:00	Quote:Pete O'Neil One thing thats forgotten to be mentioned is that with such highend components a quality PSU is essential. If you read my post I recommend two quality psu.:thumbs: I did not forget.:) Quote:memphis 7.PSU = Antec (TP3-650) TruePower Trio, 650W Triple Rail PSU, nVIDIA SLI Ready or Enermax (EIN650AWT) 650W INFINITI, Modular, 80PLUS Certified, DXX Ready, Three +12V output. (Modular psu is the way to go better for cable management,tidy,only need to plug the cables in that you are going to use). :thumbs:	memphis (2869)
545235	2007-05-01 03:18:00	I just find it hard to think of spending that much money in one go :p I would rather buy a cheaper card, and upgrade more fruequently. Cause I know with each new generation of cards I will want one ;)	mejobloggs (264)
545236	2007-05-01 03:30:00	7.PSU = Antec (TP3-650) TruePower Trio, 650W Triple Rail PSU, nVIDIA SLI Ready or Enermax (EIN650AWT) 650W INFINITI, Modular, 80PLUS Certified, DXX Ready, Three +12V output. (Modular psu is the way to go better for cable management,tidy,only need to plug the cables in that you are going to use). : The Sliverstone OP650 is a lot cheap. I went off Modular as with a lot of them they also don't give you that many cables. Easy enough to tuck the unused ones out of the way in a drive bay.	pctek (84)
545237	2007-05-01 04:42:00	Obviously money isnt too much of a concern to the original poster I'm actually working to a budget of $3500 and will be purchasing these items over time. I looked at dual Video Cards, however I know very little on these. To my understanding it could be inefficient and you needed special software and only a few games could support it. That kind of put me off. I'll also look into and consider all the other suggestions I have been given, thanks!	Tigurius (12192)
545238	2007-05-05 10:22:00	I just sold a system similar to what you were looking at, with the QX6700 (2.66Ghz Core 2 Extreme quad core) and 8800GTS 640MB, and I can't wait to build it! The guy is an architecht and in 3DS Max, the QX6700 renders about 60% faster than the approximately same-priced 2.93GHz Core 2 Duo. So I guess it really depends on whether what you're doing with the PC can take advantage of multiple cores or not. I would get the 2.4GHz Quad Core, because it shouldn't be too long before more things start coming out that are able to fully use four cores, and at worst it would perform like a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, which are damn fast anyway. And it's cheap compared to the QX6700 at under $1000. If money is important I would get the 640MB 8800GTS - there is certainly a big jump in performance, but as others have said, you don't need it (yet).	george12 (7)
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