Recent content by Stublore

Hi all, I'm in the process of putting together a new gaming PC, my question is this: Is it worth getting two GeForce 9800 GX2? From what I can see atm, the only use for 2 of these is playing at very high res. Is this correct? I currently have a 21" CRT and am sticking with it for the moment...

That's a bit worrying tbh. the primary purpose is for gaming, so I might get a better CPU. I have no experience in OC'ing, so it's not something I am confident enough to try atm.

How about this for ram?: 2Gb Team DDR2 PC2-10400 (1300MHz) memory kit http://www.memoryc.com/compute...00mhzthermalright.html and this CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - OEM Thanks for the replies guys, I do appreciate your comments...

Good points, how about this: Ram: Corsair 4GB DDR3 DHX 1600C7DHX Twin3X (2x2GB) CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX9650 "LGA775 Yorkfield" 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail KillerNIC M1 Gigabit Desktop PCI Network Adapter GPU: 2 * BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual...

The thing is, I'll probably have this PC for 3 or 4 years, so I want a CPU that will last(performance wise), and DDR2 ram will probalbly not be available/viable in a year or 2, it will all be DDR3.(I got burned last time I got a PC, just a few weeks later DDR2 ram became available and I was/am...

Basically I am building a new gaming rig, this is the primary consideration for the PC. Budget between 3300 Euro to @3800 Euro. As I live in Ireland, I will be buying parts primarily in Europe. Initially not really interested in OC'ing, but would be nice to have it as an option once the PC...