Recent content by Xtek

You guys were a HUGE help, thanks a lot! Here's my final build (Ordered and on it's way). Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Awsome case for overclocking with lots of room for air flow. Motherboard: EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB...

Well I plan on going SLi in about 10 days when I get paid again I'm going to get another AKIMBO card. EDIT: After thinking about it most of my gaming doesn't really require SLi and this system will be pleanty for what I need, anyone have any recommendations for a non-sli mobo, I'd prefer EVGA...

I'm not a video card expert so this seems like it could be close but which do you think is better (ignore cost). EVGA 512-P3-N808-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 256-bit...

Ok here are some parts I've swapped out... HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM After reading lots of reviews and benchmarks it seems overall this is faster for read/writing but has a little slower seek time. Also uses a lot less power...

Since they're cheaper I could still afford to get 2x and run a RAID-1, would it be worth it?

My previous gaming rig I built died about 6 months ago and I've been using my Toshiba P105-S9722 laptop (pretty nice for gaming) for my day to day stuff. I've saved up enough cash (about $1500) to buy myself a decent up-to-date gaming rig that way I can just use my laptop for my regular stuff...