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$1.600,00 Gaming Rig Could you give me your input before buying it ?

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Bizuca

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Wow I joined here in 2002 didn't even remember,how long it was.I'm about to purchase a new rig,my old one is a P4 1.5Ghz with 768mb of memory and a Nvidia GForce 6800 🙂 I've been using for the past 4-5 years upgrading here and there,but it's time for a new one.

What do I need a new rig for ?

Gaming 90%
Web surfing 10%

Not Overclocking (1st don't know how + don't want mess up with it )

Here's what I have in mind :


Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-BA Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
clicky = 69.00


GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
clicky = 130.00



Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail
clicky = 280.00



Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail
click = 45.00



CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply - Retail
clicky = 99.00




EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
clicky = 530.00





G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
clicky = 70.00



Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
clicky = 80.00



SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B - OEM
clicky = 30.00




Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
clicky = 180.00





APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - Retail
clicky = 7.00



The Total is 1.547,00 I also will get a MoH:Airborne & Anti -static wrist band.Open for suggestions.


Thank you

















 
personally i would drop down to a dual core and save some $$$ there, is there any reason you want vista or can you get a copy of xp?

i haven't read any reviews on that psu, so you may possibly want to go to the anandtech psu area and see how one of those do in comparison in $$$ and quality.
 
Originally posted by: bthackne
I think you definetly need more power with the GTX 8800. Especially if you're going to spend 100 on it. I would go for at least 650-700W. At least get 600W like this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817341010

If you're going to be gaming 90% of the time then you do NOT need to get the q6600. You need to get a dual core like the Intel e6850 for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115028
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A 8800GTX takes 130W at full load on its own. 550W is more than enough for his purposes.
 
Very good build. There's absolutely no reason NOT to go with quad, the majority of upcoming games like Crysis, UT3, Alan wake and other will be able to utilize 4 cores fully
. The extra MHZ you can get easily with OC, extra 2 cores you can't.
PSU is more than enough. I wouldn't change a thing in your build except for ram, you can get a little faster kit for the same amount.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146565
Good luck.
 
Originally posted by: Bizuca
Originally posted by: PurdueRy
OP don't shop only at newegg. You can get much better deals(especially w/ shipping) by buying from more than one location:

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10006757

For example.

also...do you need Vista Ultimate? Home premium is more than enough for most people
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That's what I want to know they are both 64 Bit,so what's the difference ?
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AFAIK they both come in 32 bit versions as well.

http://www.microsoft.com/windo...a/editions/choose.mspx

Those are the differences...pretty lame between ultimate and premium
 
Originally posted by: Sinn707
Very good build. There's absolutely no reason NOT to go with quad, the majority of upcoming games like Crysis, UT3, Alan wake and other will be able to utilize 4 cores fully
. The extra MHZ you can get easily with OC, extra 2 cores you can't.
PSU is more than enough. I wouldn't change a thing in your build except for ram, you can get a little faster kit for the same amount.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146565
Good luck.
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you have documentation showing full utilization of 4 cores? what were are suppose to get and really get are usually 2 different things....
 
Why in the world is anyone recommending against getting the quad core processor?? Think about it this way; when dual core processors started coming out, some of the fastest single core procs, like the Athlon FX 57, performed a little better in games not multithreaded, but did you recommend against a dual core? And think about how quickly the dual cores started seriously outperforming single cores! The quad core is never going to be a bottleneck in a current game optimized for 2 cores, and the performance gains in the newest crop of games designed for 2+ cores will be huge.

 
That a good build. Quads are not useful right not. Based on few rumors that I heard Crysis is not using all 4 cores. But maybe latter this will change? I went with E2180 (overclocked from 2.0G to 3.6G). I figured that if there is a game in a year or two that can run faster on quad cores I will just upgrade latter.

Tuniq Tower is a very good cooler, but you only really need it if you planing to overclock. Otherwise Retail Intel CPU comes with a heatsink that works fine for stock speed.

Ballistix are good (I got them from Newegg a week ago). Mine can run with 3/3/3/3 timing with 360 frequency (@2.1v) or 4/3/3/9 with 400 frequency (@2.2v)
 
Ohh and yes like others said, look around to make sure that you get a good price. I usually use pricegrabber, Google product search and check zipzoomfly, tigerdirect, mwave, newegg to select the best price.
 
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