Ok, so my home built system started having some problems and it turns out the mobo and PSU were going bad. Long story short I would up damaging alot of my system components and I start grad school thursday so I had to have a system now. I went to best buy and got an HP a6120n tax free (woohoo!). I have built every system I have ever owned so this was new to me. I insisted on cracking open all the cases to look inside to make certain all my extra components were going to fit. About $600 later I am running:
2.0ghz C2D E4400
320gig sata HDD
Win vista home premium
2gig DDR2
It's not bad. I know I could have built better but for my GTAship I am absolutely required to have a working comp and I just don't have the time to build everything myself.
Anywho the board has 1 PCI-E slot and 2x PCI slots. I will not ever run SLI. The extent of my gaming now is WoW every few days with my dad, bro and close college friends to keep in touch more than anything. I play some other stuff here and there to fill the gap (CS:S, BF2, BF2142) as well.
Anyways I am looking at a new card and I was thinking 8600GTS cause of DX10 and the price (about $150) but then I read the reviews and it looks like I'll be tossing money away! I can afford the extra $100 for the baseline 8800GTS but I am concerned it might not fit in my machine....
I was hoping to get my X-Fi and my PVR150 in the two PCI slots. The PCI-E connector is in front of 2 openings so maybe the 8800GTS will fit? Any ideas?
Here are the obligitory :camera:s
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2973.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2974.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2975.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2977.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2981.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2982.JPG
If you need any other pics/angles/measurements say. I am wanting to order this sunday so I can get overnight and have it in tuesday (the day before I move in).
EDIT: Haha I some of you must be thinking "that comp comes with a 250watt PSU idiot" yeah it does. I have a 550wattAntec True Power I will be replacing the stock PSU with and it has SLI capability.
EDIT2 help!:
I got the sucker in now my case runs SOOOO hot!!! I have a 5.25" bay open that is in front of the card about 4"up. Do you guys have any suggestions on keeping this thing cool?? More pics inc when I can get them.
2.0ghz C2D E4400
320gig sata HDD
Win vista home premium
2gig DDR2
It's not bad. I know I could have built better but for my GTAship I am absolutely required to have a working comp and I just don't have the time to build everything myself.
Anywho the board has 1 PCI-E slot and 2x PCI slots. I will not ever run SLI. The extent of my gaming now is WoW every few days with my dad, bro and close college friends to keep in touch more than anything. I play some other stuff here and there to fill the gap (CS:S, BF2, BF2142) as well.
Anyways I am looking at a new card and I was thinking 8600GTS cause of DX10 and the price (about $150) but then I read the reviews and it looks like I'll be tossing money away! I can afford the extra $100 for the baseline 8800GTS but I am concerned it might not fit in my machine....
I was hoping to get my X-Fi and my PVR150 in the two PCI slots. The PCI-E connector is in front of 2 openings so maybe the 8800GTS will fit? Any ideas?
Here are the obligitory :camera:s
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2973.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2974.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2975.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2977.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2981.JPG
http://www.valdosta.edu/~wrconkli/wow/IMG_2982.JPG
If you need any other pics/angles/measurements say. I am wanting to order this sunday so I can get overnight and have it in tuesday (the day before I move in).
EDIT: Haha I some of you must be thinking "that comp comes with a 250watt PSU idiot" yeah it does. I have a 550wattAntec True Power I will be replacing the stock PSU with and it has SLI capability.
EDIT2 help!:
I got the sucker in now my case runs SOOOO hot!!! I have a 5.25" bay open that is in front of the card about 4"up. Do you guys have any suggestions on keeping this thing cool?? More pics inc when I can get them.