I have an EVGA 8800GT SSC on the way. My current computer is old and going to be re-built as a server for the wife to browse the internet. I need new components, please recommend specific brand, etc because there are so many, reading these roundups is making my head spin.
My original thinking was to get 2 8800GT's and SLi them, seeing as how they would cost the same as the 8800GTX but have more performance? I decided to start with one and see how things go. I've read some of the recommendation threads and they mostly steer people away from SLI so now I'm even more undecided than when I started.
Video: eVGA 8800GT SSC already ordered, possible second one for SLI???
MB: Depends if I should SLI or not. Recommendations for each way?
RAM: no idea of brand, timings, etc, DDR2 I suppose, not extremely expensive
CPU: Was thinking Core2 Duo 6850 since this is for gaming only, most bang for buck
Overclocking: I was not planning to overclock unless it's way-easy-super-stable.
General thinking on budget is that I want that sweet spot between performance and price. i.e. I would never pay $1000 for an Intel Extreme processor, etc. I also want Crysis to look as good and play as smooth as is possible.
One last question, are there any upcoming hardware releases that I should wait for within the next 6 weeks?
My original thinking was to get 2 8800GT's and SLi them, seeing as how they would cost the same as the 8800GTX but have more performance? I decided to start with one and see how things go. I've read some of the recommendation threads and they mostly steer people away from SLI so now I'm even more undecided than when I started.
Video: eVGA 8800GT SSC already ordered, possible second one for SLI???
MB: Depends if I should SLI or not. Recommendations for each way?
RAM: no idea of brand, timings, etc, DDR2 I suppose, not extremely expensive
CPU: Was thinking Core2 Duo 6850 since this is for gaming only, most bang for buck
Overclocking: I was not planning to overclock unless it's way-easy-super-stable.
General thinking on budget is that I want that sweet spot between performance and price. i.e. I would never pay $1000 for an Intel Extreme processor, etc. I also want Crysis to look as good and play as smooth as is possible.
One last question, are there any upcoming hardware releases that I should wait for within the next 6 weeks?
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