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CrudOfCrow

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Ok, just looking for some tips on my new future system specs. I have a budget of about 2k. I already have the case. Most of all i'm looking for ways to improve it but keep it at or around $2k. I want to keep the motherboard top-of-the-line so that theres a lot of room for future upgrades as better technology comes out. I dont plan on buying an entire new PC for a few years, so this is what i've come up with. Any Suggestions?



$0.00 LIAN LI PC-V1200Bplus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

$250 eVGA 122-CK-NF68-AR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

$316 Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

$590 eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP

$149 Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 3.5 SATA 3.0Gb-s Hard Drive - OEM

$230 Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM

$284 CORSAIR XMS2 DOMINATOR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

$199 PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer Power Supply

$37 LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology - OEM

I have a $100 gift certificate to newegg...
Total = around $1955
 
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CrudOfCrow

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I suppose you are right regarding DX10, but it is kind of concerning that ATI and AMD are now one...and i'm planning an intel system.... I dunno. Everyone keeps saying to wait...i've waited sooo long, haha. Now that i'm ready to buy, people are still saying to wait. lol. I have a feeling that if i wait, and the time comes again to buy, someone will say, WAIT! And in the meanwhile, my current PC is getting more and more obsolete....not to mention its starting to sound like a vacuum cleaner with a cat caught in it...
 
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Lifer
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That's a lot of money. You can certainly get it down a bit without hurting performance so much.

Are you going to OC the cpu?

Plan on ever going SLI (adding a second video card)?
 
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Yes i do plan on upgrading to SLI but obviously that would be very expensive at the current time, plus prices will come down eventually on the 8800's and it would be a nice upgrade...no? I would like to get a quad core cpu in the future, and this motherboard is quad compatible. I do want to OC. I also plan on upgrading to 4gb ram.

Right now i have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ OC'd to a 3000+ so i have some experience with it.
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: CrudOfCrow
Yes i do plan on upgrading to SLI but obviously that would be very expensive at the current time, plus prices will come down eventually on the 8800's and it would be a nice upgrade...no? I would like to get a quad core cpu in the future, and this motherboard is quad compatible. I do want to OC. I also plan on upgrading to 4gb ram.

Right now i have an AMD Athlon XP 2800+ OC'd to a 3000+ so i have some experience with it.
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You're spending a good bit for having the SLI option. Doubling the cost of the motherboard, not to mention the cost of the second card. At what resolution are you planning on gaming?
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: CrudOfCrow
Hmm, good question...maybe 1680x1050 or 1440x900
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I would make that decision before you invest in an SLI motherboard. After all you could pick up a Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 board for maybe $115. Intel's chipsets are better than Nvidia's as well, IMO. A single 8800 GTS or GTX will be plenty for 1440x900, and even for 1680x1050 for all current games. Crysis could change that, but it's maybe 8-10 months away.
 
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