Situation:
In 2009 I built out the system described at the bottom of this post... Am soliciting a best option opinion. I have enough skill to stuff stuff onto a MB and turn it on. I'm a simple man.
Mission:
To be able to play the upcoming RTW2 all pretty like and detailed without slowdown, stuttering etc...
Execution:
Here is the problem. I have a GTX 260 in my rig plugged into the PCIE 2.0 port. Any reasonable upgrade does not have this interface. Would buying another of the same card and going SLI (my level of technical ability means I can open the side, jam the other card in, connect the two with that thingy, close the case, press power) or would this be a seriously underwhelming experience.
Other problem is if I upgrade to say a GTX 760 I need a new MB, which means new CPU, and so on until $$$. Is my current CPU an issue?
Admin and Logistics: Below is the order I put in 2009. Thanks for any input and pardon any lack of info.
Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA Model GH20NS15
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996587
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor HDZ720WFGIBOX
Foxconn A79A-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
In 2009 I built out the system described at the bottom of this post... Am soliciting a best option opinion. I have enough skill to stuff stuff onto a MB and turn it on. I'm a simple man.
Mission:
To be able to play the upcoming RTW2 all pretty like and detailed without slowdown, stuttering etc...
Execution:
Here is the problem. I have a GTX 260 in my rig plugged into the PCIE 2.0 port. Any reasonable upgrade does not have this interface. Would buying another of the same card and going SLI (my level of technical ability means I can open the side, jam the other card in, connect the two with that thingy, close the case, press power) or would this be a seriously underwhelming experience.
Other problem is if I upgrade to say a GTX 760 I need a new MB, which means new CPU, and so on until $$$. Is my current CPU an issue?
Admin and Logistics: Below is the order I put in 2009. Thanks for any input and pardon any lack of info.
Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
LG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner w/ SecurDisc Tech Black SATA Model GH20NS15
OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996587
EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor HDZ720WFGIBOX
Foxconn A79A-S AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
