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Re: First Time Build - Advice Welcomed
No Suggestions on where to upgrade/downgrade? Wasn't sure about the 2 - 8800GT's or to go with 2 - 9600 Gt's. I also noticed that the 3850 was around the same price rance as well. Would definitely like to go with x_fire or sli config in the end though. Guess another thought would be to pick up one of the cards with 2 GPU's, do these perform as well or better than two cards linked together?
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Re: First Time Build - Advice Welcomed
Please Read This Before Posting
Fill that out and post back so we may be able to better assist you. Everything you have picked out there seems solid to me. Personally I would pick a different RAM manufacturer...Corsair, Crucial, Mushkin or Patriot come to mind. |
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05-19-2008, 06:24 AM
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Re: First Time Build - Advice Welcomed
Budget: How much money are you willing to spend on the new build?
~$1500 Brands: Are there any brands of components you want or don't want? Nope Multitasking: Will you be multitasking with this computer and if so, how much? Occasionally; music, excel, access, streaming audio, games, etc... probably no more than two or three apps open at a time. Gaming: Will you be gaming and if so, how much and how new are the games? Will be gaming occasionally as well. Mostly online FPS or MMORPGs. Calculations: Will you be doing any intense calculations or media encoding? DVD encoding Overclocking: Do you plan on overclocking and if so, how much? No Storage: How much storage will you need and what will you be storing? Movies and Pics mostly. ~ 500 GB to start with and room to expand as needed. Legacy Support: Will you need support for older hardware like parallel, serial, or PS/2 devices? No Operating System: Do you want Windows XP or Vista, or Linux compatibility? Windows XP and Vista(future) Case: Do you want help selecting a case and if so, how big do you want it? Yes. Current system is a mid tower so not looking for anything smaller than that. Accessories: Do you want a keyboard, mouse, or other items included? No Recycled Components: Will you be reusing any components you already have? 300GB HDD, Keyboard, mouse. Monitor: If you want a monitor, what size do you want and should it be widescreen? 20-22 inch WS Stores: Do you have any online stores that you prefer to purchase from? The usual suspects; Newegg, Tigerdirect, Amazon, BestBuy, etc... Location: What country do you live in? US |
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