Help my brain wont stop thinking need help!

*Radeon* · 05-15-2008, 10:09 PM

I was going to go with EVGA 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard and now i am thinking about this using EVGA NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel.

Option A
Motherboard
EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813188025
Qty 1
Ram
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227297
Qty 1

Option B
Motherboard
EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813188026
Qty 1
Ram
OCZ Flex II 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2FXT11504GK - Retail Qty 2
Will this ram work with this board well.

Ok the rest will be the same.

Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-N897-A3 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Qty 1

Processer Fan Heat Sink
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186134
Qty 1

Case
Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811129043
Qty 1

Power
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail
Item #: N82E16817371012
Qty 1

The costs is so close that there is no need to look at it.

Thank for taking your time to reed this.

Any comment and/or criticism with explanations or even remarks would be appreciated.

~~Blue_Gene~~ · 05-16-2008, 09:56 AM

If the cost is difference is minimal then I would go with the more powerful setup.

*Radeon* · 05-16-2008, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_Gene

If the cost is difference is minimal then I would go with the more powerful setup.

Witch one do u think is more power full.

A or B ?

zavenger · 05-18-2008, 07:02 PM

Hey *Radeon*

How much are you spending on that PC?

I'm planning to make a gaming PC also...

and your specs sounds really great!

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 05-18-2008, 07:35 PM

abut what cpu are you using?

*Radeon* · 05-19-2008, 07:12 PM

Ok here what i went with.

Motherboard
EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813188026
Qty 1 Cost. $189.99

Processer & Fan Heat Sink & Thermal Compound
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Processor
Item #:N82E16819115037
Qty 1 Cost. $198.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail
Item #: N82E16835186134
Qty 1 Cost. $26.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
Item #: N82E16835100007
Qty 1 Cost. $5.99

Ram
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Qty 2 Cost. $344.00
$40.00 Mail In Rebate.
Had to have one sent to my brother house to get the rebate on both.

Video Card
EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 01G-P3-N897-A3 Video Card
Item #:N82E16814130355
Qty 1 Cost. $619.99
Will be adding one more when the price falls.

Drives
Drive One.
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA
Item #:N82E16827106057
Qty 1 Cost. $30.99
Drive Two.
SIIG JU-91RW12-S4 9-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader/Write + Floppy - Retail
Item #: N82E16815150058
Qty 1 $54.99
Drives Three & Four
Western Digital Raptor 74 Gig 10,000 Rpm
No cost all ready have.
Will at some point put a blue-ray drive in.

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Item #: N82E16832116215
Qty 1 $169.99

Case & Power Supply
Antec Twelve Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
Item #:N82E16811129043
Qty 1 Cost. $209.95
Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Power Supply
Item #:N82E16817371012
Qty 1 Cost. $199.99

Cost for build was just over $2000 + shiping and handling. Part are all ready ordered. Should see the parts by the end of the week.

How it look?
Will be overclocking.

05-15-2008, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Radeon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12 OS: XP service pack 2	Help my brain wont stop thinking need help! I was going to go with EVGA 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard and now i am thinking about this using EVGA NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel. Option A Motherboard EVGA 132-CK-NF79-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI DDR3 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813188025 Qty 1 Ram OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P16004GK - Retail Item #: N82E16820227297 Qty 1 Option B Motherboard EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813188026 Qty 1 Ram OCZ Flex II 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2FXT11504GK - Retail Qty 2 Will this ram work with this board well. Ok the rest will be the same. Video Card EVGA 01G-P3-N897-A3 GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail Qty 1 Processer Fan Heat Sink ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail Item #: N82E16835186134 Qty 1 Case Antec Twelve Hundred Black ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail Item #: N82E16811129043 Qty 1 Power Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply - Retail Item #: N82E16817371012 Qty 1 The costs is so close that there is no need to look at it. Thank for taking your time to reed this.Any comment and/or criticism with explanations or even remarks would be appreciated.

05-16-2008, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~Blue_Gene~~ Troubled Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 152 OS: Windows XP Professional	Re: Help my brain wont stop thinking need help! If the cost is difference is minimal then I would go with the more powerful setup.

05-18-2008, 07:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
zavenger Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44 OS: Leopard, Vista 64	Re: Help my brain wont stop thinking need help! Hey Radeon How much are you spending on that PC? I'm planning to make a gaming PC also... and your specs sounds really great!

05-18-2008, 07:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
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05-19-2008, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Radeon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 12 OS: XP service pack 2	Re: Help my brain wont stop thinking need help! Ok here what i went with. Motherboard EVGA 123-YW-E175-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i FTW SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813188026 Qty 1 Cost. $189.99 Processer & Fan Heat Sink & Thermal Compound Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Processor Item #:N82E16819115037 Qty 1 Cost. $198.99 ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - Retail Item #: N82E16835186134 Qty 1 Cost. $26.99 Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Item #: N82E16835100007 Qty 1 Cost. $5.99 Ram CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Qty 2 Cost. $344.00 $40.00 Mail In Rebate. Had to have one sent to my brother house to get the rebate on both. Video Card EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 01G-P3-N897-A3 Video Card Item #:N82E16814130355 Qty 1 Cost. $619.99 Will be adding one more when the price falls. Drives Drive One. LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Item #:N82E16827106057 Qty 1 Cost. $30.99 Drive Two. SIIG JU-91RW12-S4 9-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader/Write + Floppy - Retail Item #: N82E16815150058 Qty 1 $54.99 Drives Three & Four Western Digital Raptor 74 Gig 10,000 Rpm No cost all ready have. Will at some point put a blue-ray drive in. Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM Item #: N82E16832116215 Qty 1 $169.99 Case & Power Supply Antec Twelve Hundred Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window Item #:N82E16811129043 Qty 1 Cost. $209.95 Antec TruePower Quattro TPQ-1000 1000W Power Supply Item #:N82E16817371012 Qty 1 Cost. $199.99 Cost for build was just over $2000 + shiping and handling. Part are all ready ordered. Should see the parts by the end of the week. How it look? Will be overclocking. Last edited by Radeon; 05-19-2008 at 07:42 PM.