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Old 11-04-2008, 04:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Building a pc for gaming (RTS games such as Starcraft2)

i want a SLI mobo
260GTX?
2x2gb?(i will be running on XP 32, well some ppl said it will dmg the ram coz XP only recognizes up to 2.99GHZ)
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Corsair 750WPSU? coz probably i will go SLI in the future... is 750W enought for 2 260GTX (pls tell me if it is enuf for 2 280GTX as well, thanks)
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Old 11-04-2008, 02:02 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Building a pc for gaming (RTS games such as Starcraft2)

2 GTX280 will need at least 1000w and unless your using at least a 42" will be a real waste for either the 260 or the 280 in SLI and may even slow the game down.
4 Gig will run fine on XP 32 bit you will normally see from 3 to 3.4gig but windows can address the upper memory areas for system devices.
Your only choice for SLI is a Nvidia chipset and the 7xx series is buggy and very memory picky.
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Old 11-05-2008, 06:56 AM   #3 (permalink)
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2 GTX280 will need at least 1000w and unless your using at least a 42" will be a real waste for either the 260 or the 280 in SLI and may even slow the game down.
4 Gig will run fine on XP 32 bit you will normally see from 3 to 3.4gig but windows can address the upper memory areas for system devices.
Your only choice for SLI is a Nvidia chipset and the 7xx series is buggy and very memory picky.
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