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11-08-2006, 06:00 AM #1
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New Gaming Rig
So this is what i think i will be buying with the next couple weeks.
+ABIT KN9 Socket AM2
+AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
+eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3
+OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800
+Western Digital 250GB
+XCLIO GOODPOWER 500W ATX 500W
+Acer AL1916Fbd Black 19" 2ms (GTG) LCD Monitor
+Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS
+Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA [Two Raid-1]
comes to about $1450 what do you guys think?Last edited by CapY; 11-08-2006 at 01:12 PM.
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11-08-2006, 12:35 PM #2
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Re: New Gaming Rig
I believe you should look for a new Powersupply witha more reputable name, when it comes to a powerfull Video card CPU combo power becomes a big factor, and just because it says 500W doesnt mean u'll be getting the AMP's you need.
And if your gonna go SLi in the future try to get a mobo with the nForce 590 chipset, it'll allow two 16x PCIe cards at the same time.Oyee
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11-08-2006, 01:07 PM #3
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Re: New Gaming Rig
any recommendations without getting too expensive
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11-08-2006, 01:14 PM #4
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Antec for one and check on http://www.tomshardware.com/
for some other good ones.The Old Guy
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11-08-2006, 01:27 PM #5
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thanks, so the rest of the rig looks good?
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11-08-2006, 04:26 PM #6
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The rest of the rig looks great, But for SLi i still recommend a nforce 590 board...
P.S. Looks like nVidia is releasing the G80 chips soon, meaning Geforce 8800 will come out, droping prices and allowing for DX10... I'd wait a month if I were u, you could have a GPU 3x's better then for the same price.Oyee
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11-08-2006, 04:29 PM #7
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You can also stick with the evga card and perform a step-up when the DX10 cards come out. They're expensive though. The lower end 8800 GTS is probably going to be $500. Plus, they're power hungry. I wanted to step-up to one if I could but I might wait until the next revision or a cheaper mid-range DX10 card.
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11-08-2006, 04:37 PM #8
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I'd go for a Core 2 Duo over the Athlon 64 X2
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11-08-2006, 04:43 PM #9
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The 8800GTS retails right now for $499 while the 8800GTX is $599.
Originally Posted by =Sarc=
BFG Overclocked 8800GTX for $660Oyee
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11-08-2006, 08:07 PM #10
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how long have then been out.... i never go with top of the line cards because they are way over priced just to drop $200 in a few months
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11-08-2006, 08:29 PM #11
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oh yeah i changed the power supply to Thermaltake Purepower W0129RU ATX12V 600 W
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11-08-2006, 08:31 PM #12
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Re: New Gaming Rig
Current Ideas
+ABIT KN9 Socket AM2
+AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
+eVGA GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3
+OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800
+Thermaltake Purepower W0129RU ATX12V 600 W
+Acer AL1916Fbd Black 19" 2ms (GTG) LCD Monitor
+Creative SB Audigy 4 SE 7.1
+Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA [Two Raid-1]
$1,459.91 on newegg.com
any additional thoughts?
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11-08-2006, 09:51 PM #13
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AMD's cpu's are great. but you can drop a Pentium Quatro into a Pentium Duo slot. So you can buy a Duo now, and upgrade to a Quatro later when all the kinks are worked out with those. I don't know if you'll be able to drop in a proc with the AMD 64X2 chipset.
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11-08-2006, 10:24 PM #14
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Why wouldn't you the Creative X-Fi if you're getting all of that other stuff? When the card does work it's awesome.
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11-12-2006, 02:44 PM #15
Re: New Gaming Rig
With the X-Fi cards, I'd recommend some nicer speakers than the usual sub $100 5.1/7.1 speakers. Otherwise you won't notice much of a audio difference.
And good picks on the eVGA gfx board and the Tt PSU. My Tt has never once failed me, overall great PSU.
And wow, nice Acer.
Looks like a great rig that'll last a good 4 years and allow you to upgrade as necessary to keep up with the new games as well as playing on max settings.Acreo Aeneas
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