depends on planned uses, your monitor and the upgrade cycle off the top of my head.. e6600 $220(intel price cuts on 22nd) ASUS P5n-e SLI $130 2GB DDR2 RAM $140 good PSU $140 two seagate 7200.10s for RAID (2*$80) $160 8800GTS 640 $330 decent case $100 DVD burner $35 monitor allowance misc peripherals etc. that would be the jist of it, tell me if anything looks weird. the idea is simple, buy a single 8800GTS now, use EVGA's step-up program to get a 8900GTS or equivalent down the road and buy a 2nd 8900w/e for Crysis when it's out.
what would be the point in getting 2 8900's? 8800 already rapes all and im pretty sure crytek wouldnt make a game that is so graphic intensive it requires that much power. btw - whats the step-up program for the 8900's? -atm im just assuming their 2 different video cards
8900's arent out yet... they will be the next nvidia card. and you would be suprised the crytek engine WILL require a LOT of power to run it at max settings at a good resolution. and evga's stepup program allows you to trade in your current evga card for a better one, and you only pay the difference.
the idea is that you can send in your old card and get credit for what you paid and then buy a new card.
