Ive posted my build several times, but now i think im pretty much set when i build this in November/December. Though I heard of some problems with 4 GBs of RAM with Vista with it crashing an needing a hotfix, would it effect me installing Vista at all before the hotfix? Im probably not going to bother with SLI because of the LCD TV/Monitor it runs at 1366 x 768 and seeing that the Ultra should set me fine for what im hoping a long time such as a couple of years. One thing im sorta concerned about is the motherboard I picked, seeing it is one of the most overclockable motherboards with high fsbs, that im hearing some problems on xtremesystems about it. Also seeing this is my first computer build, im wondering if this motherboard is not for noobs, etc, and im at the very tip of my budget at exactly 2500 with the Mail in Rebates. Should i knock down the Ultra to a GTX since im running at a lower res to save some money? Thanks
I'd knock down to the GTX and make it an Ultra myself but that's if you're going to OC, looking at the res you plan to play at the Ultra won't be significantly better so thats a good place to save money. Don't forget the 9800 is due for christmas so 8800 prices should drop
yeah what im hoping im watercooling the ultra and overclock it to like 740 or something like that, im hearing the price will drop to 519.99 by the time 9800s come out, though i may get a 9800 GTS being faster than the ultra
also newegg stopped carrying the ram that i picked so i switched it to some fast Geil 2GB Ultra 1066 RAM, though i heard someone post that it wont work with the DFI motherboard, xlink you want to correct that? also i switched the case to a Silverstone TJ-07 and dropped the Ultra to a GTX
from what I understand, the next gen of nVidia chips are out in november... though they're basically just a process shrink. think 7800 ->7900 transition the ultras are largely a waste given their price premium. I can't read your image... if you want to save a buck http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820146565 $72 and I'm pretty sure it's micron D9. DDR2-800 4-4-4 1T screems of D9, most RAM is rated for 2t fyi. as for the board I'm not sure.
what i basically had was EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $219.99 $199.99 OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240 V - Retail $139.99 $104.99 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Retail - G0 Stepping SLACR $285.00 $285.00 GeIL Ultra 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $236.99 $156.99 XFX PVT80USHF9 GeForce 8800Ultra 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail $619.99 $589.99 Western Digital Raptor X WD1500AHFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $204.99 $179.99 SAMSUNG Black 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache E-IDE/ATAPI DVD Burner - OEM $29.99 $29.99 Silverstone SST-TJ07-SW Temjin Series Aluminum Case - Silver w/ Window $274.99 $274.99 Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Ultimate for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM $179.99 $179.99 also for the watercooling CPU Water Block: D-TEK FuZion Universal CPU Waterblock - 1/2" $61.99 $61.99 CPU Waterblock Nozzles: D-Tek FuZion Accelerator Nozzle Kit $4.99 $4.99 GPU Water Block: Swiftech Stealth Rev.2 Full Cover Waterblock for nVidia 8800 Series $109.95 $109.95 Pump: Swiftech MCP655-B 12v DC Pump w/o Speed Controller $68.95 $68.95 Radiator: Thermochill PA120.3 Radiator $134.99 $134.99 Reservoirs: Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Hi-Flo Reservoir $19.95 $19.95 Fans: (4x) 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 Case Fan - Black (47 CFM, 28 dBA) $15.96 $15.96 Clamps: (8x) Stainless Steel Worm-Drive Hose Clamp (Wide Band) $4.80 $4.80 Thermal Compound: Arctic Cooling MX-2 Thermal Compound $5.99 $5.99 Radiator Barbs: AquaXtreme High-Flow Fitting (G 3/8" Thread, 1/2" OD) $5.50 $5.50 Grand Total: $433.07 $433.07 though i hear that the new DFI LanParty UT P35-T2R Motherboard is a good overclocker, and could drop the ram down, i hear that it overclocks memory better than the evga 680i and has better fsb, though it is a lot more expensive
I'd swap the pump to a laing DDC or a laing D5 don't pay extra for a raptor X just get a WD1500 raptor, same thing minus the window but $50 cheaper you can find comparable RAM for 1/3rd the price. 880GTX is likely a better buy and that's all I cna basically say. RAM and video card "downgrade" would probably result in a negligible performance diference as you'de be overclocking regardless(I assume) and the limits are about the same. if you're a really competative bencher, I'll be blunt, GR is not the palce to ask and you'de likely want to look into getting a good TEC over getting the higher parts anyway... FYI consider an EVGA 8800GTX and abuse their stepup program to get what looks like will be dubbed the 8900 since the 8900s are out next month.Likely a 2GPU config of die shrunk G80s from my understanding(I've listened cloely to what some people have said it sounds a lot like SLI-ed cards @65nm)
I would probably do that but since im on a budget of 2500 with the Mail in Rebates I dont think thats going to happen.
I looked into that and it would cost more than 1 raptor x and the regular raptor is only 5 bucks cheaper than the x.
Also should I just drop the GPU waterblock to save like $110 and just start add a second loop with a 120.2 later?
hmm i game lots , i have 4x Core , and a ATI 10400 HD Card or somthing like that , i jave a zboard personaly i suggest a zboard but up to you ..
