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07-26-2006, 04:39 PM
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Noob: your suggestions needed
Greetings all, I am currently in need of building a new comp, it will ideally be suitable for next gen gaming and extreme performance. I am looking to design a rig around a Gainward BLISS GeForce 7950 GX2 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dua graphics card or ideally two of these, so what I really need to know is what parts I need to make this happen and which ones will be compatible, as i dont know my a*** from my elbow when it comes to this sort of thing. Any and all help would be appreciated.
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07-26-2006, 04:41 PM
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Budget? Intel or AMD?
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07-26-2006, 04:43 PM
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the buget doesnt have to be too economical as im prepared to shell out for a good system not sure what sort of cash that is going to take though. I believe AMD is the leading company in processor design so far (although im not sure) so I'll go with that.
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07-26-2006, 05:13 PM
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Well AMD has been leading for a while but with these Conroe Core 2 Duo Processors from Intel, Intel is the greatest now.
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07-26-2006, 05:43 PM
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V12
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Core 2 Duo is being released tomorrow.So you can buy the motherboard ram and everything else now and add chip later.
Do you plan on running a dual card config? |
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07-26-2006, 05:53 PM
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Yes i am planning to use two cards of the same type already mentioned.
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07-26-2006, 05:57 PM
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Intel Chipsets are currently only supporting crossfire. If you really wanna go with dual card go with X1900XT/X's.
And one last question. Do you plan on doing overclocking or no? And you have no budget limit correct? |
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07-26-2006, 06:01 PM
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Good luck running Dual 7950's - I don't think nVidia officially supports the end user runnig quad SLI (I think there are beta drivers - but beta is the keyword ). Besides, there aren't any SLI chipsets out for Intel yet.
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07-26-2006, 06:02 PM
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Yup budget isnt an issue and im not really fussed about overclocking, not worth overworking my system for the sake of a small increase in performance.
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07-26-2006, 06:57 PM
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Ahah thats where your wrong, If you can do it right, you will get a very high increase in performance, especially with better cooling. And conroe is the overclocking chip to have.But thats a different story
As a preliminary I suggest the following: Case: I cant suggest, get one that suits your tastes, with your kinda budget I would pick a nice lian li. Mid Tower or Full Tower HDD: Once again depends on how much and how fast you need. I would pick up a nice Seagate 7200.10 or 2 for storage and get a nice western digital raptor for games and programs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148140 or 500gb version if you so need. Raptor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136012 Memory: You say you dont want to overclock. Then get something 1:1 or a little above. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227078 <---little headroom http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227076 <---if you just wanna stay 1:1. Motherboard: You say you want dual card. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131025 Powersupply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104015 Processor: I would suggest a Core 2 duo E6700 $575~ or if you really wanna go all the way a X6800 900-1000~. Video Card(s): Crossfire Edition: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102676 Just add a second one if you want to go dual card. Or if you dont plan on going dual card, get a normal one. (1900XT/X) or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130023 Optional or if you so please. Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102188 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16829102190 if you wanna go all the way. If you really want to go sli with conroe, then I would wait until the new Nforce chipset boards come out next month or so. Last edited by Mr.Ferrari; 07-26-2006 at 07:08 PM. |
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07-26-2006, 07:20 PM
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From the prices ive seen already on these items it seems quite reasonable, cheers mate.
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